SB Nation User Blog: shooty babitt

Vermont Lake Monsters

shooty babitt — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:40:03 -0000

I'm not a Nationals fan, but I'm a savvy baseball fan. I'm travelling, and I'll be getting a chance to see a Vermont Lake Monsters game next week--short season affiliate for the Nats. Who are the prospects on the Lake Monsters roster? If any of you tell me who to watch for, I'd be happy to post a scouting report on this site next week. And that makes 75.

Yovani Gallardo

shooty babitt — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:34:40 -0000

Yovani Gallardo

A nice, encouraging piece from Alex Eisenberg at THT on YoGa. I like the breakdown of his mechanics

Doom and Gloom?

shooty babitt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:55:34 -0000

Here are 10 facts about the Brewers 2008 season.

1) The Brewers have 1 regular with an OPS+ over 100. That's Jason Kendall.

2) They have three regulars--Hardy, Hall, and Braun--with OBPs under .300.

3) Prince Fielder has hit 1 home run.

4) The team's most productive hitter to date was a minor league manager last year.

5) They have three starting pitchers with ERAs over 5.00

6) They have one starting pitcher with an ERA under 4.00. He's hurt. Again.

7) The Brewers closer leads the league in blown saves and has an ERA over 8.00.

8) The guy who looks to be next in line for the job has an ERA over 6.00.

9) Guillermo Mota has been the team's most effective reliever.

10) The Brewers are 12 and 8.

Poll

In your opinion, which is a better reflection of where the 2008 season is headed?

Points 1 through 9 above?

8 votes

Point 10 above?

45 votes

53 votes | Poll has closed

Post Season Awards

shooty babitt — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:09:39 -0000

I'm afraid the Brewers not only lost their chance at the playoffs this past weekend, but also the MVP and ROY for Prince and Ryan. In fact, last night probably closed the deal--Holliday keeps the BA lead, grabs the RBI title, and comes up with a bloody chin on the season's final wild-card clinching play. If Prince had a shot for the MVP at the beginning of last night's game, I'm pretty sure it slipped away when Holliday's hand (almost) scraped homeplate. A writer over at The Hardball Times has developed an interesting calculator. His calculator puts Prince behind Holliday, Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard, although he thinks Prince will probably place third. I'm not weighing in on the debate over which individual and team stats should count toward MVP voting. I'm simply stating that the individual stats, team performance, and "intangibles" that voters count, all shifted in favor of Holliday last night. To be honest, although I wanted Prince to win, I think you can make a solid argument for Holliday.

On the other hand, I have no doubt that Ryan Braun was the rookie of the year in the National League. He set the all-time record for rookie slugging percentage. Although he end up 10 PAs short of qualifying for rate stats, if you added 10 hitless ABs to his total, he would still hold the rooking slugging record. Tulowitzki had been closing the gap over the past couple of weeks. I think last night's 4-hit game, along with Braun's defensive struggles, get Tulowitzki the award.

Oh well, if we get out and vote, maybe Jeff Suppan will grab the Clemente award.