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Originally Posted by gubaru
Three year splits (including April 2005):
Code:
Avg OBP SLG OPS
Choi .245 .362 .452 .814
Saenz .230 .313 .374 .687
Olmedo is a valuable player only when he's facing a lefty.
He at least could have sent Choi to the plate to see if Arizona would have brought in a LOOGY. Even if they didn't, Vasquez was tiring and Choi had hit a couple balls hard; so, it's not Vasquez was overmatching Choi that night. |
That's about what I would have expected. Like I said, I wouldn't make the move but I don't have a problem if Tracy felt that was the move at that time. People keep complaining about Tracy (and I have at times), and yet they keep playing good under him for whatever reason. Sometimes they play a hunch and that gives us ammunition to use if they fail. I don't see often where they get the credit from a board such as this when it goes right. There's been a couple of times I've groaned when he brought Saenz in, and Saenz has delivered. The problem with pinch hitting is that whether the move is right or wrong, it's still probably wrong about 65 to 70% of the time. So as for me, I stopped worrying about the details and have tried these past two years to concentrate on the results. If the club becomes disorganized and Tracy loses his grip, then I'll complain.