Joe Morgan on BA - Page 3

Dwolfson20 · 05-27-2003, 08:22 PM

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Originally posted by YankeeHaterz
Because getting on base is all that counts in scoring runs, weather it is a hit, double, triple or Walk, its all the same

What planet do you live on where a triple, a double, and a walk are all the same?

CMH · 05-27-2003, 08:25 PM

I think he means that they all raise your OBP by one "hit" against one at-bat.

he might have said the smartest thing I've read from him in ever.

OBP is much more important and a batter statistic than batting average.

I can see where he is comin from with this and it makes a lot of sense b/c as he says, gettin on base is what's important in baseball, no matter how you do it (walk, single, double, triple, homerun).

holyroller · 05-27-2003, 08:28 PM

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Originally posted by YankeePride
I think he means that they all raise your OBP by one "hit" against one at-bat.

he might have said the smartest thing I've read from him in ever.

OBP is much more important and a batter statistic than batting average.

I can see where he is comin from with this and it makes a lot of sense b/c as he says, gettin on base is what's important in baseball, no matter how you do it (walk, single, double, triple, homerun).

I agree that is probably what he meant, but he did say all that matters in scoring runs is getting on base regardless of how you do it, which is clearly not the case so we have to guess what he meant to say.

CMH · 05-27-2003, 08:33 PM

guessin what Haterz meant to say is always a chore.

but what exactly do you mean when you say that gettin on base is clearly not the only thing that matters in scoring runs? You can't score runs with no one on base, with the exception of a homerun. Maybe I misunderstood what you meant.

holyroller · 05-27-2003, 08:37 PM

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Originally posted by YankeePride
guessin what Haterz meant to say is always a chore.

but what exactly do you mean when you say that gettin on base is clearly not the only thing that matters in scoring runs? You can't score runs with no one on base, with the exception of a homerun. Maybe I misunderstood what you meant.

Yes, you have to get people on base, but you also have to advance them.

CMH · 05-27-2003, 08:40 PM

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Originally posted by holyroller
Yes, you have to get people on base, but you also have to advance them.

ah, i see.

fair enough.

Eckstein 4 Prez · 05-27-2003, 09:25 PM

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Originally posted by YankeeHaterz
weather it is a hit, double, triple or Walk

Hmm. Strange meteorological patterns up there in New England.

Of course here in So Cal it's always sunny, so I don't know about this "weather" thing.

CMH · 05-27-2003, 09:37 PM

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Originally posted by Eckstein 4 Prez
Hmm. Strange meteorological patterns up there in New England.

Of course here in So Cal it's always sunny, so I don't know about this "weather" thing.

lol, you got me.

yea, I meant whether.

I'm sure it's this weather here in MA that's screwing with my thinkin.

It's been raining all week here in MA. Terrible.

05-27-2003, 08:25 PM	#42
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	I think he means that they all raise your OBP by one "hit" against one at-bat. he might have said the smartest thing I've read from him in ever. OBP is much more important and a batter statistic than batting average. I can see where he is comin from with this and it makes a lot of sense b/c as he says, gettin on base is what's important in baseball, no matter how you do it (walk, single, double, triple, homerun).

05-27-2003, 08:33 PM	#44
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	guessin what Haterz meant to say is always a chore. but what exactly do you mean when you say that gettin on base is clearly not the only thing that matters in scoring runs? You can't score runs with no one on base, with the exception of a homerun. Maybe I misunderstood what you meant.