You know what a "band joke" is? It'sa joke that a comedian tells that only thre band laughs at.
Mark DeRosa is the band joke of baseball.
"He's so good. Oh my God, he's great on the bench and the guys really like him and when he's on he's on."
Pffft....I have yet to see it. Only 4 years in 15 with more than 500 ABs -- chronically injured -- last night 0 for 3 with a GDP and 5 LOB. If he's so good on the bench, make him a coach.
That being said, he's better than Miggy -- but when Panda Bear comes back, I'd rather keep Ford than DeRo.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Mark DeRosa BLAH!
I just posted this as a comment on Extra Baggs, liked it so much I thought I'd share it here:
Saturday, April 30, 2011
One month review: Outfielders
There are only 3 left fielders with more errors than Pat Burrell (2), and none of them play in the National League. But Burrell is the only outfielder on the Giants with an error .
Defensively, the Giants outfielders are great (especially now that Huff is back in the infield [phew!])
Batting: Burrell is living up to his rep all home run and strikeout: but all of his ding dongs are solo shots. So he's gota low RBI total, also means he's probably striking out with guys on. He started in the .100's but lately has climbed back up to the mid-.200's, plus he's leading the club in bases on balls.
Torres went down early and that hurt, but Aaron Rowand has really stepped up. When it counts, he gets on base.
Cody Ross is off the DL and totally underwhelming. Totally! But let's not forget that he's not a NL MVP, he's an NLCS MVP -- over the course of 6 games in October he was good, but going into post, he was average. In fact, there was talk of leaving him off the team in favor of De Jesus.
He's at 33 A Bs and still under.200, if he doesn't turn it around like by the end of this Washington series, I'd hook him inf avor of Nate the Great, who seems awfully comfy these days.
Darren Ford's up, and with DeRo on the DL, Panda on the DL, he might stay up a while. Gothis first ML Hit today.
Burrell:
My calls: .265/35/95, 550 AB, < 120 Ks (batting 5th)
Actuals: .247/5/8, 10 runs, 10 BB ; .348 OBP (primarily bats 6th)
Torres
My calls: .280 and with several doubles and triples ; .280/12/60, 25 SB, 90 R, 2 Errors (batting 1st)
Actuals: .286/0/0, 1 SB, 0 errors, 8 games ; DL (bats 1st) ;
Rowand
Actuals: .294/1/8, 1 SB, 23 games out of 26 ; .333 OBP (batting 1st)
Cody Ross
My Calls: 270 BA with 15 HRs, 60 runs, and 15 SBs ;
Actuals: .182/0/1, 0 SB, 9 games out of 26; primarily bats 7th
Nate Schierholtz
Actuals: .278/1/3, .444 SLG, 21 games, 36 AB
Defensively, the Giants outfielders are great (especially now that Huff is back in the infield [phew!])
Batting: Burrell is living up to his rep all home run and strikeout: but all of his ding dongs are solo shots. So he's gota low RBI total, also means he's probably striking out with guys on. He started in the .100's but lately has climbed back up to the mid-.200's, plus he's leading the club in bases on balls.
Torres went down early and that hurt, but Aaron Rowand has really stepped up. When it counts, he gets on base.
Cody Ross is off the DL and totally underwhelming. Totally! But let's not forget that he's not a NL MVP, he's an NLCS MVP -- over the course of 6 games in October he was good, but going into post, he was average. In fact, there was talk of leaving him off the team in favor of De Jesus.
He's at 33 A Bs and still under.200, if he doesn't turn it around like by the end of this Washington series, I'd hook him inf avor of Nate the Great, who seems awfully comfy these days.
Darren Ford's up, and with DeRo on the DL, Panda on the DL, he might stay up a while. Gothis first ML Hit today.
Burrell:
My calls: .265/35/95, 550 AB, < 120 Ks (batting 5th)
Actuals: .247/5/8, 10 runs, 10 BB ; .348 OBP (primarily bats 6th)
Torres
My calls: .280 and with several doubles and triples ; .280/12/60, 25 SB, 90 R, 2 Errors (batting 1st)
Actuals: .286/0/0, 1 SB, 0 errors, 8 games ; DL (bats 1st) ;
Rowand
Actuals: .294/1/8, 1 SB, 23 games out of 26 ; .333 OBP (batting 1st)
Cody Ross
My Calls: 270 BA with 15 HRs, 60 runs, and 15 SBs ;
Actuals: .182/0/1, 0 SB, 9 games out of 26; primarily bats 7th
Nate Schierholtz
Actuals: .278/1/3, .444 SLG, 21 games, 36 AB
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
OK, I'm officially over Mark DeRosa now
I'm not a piler on, and I don't blame the guy, but Mark DeRosa is now on the DL. Again. According to Andrew Baggarly.
All due respect to the guy that was apparentlysupposed to be the guy despite the fact that he has the career that never was, but I was unenchated with the acquisitoion of DeRo last year. Then he hits .194 and everyone sez "Oh don't worry, he just had a bad wrist."
Well, before Sabean was a World Champion GM, I was ready to rake himover the coals. Why are we signing a guy that's over the hill with a gimpy wrist? Why is the team doctor and training staff not seeing this? Whether Sabes is getting bum info or ignoring it, it all rolls back up to him -- and let me tell you: this dude is a bust. A hard core bust.
There are a few guys I'd rather have on the roster over DeRo,
Burriss
Ford
Belt (though I'd like him to stay in Fresno for a bit if he's not going to start)
So, put DeRo on the shelf permanently, give him a asst bench coach job, put him on TV --whatever: just know that his career is over!
All due respect to the guy that was apparentlysupposed to be the guy despite the fact that he has the career that never was, but I was unenchated with the acquisitoion of DeRo last year. Then he hits .194 and everyone sez "Oh don't worry, he just had a bad wrist."
Well, before Sabean was a World Champion GM, I was ready to rake himover the coals. Why are we signing a guy that's over the hill with a gimpy wrist? Why is the team doctor and training staff not seeing this? Whether Sabes is getting bum info or ignoring it, it all rolls back up to him -- and let me tell you: this dude is a bust. A hard core bust.
There are a few guys I'd rather have on the roster over DeRo,
Burriss
Ford
Belt (though I'd like him to stay in Fresno for a bit if he's not going to start)
So, put DeRo on the shelf permanently, give him a asst bench coach job, put him on TV --whatever: just know that his career is over!
Game 22: A running Ford gets the Giants the 3-2 win in extras
Cainer pitched well. The Giants were offensively stagnant until Darren Ford came into the game as a pinch runner for Rowand in the 8th.
He scored after going 1st to 3rd on a Fred single (that maybe 2% of the league would be able to go 1st to 3rd on) and then a Huffy sacrifice.
Then he scored after reaching on a fielder's choice, going from 1st to 3rd on a pick off over thrown, and booking it home on Fred's ground out to 2nd base (Pirates Walker fielded a ground ball, looked Ford back, through to first and that's when Ford broke for home).
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He scored after going 1st to 3rd on a Fred single (that maybe 2% of the league would be able to go 1st to 3rd on) and then a Huffy sacrifice.
Then he scored after reaching on a fielder's choice, going from 1st to 3rd on a pick off over thrown, and booking it home on Fred's ground out to 2nd base (Pirates Walker fielded a ground ball, looked Ford back, through to first and that's when Ford broke for home).
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