Great Stat re: the Yankees

[nickgutierrez]

Yankees cleanup hitters (257 ABs): 4 HR
AL Pitchers (225 ABs): 3 HR

:wow:

And, for the sake of added laughter, Tampa Bay cleanup hitters (253 ABs): 1 HR

(I'd rather this not devolve into another Yankees suck thread. :) )

[JohnKleeb]

1. Its amazing and pathetic at the same time

Typical of the Yankees :P.

[enigami]

2. Interesting

[JohnKleeb]

5. Yeah

[DaveinMD]

3. STFU Kleeb

The Yanks may be turning it on.

The funny thing about that stat is that whenever a player moves out of the cleanup spot, he goes on a tear. Its really a fluky stat right now.

[JohnKleeb]

4. I was just joking about it

Jeez. Anywhom I had no idea about the opposite side of that but still it is kind of pathetic.

[DaveinMD]

6. I know

I was joking too. You know your one of my faves.

[JohnKleeb]

7. Ha ok I thought you were POed

I just like to tease and I feel I should be able to since I think the Yankees have more world series championships in my life than the Orioles have winning seasons, so I am bitter and yes resentful but seriously its funny as hell, though Sosa isnt exactly the model of a cleanup hitter either but he warmed up lately and he better be warm tonight since I leave for Baltimore in a few hours.

[DaveinMD]

8. you will know

when I'm upset. I'm not.

Have fun at the game. I'm going to the Yanks-O's game at Camden Yards on the 28th.

[JohnKleeb]

9. Gotcha

Thanks, I havent been in a few years. I am gonna be trying to go to RFK too sometime maybe in July. Anyhow I never would have thought that the Orioles would be 13 games above 500 on my last day of high school, never ever, theyve been very medicore-sucky since I left elementary school.

[DaveinMD]

13. its good

for the entire area that both teams are good. Can't wait to get to RFK.

[nickgutierrez]

12. Yeah, STFU Kleeb

:evilgrin:

I agree, though - the stat isn't necessarily indicative of anything really. It's just one of those oddities unique to baseball.

[JohnKleeb]

16. Youre just mad because

You guys aren't as good as you should be with the talent ya got.

[OneBlueSky]

10. watch out for the Yankees! . . . they're comin' atcha . . .

Jason Giambi hit a home run! . . .

Randy Johnson pitched a complete game, striking out 11! . . .

Kevin Brown got in three good innings before his back went out! . . .

watch out, world . . . Da Bombers is back! . . . :)

[JohnKleeb]

11. When they go on a tear like they did in May

and we go on a whatever the opposite of tear is like what happened last August, I'll fear the bombers instead, I'll be amazed that they're not where we are right now.

[WhollyHeretic]

14. That is a bizarre stat

I'm a Red Sox fan but I have seen a number of Yankees games this year since I live in the battleground state of CT. I've been surprised at the people that Torre has had in the cleanup spot, especially Matsui when he was slumping so badly.

[DaveinMD]

15. so he moves Matsui out

and Matsui is now on a homerun tear. Its really a fluke of the game.