I think it's a combination of - 1) Having a bad year 2) The league isn't thrown off by his motion any longer 3) Not making adjustments needed due to #2
Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, July 27, 2010 8:47:37 AM Subject: Re: Okajima = human white flag What the hell happened? On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: Peter Abraham had this in his notebook today - > >When Hideki Okajima gave up two runs on five hits in two-thirds of an inning >Sunday in Seattle, it cemented his position as > >one of the worst relief pitchers in the American League. >Among relievers who have thrown at least 20 innings, Okajima has the >fourth-worst WHIP (walks and hits per > > >innings pitched) at 1.97. Lefthanders are hitting .389 against him and the >first hitter he faces is at .389. >Okajima allows a .378 batting average with runners in scoring position and a >.409 average with men on base. In high > > >leverage situations, points where the game is on the line, teams are hitting >.404 against him with a combined on-base > > >and slugging percentage of 1.073. > > > >In nine appearances since June 22, Okajima has a 10.57 ERA and teams are 21 of >42 against him. > > Dan D >Central NJ USA > > > > > ________________________________ From: Steve Gendron <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 9:51:49 PM >Subject: Okajima = human white flag > > > >Speaking of bullpen... > >Did you watch the game yesterday? Okajima has really lost it. He just can't >get anybody out. And his fielding on those bunt plays was just miserable. >Delcarmen has been pitiful as well. We could really use some bullpen help. -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red >Sox Citizens" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red >Sox Citizens" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
