Hitting with RISP is a random thing. That's like saying "We need to get better at rolling a 1 on a six sided die."
Nobody's shown any correlation between RISP and batting averages. Clutch Hitting is story we tell ourselves after the fact to make sense of the world. On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 6:17 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with you, Larry. I just can't get all hepped up over the catching > situation at this point. I think we have larger issues right now, some of > which you mentioned. Hitting with RISP is another concern. > > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Larry Rupp <[email protected]> > > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Cc:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Fri, April 22, 2011 8:06:32 AM > > *Subject:* Re: Tek must go > > My point was if Salty and Tek have equivalent throw and hit stats, then the > pitching staff prefers Tek calling the game versus Salty. So... Adding a > AAA catcher doesn't solve the pitching challenge which appears to be turning > around now. Our bigger challenges are Crawford isn't hitting, Youk has had > a slow start, and pitching started slow. Now the pitching seems to be > turning - whether due to Tek or otherwise - at least we appear to be on a > better trajectory in this category. Tek may not be hitting but if he's > pulling the ERAs down dramatically I can live with a low avg in the 7 or 8 > hole. > > Any news on Youk this morning? > > Sent from Larry's mobile device > > On Apr 22, 2011, at 7:24 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > That's what I'm saying. The Sox have good pitchers who could throw to > > a pitchback if they had to (and the pitchback would have a more > > threatening bat). Salty has struggled in 36 at bats, but Varitek > > hasn't been able to hit in four years. Let Varitek play once or twice > > a week when the Sox are facing lefthanders, but throw Salty out there > > full-time and see if he comes around. If he hasn't by July, go get > > someone else. > > > > Hell, even at .194, Salty is hitting four times better than Varitek. > > > > Steve O > > > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Captain and respect of the pitching staff????? > >> He can't hit and he can't throw. God forbid he should get more playing > >> time. > >> We can't eat respect. > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> He's the Captain AND he has the respect of the pitching staff... Not > sure > >>> Salty will come around but if Salty isn't hitting or throwing out > stealers > >>> then Tek calls the better game between the two - thus going to get more > >>> playing time in the near term. > >>> > >>> Sent from Larry's Verizon powered iPad > >>> On Apr 22, 2011, at 12:34 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> There is No Way that there isn't a competent AAA catcher who could do > as > >>> good a job as Tek. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots > decide > >>> it's kill time. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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 Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots > decide > >> it's kill time. > >> > >> -- > >> 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 redsoxcitizens+ > [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 redsoxcitizens+ > [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 Robot Haiku<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1440511977?ie=UTF8&tag=rayspicks&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1440511977> : Poems for humans to read until their robots decide it's kill time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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