Norm on THE TICKET

by jshcmp on Apr 24, 2007 11:33 AM CDT

Good stats on Ranger pitching. The staff has a WHIP of 1.53. That ranks 27 out of 30 teams. Perhaps all of the hitting woes have overshadow the poor overall pitching. Yes, some of these statistics like a team ERA of 5.21 (28 out of 30 teams) could be abberations due to a few blowouts, but there should be some attention paid to these numbers. 20 games is a good sample size.

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its not a good sample size

and i can see lots of reasons to be optimistic about the pitching (along with a bunch that i'm worried about) but it is a fantastic argument as to why the offense isn't the sole contributor to the losses.

"I want him focused on figuring out a way to beat that lefty's ass." - RW

by ab03 on Apr 24, 2007 11:32 AM CDT reply actions

They are...

...an 1/8 of the way through the season. They will have to pitch outstanding over the next 20 games in order to match the league average numbers by the 1/4 mark of the season. Most everything can be cured by reducing their walks. They average almost 4 per game.

by jshcmp on Apr 24, 2007 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

yeah

i mean their overall numbers may never look pretty, but i can see how 4 early season starts each by our starters might not be representative of what they do for the rest of the year.

"I want him focused on figuring out a way to beat that lefty's ass." - RW

by ab03 on Apr 24, 2007 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

How much

of the H in WHIP is due to lack of range across the defense?

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by DJCahill on Apr 24, 2007 11:41 AM CDT reply actions

Per Baseball Prospectus

Texas is 7th in the AL in defensive efficiency (turning balls in play into outs). Texas hasn't finished in the top half since 1990.

by Lucas on Apr 24, 2007 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions

Good question

The infield hit that Ibanez got last night seemed like one of those.

You using the whole fist Doc?

by Arnold Babar on Apr 24, 2007 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions

how much of that is based on the team giving up

30 runs over the course of 2 games (4/10 and 4/20)?

Call me in another 30 games.

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by jtts on Apr 24, 2007 11:53 AM CDT reply actions

What's your number?

You using the whole fist Doc?

by Arnold Babar on Apr 24, 2007 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions

867-5309?

my number how?

You want me to calculate standard deviations for all 30 teams to see if the Ranger's pitching staff is being over penalized for two bad games compared to everyone else?

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by jtts on Apr 24, 2007 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks Jenny

But the standard deviation is not necessary. We'll just see if there has been any significant change in those stats around Memorial Day.

You using the whole fist Doc?

by Arnold Babar on Apr 24, 2007 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

small sample size

A small sample size is especially sensitive to an outlier like the 16 run game last week. I'm not worried too much about the pitching. The consistently poor offensive performance is much more worrisome.

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by trza on Apr 24, 2007 11:53 AM CDT reply actions

I don't understand this

Teixeira, Young, and Cat are going to hit. They have too much history of being good hitters not to.

Most of the pitchers don't have that same history and the ones that do (Millwood and Padilla) also have a history of putting up some pretty pedestrian seasons as well.

You using the whole fist Doc?

by Arnold Babar on Apr 24, 2007 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions

Sample Size

There have been 3 innings that have killed our team ERA:

Brandon McCarthy's 6 run inning against Oakland
Joaquin Benoit's 6 run inning against Oakland
Jamey Wright's 5 run inning against Tampa Bay

Without those 3 innings, our team ERA is 4.36.

Our hitting hasn't been good all year, but our pitching has been solid with the exception of 3 minor issues (2 games).

by hurley325 on Apr 24, 2007 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

The bottom line is that in most games our pitching has put us in a position to win games, which in Texas is about all you can ask and should be considered an improvment. Our hitting is what is totally out of whack with our expectations. I agree that Young and Tex and Cat should hit, but should does not equal will and still wouldn't compensate for the fact that Sosa, Wilkerson, Cruz, Laird and Blalock most likely will not hit. Offensive woes will, I predict, be the storyline of the season.

by pblack on Apr 24, 2007 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions