tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post8928143813824707461..comments2024-01-08T14:50:08.705-05:00Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Another walk off win for TigersLee Panashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-12096422599276593812008-06-27T16:46:00.000-04:002008-06-27T16:46:00.000-04:00So in other words its not worth walking a batter i...So in other words its not worth walking a batter in these type of situations unless you are getting a person who's OBP is 90 points lower then the current batter. <BR/><BR/>Thomas's (.366) and Cabrera's(.347) OBP are similar. <BR/><BR/>Baseball Prospectus put Thomas's expected OBP at .302 vs. Cabrera at .379 starting the year. <BR/><BR/>Add this all plus the fact that this pitcher is prone to Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087093587490414862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-80902471088276808792008-06-27T12:39:00.000-04:002008-06-27T12:39:00.000-04:001. It's about 9%2. Looking at data for a few diff...1. It's about 9%<BR/><BR/>2. Looking at data for a few different teams, it seems to be about the sameLee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-91936322396127152702008-06-27T09:26:00.000-04:002008-06-27T09:26:00.000-04:00Question for Lee if you have the resources to answ...Question for Lee if you have the resources to answer it...<BR/><BR/>1. What is the average walk + hit by pitch - intensional walk rate in the AL?<BR/><BR/>2. How much do those numbers change, if at all, with the bases loaded?<BR/><BR/>I know part of Larossa's decision was based on facing a Rookie rather than Cabrera, but I'm still curious.<BR/><BR/>AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087093587490414862noreply@blogger.com