Comments on: Winning in the post-Manny era http://37feetup.com/2008/08/06/winning-in-the-post-manny-era/ Red Sox Obsessed Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: crundy http://37feetup.com/2008/08/06/winning-in-the-post-manny-era/#comment-129 crundy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:15:37 +0000 http://37feetup.com/2008/08/06/winning-in-the-post-manny-era/#comment-129 Gammon's Disagrees with you in this post from his blog on espn.com Five things I don't quite get Wednesday, August 6, 2008 | 1. Why there is so much made of who hits behind whom, when it's who hits in front that counts. Keep your bases-empty stats. The definition of a rally is hitting with someone on base. David Ortiz can't hit without Manny Ramirez? He has experience doing just that. In Sept. 2007, Ramirez played in six games, and Ortiz led the majors with a 1.341 OPS for the month. Ramirez batted behind him in one game. In Sept. 2006, Ramirez again played in six games, Ortiz was second in the American League in OPS at 1.146. From Aug. 6, 2006 through Aug. 5, 2008: Manny … and No Manny With Ramirez Without Ramirez Games 194 64 OPS .987 1.082 ABs per HR 4.2 3.5 In his Red Sox career, Ortiz's OPS with Ramirez hitting behind him is 1.000. With anyone else, it's .998. Gammon’s Disagrees with you in this post from his blog on espn.com

Five things I don’t quite get

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 |

1. Why there is so much made of who hits behind whom, when it’s who hits in front that counts. Keep your bases-empty stats. The definition of a rally is hitting with someone on base.

David Ortiz can’t hit without Manny Ramirez? He has experience doing just that.

In Sept. 2007, Ramirez played in six games, and Ortiz led the majors with a 1.341 OPS for the month. Ramirez batted behind him in one game.

In Sept. 2006, Ramirez again played in six games, Ortiz was second in the American League in OPS at 1.146.

From Aug. 6, 2006 through Aug. 5, 2008:

Manny … and No Manny
With Ramirez Without Ramirez
Games 194 64
OPS .987 1.082
ABs per HR 4.2 3.5

In his Red Sox career, Ortiz’s OPS with Ramirez hitting behind him is 1.000. With anyone else, it’s .998.

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