September 8, 201412 yr 1884 Jim Whitney (really?)1883 Jim Whitney (really?)Fun with 19th century numbers involves remembering that the rules were constantly changing. In 1883 a walk required 8 balls, and in 1884 that number was reduced to 6. The league K/BB ratio was 2.57 and 2.38 respectively, so Whitney still stands out.
September 8, 201412 yr Twins winning pct by month, 2014: April, .522May, .448June, .429July, .423August, .379September (to date), .333 It appears the "rebuild" might need a new blueprint. Or a change in general contractor. Hmmm...there almost looks like there is a trend there.
September 8, 201412 yr Hmmm...there almost looks like there is a trend there. Using the word "there" 3 times in one sentence. A new "there" record that I hope stands for a long time.
September 8, 201412 yr Twins winning pct by month, 2014: April, .522May, .448June, .429July, .423August, .379September (to date), .333 It appears the "rebuild" might need a new blueprint. Or a change in general contractor.I'm sure the October and November winning percentages will help bump up the overall numbers.
September 8, 201412 yr Using the word "there" 3 times in one sentence. A new "there" record that I hope stands for a long time.There there, you there, there is no need to be so certain there.
September 10, 201412 yr Here's a fun one - Jared Burton has entered the game this year 15 times in "Save Situations" (just any time the Twins had the lead in the 7th or later) and has not once given up the lead. 13 holds and 2 saves.
September 10, 201412 yr Over the last 30 days, 11 qualified batters have more walks than strikeouts. Two are Twins: Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier. (Victor Martinez is embarassing the league with a 3.6 bb/k ratio in that time; 1.59 bb/k ratio for the entire season!) Edited September 10, 201412 yr by Mike Frasier Law
September 13, 201412 yr After his 11 strikeout, 1 walk day Hughsie still maintains his 11:1 ratio for the season. He's also within striking distance of allowing fewer walks than home runs allowed, 16 to 15.
September 14, 201412 yr Hughsie's 11 K performance today was the first 10+K outing by a Twins starter since Liriano in July, 2012.
September 14, 201412 yr Coming into today, Ben Revere had 561 PAs, and 12 walks, one of which was intentional. 12.
September 14, 201412 yr Hughsie's 11 K performance today was the first 10+K outing by a Twins starter since Liriano in July, 2012.Unlike.
September 14, 201412 yr Zach Greinke has a higher OPS than Aaron Hicks, both on the season and for their careers.
September 14, 201412 yr Zach Greinke has a higher OPS than Aaron Hicks, both on the season and for their careers. I'm having trouble registering this in my brain.
September 15, 201412 yr That's a pretty fun stat about Grienke and Hicks - Grienke also has twice as many homers as Ben Revere. I'm guessing that if Grienke reaches 500 PA, that OPS will be lower than HIcks.
September 15, 201412 yr Coming into today, Ben Revere had 561 PAs, and 12 walks, one of which was intentional. 12. In spite of this, Revere has the 5th highest batting average in the NL. Edit: (fun fact - Morneau has the 2nd highest BA in the NL, Span has the 8th highest) Edited September 15, 201412 yr by Oldgoat_MN
September 20, 201412 yr Phil Hughes has 181 strikeouts this year.Kevin Correia only notched 162 in his time in a Twins uniform.
September 22, 201412 yr Every year since 2003, the Twins have had 1 qualified starter finish in the bottom 10 in K%.The average ERA of the same starter in the year following those bottom-10 seasons? 5.05This year's winner will be Kyle Gibson.
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