Amazingly, he never got a hit in any at-bat last year when he was up 3-0, even though he swung at the 3-0 pitch nearly half the time.  Fun little article that, of course, means nothing.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/oswaldo-arcia-and-the-relentless-3-0-hack/

Fangraphs certainly seems to have an affinity for Arcia.  I hope it's a good omen.

I can only skim it so far, since my eyes are dilated, but that is a fun article to skim. Hoping it is that fun to read.

I can only skim it so far, since my eyes are dilated, but that is a fun article to skim. Hoping it is that fun to read.

Lasik?

Follow up exam.....had Lasik 3 years ago. second best decision of my life.

Follow up exam.....had Lasik 3 years ago. second best decision of my life.

Marrying your wife is #1, I assume?

Marrying your wife is #1, I assume?

 

You, sir, are an intelligent assumer......

Favorite part of the article was the description following Swing 9:

 

"Bad, bad swing. Bad swing! Almost certainly ball four. The day after taking his best 3-0 cut of the year, Arcia took his worst. Chris Tillman almost looks like he’s upset with Arcia after the swing, but I think he was just shocked. Two outs, runners on first and third, early, in a 0-0 game. Twins had a chance to blow this one open. Bases would’ve been juiced had Arcia left the bat on his shoulder. Instead, he swung and gave Tillman the baseball equivalent of a cute little puppy on Christmas morning."

 

I wonder if he took a tax deduction for charitable contribution for that gift...

coached a team once. Tie score. Bases loaded, 2 outs in bottom of the last inning.  On a 3-2 count, my batter swung at ball 4 (over his head.) Games goes into extras and we lose by 1 run.

Just for contrast, I had to look this up- in 5 plate appearances with a 3-0 count last season, Drew Butera was 0-0 with 5 walks, 1 of them intentional. So, there's that.

Edited February 27, 201511 yr by Boom Boom