Hakan <H.L.RemoveThis@softhome.net> wrote in
news:1212260937.2@user.newsoffice.de:
> Mark Vaughan wrote:
>
>
>> looks like another typically stellar year for Albert Pujols.
>> projecting todays stats from
>> http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pujolal01.shtml, he's on pace
>> for 42 HRs, 110 RBI, and...127 walks??? HR, RBI: situation normal.
>> but the walk total is up by ~27% over his previous career best.
>> so what's up? statistical fluctuations from a small sample size?
>> math error? more respect from the pitchers? (hard to buy that
>> one) more patience at the plate???
>
> I wouldn't know in Pujol's case. Still, I think that it is possible
> to develop patience even at a later stage in their career. I
> remember Sosa's transition from what he was up to 1997 to his
> remarkable run from 1998 to 2003. We don't know if that was aided by
> steroids or not, but the surge in batting average surely had to do
> with him taking a better approach to pitch selection. That
> adjustment is more mental.
>
years back there used be a guy who posted 'peak lists' here.
the neat thing about them was (IIRC) that they included a
measure of a player's production both within his peak years
and without. sure wish he was still posting those things,
because Sosa looks like a guy with a phenomenal peak, and
not a whole lot of production outside that peak (well,
compared to the peak anyway...OPS+ of ~115 outside his nominal
peak vs. 160+ inside)
--
Mark Vaughan
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