tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post7957243588799029758..comments2024-03-28T15:41:48.726-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: Brian Giles Joins the DogpileSteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-49951841965386011322010-02-09T21:38:09.882-08:002010-02-09T21:38:09.882-08:00As Buster Olney wrote in today's blog:
# Gil...As Buster Olney wrote in <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4899337&name=olney_buster" rel="nofollow">today's blog</a>: <br /><br /># Giles ranked second-worst in the majors in OPS in 2009, for guys with a minimum of 250 plate appearances:<br /><br />Alexi Casilla: .538<br />Brian Giles: .548<br />Willy Taveras: .559<br />Luis Rodriguez: .578<br /><br /># He ranked last in the majors in BA in 2009:<br /><br />Brian Giles: .191<br />Jason Giambi: .201<br />Bill Hall: .201<br />Luis Rodriguez: .202<br />Alexi Casilla: .202<br /><br /># Giles's .548 OPS was the lowest by a Padres player since a .522 OPS by Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith in 1979.<br /><br /># Compare a player's OPS to the league OPS, adjusting slightly for ballpark played in, and you get a stat called OPS-plus. One-hundred is average -- anything above is good, and anything below is bad. Giles had a 55 OPS-plus. Only one other player whose primary position was right field had an OPS-plus that bad in the 2000s -- Jermaine Dye with the 2003 Athletics (he had an OPS-plus of 38).<br /><br />Ouch.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-86983061576199551952010-02-08T16:42:09.965-08:002010-02-08T16:42:09.965-08:00Brian Giles is only one season removed from a .854...Brian Giles is only one season removed from a .854 OPS. If he can regain his past glory for a little bit, why not?Mr. LA Sports Czarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973447602451236780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-46099234474949081952010-02-08T15:09:18.013-08:002010-02-08T15:09:18.013-08:00I remember when Brian Giles was sooo good. Was it...I remember when Brian Giles was sooo good. Was it that long ago?MR.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179563442472628174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-63203721618121523272010-02-08T14:29:49.204-08:002010-02-08T14:29:49.204-08:00@Josh
Right. Of course, he will have lots of time...@Josh<br /><br />Right. Of course, he will have lots of time on his hands at that point. Heck, maybe the 66ers need some help, too.<br /><br />So we need to get really serious about going down to CamelToe Ranch and heckling Giles - scaring him, in fact - so he doesn't do well and thus not make the team. We could go all Scooby Doo and dress up like mosnters to try to scare him away, perhaps.Kyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-61710632711611734862010-02-08T14:15:28.445-08:002010-02-08T14:15:28.445-08:00Dusty, he can supposedly ask for his release if he...Dusty, he can supposedly ask for his release if he doesn't make the active roster. (Pleaseohpleaseohplease!!!!)Josh S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06838578298386299922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-11916477232566890082010-02-08T13:50:02.932-08:002010-02-08T13:50:02.932-08:00But is Giles good enough to compete for a slot on ...But is Giles good enough to compete for a slot on Isotopes? Pretty stiff competition there already.Kyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-38644155491896653342010-02-08T13:23:33.823-08:002010-02-08T13:23:33.823-08:00I'm already fashioning my paper bag mask. It w...I'm already fashioning my paper bag mask. It worked for the Saints, maybe it can work for the Dodgers. See you in 2024, when all that brown bag karma will have begot a World Series.Wesley Ventohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525248216767335375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-59765629241387216382010-02-08T12:07:40.704-08:002010-02-08T12:07:40.704-08:00christ on a bike!
cut him now!christ on a bike!<br />cut him now!Fred's Brimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689859663838105360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-38062061317989092212010-02-08T11:57:47.669-08:002010-02-08T11:57:47.669-08:00I think it's now officially time for a Dodgers...I think it's now officially time for a Dodgers mascot.<br /><br />I nominate <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Marjory_the_Trash_Heap" rel="nofollow">The Trash Heap from Fraggle Rock</a>.Josh S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06838578298386299922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-49189207867239944322010-02-08T11:50:38.579-08:002010-02-08T11:50:38.579-08:00The 2010 Dodgers will be known as "scrappy&qu...The 2010 Dodgers will be known as "scrappy" for many reasons.rbnlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192692349456006520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-58022011894576364282010-02-08T11:01:55.803-08:002010-02-08T11:01:55.803-08:00Dios Mio, we signed he of the .548 OPS!?
What is ...<i>Dios Mio</i>, we signed he of the .548 OPS!?<br /><br />What is it with those old Pittsburgh Pirates that went into a steep and immediate decline upon being traded away?Nostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658184241218765280noreply@blogger.com