2012 MLB Regular Season Running Thread

Cubs' broadcasts have instituted "Stat Sunday." Last week, they spent the broadcast explaining BABIP.

This week, they are explaining Run Expectancy Charts and keeping them updated throughout the game.

 

Well, thank God I didn't wait any longer to post the No Homers Club photo!

 

That's awesome.

 

It's the No Homer*s* club. They are allowed to have one.

 

Valid point.

 

I am looking for sudden poor months by players. In '98 Frank Thomas hit .218 in a month, and .237 over 3 months after a .347 season that put his career mark at .330.

In 1990 George Brett was hitting .267 with 2 home runs at the all star break, and .217/.295/.246 in April and then went .388/.433/.673 in the second half and finished at .329 with 14 home runs.

In 1959 Ted Williams went .194/.297/.290 in May, and in 1960 he had a 190 OPS+

Musial hit .234 after the all star break in 1959 and went .300 over the next 3 years.

In all three cases though these are guys who never reached the same level again. Thomas came close in '2000 but really his prime was over after '97.

 

In 2004, Chipper Jones hit an abysmal .214/.327/.414 during the first half, on his way to a .248 average and ending his streak of eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons.

He rebounded to win his first batting title at .364 in 2008. Before 2004, his career average was .309 and since then it's been .306.

But he's never had a three-month span like he did from April-June 2004. Still haven't heard a good explanation for it.

 

O's-Sox in the bottom of the 16th.

 

I just caught the game. Why are two position players pitching? Both bullpens already spent?

 

Neither started made it past five.