tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post506934747323689087..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Tomahawks From the TopPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-1163486218401497912018-09-01T00:23:35.442-04:002018-09-01T00:23:35.442-04:00aaaaKante Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941884064793276353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-42417255607371132452012-05-18T09:15:24.601-04:002012-05-18T09:15:24.601-04:00Jeff,
That's fair (with some great legwork on ...Jeff,<br />That's fair (with some great legwork on the splits) to point out. I suppose my attempt was more to debunk this idea that as soon as the Indians faced a LHP, their bats turned into toothpicks as that seems to have become an accepted narrative when it isn't really all that true.<br /><br />They're MUCH better vs. RHP (as you point out), but it's not as if they're completely worthless against LHP, which is how many are painting them.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-29493079349613645482012-05-17T12:22:54.297-04:002012-05-17T12:22:54.297-04:00One counterpoint to your "vs LHP" argume...One counterpoint to your "vs LHP" argument...looking @ OPS, the Indians have the 4th largest drop-off in OPS (104 points) vs. LHP as compared to RHP, better than only the Nationals (110 points) Cubs (111 points) and White Sox (122 points). So while you're absolutely correct that, empirically, the Indians are *not* the worst in the game at hitting LHPs, they do experience one of the largest declines in <br />performance when facing LHP.<br /><br />Here's a link to the quick spreadsheet I threw together to calculate: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvRdGiOb5dwodEtENmVaNUNMdmx4Qm5GM05VNDgtMWcJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865053168201265297noreply@blogger.com