Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 24, 2005
Singles and Walks

Since we have 5' 7" players on our minds today, let's notice that David Eckstein is having a great season leading off for the Cardinals. He went 3 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI in the Cardinals 8-5 win over the Astros. David now has 17 hits and 9 walks in 16 games for a .408 OBA. Fifteen of those 17 hits have been for singles (with two doubles). With Eckstein on base 26 times, however, he's only scored six runs. The two and four hitters in the Cardinals lineup have not hit well. When Walker and Rolen get rolling, I expect David will be crossing the plate more often.


Posted by David Pinto at 06:37 PM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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eckstein really IS a pest!!!!

he does have a lousy looking throw, but the little %^#$! still makes all the plays

short guys ROOL!!!

tejada won the hr contest last year and i sure nuff do hope that roberts hits 60.


Posted by: lisa gray at April 24, 2005 07:27 PM

One of the reasons Eckstein has scored so few runs is that he seems to be a terrible baserunner. He got thrown out today after making a wide turn at first on an RBI single, and was tagged out yesterday when he overslid 3rd base.

Subjectively, it seems like he is making an extra out on the bases every game. Don't have the numbers to back that up, though.

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Posted by: Frank at April 24, 2005 08:10 PM

Further to your range charts and the Eckstein-Guzman comparison, in one of this weekend's games, Cristian Guzman made a great leaping, full-vertical-extension catch of a scorching line drive by Mike Piazza, turning a certain run-scoring hit into an inning-ending DP. It was a great illustration of Guzman's skill in that regard.

Posted by: Crank at April 25, 2005 11:44 AM
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