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SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL: vs. Yankees, 9/14

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MrOrange82 Hangout Grand Counsel

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They also hit a lot more home runs than any other team. Doesn't that almost by rule mean a greater percentage of runs will be scored by home run? If other teams hit the same number of home runs, wouldn't you expect their percentage to go up?

If the bolded is true, and they're also as good as any other team at creating runs without the homerun, wouldn't you expect them to be leading baseball in runs scored? What are you even arguing?

The HR is their primary run scoring device (48% of all runs scored). If you actually look at the stats, you'll see that the O's are 1st in HR with RISP, 27th in doubles, and 26th in triples. They're also 16th overall in hits with RISP. So, despite their high BA with RISP, they (1) don't get guys into scoring position as often as other teams (28th in total ABs with RISP), and (2) they aren't as successful as most other teams at driving in runners without hitting homeruns (again, because of the shortage of extra base hits that aren't homers, and the fact that they can't take the extra base very often following a RISP single thanks to a lack of team speed).

The O's lead MLB by 25 HRs, but they're 7th in runs scored despite the fact that there's only one team ahead of them (the Angels) that has more than 50 extra ABs on the season.

Why am I doing your research for you? If you want to be snarky about something, look up the damn numbers on your own and prove me wrong. But the fact that the O's aren't good at manufacturing runs using something other than HRs is antithetical to a "controversial" idea.

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Dark Helmet Hangout Grand Counsel

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Technically, we are collapsing, at least offensively (and partially, defensively). But it's too late in the season to matter. We're going to the playoffs whether we like it or not.

We're like a runner who sprints so hard that he's way ahead of everyone else, but as he gets 6 inches from crossing the finish line, he falls on his face and crawls in on his hands and knees, just barely beating out the second-place runner gaining ground on him.

7-3 in the last 10 is a collapse? Oakland is a collapse.

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weams Hangout Grand Counsel

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Gotta do something about these extended team-wide slumps. If, for whatever reason, we're in the midst of one when the playoffs come along, we're cooked. Feast or famine with this team. Unbelievable.

Time to give up watching if you really feel that way. You gotta dance with them that brung ya.

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