Davis strikeouts

[baltfan]

Four times looking today. That happens too often with him. It is one thing to strike out looking when there is a guy on first, but with no one on or someone at 2nd or 3rd put anything close in play.

[Tx Oriole]

Four times looking today. That happens too often with him. It is one thing to strike out looking when there is a guy on first, but with no one on or someone at 2nd or 3rd put anything close in play.

Power hitters do that. Be happy for the O's win.

[JohnD]

Some of those called strikes pretty often are called balls for a reason though....

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[baltfan]

Power hitters do that. Be happy for the O's win.

Don't have an issue with striking out. Have an issue with striking out looking so often with no one on first. I don't want him to hit into double plays by swinging at bad pitches, but with no one on or a guy on second or third, if it's close try to put it in play.

[howboutthoseos]

Even Jim Hunter was mildly critical of him for not protecting the plate in the 9th before the trumbo at-bat. He just doesn't seem very confident right now.

[JohnD]

Two of those strikes were clearly off the plate. Strike 3 especially. The ump was a little Eric Gregg-ish there today

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[baltfan]

I have tried to find stats on watched third strikes. Anyone know where to find?

[baltfan]

Two of those strikes were clearly off the plate. Strike 3 especially. The ump was a little Eric Gregg-ish there today

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I actually didn't have a whole lot of problem with him not swinging in the last at-bat. Same pitch had just been called a ball.

[Jagwar]

The first two K's were on balls high in the zone, usually not called strikes. The third was legitimate. The last one was outside.

The last K was the only one that ticked me off.

[Frobby]

I have tried to find stats on watched third strikes. Anyone know where to find?

Go to the player page on BB-ref, click on "more stats" and it takes you here:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisch02.shtml?mobile=false

Scroll down to "pitches summary - batting" and you'll see a column for L/SO%. It shows that before today, 35.4% of Davis' strikeouts have been looking. He has already struck out looking more this season than in any previous season. It really has been an issue lately.

[MagicBird]

On his last strikeout Palmer said it was pathetic umpiring. Yea its gotten old watching CD do it, but what should the guy do when the umps are calling balls strikes?

[Frobby]

On his last strikeout Palmer said it was pathetic umpiring. Yea its gotten old watching CD do it, but what should the guy do when the umps are calling balls strikes?

If the ump has a big strike zone, you have to deal with it once you reach two strikes.

[Bmorebirds24]

I know it's only year one but this is a contract I think the team will regret giving out. I still think it was a bad signing for the money he got.

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[LookitsPuck]

If the ump has a big strike zone, you have to deal with it once you reach two strikes.

Exactly.

I get it that Davis has a discerning eye. But his 2 strike approach is abysmal.

[Satyr3206]

The Umps this series sucked. I'm not going to hold it against CD.