5/5 O's at Tampa

[baseballnelie]

Greg Zaun homers as our 3rd hit of the game, 2 out of which have been homeruns. That was a sign that this game will be full of things to surprise us.

[HuntingEd]

Congrats Zaun! Give Koji the run support he deserves!

[LA2]

Like people have been saying, he's been hitting better than his BA shows (incredibly low BABIP, etc.). The law of averages at work.

[Mackus]

Like people have been saying, he's been hitting better than his BA shows (incredibly low BABIP, etc.). The law of averages at work.

HRs have no effect on BABIP

[blid]

Damn, I was really hoping to see Pie get the start today- to see if that catch spurned any positive mojo at the plate... oh well...

Yeah, I don't know why they don't let him hit against Garza... even if you don't care about developing Pie, he's still better than Wigginton vs. right-handers.

[Sanfran327]

HRs have no effect on BABIP

What is BABIP and how is it calculated?

[Scrat1]

Rays announcers are gushing over Uehara.

[sbauer]

What is BABIP and how is it calculated?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_average_on_balls_in_play

[trk001]

What is BABIP and how is it calculated?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BABIP

BABIP = (H - HR) / (AB - K - HR + SF)

It's basically batting average with the three true outcomes (Homerun, Strikeout, Base on Balls) removed.

[waroriole]

What is BABIP and how is it calculated?

It's batting average on balls in play; pretty self-explanatory.

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

I'm not watching this on TV, just gameday, but it seems like Koji is going right for the jugular.

What say you?

[backwardsk]

Rays announcers are gushing over Uehara.

He's definitely giving them reason two. Seven Ks through 5. Wow!

[OK_Os_Fan]

Being an Os fan for many many years it is surely a pleasure to once again have a pitcher that just goes out and throws STRIKES

Great feeling. :clap3:

[Mackus]

I'm not watching this on TV, just gameday, but it seems like Koji is going right for the jugular.

What say you?

He's incredible right now. They can't figure out what pitch he's throwing and everything is right on the black of the plate.

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

Rays announcers are gushing over Uehara.

exxxxxxxxcellent.

Our plan is going swimmingly.