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Post by flyfishinbeav on Mar 4, 2024 7:11:42 GMT -8
That Guerra shot yesterday might the most impressive one yet. The left fielder never moved. I'm pretty sure it landed in Albany.
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Mar 4, 2024 7:52:18 GMT -8
Acouple comparisons for how many games it took to get to 23 HR
2024 12
2023 20 (89 total)
2022 22 (59 total)
2021 24 (53 total)
2019 27 (47 total)
2018 31 (67 total)
2017 50 (34 total)
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Post by cake on Mar 4, 2024 9:19:42 GMT -8
I'm counting 23 on that list. Just checked the website, it shows 23 as well.
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Mar 4, 2024 11:52:32 GMT -8
I'm counting 23 on that list. Just checked the website, it shows 23 as well. Ah my mistake. Oh well, doesn't change the results above much so I'll just leave them. The point is the same, we're having quite the HR production. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 4, 2024 12:26:06 GMT -8
Acouple comparisons for how many games it took to get to 23 HR 2024 12 2023 20 (89 total) 2022 22 (59 total) 2021 24 (53 total) 2019 27 (47 total) 2018 31 (67 total) 2017 50 (34 total) Last year's 89 is the record, too. Eight games ahead of schedule. |
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Post by ftd on Mar 4, 2024 16:04:20 GMT -8
An RBI total on the HRs would be interesting to know too. A bunch of solos vs fewer dingers with 3 or more RBI is a certain stat of interest to me
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Mar 4, 2024 16:09:27 GMT -8
Just based on watching most of the HR are multi RBI. Off the top of my head I can think of 6 solo shots.
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Post by bvrbooster on Mar 4, 2024 17:22:06 GMT -8
An RBI total on the HRs would be interesting to know too. A bunch of solos vs fewer dingers with 3 or more RBI is a certain stat of interest to me Back to the 1962 Mets again. They had a guy named Frank Thomas (not the Frank Thomas who comes immediately to your mind) who led the club in home runs with 35. Unfortunately, since the guys ahead of him in the lineup rarely got on base, 28 of the 35 were solo shots. Even if the other 7 were with (an average of) 2 men on base, he didn't get to 50 RBI's on his 35 home runs. |
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Post by ftd on Mar 4, 2024 18:13:37 GMT -8
An RBI total on the HRs would be interesting to know too. A bunch of solos vs fewer dingers with 3 or more RBI is a certain stat of interest to me Back to the 1962 Mets again. They had a guy named Frank Thomas (not the Frank Thomas who comes immediately to your mind) who led the club in home runs with 35. Unfortunately, since the guys ahead of him in the lineup rarely got on base, 28 of the 35 were solo shots. Even if the other 7 were with (an average of) 2 men on base, he didn't get to 50 RBI's on his 35 home runs. lies, damn lies, and statistics  |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Mar 4, 2024 18:32:02 GMT -8
An RBI total on the HRs would be interesting to know too. A bunch of solos vs fewer dingers with 3 or more RBI is a certain stat of interest to me Back to the 1962 Mets again. They had a guy named Frank Thomas (not the Frank Thomas who comes immediately to your mind) who led the club in home runs with 35. Unfortunately, since the guys ahead of him in the lineup rarely got on base, 28 of the 35 were solo shots. Even if the other 7 were with (an average of) 2 men on base, he didn't get to 50 RBI's on his 35 home runs. That's a very sad state |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 4, 2024 20:57:31 GMT -8
An RBI total on the HRs would be interesting to know too. A bunch of solos vs fewer dingers with 3 or more RBI is a certain stat of interest to me Solo Shot 11 Bazzana (four times), Caraway (twice), Guerra, Hainline, Krieg, McDowell, Peterson
2 RBI 7 Guerra, Macias, Peterson, Smith (twice), Turley (twice)
3 RBI 4 Bazzana (twice), Kasper, Smith
Grand Slam 1 Turley
115 RBIs. 41 have come by way of the long ball, more than 35% of Oregon State's RBIs. |
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Post by 56chevy on Mar 4, 2024 21:20:57 GMT -8
As a fan base, are we comfortable with a greater reliance on hitting it over the fence? We've been the program that could play small ball against anyone for the last 20 years.
Elite pitching made us look uncompetitive a couple weeks ago.
It seems like on about half the days the CWS is being played in Omaha, the wind makes the stadium very challenging to hit anything out.
Worrying about how we sync up with the conditions at the final is a high class problem to have. I'm not complaining that we are hitting too many home runs, just don't want to abandon executing bunts and applying pressure on the bases when and if we see a Randy Johnson Jr again.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 4, 2024 22:32:38 GMT -8
As a fan base, are we comfortable with a greater reliance on hitting it over the fence? We've been the program that could play small ball against anyone for the last 20 years. Elite pitching made us look uncompetitive a couple weeks ago.
It seems like on about half the days the CWS is being played in Omaha, the wind makes the stadium very challenging to hit anything out. Worrying about how we sync up with the conditions at the final is a high class problem to have. I'm not complaining that we are hitting too many home runs, just don't want to abandon executing bunts and applying pressure on the bases when and if we see a Randy Johnson Jr again. It seems like it is hard to hit home runs during the day in the humidity, when the wind seems like it is invariably blowing straight in from right at Omaha. Night games seem to be a completely different story. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Mar 5, 2024 6:14:28 GMT -8
As a fan base, are we comfortable with a greater reliance on hitting it over the fence? We've been the program that could play small ball against anyone for the last 20 years. Elite pitching made us look uncompetitive a couple weeks ago. It seems like on about half the days the CWS is being played in Omaha, the wind makes the stadium very challenging to hit anything out. Worrying about how we sync up with the conditions at the final is a high class problem to have. I'm not complaining that we are hitting too many home runs, just don't want to abandon executing bunts and applying pressure on the bases when and if we see a Randy Johnson Jr again. I wouldn't worry until I stop seeing bunts and good infield contact. We still move people with sacs and bunts while hitting plenty of singles. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 5, 2024 13:56:06 GMT -8
As a fan base, are we comfortable with a greater reliance on hitting it over the fence? We've been the program that could play small ball against anyone for the last 20 years. Elite pitching made us look uncompetitive a couple weeks ago. It seems like on about half the days the CWS is being played in Omaha, the wind makes the stadium very challenging to hit anything out. Worrying about how we sync up with the conditions at the final is a high class problem to have. I'm not complaining that we are hitting too many home runs, just don't want to abandon executing bunts and applying pressure on the bases when and if we see a Randy Johnson Jr again. I wouldn't worry until I stop seeing bunts and good infield contact. We still move people with sacs and bunts while hitting plenty of singles. Eight bunts this season. Only one bunt to this point in the 2023 season. That's true. "Plenty of singles?" Depends on your definition, I guess.
8 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2023 but 9 fewer total hits. 17 fewer singles.
10 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2022 but 14 fewer total hits. 24 fewer singles.
19 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2021 but only 5 more total hits. 14 fewer singles.
28 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2020 but only 14 more total hits. 14 fewer singles.
21 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2019 and 25 more total hits. 4 more singles in 2024 than 2019. But 2019 was the worst-hitting Oregon State team in the past 40 seasons.
20 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2018 but 2 fewer hits. 22 fewer singles.
27 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2017 but only 22 more total hits. 5 fewer singles.
11 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2016 but 15 fewer total hits. 26 fewer singles.
3 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2015 but 11 fewer total hits. 14 fewer singles.
32 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2014 but only 9 more total hits. 23 fewer singles.
27 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2013 but only 11 more total hits. 16 fewer singles.
26 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2012 but only 6 more total hits. 20 fewer singles.
24 more extra-base hits in 2024 than 2011 but only 21 more hits. 3 fewer singles.
Since 2010, 2024 Oregon State has posted the second-fewest number of singles.
If Oregon State can keep up the current number of extra-base hits, the lack of singles is not really an issue. If the extra-base hits dry up, though, Oregon State is going to be in huge trouble, unless they can generate more singles.
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