tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post3824194250472566919..comments2023-10-22T05:15:33.468-04:00Comments on 88 Topps Cards: #555 Brook JacobyAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-29251307803184218392008-10-13T16:36:00.000-04:002008-10-13T16:36:00.000-04:00Well that's an interesting comment about Wade Bogg...Well that's an interesting comment about Wade Boggs. I think I will post about it on the SOTD blog on B-R.comAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-28521756430859909752008-10-13T15:47:00.000-04:002008-10-13T15:47:00.000-04:00A lot of players have benefited from playing in a ...A lot of players have benefited from playing in a home field that suited there style. Personally, I doubt Wade Boggs is a hall of famer if he doesn't play most of his career at Fenway.<BR/><BR/>BartBarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09012284425240610420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-86409398683364344712008-07-29T07:32:00.000-04:002008-07-29T07:32:00.000-04:00Yeah those 1987 Indians were a screwy team, led by...Yeah those 1987 Indians were a screwy team, led by one of the most overrated players in Joe Carter.<BR/><BR/>And Vinny Castilla might be the most overrated power hitter of the last 20 years. He was absolutely a Coors Field creation, when Coors still had a huge batting advantage.<BR/><BR/>Check out Castilla's splits <A HREF="http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsplit.cgi?n1=castivi02&year=00#locat-hmvis" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>He had 172 HR at home and 148 on the road. He batted .295 at home and .257 on the road. His home OPS was .857 and his away OPS was .738.<BR/><BR/>And his peak of 1995 to 1999 was even worse. 117 HR at home, 74 on the road.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-68946324650657838632008-07-28T19:15:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:15:00.000-04:00Vinny Castilla OWNS that list!Vinny Castilla OWNS that list!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911546348926892846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-30674688224007632212008-07-28T16:23:00.000-04:002008-07-28T16:23:00.000-04:00Snyder in 87 also ranks high on that fewest-RBI-wi...Snyder in 87 also ranks high on that fewest-RBI-with-32-HR list! <BR/><BR/>70% of Indian HRs were solo shots (vs 58% for all of baseball).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890227404131348324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-50428230495941170052008-07-28T14:30:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:30:00.000-04:00Jacoby had the misfortune of being in a horrendous...Jacoby had the misfortune of being in a horrendous lineup. Closer inspection of the worst seasons in OPS+ with 32 or more HR reveals two of Jacoby's teammates: Cory Snyder at #5 (89 OPS+) and Joe Carter at #17 (104 OPS+).<BR/><BR/>Digging even deeper, the 1987 Indians had five regulars with OBPs worse than .310 - Snyder (.273 OBP), Carter (.304), Chris Bando (.260), Tony Bernazard (.300), and Mel Hall (.309).<BR/><BR/>That's awful...NdBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476050073075896341noreply@blogger.com