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PilotMan · 08-31-2020, 07:16 PM

May 1993

LA improved with a nice little run in the middle end of the month to salvage what could have been another terrible month. However, a team that was supposed to finish with around 81 wins finds themselves flailing. LA posted an 11-14 record in May and a few things became apparent.

This team is dead last in nearly every offensive category in the National League. They are first in steals. A lineup that features Ricky Henderson and Fred McGriff should not be dead last in OBP, AVG, R, OPS, WAR, HR. It's god awful right now. I would say it shouldn't stay like that. But...Henderson posted a .227/.352/.318 slash line, but stole 12 bases. McGriff rebounded to go with a .291/.410/.547 hitting 6 HR's. So there is some hope there. Carl Everett, even at 22, is not looking like he's able to recapture some of that magic he displayed last year. His May was an awful, .207/.255/.283 and he's still looking for his first career dinger. In fact, I think the only person who is outperforming their career numbers is Denny Hocking, and that's only because he's a rookie. Hocking batted .226 in May.

The other shocker is that the pitching staff is throwing darts right now. And just like hitting, with a rotation of Pat Rapp, Don Robinson, Rene Arocha, Peter Chapin, and the recently called up Andy Pettitte, there's not a lot of, deep, anchor talent there that can simply shut people down.

Only Arocha has an ERA over 4 (4.15). Chapin is sub 3 (2.83), and Rapp leads the team in K's (60) in 81 innings. In fact, starter ERA is 4th in the NL, and despite the incredibly awful start the bullpen has had, they have rebounded to 10th, while dealing with major injuries throughout. Edward Lindsey is rehabbing right now in AAA, Joe Grahe probably doesn't come back until July. Same with Jose Cleto.

Ricky is leading the NL in steals (27). Geronimo Pena is up there with 18, while Everett is nearly leading in CS with 11.

Also, here's a cheat into early June:

In a series against the Braves early on, the Dodgers center fielder, Darren Lewis was the man to break up two(!) perfect games leading off the 7th inning. In back to back games, Randy Johnson and Tom Glavine took perfecto's into the 7th, only to have Lewis break them both up with base hits. That's a solid baseball oddity. It looked like LA was going to completely roll over in both games. I mean, we lost them both, but at least we got a couple hits!

08-31-2020, 07:16 PM	#233
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	May 1993 LA improved with a nice little run in the middle end of the month to salvage what could have been another terrible month. However, a team that was supposed to finish with around 81 wins finds themselves flailing. LA posted an 11-14 record in May and a few things became apparent. This team is dead last in nearly every offensive category in the National League. They are first in steals. A lineup that features Ricky Henderson and Fred McGriff should not be dead last in OBP, AVG, R, OPS, WAR, HR. It's god awful right now. I would say it shouldn't stay like that. But...Henderson posted a .227/.352/.318 slash line, but stole 12 bases. McGriff rebounded to go with a .291/.410/.547 hitting 6 HR's. So there is some hope there. Carl Everett, even at 22, is not looking like he's able to recapture some of that magic he displayed last year. His May was an awful, .207/.255/.283 and he's still looking for his first career dinger. In fact, I think the only person who is outperforming their career numbers is Denny Hocking, and that's only because he's a rookie. Hocking batted .226 in May. The other shocker is that the pitching staff is throwing darts right now. And just like hitting, with a rotation of Pat Rapp, Don Robinson, Rene Arocha, Peter Chapin, and the recently called up Andy Pettitte, there's not a lot of, deep, anchor talent there that can simply shut people down. Only Arocha has an ERA over 4 (4.15). Chapin is sub 3 (2.83), and Rapp leads the team in K's (60) in 81 innings. In fact, starter ERA is 4th in the NL, and despite the incredibly awful start the bullpen has had, they have rebounded to 10th, while dealing with major injuries throughout. Edward Lindsey is rehabbing right now in AAA, Joe Grahe probably doesn't come back until July. Same with Jose Cleto. Ricky is leading the NL in steals (27). Geronimo Pena is up there with 18, while Everett is nearly leading in CS with 11. Also, here's a cheat into early June: In a series against the Braves early on, the Dodgers center fielder, Darren Lewis was the man to break up two(!) perfect games leading off the 7th inning. In back to back games, Randy Johnson and Tom Glavine took perfecto's into the 7th, only to have Lewis break them both up with base hits. That's a solid baseball oddity. It looked like LA was going to completely roll over in both games. I mean, we lost them both, but at least we got a couple hits! __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam Last edited by PilotMan : 09-01-2020 at 10:43 PM.