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PilotMan · 09-07-2017, 07:28 PM

June Recap

Ok, so this was a very bad month on the heels of a very good month. I think that the injuries and simply everyone running off the high of all the hitting they had been doing came down. The team record for the month was 11-16. That's the worst we've had in just about ever. For the season LA has fallen to 3^rd place, trailing the Reds by 2 games and the Astros by 3. Our record of 43-35 is good, but won't take us to the playoffs.

The team batting fell off a cliff. Where we were hitting .282 before June, we're only hitting .264 after. That's a team drop of 18 points in 30 days. That's a lot of guys sucking ass at the same time. Where the team was leading in most offensive categories, now we're down to 2^nd in batting, slugging, hits, 3^rd in HR's, OPS, runs, and 4^th in OBP and steals. Still pretty damn good, but another month as bad as June and we'll be mid table in everything.

Pitching is good too, we shouldn't lose hope. Team ERA is 3^rd in the NL, and the starters are #2, even the bullpen is up to #4 with a 3.77. We're 4^th in almost every other pitching category, so not the #1 or #2 that we have been, but not far off of the lead either. Still another bad month and we'll be mid table and chasing an 81-81 season.

On defense, we've fallen to 4^th. I blame the decision to put DeCinces at short. He's averaging nearly an error per game. With Sax back, that means that Phillips gets to go back where he belongs.

Our best hitter for the month was Rickey. He was one of the only guys who didn't fall off the planet this month. His slash line was .324/.439/.588, he hit 7 dingers and stole 16 bases. If anyone else would have backed him up we could have done something. Fred Lynn played half the month, but was still hot. His line was .383/.453/.809. He hit 5 HR's in 14 games, but all that only netted 14 RBI's (compared to 37 in May.) Dwayne Murphy should have stayed on the bench. His month was awful, like pitcher awful. He batted .087/.176/.152. He had 4 singles in 19 games. That's it. Good grief.

Our #1 pitcher was no surprise. It's been Rhoden for some time and he had another good month. He went 4-2 with a 2.66 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. He's having a really good year so far. Maybe not 1986 good, but pretty good. Frank Tanana was not his best. He went 1-4 with a 5.23 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Last year he lead the NL with 34 gopher balls, and his 11 this year is putting him in the ballpark again. I fully expect him to be the pitcher of the month next month in typical Tanana fashion.

All our optimism is dead. We're not awful, but we totally blew May with an awful June. July brings the All Star game and the trade deadline where the team could make moves one way or the other. We need to get Inky back, but the best we can hope for is the end of July at best. Crap.

09-07-2017, 07:28 PM	#117
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	June Recap Ok, so this was a very bad month on the heels of a very good month. I think that the injuries and simply everyone running off the high of all the hitting they had been doing came down. The team record for the month was 11-16. That's the worst we've had in just about ever. For the season LA has fallen to 3^rd place, trailing the Reds by 2 games and the Astros by 3. Our record of 43-35 is good, but won't take us to the playoffs. The team batting fell off a cliff. Where we were hitting .282 before June, we're only hitting .264 after. That's a team drop of 18 points in 30 days. That's a lot of guys sucking ass at the same time. Where the team was leading in most offensive categories, now we're down to 2^nd in batting, slugging, hits, 3^rd in HR's, OPS, runs, and 4^th in OBP and steals. Still pretty damn good, but another month as bad as June and we'll be mid table in everything. Pitching is good too, we shouldn't lose hope. Team ERA is 3^rd in the NL, and the starters are #2, even the bullpen is up to #4 with a 3.77. We're 4^th in almost every other pitching category, so not the #1 or #2 that we have been, but not far off of the lead either. Still another bad month and we'll be mid table and chasing an 81-81 season. On defense, we've fallen to 4^th. I blame the decision to put DeCinces at short. He's averaging nearly an error per game. With Sax back, that means that Phillips gets to go back where he belongs. Our best hitter for the month was Rickey. He was one of the only guys who didn't fall off the planet this month. His slash line was .324/.439/.588, he hit 7 dingers and stole 16 bases. If anyone else would have backed him up we could have done something. Fred Lynn played half the month, but was still hot. His line was .383/.453/.809. He hit 5 HR's in 14 games, but all that only netted 14 RBI's (compared to 37 in May.) Dwayne Murphy should have stayed on the bench. His month was awful, like pitcher awful. He batted .087/.176/.152. He had 4 singles in 19 games. That's it. Good grief. Our #1 pitcher was no surprise. It's been Rhoden for some time and he had another good month. He went 4-2 with a 2.66 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. He's having a really good year so far. Maybe not 1986 good, but pretty good. Frank Tanana was not his best. He went 1-4 with a 5.23 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Last year he lead the NL with 34 gopher balls, and his 11 this year is putting him in the ballpark again. I fully expect him to be the pitcher of the month next month in typical Tanana fashion. All our optimism is dead. We're not awful, but we totally blew May with an awful June. July brings the All Star game and the trade deadline where the team could make moves one way or the other. We need to get Inky back, but the best we can hope for is the end of July at best. Crap. __________________ 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