Orioles acquire Patterson from Cubs

[1hotballa]

Re: Orioles acquire Patterson from Cubs

Out of the top 40 guys in runs scored, only 4 of them have a OBP under .340. Giambi is also 42 in runs scored in ALL OF BASEBALL. Gosh, he doesnt score enough. Could it be the fact that he was hitting ahead of a month long struggling Alex Rodriguez? Whoever told you that getting on base does not lead to runs is a idiot. You cannot score runs if people dont knock you in. Your statment is 100% wrong and all you can do is say that Giambi has a huge OBP but doesnt have a huge scoring rate? WTF, what if he didnt have a high OBP, would he score the same amount of runs? Would he score more? I dont think so. Saying a large OBP doesnt lead to a large amount of runs is stupid. Let me guess what your thinking is, a guy who has a higher batting average scores more runs than a guy with a high OBP? If that is your thinking, your wrong again.

Out of the top 10 runs leaders, ONLY 2 have a BA over .300, but guess what, only 1 of them has a OBP LOWER than .360.



And how come the lowest OBP guys have scored so many less runs than the high OBP guys?



Tell you what, I will go even one further for you. How come the teams that have scored the most runs this season have higher OBP's than the lower run scoring teams? HMMMMMMM





Whats next, SLG doesnt show how much power sombody has? Before you make a stupid comment like that, make sure you have some evidence to support your statement.

I guess Dieselboy doesnt want to defend his comment anymore. What a suprise....

[dalnet22]

Re: Orioles acquire Patterson from Cubs

A high OBP doesn't guarantee a high scoring rate, but you have a better chance to score the more you're on base. Common sense.