So I'm going through some stuff on B-R for some ratings tweaks in MLB 09 and I come across this...
Tony Pena Jr.: 282 PA, .156/.179/.193, 0 OPS+, 10 RC
That is Tony Pena's combined line from the beginning of 2008 to today. I sat at my computer in disbelief for well over a minute. I kept checking over and over to make sure my computer was okay and even checked my eyes in the mirror to make sure they weren't going crazy all over the place. But nope, it's real. He actually is that bad.
Seriously, how does any position player put up a 0 in OPS+? It is beyond comprehension. The fact this man got paid over 400 grand last year is just disgusting. If someone sucked this bad at any other job, they'd be fired and blacklisted from working in the industry again. Imagine walking into a bank and when you withdrew money, the teller ripped it out of your hand and burned it with a lighter. Or going to a restaurant only to have the waiter take your plate of food and slam it on the wall before you had a chance to eat the food. Those might not even be harsh enough comparisons. They might actually be better than Pena.
I challenge anyone to find a worse stretch of 282 plate appearances or more for ANY player in history. YankeePride, Sandman42, snepp; all you stat junkies, do your worst. I really think this is the apex of terrible.
Tony Pena Jr.: 282 PA, .156/.179/.193, 0 OPS+, 10 RC
That is Tony Pena's combined line from the beginning of 2008 to today. I sat at my computer in disbelief for well over a minute. I kept checking over and over to make sure my computer was okay and even checked my eyes in the mirror to make sure they weren't going crazy all over the place. But nope, it's real. He actually is that bad.
Seriously, how does any position player put up a 0 in OPS+? It is beyond comprehension. The fact this man got paid over 400 grand last year is just disgusting. If someone sucked this bad at any other job, they'd be fired and blacklisted from working in the industry again. Imagine walking into a bank and when you withdrew money, the teller ripped it out of your hand and burned it with a lighter. Or going to a restaurant only to have the waiter take your plate of food and slam it on the wall before you had a chance to eat the food. Those might not even be harsh enough comparisons. They might actually be better than Pena.
I challenge anyone to find a worse stretch of 282 plate appearances or more for ANY player in history. YankeePride, Sandman42, snepp; all you stat junkies, do your worst. I really think this is the apex of terrible.
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