Derrek Lee Total Sploogefest Love-a-Thon Thread

[Down In Front]

Way to finally start slamming that outside pitch the other way.

[Kwyjibo]

Way to finally start slamming that outside pitch the other way.

He started going the other way in the Thursday game vs. Cincinnati...Griffey took a couple hits away from him, but I had a feeling the worm was turning.

[Brian]

Bump.

Figured I'd better be the one to do it.  Welcome back, Derrek.

So this is supposed to be sufficient for saying the guy stunk for a month? 

[Chuckosan]

Bump.

Figured I'd better be the one to do it.  Welcome back, Derrek.

So this is supposed to be sufficient for saying the guy stunk for a month? 

Well, the truth is an absolute defense.

[Brian]

Don't give me opinions, give me memorable posts in which you proved he stunk for a month.*


*"Don't give me numbers, give me memorable hits"

[Chuckosan]

Don't give me opinions, give me memorable posts in which you proved he stunk for a month.*


*"Don't give me numbers, give me memorable hits"

I'd give you them, but for thirty-five straight games, he had neither.  Given no double headers, that constitutes a month.

[Simmer]

I know I'm asking for ridicule by posting statistics, but, ah, the heck with it.

Lee's OPS by month:

April -- 1.035
May --  .841
June --  .866
July --  .898
August --  .867

His absolute worst 35 game stretch this season saw him collect an OPS of .814.  I even cheated against my favor and added a 36th game to that, an 0-3 performance against BC's Cardinals.  I certainly don't mean to say that Lee has not slumped, because he surely has, but, well, the statistics speak for themselves.

As for the inevitable "if you'd watch the games, you'd see..." argument, I do watch the games, and I know exactly why Derrek Lee is appearing to slump.  He's waiting for too many picture-perfect meaty gopherballs to crush.  He's excellent at going the other way, or turning on an inside pitch for a double down the line.  Instead of doing that more often, he's looking dead red to pound the shit out of the ball.  I can't speak for Derrek, but I would suspect his depleted HR totals have something to do with this.  To support my assertion, his HR totals have increased since he started taking this approach, while his contact rate has dipped significantly. 

I think he'll balance out eventually, even if it means we have to wait till next year (...) for him to do so.  If it gets too bad, we could always supply him with Winston's and the chick from the picture Andy posted the other day -- the one with the lady who suffocated a steel folding chair by sitting on it.

[Simmer]

Ogdens.

[Andy]

Bump.

Two run game winning splooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooge.

Down 5-1, Cardinals winning, Brewers winning, and the Cubs say, "Not so fast, assholes!"

Good times.

Hey, Simmer.  You can't bump this.  I was bumping this!

[Simmer]

I shoulda waited for Andy's bump cause now I look like a double posting douche.  But I do like rereading that post of mine.  I said he was trying to hit more homers.  What happens?  DLee with the bombdiggity.  Awesome.  You keep doin' what'cher doin', D.  You the man.

[Kwyjibo]

Don't give me opinions, give me memorable posts in which you proved he stunk for a month.*


*"Don't give me numbers, give me memorable hits"

All better now?

[Slaky+]

Massive splooge.

[Chuckosan]

Don't give me opinions, give me memorable posts in which you proved he stunk for a month.*


*"Don't give me numbers, give me memorable hits"

All better now?

On the right track.  Made up for the AB in the 6th.

[Taylor]

2 home runs in 2 day. It's a nice time of the year for his bat to start to heat up.

[The Ghost of Desipio Past]

DLee with the Bob Dernier special.




I'll take it.