Heroes of the Zeros: Pinch Hitters
by Slyde on Dec 30, 2009 8:00 AM EST
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We round out our All Decade team with a a couple of pinch hitters, one from the right side and one from the left side. Unlike past polls, the numbers listed below are only for that player as a pinch hitter, which is why some of them are so lousy. You can take the player's entire batting numbers into account, if you'd like, but I figured I'd only show them as pinch hitters in this instance. Lefty pinch hitters and the ballots are after the jump.
Other ballots: Starting Rotation | Bullpen | Catcher | First base | Second base | Third base | Shortstop | Left Field | Center Field | Right Field | Utility Players
| RH PH | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Clark | 100 | 84 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 10 | .238 | .330 | .333 | .663 | .324 |
| Wily Mo Pena | 71 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 31 | .176 | .211 | .324 | .535 | .232 |
| Norris Hopper | 51 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .357 | .420 | .381 | .801 | .357 |
| Ruben Mateo | 45 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | .077 | .200 | .154 | .354 | .180 |
| Alex Ochoa | 44 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .184 | .273 | .237 | .510 | .267 |
| Andy Phillips | 37 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .270 | .417 | .687 | .345 |
| LH PH | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Branyan | 49 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 22 | .111 | .347 | .222 | .569 | .293 |
| D.T. Cromer | 64 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .295 | .297 | .459 | .756 | .333 |
| Jacob Cruz | 154 | 131 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 42 | .260 | .364 | .427 | .791 | .342 |
| Wilton Guerrero | 54 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .362 | .412 | .383 | .795 | .343 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 51 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .095 | .235 | .095 | .331 | .169 |
| Hal Morris | 44 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .419 | .556 | .974 | .396 |
| Laynce Nix | 40 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .235 | .350 | .441 | .791 | .330 |
| Reggie Taylor | 86 | 81 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 33 | .247 | .282 | .469 | .751 | .315 |
| Javier Valentin | 176 | 161 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 37 | .211 | .273 | .360 | .633 | .279 |
| John Vander Wal | 31 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .037 | .161 | .037 | .198 | .122 |
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Hal Morris as a pinch hitter ?
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Larry Mcmurtry
he had 44 pinch hit plate appearances in 2000
Given that he was only with the Reds for 93 games, I’d say his primary role in 2000 was as pinch hitter.
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OK, for one season.
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Larry Mcmurtry
I agree that he was not regularly a pinch hitter
but when he came back to the Reds, he basically was since Casey was at 1B at that point.
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Gotta go with Hal
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Dec 30, 2009 9:42 AM EST reply actions
Considering that LLM was once described as the best pinch hitter in the history of baseball
I voted for him
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and probably Vander Wal
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it wasn't calculated in the report from BBRef
and OPS+ takes more inputs than I felt like trying to find to calculate.
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Hopper-Nix
This ones for you, Mads
If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke
by nycredsfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:14 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Wow - did you copy off of my paper?
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When you have to vote for Norris Hopper for an all-decade team
It’s been a bad decade.
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by ZJiff30 on Dec 30, 2009 12:35 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
He only had 28 pinch hit plate appearances as a right-hander
and my cut off was 30 PA. FWIW, he batted .217/.357/.261 as a right-handed pinch hitter.
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That's some prodigious power
If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke
by nycredsfan on Dec 30, 2009 3:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
My man crush for LLM contines on ....
went with Hopper from the other side because NOTHING was prettier than watching him drag bunt while the other team just stood there
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nothing i a reds uniform that is ...
because most everything female that Mads posts is better
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that's also my ballot
We need mascots on this team. These guys fit perfectly.
by ken on Dec 30, 2009 4:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
though he'll never be used that way
because we need to save his bat for a LH pinch hitter, which we can’t use him as since we may need him to catch. Therefore, he’ll make a good mascot on the bench.
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That's some prodigious circular logic
If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke
by nycredsfan on Dec 30, 2009 4:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Jeez this makes me rethink everything...
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Larry Mcmurtry
same here
and not just because these guys are good mascots, but because, if used properly (my voting in this exercise presumes Slyde is the manager of this team), these two are actually pretty well suited for these roles. Hopper is a great pinch runner and LIDR and LLM really loves fastballs. and tamales.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 30, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry
the BBWA has elected Bob Boone as the manager of this team with Jerry Narron as the bench coach.
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Tell me that this is NOT Slyde...look closely...see...of course he's right, he's always right.
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Larry Mcmurtry
Does your voting also presume an early season mutiny?
Hopper was actually a decent player with us for all the grief he gets. 316/371 for a guy with speed who can play some defense is a fine role player. My mascot comment was really more about LLM, though you’re right that he has legitimate uses as well.
by ken on Dec 30, 2009 5:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i getcha
though LLM’s only real legitimate use is his “ability to hit fastballs”.
this conversation just got me all misty-eyed about the end of this era. LLM has been gone for a while, and now GiGi wont be around anymore to lionize him and his ilk. i know we’ll create more cultural touchstones in the coming years with tHom and crew (especially if Tim Tebow is drafted by the Cards) but it just wont be the same.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 30, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
Wily Mo and Cruz
Because 40-50 PA is silly. And Cruz was better than LLM, at least offensively. After all, this is PH, right?
On the other hand, I voted Wily purely because he transmogrified himself into Bronson Arroyo and cash.
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wow
Anybody who can use “transmogrified” in a sentence has my support as “fan of the decade.”
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The Hiroshima Carp logo looks a lot like the Cincinnati one.
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You really don't care about baseball
you’re just in it for the cute guys…and the photo ops, and the discussions re: religion, atheism and cute guys.
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Ochoa
Apparently the Brewers actually traded Alex Ochoa TWICE.
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