Checking In On The AFL
As some of you have noted already in the comments, the numbers haven’t been pretty thus far. According to manager Patrick Anderson (via Byron Kerr), it’s been “some pitches up to some decent hitters” (Felipe Rivero) and “balls right on the nose right at people” (Tony Renda). But it is what it is, the numbers don’t always tell you the real story, and it’s still early, right? Many of these things are true, or have a modicum of truth, but if I don’t mock the coachspeak, who will?
Now, for the numbers…
BATTERS
| PLAYER | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB |
| Tony Renda | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .087 | .125 | .174 | 1 |
| Spencer Kieboom | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .583 | .900 | 0 |
| Pedro Severino | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .111 | 0 |
PITCHERS
| PLAYER | W | L | SV | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
| Felipe Rivero | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 | 2 | 8⅔ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.50 |
| Derek Self | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.20 |
| Neil Holland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 | 0 | 3⅔ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.73 |
| Matt Grace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 3 | 0 | 3⅓ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.10 |
And now some more pics from Lee (don’t worry this isn’t in lieu of tomorrow’s scheduled post, it’s to get these pics in!)
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Exactly, Luke. The coachspeak I find tiring and boring. In my opinion, it says something about the mentality of baseball people. I guess the concept of respecting the fan is not that important when it comes to, well, money. The worst I have seen is Matt Williams who will be a candidate for manager of the year. Sorry, Luke, just an old man venting after a glass of wine. I realize you don’t mean what I said, at least not with my venom attached.