tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post9166676896267866806..comments2023-09-11T10:35:26.165-04:00Comments on The Flagrant Fan: Is Pinch Hitting worth it?William J. Taskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-46930275261837128882012-05-11T09:38:20.842-04:002012-05-11T09:38:20.842-04:00Interesting comments. And yes, the OPS of the guys...Interesting comments. And yes, the OPS of the guys being pinch hit for in the AL is a real hole in the logic.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-21127517798540280452012-05-11T09:34:21.439-04:002012-05-11T09:34:21.439-04:00Really interesting post and you make some excellen...Really interesting post and you make some excellent points. <br /><br />I'm not sure if comparing the OPS of pinch-hitters to the OPS of the league average hitter is the way to go. Is the league average hitter usually the guy who gets pinch hit for? I'm not talking about NL pitchers here, but even in the AL, the guys who get pinch hit for that aren't because of a platoon switch are probably much weaker than average. <br /><br />But, I could be wrong.Left Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096253129121716274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-24758393176813530812012-05-11T09:26:55.288-04:002012-05-11T09:26:55.288-04:00The fruit of late-night numbers crunching, excelle...The fruit of late-night numbers crunching, excellent post...I think your research validates what many of us assume, especially with the key word "seems"...it's true that pinch-hitting is actually better than 'not,' but very much like stealing bases, the additional RUNS achieved suggest the act is futile at best, but again...better than just doing nothing at all. Setting the numbers aside, pinch hitting is a SEXY baseball event, like an anachronistic guest guitar solo in a song just for guest guitar solo's sake!Stevo-samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381563924108376599noreply@blogger.com