Brushing Up On Adam Eaton
by colintj on Apr 23, 2009 2:27 PM CDT
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Adam Eaton is not very good. He has a below average career FIP and this is now the tail end of that career. His velocity was never plus and in an up and down '08, it tracked 90-91. In his last start, he wasn't breaking 90 with any consistency. It doesn't rate well in the run/rise department either, so getting whiffs or ground balls on movement/speed alone isn't going to happen.
The pitch f/x data says that his fastball works better against lefties than righties in terms of ISO, but I think that's more than likely a blip in an incomplete data set. PECOTA agrees:
vs. LHB: .309/.400/.506
vs. RHB: .282/.349/.445
There's just nothing special about the heater. The offspeed stuff is decent and they all likely play up because of the variety Eaton throws. Righties get mostly fastball/slider, but he also mixes in a change and curve. He has problems throwing the curve for a strike and on top of that, he'll hang one every now and then too. The slider is average-ish, but he misses with it more than most, likely thanks to excess nibbling. He needs hitters to chase to be successful, so there are walks to be had, especially for power hitters.
Against lefties, he mixes his offspeed fairly equally, but none of them qualify for out pitch status. It's easy to see why PECOTA thinks lefties will go nuts against Eaton in '09: he doesn't have any consistent way to get them out. He doesn't throw enough strikes, nor can he get whiffs or ground balls. Unless Sox hitters are helping him out and expanding the zone, they should be good for at least 5 runs today.
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i think they said it best over at CC
Wishlist for today:
1. Orioles win.
2. Bartolo Colon eats Adam Eaton.
"2 years ago when I looked into my baseball magazine I saw the name Lars Anderson. I just thoguht, another draft pick that might not do anything. Also I though here might be the next Albert Pujols." -dasox313
by U-God on Apr 23, 2009 2:42 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
so they are still accepting the making fun of fat people
or are they still getting used to their new rules?
My alien is homesick
its always ok to make fun of fat people
"2 years ago when I looked into my baseball magazine I saw the name Lars Anderson. I just thoguht, another draft pick that might not do anything. Also I though here might be the next Albert Pujols." -dasox313
For someone who has a few outstanding incompletes
Are you going to submit BUO’s for most games? Impressive..
Always bet on black!
by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 2:46 PM CDT reply actions
i heard he has four left, and will do 3 of them, but a new class for the fourth this summer
Formerly Crede's Crew
I'm just saying that appreciate his effort to do these
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Priorities, man.
Screw the classwork. SSS beckons!
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
just was joking about his triple post yesterday
Formerly Crede's Crew
You're forgetting the bong hits in that equation.
He has to get a few hundred more in before he will be allowed to graduate from the Forestry Department.
You are right. But larry is actually a prick too.
- HSA 01/07/09
Pullin tubes is awesome brah
"...and when it comes to baseball, we have two favorite clubs: the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs!!!"
is that what UG said during his rotation at the stud farm?
by Trooper on Apr 23, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ba-zing!
/for mm
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Here are the lineups for Thursday night’s game between the White Sox and Baltimore:
WHITE SOX
Getz 2b
Fields 3b
Quentin lf
Thome dh
Dye rf
Konerko 1b
Pierzynski c
Ramirez ss
Anderson cf
Colon p
BALTIMORE
Roberts 2b
Jones cf
Markakis rf
Huff 1b
Wigginton 3b
Scott dh
Moeller c
Pie lf
Izturis ss
Eaton p
SSS twitter race: me or the cheat? http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
will alexie become the ugly stepchild of this line-up (last year at this time it was uribe)?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
He's got the ugly down, no doubt.
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
a cub fan friend of mine
asked if he was part antelope and later described him as a prancing reindeer. racist or specist?
i was joking with hsa being racist
but does your cub fan friend hang out in the bleachers and wear a horry kow t-shirt?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Good question. I'd go with "idiot," based on your "cub fan" descriptor. :)
I simply don’t find bone-thin attractive, regardless of color/species.
Call me what you will, OSFIB! Maybe you’re the racist who wouldn’t meet me because of my whiteness!
;)
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm totally racist..and damn, girl, can't you take NO as an answer ;-)
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
and does he describe ryan theriot with animal-like features?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
yes, actually
he hates theriot and the absurd love most cub fans have for him, so plenty of unfavorable comparisons of theriot to members of the rodent family have been made.
and it sounds like you took the comparison a bit too seriously. he was referring to alexei’s skinny legs and running style. dude’s not a racist. i didn’t even know there was a potential racist connotation for antelope or reindeer.
i guess you don’t know what rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is really about, huh.
SSS twitter race: me or the cheat? http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
well if he hates theroit, it's all good
but i’m getting weary with all the G-E-T-Z love here ;-)
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
anti-racist hater!
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Only if white. which he ain't.
So he’s on task.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
thanks, but i'm also goddamn ageist you OPOS
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
(JCM, lurking on a site he can no longer contribute to,
slowly cleans his rifle. “Yeah, it’s because I’m young. Someday I’ll be taken seriously. Oh, yes, I will.”)
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
::Then proceeds to work on his Geometry proofs so he doesn't flunk sophomore year::
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 23, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
homophobic.
prancing? and a cubs fan? dead giveway.
SSS twitter race: me or the cheat? http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
Speaking of gay, I am ridiculously White Sox gay, as evidenced
yesterday. Was driving the lovely I-4 home when I espied a car in front of me with a White Sox license plate frame. I sped up alongside the guy, honked numerous times, gesticulated wildly (attempting to point out my Sox Shatterball on my driver’s side window and my own Sox plates). He slowed down quickly and avoided me – probably thought I was going to shoot him. I laughed, I laughed, maniacally.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
that's pretty funny, and i do emphasize pretty
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
There has to be a Pie/Eaton joke in here somewhere.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
does anyone know what channel tonight's game is on?
SSS twitter race: me or the cheat? http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
Also
Here’s a link for Colin’s “Brushing Up on Adam Eaton” post.
Very informative. Includes lineups and how to find tonight’s game on the teletubes.
http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/4/23/850322/brushing-up-on-adam-eaton#comments
Alexander Hamilton shot Alexander Hamilton...
thanks. but i don't read anything by colintj.
SSS twitter race: me or the cheat? http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
What about the "Jinx Gods"?
“Adam Eaton is not very good.”
Be careful KW might trade for him.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
not a chance
"2 years ago when I looked into my baseball magazine I saw the name Lars Anderson. I just thoguht, another draft pick that might not do anything. Also I though here might be the next Albert Pujols." -dasox313
This must be yesterday's starter, right?
I mean, have you ever posted one of these bukkakes before a game?
I do enjoy them though.
Until you've looked at an ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny day, you don't realize how often they go up in flames...
Nice caption under the photo:
Adam Eaton is so pitiful, he was booed when he received his ’08 World Series ring.
Until you've looked at an ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny day, you don't realize how often they go up in flames...
Good ol' Standard AP Photo No. 4.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
BB's guess for tonight.
2 – 1, Orioles.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
Obama = Optimism, bb!
Bandwagon! First Chavez, then Raul (NOT Fidel), then bb! ;)
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
HE'S HURT!!!!
/s/ Joe Cowley
The White Sox switched their rotation so that Gavin Floyd will pitch Friday night against Toronto, followed by Mark Buehrle.
SSS twitter race: me or the cheat? http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
fucking smart ass
Always bet on black!
by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 23, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure if this is a re-post, but I'm too busy to scroll up and find out. Line-ups!
WHITE SOX
Getz 2b
Fields 3b
Quentin lf
Thome dh
Dye rf
Konerko 1b
Pierzynski c
Ramirez ss
Anderson cf
Colon p
BALTIMORE
Roberts 2b
Jones cf
Markakis rf
Huff 1b
Wigginton 3b
Scott dh
Moeller c
Pie lf
Izturis ss
Eaton p
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
Yeah, but I was at least joking. =)
To be fair, you did post it at the same exact time yesterday, so I wouldn’t count that as one of your re-posts. Just messing with yas.
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I was Eaton a Pie in the Fields and got some raspberry seeds stuck in my Moeller when I left in a Huff to get my Colon checked out.
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
No, I just opted not to include him. I suppose I could have fudged the language a little to say "Getz my Colon checked..." But I wanted it to be accurate. :)
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
How is Dye being left out of this?
And it’s too bad Wise’s hurt.
We’re the Oxford English Sox.
Oy vey, you guys can't just be content with my original effort.
I was Eaton a Pie in the Fields with a bitch Anderson, and got some raspberry seeds stuck in my Moeller when the little fucker threw a ball Thome.
I left in a Huff to Getz my Colon injected with Dye.
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
by homesickalien on Apr 23, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Negro Jack? You know, from the 1920's?
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
Thanks (as always) for doing these, colin.
General Soreness mocks Q's highly-specific soreness. -TAEG
I can't believe this guy is still employed as a full-timer by a MLB team
Figured he’d be a Stringer by now [/sheeeeeeeeeeit]
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Apr 23, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
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