Category: Dailies
Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, July 21
It isn’t often when I put on my sagacious sweater vest and dole out
some advice. But you know what? I’m riding a nine-game streak right and
feeling cocky, so why not?
Two of Tuesday’s most popular selections — Mark Teixeira and Derek
Jeter — went a combined 0-for-5 to give a proverbial wedgie to 12.9
percent of streakers in the galaxy.
The opposing starter Tex and Jeter were facing last night was the
seemingly innocuous Sean O’Sullivan, a 22-year-old right-hander who was
making his first start of the ’10 campaign in place of the Artist
Formerly Known as Scott Kazmir.
Why such a high percentage of streakers would take a swim in the
O’Sullivan pool is insane to me. Yes, I recognize that Sully has a
lifetime 5.15 ERA. But more importantly, I also recognize that these two
Yankees teammates had never, ever in the history of the whole wide
world stepped in batter’s box to face Sully.
Not to get too Robin Williams from “Good Will Hunting” on you but, Tex
and Jete might have known that Sully throws a curveball, but they
definitively had never seen his curveball spin in the flesh. They likely
knew that he throws a 77 miles-per-hour changeup, but they definitively
have never seen how he disguises it. And they may have flipped through a
picture book of Michaelangelo laying around Jorge Posada’s coffee
table, but I’ll bet they can’t tell me what it smells like in the
Sistine Chapel.
What I’m getting at is that it’s rarely a bad move to veer away from
batters facing pitcher’s whom they’ve never faced before. You just never
know how certain hitters see certain pitchers.
This game allows you to select any Major League player your angelic
hearts desire — there’s no need to put your fork in the mystery meat
when a filet is sitting their for the taking.
Time for Wednesday’s picks
Oh, hello there …
? Derrek Lee:
.469 AVG (15-for-32) lifetime vs. Astros starter Brett Myers
? Robinson
Cano: .615 AVG (8-for-13) lifetime vs. Angels starter Joel
Pineiro
? Matt Kemp:
.457 AVG (16-for-35) lifetime vs. Giants starter Barry Zito
? Ichiro
Suzuki: .474 AVG (9-for-19) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Gavin
Floyd
? Adam Jones:.474
AVG (9-for-19) lifetime vs. Rays starter James Shields
? Ryan Braun:
.429 AVG (6-for-14) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Zach Duke
? Omar
Infante: .425 AVG (17-for-40) lifetime vs. Padres starter Jon
Garland
? Hanley
Ramirez: .833 AVG (5-for-6) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Jason
Hammel
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Ronny
Cedeno: .533 AVG (8-for-15) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Randy
Wolf
? Mark
Kotsay: .438 AVG (7-for-16) lifetime vs. Mariners starter Felix
Hernandez
You’ll thank me later …
? James
Loney: .050 AVG (1-for-20) lifetime vs. Giants starter Barry
Zito
? Delmon
Young: .133 AVG (2-for-15) lifetime vs. Indians starter Jake
Westbrook
? Albert
Pujols: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Joe
Blanton
Leaderboard time!
Joe Mauer’s 1-for-5 evening upped “cwlarson”‘s streak to a robust 32
games. That sounds incredible until you realize that 13 other streakers
have reached the 32-game plateu and fell flat on their faces.
Too grim?
Top MLB streakers
? Buster
Posey: 14 games
? Ian
Kinsler: 13 games
? Adam Lind:
13 games
? Placido
Polanco: 12 games
? Nelson
Cruz: 9 games
? Orlando
Hudson: 9 games
Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, July 20
It was Gravy Train Monday in Streakland, as the day’s top four picks
— Miguel Cabrera, Joe Mauer, Carl Crawford and Ichiro Suzuki — each
hit safely to up the streaks of 42.9 percent of all streakers nationwide
combined.
Ryan Braun was the night’s biggest Negative Nelly, as his 0-for-4 vs.
Jeff Karstens and the Pirates bullpen erased 6.5 percent of all streaks
— including our leader, “ftwaynealbert”, and his 34-gamer.
With a full slate of games scheduled for Tuesday, all the top dogs are
ripe for the taking. But as things peculiarly stand, there aren’t as
many top tasty options as one would imagine.
Time for Tuesday’s picks
Oh, hello there …
? Adam Jones:
.333 AVG (6-for-18) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt Garza
? Jason
Giambi:.533 AVG (8-for-15) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Nate
Robertson
? Jose Lopez:
.421 AVG (8-for-19) lifetime vs. White Sox starter John Danks
? Jack Cust:
.455 AVG (10-for-22) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield
? Corey
Patterson: .625 AVG (5-for-8) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt
Garza
? Michael
Cuddyer: .385 AVG (5-for-13) lifetime vs. Indians starter Justin
Masterson
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Marco
Scutaro: .545 AVG (6-for-11) lifetime vs. Athletics starter
Dallas Braden
? Jeff
Keppinger: .458 AVG (11-for-24) lifetime vs. Ryan Dempster
You’ll thank me later …
? Nick
Markakis: .143 AVG (4-for-28) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt
Garza
? Lance
Berkman: .167 AVG (5-for-30) since ’05 vs. Cubs starter Ryan
Dempster
? James
Loney: .200 AVG (4-for-20) lifetime vs. Giants starter Tim
Lincecum
? Carlos
Gonzalez: .111 AVG (1-for-9) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Nate
Robertson
Leaderboard time!
With “ftwaynealbert” fallen on the sword, or new leader is “cwlarson”,
who is riding a 31-game streak after Miguel Cabrera’s fruitful night.
“cwlarson” is officially 54.4 percent on the way to the big bucks and
living a life of bathtubs overflowing with Whole Foods guacamole.
Top MLB streakers
? Buster
Posey: 13 games
? Ian
Kinsler: 12 games
? Adam Lind:
12 games
? Placido
Polanco: 11 games
? Johnny
Damon: 10 games
Beat the Streak Report: Monday, July 19
Rough day in Streakland yesterday, as Miguel Cabrera (9.8 percent),
Ichiro Suzuki (6.4 percent) and Albert Pujols (2.1 percent) combined to
vaporize 18.3 percent of all streaks in the universe.
And now, a little public service announcement from yours truly.
Often times when one of you lovely streakers reach a 35-game streak, I
will e-mail you with a little questionnaire filled with questions about
yourself, your streak, your hometown, etc. so that all of Streakland can
learn little chewy morsels about our leader.
Our leader entering Friday was “respy”, aka Ryan Espy, who had a 32-game
streak. Ryan took the initiative and decided to e-mail me and provide
some great details about his life as a grad student at Purdue and a nice
little tale about how his wife begrudgingly let him make his Beat the
Streak picks while on their honeymoon.
It really was a heartfelt tearjerker, one that surely would have fogged
the screens of many Streakers nationwide — except for the part that
Espy only had a 32-game streak and e-mailed me instead of vice versa.
With Espy’s count-my-eggs-before-they-hatch fate now squarely in the
hands of the BTS magical forces, his questionable pick for the day was
Ryan Theriot, who is hitting .246 for July. Furthermore, Espy basically
conceded that his pick was less-than-stellar on the Beat the Streak blog
on Friday, stating that he picked Theriot because he was “anxious at
work and I want[ed] to watch my player get a hit.”
Do you see where this thing is going? Do I need to even say that Theriot
proceeded to go 0-for-4 vs. the Phillies, eliminating Espy and likely
his chances at $3,000,000.
Now, I know with “Inception” dominating the box office this weekend that
we currently live in a society that touts things that sound cool but
really don’t make sense. But I’m afraid Espy might have taken this a
little too far.
Also, did I mention that you all should check out my (and Ian Kay’s) new blog, “The Fantasy Goodness“? It’s really good. Ya know, if you like baseball.
Time for Monday’s picks
Oh, hello there …
? Derrek Lee
: .438 AVG (14-for-32) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy
Rodriguez
? Ryan Braun:
.462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Jeff Karstens
? Denard
Span: .462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Indians starter Aaron
Laffey
? Joe Mauer:
.471 AVG (8-for-17) lifetime vs. Indians starter Aaron Laffey
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Travis
Hafner: .382 AVG (13-for-34) lifetime vs. Twins starter Scott
Baker
You’ll thank me later ...
? Corey Hart:
.125 AVG (2-for-16) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Jeff Karstens
? Alfonso
Soriano: .050 AVG (1-for-20) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy
Rodriguez
? Vladimir
Guerrero: .208 AVG (5-for-24) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Jeremy
Bonderman
Leaderboard time!
“ftwaynealbert” is the current BTS King of the Castle, rocking a stellar
34-game streak. Should “ftwaynealbert” select a player who gets a hit
tonight, he’ll receive an email from me tomorrow. And that’s how it
works.
Top MLB streakers
? Buster
Posey: 12 games
? Ian
Kinsler: 11 games
? Adam Lind:
11 games
? Placido
Polanco: 10 games
? Johnny
Damon: 9 games
? Corey Hart:
9 games
Beat the Streak Report: Weekend, July 16-18
Rusty might be the name of a Griswold but it isn’t an appropriate
adjective for our Streakers, as hits were-a-flyin’ in Day 1 of the
second season.
Villagers of Streakville put most of their eggs in the Ichiro
Suzuki, Josh Hamilton, Vlad Guerrero, Martin Prado, Albert Pujols and
Alex Rios baskets, and these six delivered to press the forward button
on over 50 percent streaks nationwide.
As if you money-hungry folks needed any better news, Mr. Beat
the Streak himself — Miguel Cabrera — has a tasty matchup tonight,
facing Jake Westbrook, who Miggy has steamrolled over with a .800 AVG
(4-for-5) in his career.
Odds Cabrera extends his streak to 20 games tonight? I like ’em, Johnny.
Time for the weekend’s picks
Oh, hello there …
Friday
? Miguel Cabrera: 19-game hitting streak; .800 AVG (4-for-5) lifetime vs. Indians starter Jake Westbrook
? Robinson Cano: .448 AVG (13-for-29) lifetime vs. Rays starter James Shields
? Chipper Jones:.392 AVG (20-for-51) lifetime vs. Braves starter Randy Wolf
? Ben Zobrist: .375 AVG (6-for-16) lifetime vs. Yankees starter CC Sabathia
Saturday
? Lance Berkman: .500 AVG (8-for-16) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf
? Denard Span: .458 AVG (11-for-24) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
? David Wright:.444 AVG (8-for-18) lifetime vs. Giants starter Matt Cain
Sunday
? Miguel Tejada: .474 AVG (9-for-19) lifetime vs. Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum
? Brandon Phillips: .429 AVG (6-for-14) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Aaron Cook
? Hanley Ramirez:.600 AVG (6-for-10) lifetime vs. Nationals starter Craig Stammen
Feeling kinda spicy?
Friday
? Matt Diaz: .538 AVG (7-for-13) lifetime vs. Braves starter Randy Wolf
Saturday
? Ryan Theriot: .357 AVG (5-for-14) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Cole Hamels
Sunday
? Adam LaRoche: .385 AVG (5-for-13) lifetime vs. Padres starter Kevin Correia
You’ll thank me later …
Friday
? Jose Reyes: .091 AVG (1-for-11) lifetime vs. Giants starter Barry Zito
? Albert Pujols: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley
Saturday
? Adrian Beltre: .154 AVG (4-for-26) lifetime vs. Rangers starter Cliff Lee
? Adam Dunn: .190 AVG (4-for-21) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Josh Johnson
Sunday
? Derek Jeter: .143 AVG (2-for-14) lifetime vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo
? Bobby Abreu: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Mariners starter Jason Vargas
Leaderboard time!
“Respy” is alive and kicking after selecting Vlad Guerrero last
night. While it wasn’t such a risky pick to take Vlad considering his
career .480 average vs. opposing pitcher Tim Wakefield, I’m always
leery of picking against a knuckleballer because you just never know
when he’s going to have one of those days when that ball is just
dancing its little seamed heart out.
Perhaps moronic nuances like this one can help explain why my longest streak of the season is just seven games.
Top MLB streakers
? Miguel Cabrera: 19 games
? Ichiro Suzuki: 14 games
? Jon Jay: 12 games
? Jonathan Herrera: 11 games
? Aaron Cunningham: 10 games
? Buster Posey: 9 games
Beat the Streak Report: Thursday, July 15
And we’re back.
So how’d you spend your summer vacation? Finally visited that aunt
whose house smells like soup? Finally got around to mowing the backyard
grass in one of those lawnmower golf-cart things from Forrest Gump that
look awesome?
Good. You deserve it. Each and every one of you.
A few things before we get our knees dirty and get down to business:
? I, along with fantasy guru Ian Kay, started a blog called “The Fantasy Goodness”.
It’s pretty much a one-stop shop for all things fantasy baseball, it’s
updated pretty frequently and I know you all are just thirsting for
another outlet to read my stuff. Well cotton mouth no more, click here
for your oasis of liquid information. We’ve tackled a list of
second-half breakout hitters, all first-half value teams, the Yunel
Escobar-Alex Gonzalez deal and we’ll have a full real second-half mock
draft coming up later today. Who doesn’t love mock drafts? Exactly. Oh,
also, if you ever have any fantasy questions or are looking for some
advice, leave them in the comments section of a post or just email me
at david.feldman@mlb.com and I’ll write up a full post for you guys.
I’m just that kind of a guy!
? In the spirit of the All-Star Game (and boredom), I wrote up a blog post unveiling the Beat the Streak All-Star Team. There will be a few surprises in there. LEAVE ICHIRO ALONE!
Alright, alright, time for Thursday’s picks
Oh, hello there …
? Ichiro Suzuki: 13-game hitting streak.
? Rafael Furcal: .431 AVG last 14 games; .357 AVG (5-for-14) since ’06 vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter.
? Michael Cuddyer: .500 AVG (18-for-36) lifetime vs. White Sox starter John Danks
? Vladimir Guerrero: .435 AVG (10-for-23) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield
? Alexei Ramirez: .417 AVG (5-for-12) lifetime vs. Twins starter Kevin Slowey
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Jamey Carroll: .375 AVG (6-for-18) lifetime vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter
Utility infielder vs. All-Star pitcher? Thanks, but I think I’ll pass.
You’ll thank me later …
? Brian McCann: .091 AVG (1-for-11) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Dave Bush
? Marlon Byrd: .183 AVG (2-for-11) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Jaime Moyer
? Paul Konerko: .176 AVG (3-for-17) lifetime vs. Twins starter Kevin Slowey
? Ian Kinsler: .154 AVG (2-for-13) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield
Leaderboard time!
Our fearsome leader starting off the second half is “respy”, who
is currently rocking a 32-game streak. May your second half be full of
hits, Jamba Juice smoothies and advice from Dick George.
Top MLB streakers
? Miguel Cabrera: 19 games
? Ichiro Suzuki: 13 games
? Jonathan Herrera: 11 games
? Jon Jay: 11 games
? Aaron Cunningham: 10 games
Beat the Streak Report: All-Star Break Edition
Beat the Streak Report: Weekend, July 9-11
Who’s got two thumbs and watched Brandon Phillips go 0-for-5 to snap a five-game streak?
This guy. And apparently 10.9 percent of Streakland too.
Phillips, the day’s most popular pick, tag teamed with Jorge Cantu (4.6
percent) and Hanley Ramirez (2.2 percent) to zap the streaks of about
18 percent of the universe combined.
The good news is that our old reliable, Miguel Cabrera, is back
in action tonight and takes his Major League-leading 16-game streak to
Comerica Park to face Francisco Liriano.
And Cabrera (.357 AVG; 5-for-14 lifetime) <3s hitting off Liriano
Over/under on percent of streakers who select Miggy tonight as their choice: 20.5 percent.
I’ll take the over, Johnny.
On to the weekend’s picks …
Oh, hello there …
Friday
? Miguel Cabrera: 16-game hitting streak; .357 AVG (5-for-14) lifetime vs. Twins starter Francisco Liriano
? Denard Span: .435 AVG (10-for-23) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander
? David Ortiz: .500 AVG (6-for-12) lifetime vs. Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero
Saturday
? Brian McCann: .419 AVG (13-for-31) lifetime vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
? Martin Prado: .467 AVG (7-for-15) lifetime vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
? Miguel Cabrera: .455 AVG (10-for-22) lifetime vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn
Sunday
? Matt Diaz: .522 AVG (12-for-23) lifetime vs. Mets starter Johan Santana
? Magglio Ordonez: .444 AVG (8-for-18) lifetime vs. Twins starter Carl Pavano
? David Wright: .368 AVG (7-for-19) lifetime vs. Braves starter Derek Lowe
Feeling kinda spicy?
Friday
? Ryan Theriot: .545 AVG (6-for-11) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley
? Willie Bloomquist: .455 AVG (15-for-33) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
Saturday
? Jhonny Peralta: .471 AVG (8-for-17) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt Garza
? A.J. Pierzynski: .419 AVG (13-for-31) lifetime vs. Royals starter Brian Bannister
Sunday
? Aaron Rowand: .450 AVG (9-for-20) lifetime vs. Nationals starter Livan Hernandez
? Milton Bradley: .429 AVG (6-for-14) lifetime vs. Yankees starter CC Sabathia
You’ll thank me later …
Friday
? Carlos Lee: .043 AVG (1-for-23) lifetime vs. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright
? David DeJesus: .181 AVG (13-for-72) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
? Dexter Fowler: .000 AVG (0-for-12) lifetime vs. Padres starter Kevin Correia
Saturday
? Paul Konerko: .161 AVG (5-for-31) lifetime vs. Royals starter Brian Bannister
? Adrian Gonzalez: .176 AVG (3-for-17) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Jason Hammel
Sunday
? Brandon Phillips: .111 AVG (2-for-18) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Cole Hamels
? Alexei Ramirez: .150 AVG (3-for-20) lifetime vs. Royals starter Zack Greinke
Leaderboard time!
The good news is that Josh Hamilton’s hit fiesta vs. the
Orioles vaulted our Beat the Streak leader, “scott.fredrickson” to a
36-game streak.
The bad news is that our Home Run Beat the Streak Miss Cleo
extraordinaire, “tpw”, is donesky, after Corey Hart was unable to go
yard off Manny Parra and Co.
But a big hearty round of applause for “tpw”, everyone. An eight-game streak is quite the swank accomplishment.
Top MLB streakers
? Miguel Cabrera: 16 games
? Austin Jackson: 11 games
? Ichiro Suzuki: 10 games
Five players tied with eight-game streaks.
Beat the Streak Report: Thursday, July 8
While our Beat the Streak leader (“scott.fredrickson”) pushed pause
on his 35-gamer after watching Justin Morneau sit last night’s contest
out, our Home Run Beat the Streak leader made moves.
For the eighth consecutive day, “tpw” got his Miss Cleo on
(hello, reference from 2004) and used his psychic powers in selecting
Ryan Howard, who proceeded to tater off Kris Medlen in the fifth inning
last night.
With an eight-game homer streak, “tpw” is now riding solo with
the season lead and is in the driver’s seat for two tickets to the 2011
All-Star Game in Phoenix with a shot at $10,000.
Did I mention how unpredictably insane this feat is? Odds “tpw” has been stocking up on Powerball tickets?
As for my debut Ryan Braun Home Run BTS Pick of the Day? Yeah, the other LeBraun went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts.
Glad I could help.
Time for Thursday’s picks
Oh, hello there …
? Brandon Phillips:.455 AVG (5-for-11) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick
? Jorge Cantu: .500 AVG (7-for-14) lifetime vs. Diamondbacks starter Rodrigo Lopez
? Franklin Gutierrez: .417 AVG (5-for-12) lifetime vs. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte
? Michael Young: .400 AVG (6-for-15) lifetime vs. Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie
? Juan Pierre: .347 AVG (4-for-15) lifetime vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Mark Kotsay: .417 AVG (10-for-24) lifetime vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana.
Hits in six of last seven games makes me say yes to Kotsay.
You’ll thank me later …
? Paul Konerko: .182 AVG (4-for-22) lifetime vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana
? Prince Fielder: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Giants starter Barry Zito
? Andrew McCutchen: .167 AVG (1-for-7) lifetime vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt
? Vladimir Guerrero: .059 AVG (1-for-17) lifetime vs. Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie
Leaderboard time!
Our second-place streaker, “trisha0087”, also selected Justin Morneau to freeze a 29-game streak.
What’s going on here? Why all the Morneau love? Has anyone seen
Miguel Cabrera hit lately? Was Brad Bergersen scaring you all THAT
MUCH?
HEY, ALL CAPS, GO AWAY!
THAnks.
Top MLB streakers
? Miguel Cabrera: 16 games
? Clint Barmes: 14 games
? Austin Jackson: 11 games
? Erick Aybar: 10 games
? Jeff Keppinger: 9 games
? Sean Rodriguez: 9 games
? Ichiro Suzuki: 9 games
Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, July 7
This Miguel Cabrera feller is pretty good.
After tripling and homering in last night’s 7-5 comeback over the
Orioles, Miggy now leads all humans everywhere with a .343 average. And
21 homers. And 73 RBIs.
Triple Crown much?
But enough with Cabrera and enough with Beat the Streak.
It’s time to give credit where credit is due and right now a streaker
who goes by three small letters (“tpw”)is doing very big things in Home
Run Beat the Streak — a game that seems so absurdly difficult and
luck-driven I don’t even pretend to give (below-average) advice.
“tpw” is currently rolling with a seven-game homer streak, thanks to (obviously) Cabrera’s ninth-inning blast last night.
The seven-game streak puts him tied for the season lead with
“holidave”, and if Miggy can just crank one out today it would put
“tpw” in the driver’s seat for two tickets to the 2011 All-Star Game in
Phoenix and an outside shot at $10,000.
This is quite impressive.
Wait, what’s that? You want me to give a HR BTS Pick of the Day?
Oh, stop it. I couldn’t. It would just be too nonsensical.
Alllllllright fineeee, twist my arm.
Special bonus Home Run Beat the Streak Pick of the Day: Ryan Braun, who has two homers in 13 career at-bats vs. Tim Lincecum.
Consider yourself warned.
Time for Wednesday’s picks
Oh, hello there …
? Miguel Cabrera: 15-game hitting streak; 1-for-3 lifetime vs. Orioles starter Brad Bergesen
? Ryan Braun: .462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Giants starter Tim Lincecum
? Torii Hunter:.400 AVG (16-for-40) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Freddy Garcia
? Andre Ethier: .500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Josh Johnson
? Troy Glaus: .350 AVG (21-for-60) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Jamie Moyer
? Martin Prado: .364 AVG (8-for-22) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Jamie Moyer
? Vernon Wells:.545 AVG (6-for-11) lifetime vs. Twins starter Kevin Slowey
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Franklin Gutierrez: .571 AVG (8-for-14) lifetime vs. Royals starter Kyle Davies
You had me at Davies.
You’ll thank me later …
? Dan Uggla: .091 AVG (1-for-11) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
? James Loney: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Josh Johnson
? Matt Holliday: .167 AVG (1-for-6) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Jason Hammel
Leaderboard time!
Joe Mauer’s 1-for-4 evening gave our leader, “scott.fredrickson”, a 34-game streak.
Milk might be a bad choice but picking Miguel Cabrera tonight (probably) is not.
Top MLB streakers
? Miguel Cabrera: 15 games
? Clint Barmes: 13 games
? Jason Kendall: 11 games
? Rafael Furcal: 10 games
? Austin Jackson: 10 games
Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, July 6
Is there a better way to start off a short week fresh off the heels of a Gravy Train Monday?
No there is not.
Villagers of Streakland feasted in a total hits smorgasbord yesterday,
as the the eight most popular selections each got hits to pull their
forces together and extend the streaks of about 55 percent of the
universe combined.
Justin Upton was the day’s biggest annihilator, taking down 2.4 percent of all streaks with an 0-for-4 evening.
Was Justin Upton an MLB.com certified Pick of the Day?
Yes, he was.
Am I the guy who decides which players to feature in said Pick of the Day?
Yes, I am.
Moral of the story?
It’s always fun to ask yourself questions in writing even if you
cost a small nugget of people the chance at $3,000,000 along the way.
Time for Tuesday’s picks
Oh, hello there …
? Corey Hart: .360 AVG over 20-game hitting streak; has never faced Giants starter Madison Bumgarner
? Chipper Jones: .409 AVG (9-for-22) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Cole Hamels
? Vernon Wells: .400 AVG (8-for-20) lifetime vs. Twins starter Carl Pavano
? Juan Pierre: .375 AVG (6-for-16) lifetime vs. Angels starter Jered Weaver
? Michael Cuddyer: .571 AVG (4-for-7) lifetime vs. Blue Jays starter Jesse Litsch
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Tony Gwynn: .357 AVG (5-for-14) lifetime vs. Nationals starter Livan Hernandez.
Nepotism much?
You’ll thank me later …
? Paul Konerko: .091 AVG (1-for-11) lifetime vs. Angels starter Jered Weaver
? Marco Scutaro: .143 AVG (2-for-14) lifetime vs. Rays starter Jeff Niemann
? Jimmy Rollins: .167 AVG (4-for-24) lifetime vs. Braves starter Jair Jurrjens
? James Loney: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Chris Volstad
Leaderboard time!
“Wolfenstein35” didn’t survive the long weekend. This means that
the Beat the Streak bee’s knees for now is “scott.fredrickson”, who is
rocking a 33-gamer after Robinson Cano’s 1-for-4 evening.
Fredrickson is now 57.9 percent on his way to the big bucks. I
would not be opposed to the idea of Scott getting a little ahead of
himself, taking out an advance on his winnings and buying me one of
those hand-held fans with a water spritzer — a spritz-fan.
Oh, spritz-fan, how I need you on this 100-degree New York day.
Top MLB streakers
? Corey Hart: 20 games
? Miguel Cabrera: 14 games
? Clint Barmes: 12 games
? Jason Kendall: 10 games
? Corey Patterson: 10 games
Beat the Streak Report 