Utley ties franchise record
by plunkeveryone on May 5, 2009 11:49 AM EDT
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I don't know if they mentioned it in the broadcast of yesterdays game, but Chase Utley's 5th inning HBP moved him into a tie with Mike Lieberthal for the Phillies career HBP record, with 88. Lieberthal took the Phillies franchise lead on July 19, 2005, passing Ed Delahanty, who had held the record since 1897. Utley's on pace for 35 HBPs this season, at the moment, so if he can keep up that pace he'll have 87 HBPs in the span of three seasons, which would be in the league of the best three year totals posted by either Don Baylor or Craig Biggio.
Since 2003, Utley has accounted for slightly over 20% of the Phillies HBP production, and he's received 40.5% of Phillies HBPs since the beginning of 2008.
And, he's the all time HBP leader among players whose last name starts with U.
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conflicted
On the one hand, all the extra times on base are incredibly valuable. On the other, remember what happened when he got plunked by John Lannan in 2007?
In conclusion, I don’t know if the risk of losing him for any stretch is outweighed by the 25-ish extra times he gets on base per season.
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by WholeCamels on May 5, 2009 11:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think a HBP should move ALL baerunners up a base. That ball would likely have been a wild pitch, thus allowing the runners to move to second or third. Makes more sense to me.
I wonder if they would ever make rule changes like that again in baseball. I doubt it, but I think it would be cool.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on May 5, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amazing that the franchise record is less than one-third the overall MLB record (modern record is 285 by Craig Biggio).
by phatj on May 5, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stupid ‘record’ to track.
Especially if it’s why he ain’t playing tonight
"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."
Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.
by jemagee on May 5, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he just was noting something that has happened to one of our players a lot. I don’t see any kind of value judgment in the OP.
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by WholeCamels on May 5, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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