BRDSR
03-10-2005, 09:28 PM
Apparently homerun power has been replaced by double power:
The White Sox top the Majors with 24 doubles this spring.
(per whitesox.com)
Granted, the Sox have played one or two more games than most other teams so far this spring, but I think this is a telling statistic. It means we're getting the bat on the ball more and driving it hard somewhere, whether that be in the gaps or down the lines. If the Sox were 15th in the majors in homeruns but 1st in doubles, it could be a very successful offensive year.
There's also the adage that home runs kill rallies. Theres obvious flaws in that logic, but doubles do fit into small ball much better than home runs. The Sox scored 7 today without any home runs but four doubles(I think). So far I like the way this offense is producing. The starting pitching hasn't exactly been lights out this spring, the defense has made its share of spring errors, and Joey Cora and our baserunners aren't exactly in midseason form, but...I like the offensive direction this team is headed.
The White Sox top the Majors with 24 doubles this spring.
(per whitesox.com)
Granted, the Sox have played one or two more games than most other teams so far this spring, but I think this is a telling statistic. It means we're getting the bat on the ball more and driving it hard somewhere, whether that be in the gaps or down the lines. If the Sox were 15th in the majors in homeruns but 1st in doubles, it could be a very successful offensive year.
There's also the adage that home runs kill rallies. Theres obvious flaws in that logic, but doubles do fit into small ball much better than home runs. The Sox scored 7 today without any home runs but four doubles(I think). So far I like the way this offense is producing. The starting pitching hasn't exactly been lights out this spring, the defense has made its share of spring errors, and Joey Cora and our baserunners aren't exactly in midseason form, but...I like the offensive direction this team is headed.