8/14 GT: The Unlovables in Houston

[D-train]

His is by far the largest on a percentage basis which is really what should be the comparator as you point out in 851 Ops is still good as opposed to his sub 600 Ops which is trash.

Oh absolutely, .851 was still probably tops among second basemen that year.

In a previous thread I brought up Chris Davis. https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... ch02.shtml He had a 300-point drop from 2013 to 2014 which as horrible as it is isn't close to Cal's. Encouraging is that Davis recovered the next year.

Here's one that just popped into my head: https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... ha01.shtml 379-point drop and he's very comparable to Cal. Wilson was a drunk who had the 56 HR/191 RBI season in 1930 and then showed up at spring training the next year with a big beer gut and spent the season and the rest of his short life (he died at 48) shitting the bed. I sure hope Cal isn't also a drunk. Even if he's injured, this just defies explanation.

You have to respect anyone named hack

[seth8734]

Donno shaved and shorter hair looks weird. Alright great start for the offense. Kirby on the mound might not last long will see. Wow gotta keep Randy. We need a dh he can be it. He has earned it.

Kirby serves up a meatball to AL best hitter and he never misses those. Ouch. Cant believe LA traded him for nothing. They can win but wow so so stupid

FKKKKK KIRBY SUCKS. WAY WAY TOO HITTABLE. WELP LEAD WAS NICE FOR WHAT 30 MINS. KNEW IT WOULDENT LAST.

Kirby is not a good pitcher. Gotta trade him in off season for 3b hopefully

KIRBY U GET 2 FKKING OUTS THEN NOTHING. GET A FKKING OUT IDIOT.

[desbcoach]

Kirby gone give up a crooked number here

[seth8734]

Kirby gone give up a crooked number here

Yep all with 2 outs. Cheaters major revenge series.

GAME KNEW IT CHEATERS WERE GONNA DESTROY KIRBY. HE IS HORRID. 2 OUTS THEN 4 RUNS. IDIOT IDIOT IDIOT

Donno should have eaten that. CHEATERS ARE BACK NOT GOOD

[desbcoach]

Well that’s game boys, Kirby is toast

[seth8734]

Well that’s game boys, Kirby is toast

He better not be here next year. He is horrid.

Gonna be so funny to watch this team try and climb back.

[AT Fresno]

Cal Raleigh's single-season OPS drop of 384 points is surprisingly not the biggest one in MLB history. Incredibly that distinction belongs to Rogers Hornsby who from 1925 to 1926 dropped from 1.245 to "only" .851 (394 points). However, he probably felt a lot better after tagging out Babe Ruth trying to steal second for the final out of the World Series that year.

Makes sense that Rogers Hurnsby was the manager for seattle's last chamionship baseball team .......in 1951.

[Southpaw773]

Except for yesterday nobody in this pitching staff is good anymore.

[seth8734]

This is the best comedy show ever. Watching Mariners get back into the game after blowing the lead. Good teams dont do that. Sux they are a horrd team!!!

[AT Fresno]

Well that’s game boys, Kirby is toast

It's why I have Been wanting to trade him.