My hatred of Joe Torre is well documented. He does everything wrong (playing Juan Pierre over Kemp/Ethier in 2007, batting Kemp in the bottom third of the order for the first half of the 2009 season, playing Ronnie Belliard over Orlando Hudson, starting Vincente Padilla (4.45 FIP last season) over Chad Billingsley (3.82 FIP last season), etc. etc.) but everything always goes right for him. He is without a doubt the luckiest manager in baseball.
So, not to out do himself, Torre is kicking off the season with a signature bad move: naming Vincente Padilla the opening day starter over Clayton Kershaw and Chad Billingsley. This move is so poor that it is almost self evident.
Chad Billingsley's projected FIP on Fangraphs is between 3.48 and 3.78
Clayton Kershaw's projected FIP on Fangraphs is between 3.41 and 3.61
Vincente Padilla's projected FIP on Fangraphs is between 4.46 and 4.70
God I hate Joe Torre.
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Joe Torre is fucking retarded
Pardon the language, but Joe Torre is fucking retarded. I do not care how many rings he has or postseason teams he has managed. He is a fucking moron.
You do not bat Matt Kemp, who is hitting .311 with a .376 OBP and .481 SLG (.383 wOBA) eighth. Or seventh for that matter.
Matt Kemp has the 3rd highest wOBA among not-suspended starters on the Dodgers. Only Orlando Hudson -- who is pretty good, but not this good -- and Juan Pierre -- who is playing way over his head with a career best .402 wOBA -- have higher wOBAs than Matt Kemp, whose career .360 wOBA and youthful upside makes him a more legitimate threat to continue his offensive production. If anyone not named Manny Ramirez should be batting somewhere in the 3-4-5 hole consistently, it is Matt Kemp, who, by the way, is batting .397 over the past 16 games.
Why is Matt Kemp a good hitter to put in the heart of the order? His prodigious line drive abilities (21.5 career LD%), above average power (.170 ISO, pre-2008 Youkilis-esque), ridiculous speed (7.2 speed score, 8th best in the majors) and increasingly improving pitch recognition (9.4 BB% in 2009) make him a legitimate all-around offensive threat at the plate and on the basepaths.
So why would anyone bat the rapidly declining Russell Martin (.321 wOBA, .050 ISO), the Manny-less Andre Ethier (.346 wOBA, .175 ISO), the laughably unintimidating James Loney (.321 wOBA, .093 ISO) or the abhorrent Rafael Furcal (.256 wOBA, .056 ISO) over Matt Kemp? Simple answer: they are fucking retarded.
Seriously. Joe Torre is a fucking moron.
You do not bat Matt Kemp, who is hitting .311 with a .376 OBP and .481 SLG (.383 wOBA) eighth. Or seventh for that matter.
Matt Kemp has the 3rd highest wOBA among not-suspended starters on the Dodgers. Only Orlando Hudson -- who is pretty good, but not this good -- and Juan Pierre -- who is playing way over his head with a career best .402 wOBA -- have higher wOBAs than Matt Kemp, whose career .360 wOBA and youthful upside makes him a more legitimate threat to continue his offensive production. If anyone not named Manny Ramirez should be batting somewhere in the 3-4-5 hole consistently, it is Matt Kemp, who, by the way, is batting .397 over the past 16 games.
Why is Matt Kemp a good hitter to put in the heart of the order? His prodigious line drive abilities (21.5 career LD%), above average power (.170 ISO, pre-2008 Youkilis-esque), ridiculous speed (7.2 speed score, 8th best in the majors) and increasingly improving pitch recognition (9.4 BB% in 2009) make him a legitimate all-around offensive threat at the plate and on the basepaths.
So why would anyone bat the rapidly declining Russell Martin (.321 wOBA, .050 ISO), the Manny-less Andre Ethier (.346 wOBA, .175 ISO), the laughably unintimidating James Loney (.321 wOBA, .093 ISO) or the abhorrent Rafael Furcal (.256 wOBA, .056 ISO) over Matt Kemp? Simple answer: they are fucking retarded.
Seriously. Joe Torre is a fucking moron.
