Monday, August 09, 2010

The Outmakers



Berkman finally got untracked on Sunday, but he and Kearns failed miserably in the clutch on Monday afternoon
(What they do!)
(“They smile in your face
All they wanna do is to slow down your pace
The Out-Makers. The Out-Makers.
“They smile in your face
All they wanna do is take you out of first place
The Out-Makers. The Out-Makers.
There are yankees who produce and  really care, yeah, yeah
Then there are yankees for who you better be beware, yeah yeah
Somebody's out to ruin your pay day
A few of your teammates sure look shady
Bats are long, clenched tight in their fist
But with holes a mile wide
And with them  they'll surely miss
(What they do!)
(“They smile in your face
All they wanna do is to slow down your pace
The Out-Makers. The Out-Makers.
“They smile in your face
All they wanna do is take you out of first place
a h/t to Lynn Lary
The in-depth stats on Berkman and Kearns are shockingly awful. Neither has been a full-time player this year, but going into Saturday's game, Berkman had 12 double-plays and 70 strikeouts in 298 at-bats; Kearns, 12 and 80, in 307 at-bats. Save for Jeter’s 13 GIDP, they are tied for second on the team. Only Swisher (88), Teixeira (75), and Granderson (71), have comparable strikeouts. In other words, both these guys make an incredible number of unproductive outs. They are out-makers

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