Stealing a base is so underrated. Takes off the force and changes infield and outfield positions. Nobody seems to get it. Takes the double play off. Bunts are important as well
Orel Ohtani is not the 28th percentile in speed. He’s in the 72nd percentile which is the top 28% of the league. I think you got your statistics backward. He’s definitely super fast for a huge dude. A true athletic freak.
I think he meant top 28 percentile. For instance, if you say you're in the 1%, you usually mean top 1%. It's very common to leave the word "top" out. Either way, there's still a lot of guys faster than him and yet he's top 2 in steals.
@@ryanc9876 Something to note is that sprint speed is not the best metric for base stealing, looking at running splits makes more sense. The official distance between two bags is 90 ft (it's actually closer to 88 ft), and the typical lead is around 12 ft. So the distance you need to cover as a base stealer is close to 75 ft. Ohtani's strength in running is his initial acceleration, but he loses ground compared to the fastest guys in the league like Bobby Witt and Elly over longer distances (for example, when stretching for a double or triple). 75 ft split times: Ohtani - 3.32 seconds Bobby Witt's - 3.28 seconds Elly De la Cruz - 3.23 seconds Corbin Caroll - 3.23 seconds Ohtani's 75 ft split time puts him in the 94th percentile.
Honestly when I hear "FIRE DAVE!" I just think someone is throwing a tantrum because things didn't go the way they wanted it to go. Dave isn't infallible, he has made some moves that don't seem like they are analytical and they often bite the team in the butt. But even then, there's plenty of ones that he does make that don't work simply because the player doesn't do their job or the player they're put up against does their job better. But no, they need someone to blame because they're can't accept the reality that some times, the other team just did something better on a given day.
Orel, you're also wrong about Ohtani improving his batting average. he was already over .300 last year where he was already a complete hitter. not to mention his OBP was better than this year too
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Orel was so unbelievable in 1988, just a remarkable time to be a Dodger Fan!!!
Stealing a base is so underrated. Takes off the force and changes infield and outfield positions. Nobody seems to get it. Takes the double play off. Bunts are important as well
LFG DODGERS! I hope we can go all the way this post season!
Orel Ohtani is not the 28th percentile in speed. He’s in the 72nd percentile which is the top 28% of the league. I think you got your statistics backward. He’s definitely super fast for a huge dude. A true athletic freak.
I think he meant top 28 percentile. For instance, if you say you're in the 1%, you usually mean top 1%. It's very common to leave the word "top" out. Either way, there's still a lot of guys faster than him and yet he's top 2 in steals.
@@ryanc9876
Something to note is that sprint speed is not the best metric for base stealing, looking at running splits makes more sense.
The official distance between two bags is 90 ft (it's actually closer to 88 ft), and the typical lead is around 12 ft.
So the distance you need to cover as a base stealer is close to 75 ft.
Ohtani's strength in running is his initial acceleration, but he loses ground compared to the fastest guys in the league like Bobby Witt and Elly over longer distances (for example, when stretching for a double or triple).
75 ft split times:
Ohtani - 3.32 seconds
Bobby Witt's - 3.28 seconds
Elly De la Cruz - 3.23 seconds
Corbin Caroll - 3.23 seconds
Ohtani's 75 ft split time puts him in the 94th percentile.
Shohei is about to take the team on his back to win the World Series.
I agree. The best ones the ones that Become the greatest compete with themselves
Robert's has done a great job this year. Buehler was solid and a great team win.
Honestly when I hear "FIRE DAVE!" I just think someone is throwing a tantrum because things didn't go the way they wanted it to go. Dave isn't infallible, he has made some moves that don't seem like they are analytical and they often bite the team in the butt. But even then, there's plenty of ones that he does make that don't work simply because the player doesn't do their job or the player they're put up against does their job better.
But no, they need someone to blame because they're can't accept the reality that some times, the other team just did something better on a given day.
I ignore those posters automatically. Those are the people incapable of critical thinking always looking for someone to blame.
@@airtioteclint Yup.
Orel, you're also wrong about Ohtani improving his batting average. he was already over .300 last year where he was already a complete hitter. not to mention his OBP was better than this year too