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Soriano Can't Quite Put His Finger On It...
Written by wrigleyville   
Sunday, 05 October 2008
Alfonso Soriano had some insightful comments after the crap-fest that was the NLDS. "We're a very good team for 161 games, but we don't do nothing after that. That's the difference. We're not put together for (a short series)." That's an excellent point. This team is not put together for a short series. What are some things that you'd want in a team put together for a short series? Let's see...
  • A leadoff hitter who gets on base and creates scoring opportunities? Yeah, you'd definitely want that. The Dodgers certainly had one, with Rafael Furcal sporting a .467 on-base percentage for the series. Unfortunately for the Cubs, their leadoff 'hitter' had a .071 on-base percentage.
  • A corner outfielder with some power? Yeah, that'd probably be good too. The Dodgers certainly thought so, with Manny Ramirez hitting 2 home runs in 3 games en route to a series slugging percentage of 1.100. Unfortunately for the Cubs, their 'power hitting' left fielder had no extra-base hits, or home runs, or even walks for that matter.
  • Good clutch hitting? That's something you definitely need in the playoffs. Like if your team was down by 2 runs in the 9th and a player came to bat with the entire season on the line, you wouldn't want that player to record strike 3 on a pitch that was bouncing in the dirt -- at least you wouldn't want that on a "team put together for a short series."
  • Your best players to step-up? No doubt that would be helpful. Like if you had an All-Star player who was signed to a $136 million contract, for example. A team that was "put together for a short series" would probably have a player like that step-up when the team needed him the most. On a team that's "not built for a short series", that player would probably have a lifetime batting average of .213 in the playoffs, or something like that.

Yeah, I think Alfonso is really on to something here. This team is clearly not put together for a short series. I wonder how that could be rectified?

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