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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
McCutchen getting hit isnt the reason the Pirates are losing. Regression to the mean, thats all. In other words coming back to reality.
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McCutchen before Chapman hit him:
.372 - 22 HR - 66 RBI's
McCutchen after Chapman hit him:
.244 - 4 HR - 19 RBI's
The teams record before Chapman hit McCutchen:
60-44
The teams record after Chapman hit McCutchen:
12-26
Maybe it is 100% regression to the mean like you think -- but as soon as it happened I felt strongly that the Pirates needed to turn the next game into an absolute circus and start throwing at the heads of Reds players.
Having your star get drilled with a 101 MPH fastball up high -- have him come back and throw a fit in the dugout -- and do absolutely nothing about it ... read the Art of War, what would Sun Tzu do?