http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2006/01/on-pudges-defense/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2006/01/on-pudges-defense/#comment-1502 Mike Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2006/01/on-pudges-defense/#comment-1502 It's not surprising that managers were more willing to run on Pudge this season. As you said, he wasn't very sharp on those occasions in 2004 when runner did go, and it was widely reported (I remember seeing it multiple places during Spring Training). What I would like to see (maybe I should try to look it up) is how the attempts were spread through the season. ie, Were managers running more often early in the season and later learned their leason (or reading scouting reports) or were attempts spread through-out the season? It’s not surprising that managers were more willing to run on Pudge this season. As you said, he wasn’t very sharp on those occasions in 2004 when runner did go, and it was widely reported (I remember seeing it multiple places during Spring Training). What I would like to see (maybe I should try to look it up) is how the attempts were spread through the season. ie, Were managers running more often early in the season and later learned their leason (or reading scouting reports) or were attempts spread through-out the season?

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