tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post4592457078606433392..comments2024-03-15T06:52:56.445-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Take the H-TrainM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-84348395463851669962014-05-02T10:56:39.496-07:002014-05-02T10:56:39.496-07:00I was thinking of the Big Daddy connection during ...I was thinking of the Big Daddy connection during spring training, so that got me looking into Big Daddy's numbers, and, even though I remembered a lot of games where he struck out a bunch of guys, apparently he had a lot where he just got them to hit the ball and into an out, as his K/9 was horribly low, at least by today's standards.<br /><br />Though, I suppose since today there is more K's, maybe Hudson's numbers normalized to Big Daddy's days might equalize them.<br /><br />While Hudson might have less ABs, that's not his fault, he was forced to play in the AL early in his career. I've read from the beats that he was a hitter in college and so I dug around.<br /><br />WOW! At Auburn, he was like Babe Ruth there, pitching and playing the OF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hudson<br /><br />While going 15-2 with a 2.97 ERA, he hit .396 with 18 homers and 95 RBI. And he was the first player named First Team All-SEC at two positions (P, OF) in the same year. So he has hitter creds, don't be dissing him! :^)<br /><br />I've been hoping that he pushes the pitchers to become better hitters. But heck, he should be a better hitter, he should work on it, maybe he and Bumgarner, who also thinks of himself as a good hitter.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-68831225369731642792014-05-01T15:28:41.308-07:002014-05-01T15:28:41.308-07:00Whoa there ... Big Daddy, who I nearly ran over on...Whoa there ... Big Daddy, who I nearly ran over on a street in downtown St. Louis (but that's another story for another day) compiled those gaudy hitting numbers over twice as many AB's as Tim Hudson, so I think that comparing their offensive prowess may be a bit deceptive.<br /><br />The rest of your comparison is very interesting & shows what great players both of them were/are - both of them have had long careers, too.Ronnoreply@blogger.com