Hamilton is now the most unclutch player in baseball

[The God of Runs]

.105 BA, .174 OBP, .279 OPS with RISP

Most any player would put up these stats blindfolded, even Mathis. His signing is the equivalent of Arte taking $125 million dollars and lighting it on fire.

[TroutField]

Jesus, blaming the dude of relapsing because he is having a bad start as an angel? That's pretty far, no need to get that personal.

[HaloCory22]

Maybe the problem is that hes too sober.

[adenhart34]

Has anyone checked his plate alignment?

[Fontana Halo]

Maybe the problem is that hes too sober.

I think Mickey Mantle's quote was something like "I'd see three baseballs and just swing at the one in the middle"

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

There is a line between being critical and being an asshole douchebag. You crossed the line.

He isn't the first player to sign a contract and struggle out of the gate.

[robblin17]

Maybe the problem is that hes too sober.

He needs to start dipping again. Wasn't this a big deal when he was in Texas?

Edit: Here are some articles on it. This is all tongue in cheek by the way. 

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/8095499/texas-rangers-josh-hamilton-trying-quit-dipping-end-slump

 

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/10/nolan-ryan-says-josh-hamilton-picked-the-wrong-time-to-stop-dipping/

[rafibomb]

He will now hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th.

[DropOfAnaheim]

And Matt Cain is the worst pitcher in baseball..........

[Taylor]

These threads only work if the OP is serious.

 

I think the OP is serious. It will work!

[bdavis621]

Why don't we just say the whole team is unclutch, that way every player will hit.

[Angel Oracle]

Worst indeed.....but please leave the personal things out of it.

 

He just play sucks at the plate.

 

If I was Arte, I'd feel like I gave away $125 million to a Nigerian who e-mailed him with one of those scams.

[AZMike]

For explanation of what the "clutch" and "WPA" statistics mean, I've linked to my post on the Kendrick thread:

 

http://www.angelswin-forum.com/forums/topic/2379-howie-kendrick-most-unclutch-player-ever/?p=55783 

 

 

The MLB least "clutch" player (with qualifying number of plate appearances) 2013 to date is actually Jed Lowrie (last year another Athletic, Josh Reddick, took the nod) 

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=3&season=2013&month=0&season1=2013&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=12,a

 

In terms of lowest WPA, 

 

Jeff Keppinger of the Sox is the lowest at -1.28 wins. Complete list of (qualified) Angels by WPA is as follows:

 

1) Pujols 0.78

2) Kendrick 0.67

3) Trumbo 0.26

4) Bourjos 0.15

5) Trout -0.07

6) Iannetta -0.08

7) Hamilton -0.64

 

Hamilton is, by far, the lowest on the team. Trout was #1 in WPA in basball last year with 5.5 wins. This year he is hitting into a shocking number of GIDPs so is actually negative. 

[nando714]

A little reverse psychology with another "unclutch" thread

[The God of Runs]

Okay. Took out the personal attacks. Sorry. I'm new to the reverse karma activation process.