Guess Pie's stats contest

by Kchance on Jan 19, 2009 12:06 PM CST Comment 68 comments

Alright, I know there will be no real prize, but we finally get to see what kind of numbers Felix can put up in alot of playing time. So I challenge all of the very knowledgable Cubs fans to predict his stats for the coming season. I am not a numbers person so there is about 25% chance that ill be within 50% of his acutal stats. And if you dont like this idea, please dont bash just read somthing else. Thanks.

Pie

Avg: .264 HR: 8 RBI : 61 OBP: .300 SB: 40

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Pie-o-meter

2009

Avg: .236
OBP: .290
HR: 6
RBI: 22
SB: 10

Demotion to Triple A

by BLou on Jan 19, 2009 12:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Pie-in-our-face

Avg: .284
OBP: .373
HR: 18
RBI: 51
SB: 7

He also ends up outperforming Bradley.

by JimboJet on Jan 19, 2009 12:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I have trouble seeing him steal so few bases

Assuming he gets the playing time to amass 18 HR and has a .373 OBP.

by SouthernCub on Jan 19, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Kchance's stats...

look a lot like what they got out of Adam Jones last year.

I’ll go a bit lower:

.250, 6 HR, 53 RBI, .305 OBP, 17 SB.

by SouthernCub on Jan 19, 2009 12:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

3.14

Avg: .262
OBP: .314
HR: 17
RBI: 62
SB: 18

I see him producing numbers similar to a player like Juan Encarnacion if given a full time role.

by tom veryzer on Jan 19, 2009 12:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Seems like a pleasant enough game...

Call it: .260/.320/.410, with 20 stolen bases.

by Damen Jackson on Jan 19, 2009 12:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

maybe

I am over estimating his ability to steal bases a little?

by Kchance on Jan 19, 2009 12:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

π

Avg: .253
OBP: .298
HR: 12
RBI: 57
SB: 24

"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 19, 2009 12:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nice Pie

I’ll go
Avg – 2.65
OBP – 2.99
HR – 8
RBI – 61
SB – 22

Cubs Win!! Cubs Win!

by Ihatethecards on Jan 19, 2009 12:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, his BA and OBP are gonna be MASSIVE.

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 19, 2009 2:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

RBIs seem low

with 2 hits per at bat. That’s not a lot of faith in the Baltimore baserunning.

by JonH on Jan 19, 2009 5:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Here goes

Avg .262
OBP .290
HR 9
RBI 42
SB 29

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on Jan 19, 2009 12:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'll try

Avg .268
OBP .314
SLG .405
HR 11
RBI 49
SB 17

Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"

by zambranofan on Jan 19, 2009 12:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'll guess

Felix Pie

Average: .277
OBP: .340
SLG: .420
HR: 12
RBI 57
SB 35 (I think he’ll be given the green light, so if I assume a .340 OBP, which I think is possible, then I think he’ll be given the shot to run).

by toonsterwu on Jan 19, 2009 12:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

this

by uwbadger on Jan 20, 2009 11:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

magic moment?

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 20, 2009 11:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

is it?

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jan 20, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

kiss?

by sue369 on Jan 21, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

My projected Pie stats for 2009:

Pecan 2
Apple 6
Blueberry 3
Peach 1.75
Key Lime 2
Banana Cream 0.5
Other 1.25

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Jan 19, 2009 12:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

what?

no french silk? geez

by Kchance on Jan 19, 2009 12:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

no cherry??!?!?

that’s the best kind!!

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 19, 2009 1:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Cherry Pie?

having flashback?

"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 19, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And to think, they could have been teammates again.

But Cherry’s now with the Mets.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Jan 19, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Rocky Cherry...where are you?!?!!?

Remember when he actually did decently for us? And Moore was thought to be a good prospect..

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 19, 2009 6:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

RHUBARB!

“mammas little baby loves rhubarb, rhubarb!”

Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.

by IowaCubs- on Jan 19, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Chicken Pot Pie

"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 19, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I like the Oreo pie.

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 19, 2009 2:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

double-u, tee, eff!

You have Pecan in there but not Pumpkin??

What’s wrong with you, man!

by northernsails on Jan 20, 2009 7:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pumpkin is an advanced sabermetrical Pie statistic

I’m only doing basic Pie stats here, like you might see on the back of a baseball card.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Jan 20, 2009 8:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Tell you what.

I’ll offer a prize for this contest, if someone is willing to tally up all the responses and let me know at the end of the season who the winner is.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Jan 19, 2009 12:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Here we

ERA 2.95
Wins 9
Loses 6
Ends up starting in place of Olson
Orioles take same approach the Bears do. Converting a half back to a corner (Azumah) and a defensive back to a wide receiver (Hester) Oriotes convert him to a pitcher.

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Jan 19, 2009 12:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

He does have a good arm.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Jan 19, 2009 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Giddy up

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Jan 19, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hm, kind of like Rick Ankiel in reverse.

I like the way you think, wild bill.

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 19, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Add this question to the board -

who will have a better 2009 – Felix Pie or Kosuke Fukudome?

The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.

by DGU on Jan 19, 2009 12:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

FUKU?

please god FUKU.

by Kchance on Jan 19, 2009 12:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

DOME

by Kchance on Jan 19, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Fukudome

The line up around him, and not facing BOS/NYY alone SHOULD allow him to be better than Pie.

"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 19, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

clap-clap-clapclapclap

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 20, 2009 11:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not even going to begin with the innuedos you can get with that..

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 19, 2009 1:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa, it's really weird you posted this.

I just went out to get lunch and found myself pondering the exact same question on the way back.

I gotta go with Fukudome. Pie just moved to a more competitive division in a more competitive league, and this is the first time in his professional career he’ll be playing for a baseball organization other than the Chicago Cubs. Plus, he’ll be playing left field instead of center. He’s going to have to make a ton of adjustments.

Meanwhile, Kosuke should improve now that he knows what he’s gotten himself into in terms of the Cubs organization and fans as well as the rigorous 162-game MLB schedule. Plus, apparently Dome has been working with a hitting coach. Finally, by platooning Kosuke in center with RJ, Lou should be able to put Kosuke in optimal hitting situations.

Still, this will be an interesting comparison to monitor throughout the year.

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 19, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

pie 2008

Avg- .244
Hr- 2
Rbi- 14
Obp-.294
Sb- 5

Orioles have a bunch of outfielders and I see pie starting off the season but then seeing limited playing time when he struggles

by cubsmania on Jan 19, 2009 1:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I can see that happening

but barring injury he’ll still have 5 SBs well before the end of May.

fantasy box office ... catch the fever

by rob9802 on Jan 19, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You would hope

but it will depend on where he is batting in the line up, since many SBs might be lost to bad hitting behind him in the line up

"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 19, 2009 3:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pie in 2008

avg: .255
obp: .290
hr: 9
rbi: 30
sb: 19

decent season, but no improvement in strike zone judgment. however, i think adam jones might be heading for complete implosion, and pie will be starting or playing a greater percent of the time come 2010. i wish him well, his enthusiasm for the game was really evident. i still remember his walkoff single this year as a highlight.

by PrincetonCubs on Jan 19, 2009 2:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

2009 Pie

Avg: .262
HR: 9
RBI: 43
OBP: .322
SB: 22

I love these throw random numbers out there contests :). It’s like trying to guess how many jelly beans are in the jar.

When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo

by gwood on Jan 19, 2009 2:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

It's not random unless...

…you think he has an equal chance of hitting .800 and 74 HRs as he does .262 and 9 :-)

by JonH on Jan 19, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pie in '09

OK, here goes:

BA: .255

HR: 8

OBP: .330

RBI: 25

SB: 20

I think he surprises a few people with his ability to get on base, but otherwise has a fairly low-key season offensively. If he can stick as a starter, however, he may feel emboldened in ’10 and start making some noise.

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 19, 2009 2:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Best of luck Felix

BA: .263
OBP: .311
SLUG: .418
HR: 11
RBI: 53
SB: 14

by DartmouthCubsFan on Jan 19, 2009 2:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

He will go

BA: .168
OBP: .245
SLUG: .300
HR: 2
RBI: 14
SB: 10
He will last till bout midseason slowly losing playing time till finally he gets sent down and never sees the majors again………that’s a bit too much but he won’t be able to succeed at the major league level.

Believe me when I say I love Pie but i just don’t see him ever really amounting anything close to his once enormous potential.

by nick_reny on Jan 19, 2009 3:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't see much coming...

from Pie immediately. I’d say he only gets 60-70 starts and bats around .250. Down the road though, I do see him becoming a solid regular, playing a GG caliber CF and hitting about .270/15-20 HRS/30 SBs.

Free Ronny Cedeno

by Kansas25 on Jan 19, 2009 3:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

He Could

Pull a Tuffy Rhodes and go hit 50 HR’s……if he is traded to Japan

"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 19, 2009 3:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

OK here's mine

I can’t resist a possible prize from Al (perhaps 2009 NL Champion T-Shirt?)
With his strikeout rate, I can’t see him batting much over 250.
The stats are under the assumption he’ll end up with about 400 ABs.
BA .243
OBP .306
HR – 10
RBI – 55
SB – 25

fantasy box office ... catch the fever

by rob9802 on Jan 19, 2009 3:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I have a question,

are we assuming a full season (500+) of MLB at-bats?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Jan 19, 2009 4:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Not necessarily.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Jan 19, 2009 5:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Out hits Fukudome, more at bats than Bradley

BA .268
OBP .301
HR – 9
RBI – 61
SB – 29

by JonH on Jan 19, 2009 5:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Damn, not a big fan of Kosuke are you?

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 20, 2009 9:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thrives in Baltimore

Avg: .312
OBP: .415
HR: 35
RBI: 120
SB: 30

He also ends up outperforming all of the Cub Outfielders, but is second best in the Oriole Outfield (the best in baseball this season…)

by frustratedfan on Jan 19, 2009 8:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Sigh...welcome back, ff.

RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)

by dat cubfan daver on Jan 20, 2009 9:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll bite

BA: .259
OBP: .319
HR: 11
RBI: 49
SB: 26

by Bud Man Cub Fan on Jan 19, 2009 8:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Too Pessimistic

BA .295
OBA .350
HR 15
RBI 85
SB 30

We will regret this trade down the line. No doubt in my mind.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

by WayneCampbell08 on Jan 19, 2009 9:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Not so optomistic

BA .257
OBA .309
HR: 8
RBI 39
SB 19

Will sit against leftys, get about 350 AB’s

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jan 19, 2009 9:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Pie will improve

Avg: .289 HR: 15 RBI : 82 OBP: .318 SB: 32

by billkelly on Jan 20, 2009 3:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I think he'll be productive

.282 avg, .345 obp, 18 hrs, 64 rbi’s, 28 steals

"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin

by davidalanu on Jan 20, 2009 6:29 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

In his first semi-full season?...

Avg .259
OBP .295
HR 7
RBI 40
SB 23

He still has a tendency to strike out a lot and his patience will not improve until he gains some confidence in himself. That wont happen until he earns a manager’s trust enough to start more than against right-handers. That strikeout tendency will severely cripple his on-base percentage. I’ve always said batting average is a dying stat. Felix will prove it.

by northernsails on Jan 20, 2009 7:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs