Projecting Ludwick 2009 (or predicting Ryan's nickname)

by mattyfrommo on Nov 18, 2008 7:15 PM EST

So the 2008 baseball season has come and gone. The awards, for better or worse, are in the rearview mirror too. It is a sad time for this baseball fan, but the winter meetings are just around the corner, so things will get better soon.

What does this have to do with a fanpost? I needed a little extra baseball excitement to pass the time until the Hot Stove really starts heating up, so I figured a 2009 projection/poll for the player who surprised me most in 2008 would do the trick.

Feel free to discuss using any stats you like, or none if they aren't your thing (but that really is no fun).

So here we go, what do you think is the most likely outcome for Luddy next year:

GOBwick- Luddy goes crazy and has the best season in baseball history. He hits .400, mashes 100 HRs and soars past Hack Wilson's RBI record.
MVPwick- Lud has a Pujolsian type season. He finishes with a 1.100+ OPS and becomes the second straight Cardinal to bring home the MVP
Studwick- Ryan has another season in the same range as this seaon. He falls in the 30-40 HR range, with 110-120 RBI and a .950+ OPS
Ludwick- Ryan has a fully acceptable season, 20-30 HRs. 90-100 RBI, 850-900 OPS
Dudwick- Luddy falls way back, he hits between 10-20 HRs, and his OPS falls into the 600 range
Releasewick- Ryan fails to reach double digits in HRs , makes Izturis look like a power bat , and is DFAd before the season is done.
Other- The world ends, the economy fails and takes baseball with it, Ludwick retires before the season to join a cult, etc...

Poll

What kind of season do you see Ludwick having in 2009?

GOBwick

3 votes

Studwick

94 votes

Ludwick

135 votes

Dudwick

8 votes

Releasewick

0 votes

other

3 votes

243 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

I think he will have a Studwick type season.

Although he might be just Ludwick. Also the releasewick name is hilarious.

by vivaelpujols on Nov 18, 2008 7:20 PM EST reply actions

I should have added

that anyone who actually votes for Releasewick HAS to add a comment, you know, to explain the logic behind that kind of thinking.

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by mattyfrommo on Nov 18, 2008 7:40 PM EST up reply actions

I think that

Cutwick would have been better than releasewick, personally.

by stlfan on Nov 19, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions

Somewhere between Ludwick and Studwick.

Those two options span a HR count of 20-40. That’s a big range.

by mojowo11 on Nov 18, 2008 7:25 PM EST reply actions

It appears

thus far, that after 14 votes, its all tied up!!!!

I would like to make a suggestion for a new name to take the place of other: Thudwick, Ludwick has a stroke, heart attack, breaks a hip, has a foul ball off his bat hit him in the face, has Albert take a line drive off his nose…all leading to a silent thud as he falls to the ground.

For some reason, I don't enjoy watching Big Mac hit #62, but I fondly remember Ray Lankford blasting the ball out of the park in the same game. He had one sweet swing!!

by miniboscorino on Nov 18, 2008 7:57 PM EST reply actions

Ludwick

I think it will be

this line is dedicated to '09

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 18, 2008 8:03 PM EST reply actions

that's how I voted

but I don’t think that would be a disappointing season. A .900 OPS would have made him the 3rd-best hitting qualified corner outfielder in baseball (5th best with over 500 PA’s) not named Ludwick last year.

god, i love baseball. -roy hobbs

by SleepyCA on Nov 18, 2008 8:09 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

that’s better than “fully acceptable.” It would be a pretty damned good season — just one that’s a small step backward from this season.

by chuckb on Nov 18, 2008 8:32 PM EST up reply actions

I voted Studwick

I almost voted MVPwick. For some reason I just see a 40HR season and a higher OBP. I just don’t think it will be enough to get the MVP.

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by mattyfrommo on Nov 19, 2008 7:41 PM EST up reply actions

He'd have to

really outshine Albert.

by spants on Nov 19, 2008 8:29 PM EST up reply actions

yeah

he could certainly do that, if the learning curve of his hitting career is still headed in the upward direction (which I think it might be, maybe MVPwick ’10)

this line is dedicated to '09

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 19, 2008 10:03 PM EST up reply actions

What happened to MVPwick

int the poll? I wouldn’t vote that way, ‘cause even if he put up MVP numbers he won’t win the MVP. Count me in for Studwick. Maybe you should call Releasewick “Crudwick”.

I am actually hoping for “Budwick”, as in soaked in Budweiser in the locker room at the end of the season.

Those Pilgrims ain't lookin' so proud now...

by giveml on Nov 18, 2008 8:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Excellent

Crudwick and Budwick, I mean. Here’s hoping for the latter.

by mattybobo on Nov 19, 2008 11:42 AM EST up reply actions

I could not agree more

that is why we need an edit poll feature

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by mattyfrommo on Nov 19, 2008 6:09 PM EST up reply actions

you definately can edit the poll just click the pencil that says edit on your fanpost

and then over under the poll there will be another pencil just click on that and edit it

by bearcatcardfan on Nov 19, 2008 6:32 PM EST up reply actions

I did not know that

I am gonna let it ride though.

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by mattyfrommo on Nov 19, 2008 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

gah, how did I miss that?

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by mattyfrommo on Nov 20, 2008 5:50 PM EST up reply actions

Ludwick

I think he’ll have a high-Ludwick, or possibly lower-studwick type season, but you also should add Bravewick, Padwick, and Rockwick because he might not be having this season for the Cards.

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray

by Tupelo on Nov 18, 2008 8:45 PM EST reply actions

Hey

is that the famous original Bass Pro Shop “Liquor, Guns and Ammo” sign from Columbia, MO?

Those Pilgrims ain't lookin' so proud now...

by giveml on Nov 18, 2008 10:57 PM EST up reply actions

It is

And I recently discovered the original sign is hanging up in Shakespear’s Pizza in Columbia. I remember it from before it was a Bass Pro Shop.

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray

by Tupelo on Nov 19, 2008 6:49 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah,

long time Columbia landmark. Whenever I wanted to explain the midwest to someone from another region I would always reference that sign. I tried to buy it when the store went out of business, but it was more than I could afford.

Those Pilgrims ain't lookin' so proud now...

by giveml on Nov 20, 2008 1:12 AM EST up reply actions