Earlier today, I posted a the daily Manuel’s Musing. In it, Jerry Manuel said, “Angel has had some success against Arizona. That's what we are. That's what we have. He's somewhat of a veteran. So I didn't mind taking my shot with him at that point.”
Understandably, I was skeptical of this statement. Does Manuel really know the history of Angel Berroa? Does he even know who Angel Berroa is?
So I checked, and he’s actually somewhat right. Berroa has had some moderate “success” against the Diamondbacks, and almost all of it came in 2008.
Career against ARI: 66 PA, .214 AVG / .313 OBP / .268 SLG, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB
2008 against ARI: 35 PA, .308 AVG / .455 OBP / .346 SLG, 2B, RBI, 5 R, 5 BB
Oh, but wait. Angel Berroa pinch hit for Livan Hernandez, who had thrown only 81 pitches so far in the game. Hernandez’s career numbers have to be much worse than Berroa’s, right?
Well, take a look…
Livan’s career against ARI: 45 PA, .310 AVG / .310 OBP / .381 SLG, 3 2B, 3 R