The Brewer Advent Calendar #14: Mike Rivera

by KLSnow on Jan 30, 2009 12:00 PM CST Comment 7 comments

Behind door #14 we find...Mike Rivera!

EDIT: That's actually Damian Miller. My mistake. Pretend it's Mike Rivera.

At least we know we didn't pull him away from anything important.

On Jason Kendall's page, we briefly discussed how much Kendall plays. But there must be two sides to every coin, so it's only fair to point out how little Mike Rivera played. What's even more interesting is how well he hit in limited opportunities. Rivera hit .306/.377/.435 in 2008 despite ten different stretches where he went ten days or more without an AB. Only eight catchers in all of baseball posted an OPS higher than Rivera's .812. Here are the worst ten OPS seasons from 2008 by catchers who played more often than Rivera:

Player	Team	AB	OPS
Luke Carlin	San Diego	94	.472
J.R. Towles	Houston	146	.503
Rob Bowen	Oakland	91	.505
Guillermo Quiroz	Baltimore	134	.528
Josh Bard	San Diego	178	.549
Mike Rabelo	Florida	109	.550
Humberto Quintero	Houston	168	.568
Michael Barrett	San Diego	94	.572
Jose Molina	New York (AL)	268	.576
Ronny Paulino	Pittsburgh	118	.582

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He looks a lot like D. Miller!

by Cushdog on Jan 30, 2009 12:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Actually, that might be Miller.

That’s what I get for trusting the internet.

He’s not the worst pitcher ever, just the worst good pitcher.

by KLSnow on Jan 30, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

by KLSnow on Jan 30, 2009 12:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

here we go

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Jan 30, 2009 5:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

This is hilarious

Unintentional, yes, but hilarious. I thought if you somehow opened the the “Damian Miller looking like Chuck Norris” door, Rivera would be standing behind him.

Also, great work on the favicon, it’s fabulous.

My non-embarrassing thoughts on the Brewers:
Two Fisted Slopper

by nmc on Jan 30, 2009 8:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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