although that one uses WAR, not wRC+
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 15:45 (eight years ago) link
let's see, here's final season wRC+ for some of the players listed in the article with the highest WARs
Williams 184: (in 113 games)Joe Jackson: 167Bonds: 157Will Clark: 146Mantle: 145Clemente: 135
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 15:49 (eight years ago) link
papi is huger than ever (pardon the pun?). it helps that the sox are pulling out all the stops for his last year. kevin millar announced his first at-bat the other day, and his daughter sang the anthem at the opener (as a surprise), etc. 'we want papi' chants definitely cropped up during sunday's long-ass back-and-forth with the astros.
― maura, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 17:14 (eight years ago) link
lol had to be juan friggin uribe to break up the no no huh
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Saturday, 21 May 2016 22:21 (eight years ago) link
you didn't want kelly going any longer anyway
― mookieproof, Sunday, 22 May 2016 00:24 (eight years ago) link
JBJ streakwatch: 27 straight
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 22 May 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
so fukin awesome
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 22 May 2016 19:41 (eight years ago) link
just got a notification to tune in because papi needs a triple fot the cycle
― mookieproof, Sunday, 22 May 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
got stupidly close to one, but the hit ended up a ground rule double
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 22 May 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
will totally take 4 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBIs tho
Interesting seeing Mantle on that list of greatest last seasons. You'd always hear about how broken-down he was at the end, but indeed, in 1968, 18 homers and 106 walks was pretty damn productive.
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 May 2016 22:26 (eight years ago) link
i just got tix for bos-ari at fenway in august :D
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 23 May 2016 09:20 (eight years ago) link
JBJ's improved approach
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-jackie-bradley-jr-figured-out/
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 May 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CjVAY6XWYAADaBZ.jpg
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 21:07 (eight years ago) link
Fun Fact from my FB feed: "DiMaggio faced 55 pitchers during his 56 game hitting streak. As of yesterday, Jackie Bradley Jr had faced 63 different pitchers during his."
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 May 2016 18:59 (eight years ago) link
when you get this deep into a streak is when it dawns on you how fucking monumental it was what dimaggio did. just insane. it's like .400, it simply will not be done again.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 26 May 2016 21:05 (eight years ago) link
somewhat more likely than .400, not that i expect it.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 May 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
dimaggio struck out 13 times in 621 plate appearances in 1941; jbj has fanned 20 times during his streak. which is not a knock on the latter, it's just a completely different world
btw the X-man has an 18-game streak going too
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 May 2016 21:12 (eight years ago) link
both require excellence and luck sustained over a very long stretch... and nobody micromanaged pitching matchups back then the way they do now. it would be interesting to see how many of the great joe d's hits during that streak came against arguable gassed starters in the 7th, 8th and 9th innings..
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 26 May 2016 21:13 (eight years ago) link
papi with another dong and another double today (game still ongoing), 35 XBHs in 43 games.
― nomar, Friday, 27 May 2016 01:17 (eight years ago) link
obviously farrell's fault for moving him to leadoff
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 May 2016 02:05 (eight years ago) link
p. much
― call all destroyer, Friday, 27 May 2016 02:12 (eight years ago) link
idk if there's a new orioles thread but in any event, I'll use this space to thank them for being themselves and striking out at a 15-batters-a-game clip against the stros
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 27 May 2016 03:48 (eight years ago) link
in three straight games
worst to first to worst to worst to first has a nice cadence to it
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 27 May 2016 03:49 (eight years ago) link
This picture is like in a horror movie when they pan around and you realize the priest is wearing a pentagram ring.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CjWzCaDUgAcVPAA.jpg
― earlnash, Friday, 27 May 2016 11:43 (eight years ago) link
buchholz to the bullpen
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 May 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
oh good he can give up grand slams in the eighth inning instead of the fourth
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 28 May 2016 08:35 (eight years ago) link
I think he'll be passable in the pen, which is all that he needs to be - it's clear he can't hold it together multiple innings but I can see him as a one/two innings per outing middle relief dude
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
feels like Ortiz has a homer and a double every single game lately.
― nomar, Saturday, 28 May 2016 20:57 (eight years ago) link
@theaceofspaeder#RedSox David Ortiz is batting .296/.381/.618 with 54 2B, 1 3B, 45 HR, & 141 RBI over his last 162 games played.@theaceofspaederOnly one player in history had both as many doubles and homers in a season as David Ortiz has over his last 162 games: Todd Helton, 2001.
@theaceofspaederOnly one player in history had both as many doubles and homers in a season as David Ortiz has over his last 162 games: Todd Helton, 2001.
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 May 2016 21:12 (eight years ago) link
buchholz survives his first relief outing!
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 29 May 2016 21:41 (eight years ago) link
papi's last 7 games: 7 2b, 4 hr
― nomar, Monday, 30 May 2016 19:56 (eight years ago) link
it's such a great story. i really hope he doesn't change his mind.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 30 May 2016 20:04 (eight years ago) link
Ortiz's HR tonight gives him 38 XBH in his (not the team's) first 45 games. Here's where the all-time single-season leaders were after 45 games and their final total:
Ruth (1921): 34/119Gehrig (1927): 37/117Bonds (2001): 35/107Chuck Klein (1930): 34/107Helton (2001): 29/105
That's the top 5--good chance Ortiz's pace is the fastest ever.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 03:06 (eight years ago) link
moooooooooooookie
(betts)
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 04:56 (eight years ago) link
This team!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 11:27 (eight years ago) link
gonna sound corny af but i was at the game where mookie scored his mlb first homer - which didn't help the game much bc it ended up being a 16-9 massacre by the cubs (also the game where jerry remy's tooth fell out in the broadcast booth!) - and was like, "that's legit, please don't be a flash in the pan," so him showing out like this and the numbers he's on pace for are v nice to see
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:39 (eight years ago) link
like...O_O
Jeremy Lundblad @JLundbladESPNMookie Betts' current pace: 37 HR, 124 RBI, 24 SB, 84 XBH
A-Rod in 2007 is only AL player to do that in last 90 years
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:43 (eight years ago) link
have assumed their non-Yankee-dynasty years' place as the most loathsome team once again.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:57 (eight years ago) link
a. lolb. lolc. when was the last time the yankees were remotely dynastic? it's almost like 2009 was an isolated incidentd. lol againe. what makes a team non-loathsome? not having a huge payroll? being outside of a big market? having a non-douchey fanbase? not winning? because if so, ah, morbs, i mean, i feel like we have some pot/kettle probs heref. lol x 5,000
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:10 (eight years ago) link
The only genuinely douchey bro that comes to mind on this team is Pedey
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:27 (eight years ago) link
if Ortiz does this all season he def should not retire
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:32 (eight years ago) link
i just meant that they sucked shit last year, and they are still located in Boston :)
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 15:01 (eight years ago) link
orioles: not mookieproofed
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 23:58 (eight years ago) link
mookie has homered 5 times in 24 hours
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 23:58 (eight years ago) link
cross-ref to the pats thread, I have no idea what to make of this ridiculousness:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y10hlVv3KRc
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Thursday, 2 June 2016 01:33 (eight years ago) link
25 consecutive hits for X as well
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 2 June 2016 01:37 (eight years ago) link
Betts was a 5th rounder baseball is stupid and I don't know why we like it
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 2 June 2016 04:48 (eight years ago) link
Ortiz, meanwhile, is up to 39 XBH in 47 games (and slugging .728).
― clemenza, Thursday, 2 June 2016 17:11 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/mookiebetts/status/738439809773998080
― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 June 2016 18:43 (eight years ago) link