he's having a really great start
― k3vin k., Saturday, 18 April 2015 03:10 (nine years ago) link
to his career
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 18 April 2015 03:56 (nine years ago) link
arguably
Ben Lindbergh on the career of Jeff "Dad" Trout
http://grantland.com/features/2015-mlb-jeff-trout-mike-trout-father/
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 May 2015 14:33 (nine years ago) link
Sure to be a contentious issue in 2016:
http://www.nj.com/phillies/index.ssf/2015/05/president_barack_obama_petitioned_to_create_mike_t.html
― clemenza, Saturday, 16 May 2015 14:30 (nine years ago) link
that headline really makes it sound like obama created the petition!
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 16 May 2015 14:31 (nine years ago) link
I read it exactly the same as you did ("Wow, is he ever going to catch flak here for being a little distracted...").
― clemenza, Saturday, 16 May 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
He's brought down his strikeouts close to where they were his first couple of years, so maybe last year was a blip.
2012 - 21.8%2013 - 19.0%2014 - 26.1%2015 - 22.8%
Passed .300/.400/.600 last night.
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 July 2015 15:05 (eight years ago) link
Two more HR tonight.
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 July 2015 04:46 (eight years ago) link
I suspect Biggio may find his name on the internet a lot for the next 24 hours.
He was asked some questions on Twitter Friday as part of MLB's 'HOF Lounge,' including one from a person who asked which current player reminds him the most of himself. "Mike Trout. He's got a little more power, but the styles are similar as far as speed, power."
He really was a great player for four or five years...
― clemenza, Saturday, 25 July 2015 01:39 (eight years ago) link
damn
― nomar, Sunday, 26 July 2015 22:06 (eight years ago) link
Just a slightly thicker neck, too!
― Andy K, Sunday, 26 July 2015 23:52 (eight years ago) link
Biggio's career-high SLG was less than .050 Trout's current career SLG.
― Andy K, Sunday, 26 July 2015 23:59 (eight years ago) link
Biggio's Similarity Score list:
Robin Yount (836) *Derek Jeter (825)Joe Morgan (779) *Paul Molitor (778) *Roberto Alomar (773) *Cal Ripken (761) *Johnny Damon (760)Brooks Robinson (739) *Lou Whitaker (739)George Brett (735) *
Pretty fantastic list--eight inarguable HOF'ers, one guy (Whittaker) who most people feel should be in, and Damon, who was a fine player. Trout's way off--maybe sort of, if you ignore power, which would be ignoring a lot.
Actually, with 836 being the highest score, Biggio was relatively unique.
― clemenza, Monday, 27 July 2015 00:39 (eight years ago) link
trout is on pace to surpass biggio's WAR before turning 28
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 July 2015 03:36 (eight years ago) link
another monster game tonight. 4-4 with 2 HR and a walk
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Monday, 27 July 2015 05:31 (eight years ago) link
Obviously, looked at overall, it's an absurd comparison. But in trying to figure out what Biggio might have been thinking, here's what I come up with. You've got to jump through a few hoops.
I assume he's thinking of himself during his prime--not his first few years as a catcher, and definitely not his last few barely hanging on. If you limit the comparison to Biggio's '94-98 prime, and compare his pro-rated numbers (per/162 games) to Trout's pro-rated over his career, there are a few similarities.
BA: .308 (B)/.306 (T)OBP: .404 (B)/.396 (T)Runs: 130 (B)/122 (T)2B/3B: 41/5 (B)/36/7 (T)BB: 80 (B)/87 (T)SB/CS: 43/9 (B)/31/5 (T)
I'm sure he's thinking good contact, takes walks, extra-base power, steals bases, scores runs. You just have to conveniently ignore the huge HR difference (35-19), the era that Biggio played in, and all those other years when Biggio wasn't nearly as good. If he cherry-picked a different set of numbers, he could probably make a case that he was a lot like Harmon Killebrew.
― clemenza, Monday, 27 July 2015 05:34 (eight years ago) link
I'm sure he's just thinking 'good hustle'.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 27 July 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link
6.8 WAR already, according to BBR
― nomar, Monday, 27 July 2015 23:13 (eight years ago) link
a sabr-inclined yankee fan just asked me 'is mike trout's career floor now mickey mantle?'
i said 'could be, but what if harper's better?'
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 28 July 2015 01:28 (eight years ago) link
they're both so young that picking one or the other seems foolish, but i'd lean trout
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 01:50 (eight years ago) link
has a new skill, sort of?
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/mike-trout-los-angeles-angels-mvp-power-opposite-field-homer-al-west-080715
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 7 August 2015 16:20 (eight years ago) link
Mike Trout is younger than 23 of the 25 players on the Angels' Triple-A roster.
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 August 2015 22:00 (eight years ago) link
Looks like one Syracuse Chief is younger than Bryce Harper.
― Andy K, Friday, 7 August 2015 22:23 (eight years ago) link
all AAA teams are full of olds though
― qualx, Saturday, 8 August 2015 02:49 (eight years ago) link
that is true. tbh it points to the angels system totally sucking almost as much as trout being young and insane
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 August 2015 02:54 (eight years ago) link
no one has led the league in runs scores 4 straight years; he might. #CountingStats
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 August 2015 18:45 (eight years ago) link
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/so-you-want-an-edge-against-mike-trout/
this is pretty amazing. trout has seen about 270 first-pitch curves in his career, depending on whose count you go by. he's swung at one of them
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 August 2015 02:25 (eight years ago) link
^^^ especially lol because ok, you're ahead 0-1 after a taken first-pitch curve; for some reason he's now even better
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 August 2015 17:43 (eight years ago) link
yeah that makes NO sense lol
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 August 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
i still love this guy btw but it's kind of lame how he's turned into more or less a slugger who's average-to-slghtly-above-average at everything else
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 August 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link
he's still #4 in WAR (#3 if you dont count greinke) behind goldschmidt and harper, but i m/l agree
wouldnt be surprised if donaldson passes him by that metric before season's end and def think donaldson is the AL MVP favorite
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 28 August 2015 18:57 (eight years ago) link
oh i mean he's more or less the best hitter in the league, so he makes up for it, but the baserunning and defense highlights are a lot rarer these days so he's just a little less fun to watch
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 August 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
yeah i havent gone out of my way to watch an angels game in a while, which i used to do for his sake the last 2 years all the time - last one i saw was the recent 15-3 thrashing by the blue jays in which he went 0 for 3 and made exactly one catch, not an especially great one
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 28 August 2015 19:37 (eight years ago) link
It's definitely making the Harper and Trout comparisons a lot less one-sided since they're basically the same-ish player these days.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 28 August 2015 19:39 (eight years ago) link
Two HR in Aug/Sept! Also:
Aug: .218/.352/.337Sept: .242/.395/.455
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 13 September 2015 10:19 (eight years ago) link
two bombs tonight, Angels about to move 2.5 games out from a WC berth. "Recency bias" might get him that MVP after all.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 September 2015 03:26 (eight years ago) link
also "being really good"
― qualx, Friday, 18 September 2015 03:51 (eight years ago) link
very troutian TTO game tonight -- 1 K, 2 HR, 3 BB
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Friday, 18 September 2015 04:02 (eight years ago) link
https://vine.co/v/expH5iXrOWJ
― mookieproof, Sunday, 27 September 2015 02:42 (eight years ago) link
niiiiice
― usic ally (k3vin k.), Sunday, 27 September 2015 03:21 (eight years ago) link
Mike Trout has a Smart Bat
http://www.halosheaven.com/2016/2/29/11133690/mike-trouts-new-smart-bat-is-going-to-impact-baseball-in-a-big-way
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 1 March 2016 14:42 (eight years ago) link
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/bryce-harper-is-catching-up-to-mike-trout/
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 18 April 2016 21:06 (eight years ago) link
3 hits today, still just at .730 ops. this must be his worst april.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:31 (eight years ago) link
he'll be fine.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:35 (eight years ago) link
i'm sure he will.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:36 (eight years ago) link
http://m.mlb.com/video/v609809983/laacws-trouts-440foot-homer/?affiliateId=clubMEGAMENU
440 feet :O
― k3vin k., Friday, 22 April 2016 03:31 (eight years ago) link
bat starting to show some signs of life
― k3vin k., Friday, 22 April 2016 03:36 (eight years ago) link
I don't understand Trout's swing. It feels like it's always the exact same, like he can bend the direction of the pitch to this will and he will just launch it. Down and away, in the middle, up, he will just hit the same way. It's fascinating.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 24 April 2016 03:19 (eight years ago) link
This must be a joke, right?
http://sportsmockery.com/2016/05/source-indicates-cubs-working-on-blockbuster-trade-for-former-mvp/
― clemenza, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link