Out with you
― ✖, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 21:34 (three years ago) link
Please someone stop the Red Sox
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 15 April 2021 03:44 (three years ago) link
Paging Carlos Rodon
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 15 April 2021 03:49 (three years ago) link
kris bryant, willson contreras, and jake marisnick are the only cubs batting above the mendoza line so far this season
― na (NA), Friday, 16 April 2021 18:43 (three years ago) link
Please someone stop the Red Sox― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:44 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:44 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
Only one team can beat them and they are called the mighty Baltimore Orioles
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 16 April 2021 18:43 (three years ago) link
strange days my friends
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 April 2021 20:18 (three years ago) link
cubs are 7-for-85 with RISP as a team
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 April 2021 21:40 (three years ago) link
that means they're due
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Friday, 16 April 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link
Mets are overdue to....play a game
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 17 April 2021 00:06 (three years ago) link
― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 00:07 (three years ago) link
noted yankee-killer michael wacha
― mookieproof, Saturday, 17 April 2021 01:50 (three years ago) link
So I'm watching a lot of Angels game (blame Trout and Ohtani) and one thing Girardi has done often is have Ohtani batting 2nd, Trout 3rd, someone with a terrible OPS at 4th and Walsh (1.063 OPS) at fifth.
Forgetting dealing with the psychology of players: is having a gap like this some sort of sabermetrics thing I missed? Would my instinct to have Walsh batting 4th straight after Trout and Ohtani be right?
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 17 April 2021 03:22 (three years ago) link
I think you always want to have your best hitters in a row regardless of any other factor
that said your "someone with a terrible OPS" is Justin Upton is it not??
― frogbs, Saturday, 17 April 2021 03:25 (three years ago) link
I also saw Pujols in a that spot a week ago vs the Royals, which was strange.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 17 April 2021 03:31 (three years ago) link
fwiw joe girardi manages the phillies and joe maddon manages the angels
and i guess before i'd criticize maddon's batting order i'd criticize having prince albert in the lineup at all, let alone above ninth
― mookieproof, Saturday, 17 April 2021 04:02 (three years ago) link
Woops yeah, two old dudes in red uniforms.
Upton is having a good game, so it's probably just psychology.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 17 April 2021 04:08 (three years ago) link
I don’t think it’s a sabermetrics thing. I think he just has a bunch of old guys with big contracts on his team.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 17 April 2021 05:10 (three years ago) link
So they’re saying he isn’t the cause but Andrelton Simmons, an anti-vaxer, has caused a covid outbreak in the Twins clubhouse.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 18 April 2021 03:41 (three years ago) link
giolito gave up 8 runs in the first inning vs. the red sox. i blame it on it being a 10 a.m. CT game for some reason.
― na (NA), Monday, 19 April 2021 16:16 (three years ago) link
sending him back out in the second was an intriguing decision
― mookieproof, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:21 (three years ago) link
they moved the marathon to october couldn't they do the same with this stupid tradition? boston is the worst city in america
― ✖, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
We’re #1!In normal times I would always take this day off from work to watch the marathon.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 19 April 2021 19:56 (three years ago) link
More on this cool new feature on https://t.co/9BlYThnWuF:The leaderboard pages AND player pages now have some underlined stats when you hover over a season lineClick, and you get videos of that player & event type on @MLB Film Room!It's THIS simple ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/4aLBM3jsVs— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 19, 2021
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 19 April 2021 20:20 (three years ago) link
Arihara has been pretty good so far!
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 03:00 (three years ago) link
Corbin Burnes has 36 strikeouts to start the season without allowing a walk, the most since 1893
― frogbs, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 03:42 (three years ago) link
Burnes means testes in vulgar french and I always giggle.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 03:50 (three years ago) link
Man I wish they taught us vulgar French in school!!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 21 April 2021 12:35 (three years ago) link
Wouldn’t work in Quebec tho!
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 15:46 (three years ago) link
has anyone else gone to a game in person this season, or are you planning to? i just bought a ticket for a cubs game in a few weeks. i'll be fully vaxxed, and the article in fangraphs this week about going to a cubs game showed me they've made more changes at wrigley than i realized to prevent crowds gathering in the concourse for extended times. so i'm not really too worried about the COVID aspects.
i'd rather go to a white sox game and not give the ricketts my money, but i can get to wrigley without taking public transportation, which i feel less comfortable about still, especially a potentially crowded train to the south side.
― na (NA), Friday, 23 April 2021 18:45 (three years ago) link
cubs seem to be waking up
― mookieproof, Friday, 23 April 2021 19:09 (three years ago) link
i have no plans to go to games but it's mostly due to the expense
― mookieproof, Friday, 23 April 2021 19:26 (three years ago) link
I could imagine going later this summer when hopefully they've approved Pfizer for 12-15 and my kid is vaxxed, but I'm putting off deciding. Have credit from the tickets I bought to a game last April...
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 23 April 2021 21:48 (three years ago) link
tyler glasnow just had a 4 strikeout 4 ER first inning
― ✖, Friday, 23 April 2021 23:36 (three years ago) link
Vlad has gotten on base every game so far this season.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 24 April 2021 00:07 (three years ago) link
deGrom w/ 12K thru 6 on 78 pitches
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 24 April 2021 00:48 (three years ago) link
0.35 ERA lol
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 April 2021 00:56 (three years ago) link
He has an RBI tonight, so into his fifth start this year, he's given up one earned run and knocked in two.
― clemenza, Saturday, 24 April 2021 01:02 (three years ago) link
15 thru 7
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 24 April 2021 01:09 (three years ago) link
Degrom is somehow even more otherworldly than usual.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 24 April 2021 01:14 (three years ago) link
ERA: 0.32. Batting average: .545.
― clemenza, Saturday, 24 April 2021 01:36 (three years ago) link
If they leave deGrom in now, well, I know someone who'll be cursing somewhere.
― clemenza, Saturday, 24 April 2021 01:39 (three years ago) link
game score: 98
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 April 2021 02:16 (three years ago) link
damn
― k3vin k., Saturday, 24 April 2021 02:48 (three years ago) link
the kid is good
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Saturday, 24 April 2021 04:32 (three years ago) link
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― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 24 April 2021 05:52 (three years ago) link
Who's the Best-Looking Current Degrom?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 24 April 2021 06:02 (three years ago) link
I have a (dumb) question but are these K totals less impressive in an era (npi) where batters are striking out way more? or is that not a significant factor?
― brimstead, Saturday, 24 April 2021 16:29 (three years ago) link
Ks for pitchers I mean
― brimstead, Saturday, 24 April 2021 16:30 (three years ago) link
It's less impressive given that batters are swinging for the fences more than they used to, but more impressive because modern pitchers throw faster and with more movement.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 24 April 2021 17:23 (three years ago) link
a little. but it's still amazing, especially the efficiency of it. i mean he only threw 109 pitches to get 15 strikeouts, and he got more swinging strikes (29) than balls (25)!
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 April 2021 17:41 (three years ago) link