uh Rowdy Tellez has 8 RBIs tonight
― frogbs, Thursday, 5 May 2022 03:19 (two years ago) link
Wow. 18-4!!Glad to see Tellez is hitting alright. I want him to play baseball for a long time.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 5 May 2022 04:06 (two years ago) link
fangraphs still giving the reds 0.1% to win the division
i’d like to see the details of that scenario
Fangraphs also still has the Orioles finishing with a worse record than the Reds, that's just mean
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 5 May 2022 12:58 (two years ago) link
3-22 now, division starting to look out of reach
― frogbs, Thursday, 5 May 2022 21:11 (two years ago) link
*suddenly, hundreds of 400-foot worms appeared and began attacking major US cities*
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 May 2022 21:19 (two years ago) link
four at home against the pirates this weekend
this is where the greatest comeback in mlb history begins
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 May 2022 22:00 (two years ago) link
The Jays announcers tonight said it's time to start the bring-Joey-home campaign. They're evidently under the impression he's playing well in the midst of all this.
― clemenza, Thursday, 5 May 2022 23:45 (two years ago) link
More Mets magic as they score 7 runs in the 9th inning to beat the Phillies 8-7! What a rush.
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 6 May 2022 02:13 (two years ago) link
That's crazy
― Bee OK, Friday, 6 May 2022 03:01 (two years ago) link
Win probability was at 99.8% for the Phillies at the end of eight innings, so there is hope for the Reds.
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 6 May 2022 03:42 (two years ago) link
speaking of which: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/comeback-wins.shtml
― mookieproof, Friday, 6 May 2022 04:12 (two years ago) link
Good lord, I had never heard about this game
https://tht.fangraphs.com/tht-live/60th-anniversary-all-time-great-ninth-inning-comeback/
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 6 May 2022 04:18 (two years ago) link
I'm surprised this game (which I was at) wasn't on the comeback list:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200006300.shtml
First series at Shea after Rocker's 7 Train comments. They had to put netting over the Braves bullpen. Met's scored 10 in the 8th to come back from down 8-1. Place went bananas when Piazza hit the homer.
― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Friday, 6 May 2022 12:10 (two years ago) link
@Joelsherman1Pirate starters enter today 0-10, 5.55 ERA, yet will have the far superior rotation in this series to the Reds (99 ERs/100 IP = 8.91 ERA). Worst rotation ERA ever: 6.64 by the '96 Tigers managed by Buddy Bell, father of current Reds mgr David Bell.
― Andy K, Friday, 6 May 2022 21:12 (two years ago) link
erstwhile top-20 prospect mitch keller has not quite panned out
― mookieproof, Friday, 6 May 2022 21:17 (two years ago) link
boston’s starting rotation has a 1.81 era over the last 14 games. they have conspired to go 4-10 over that span
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 6 May 2022 21:39 (two years ago) link
What?
― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Friday, 6 May 2022 22:10 (two years ago) link
Six games were rained out today, that is a lot and must be a huge storm out there
― Bee OK, Saturday, 7 May 2022 03:13 (two years ago) link
It’s mostly just pissing but it’s been pissing all day
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 7 May 2022 03:21 (two years ago) link
pirates had to use an emergency catcher in the eighth inning today -- josh vanmeter thinks he last caught when he was 14 -- gave up seven runs, and lost to the mighty reds in the first game of a doubleheader
starting catcher pulled a hammy on the bases and the backup had already been ejected for chirping from the dugout. just as well pirates-reds games don't matter because that is dumb as hell
― mookieproof, Sunday, 8 May 2022 00:15 (two years ago) link
Telling measure of how much offense is down this year: when I looked at Vladdy's line, his OPS+ this year (161) is almost equal to last year's (167), even though his basic slash stats are down quite a bit.
― clemenza, Monday, 9 May 2022 12:55 (two years ago) link
I don't know if i've ever seen anything quite like the futility evinced by this year's Red Sox offense. every game is lost 3-1, 3-2, 1-0. It's really something.
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 May 2022 13:04 (two years ago) link
in the last 4 games they've scored 5 runs total
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 May 2022 13:06 (two years ago) link
yeah, this is a 101 wRC+ (almost exactly league average) line right now:
.239/.317/.348
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Monday, 9 May 2022 20:05 (two years ago) link
i imagine that might be like watching the brewers last year
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Monday, 9 May 2022 20:07 (two years ago) link
Lifetime OPS.682 - Deivi Cruz.679 - Dee Strange-Gordon.676 - MLB teams in 2022.675 - Miguel Cairo.673 - Yuniesky Betancourt.672 - Neifi Perez— Matthew Pouliot (@matthewpouliot) May 5, 2022
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 May 2022 20:08 (two years ago) link
heady stuff
look the yankees and dodgers are both in first place so all's right in manfred's world
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 May 2022 21:40 (two years ago) link
yikes, we have entered the deivi/neifi bermuda triangle
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Monday, 9 May 2022 21:42 (two years ago) link
“teams are going through juiced ball withdrawal, home runs are a hell of a drug, etc”
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 9 May 2022 21:44 (two years ago) link
An interesting fact about former #Angels 1B Ji-Man Choi … pic.twitter.com/hmRRUuE3mm— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) May 10, 2022
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 02:52 (two years ago) link
Vin Scully for NBC Sunday Baseball intro;
His voice IS baseball.Let the incredible @thevinscully welcome you back to @mlb on @nbc and @peacocktv. #MLBSundayLeadoff pic.twitter.com/br3dq9ZYy7— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 8, 2022
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 04:47 (two years ago) link
lol
The Pirates finally got their first win from a starter in their 28th game, a major league record to begin a season. The old mark was set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 when they started 0-21.
also snapped a 16-game losing streak vs the dodgers
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 04:57 (two years ago) link
Guardians score 6 in top of the ninth to tie game. End up winning.
― brownie, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 10:39 (two years ago) link
^^8 RBI for Toronto's (Mississauga's, technically) Josh Naylor--if I read it right, all in the last two innings without a HR?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 14:47 (two years ago) link
he hit two homers
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 14:58 (two years ago) link
I swear I looked at the boxscore and missed that...really didn't make sense, though. Anyway, his minor-league career kind of paralleled Darren Shred's, the guy I coach in middle school who was drafted by the Reds, so I follow him. Darren got hurt (Reds could probably use him now), Naylor kept going.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 15:04 (two years ago) link
("coached"--many years ago)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 15:05 (two years ago) link
God, the Dodgers starting pitching right now...Six different guys have started games; one has an ERA of around 2.75, the other five have dead-ball-era ERAs.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 01:09 (two years ago) link
Stanton and Judge look like an excellent bet for 100+ HR (and 50+ each) if healthy--22 in 32 games. There must have been some 50+ teammates during the PED era.
― clemenza, Saturday, 14 May 2022 05:07 (two years ago) link
None--surprised. Still only Maris/Mantle.
― clemenza, Saturday, 14 May 2022 05:09 (two years ago) link
really? i'm surprised as well. but yeah, guess there haven't been any.
"if healthy" is the key. stanton has had a very strange career
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 14 May 2022 05:11 (two years ago) link
Looks like the two closest are Ruth (60)/Gehrig (47) in 1927, and A-Rod (52)/Palmeiro (47) in 2001.
― clemenza, Saturday, 14 May 2022 05:16 (two years ago) link
It’s wild he doesn’t hurt himself more tbh. His swing is bonkers
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 14 May 2022 11:14 (two years ago) link
"Judge and Stanton join Babe Ruth (14) and Lou Gehrig (10) from 1930 and Mickey Mantle (16) and Yogi Berra (12) from 1956 as the only pair of teammates in franchise history to have 10-plus homers in 32 games."
https://www.mlb.com/news/giancarlo-stanton-aaron-judge-homer-yankees-vs-white-sox
― clemenza, Saturday, 14 May 2022 14:34 (two years ago) link
players with 0 walks so far in 2022, sorted by PAs (all stats from before today's games)
68 PAs: Yadier Molina63: Cole Tucker38: Francisco Mejia29: Edmundo Sosa25: Royce Lewis23: Jose Rojas22: Dee don't make a joke about me being Strange-Gordon
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 14 May 2022 20:33 (two years ago) link
i'll give yadi a pass; he's not-quite-a-hall-of-famer (but will obviously get in at some point)
cole tucker has an 11 wRC+ this year and a career -2.1 bWAR. happily he's been sent down
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 May 2022 21:16 (two years ago) link
didn't we used to do polls to see who would go the longest without walking? i can't remember how "good"/bad 68 PAs without a walk is.
what's funny was that in yadi's last appearance today, with a full count, he chased an obvious ball four and struck out :P
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 14 May 2022 21:24 (two years ago) link
"obvious" to me as a pro baseball watcher
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 14 May 2022 21:25 (two years ago) link
these guys suck!
*trips over rug on way to kitchen, again*
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 14 May 2022 21:26 (two years ago) link
we did, and iirc 68 PA is a great deal
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 May 2022 21:26 (two years ago) link