FIFTH in all star voting. what the fuck is wrong with everyone?
Yasiel Puig has been the Dodgers' best player, hitting .346/.445/.615 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI. He's fifth among NL outfielders with 383,384 votes, 63,396 votes out of a starting spot. The outfielders ahead of Puig on the ballot are the Rockies' Charlie Blackmon (549,394), reigning MVP Andrew McCutchen (467,378), the Brewers' Ryan Braun (446,780) and NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton (426,228).
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link
Coming up on his first 162 games. When he gets there, I want to compare him to Williams, Trout, Pujols, Lynn, and a few others.
― clemenza, Thursday, 29 May 2014 23:01 (nine years ago) link
'If you want to really learn how to flip the bat, here's the maestro' - Vin Scully on Yasiel Puig
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 May 2014 14:00 (nine years ago) link
365 Days of Yasiel Puig
OPS+ wRC+ wOBA BA OBP Slg% OPS G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO169 171 .415 .326 .405 .559 .964 157 669 585 98 191 36 5 30 82 16 12 62 141
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 17:11 (nine years ago) link
The only thing that surprises me is the runs column--I would normally expect 110-120 for such a high level of play. He's had Ramirez and who else coming up behind him...? Probably mostly beyond his control, with a few baserunning gaffes mixed in.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
He's either hit anywhere between 1st and 6th so its hard to tell.. He had Hanley but Hanley only played like 55 games last year. Behind him mostly last year was Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier Juan Uribe and AJ Ellis. Kemp was hurt more than Hanley was.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 19:10 (nine years ago) link
national league player of the month for may
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 19:47 (nine years ago) link
Pitching to Puig, Abreu, Springer
"...The statistics of Cuban baseball are beset by issues ranging from inaccurate records to inconsistently maintained fields.
Even with that difficulty, scouts noticed a flaw in Puig’s game. Athletically superb, Puig could catch up to any in-zone fastball and drive it a long way. His perceived weakness was in recognizing and chasing breaking balls. The thought went that by placing lots of breaking balls at the edges of the plate, Puig could be induced to hack wildly at them as they faded away. If this report was to be believed, then the best way to defeat Puig was to challenge his patience by forcing him to watch as outside, breaking pitches laced the edges.
Accordingly, early efforts against Puig consisted of a steady diet of pitches well away from the center of the zone (a metric I measure and call “zone distance”). Zone distance varies by the quality of the hitter: An average hitter sees his median pitch 1.04 feet from the center of his zone, but the top 10 hitters (by TAv) of 2013 saw pitches 1.1 feet from the center of their zones. In the initial 500 pitches that Puig saw, his zone distance was 1.2 feet from the center of the zone, indicating both a healthy fear of Puig’s bat and a lack of confidence in Puig’s plate discipline. Examine the trend in Puig’s zone distance, however, and a downward progression emerges."
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=23846
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 June 2014 07:49 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp4RSkDCEAAnTUn.jpg
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 21:28 (nine years ago) link
puig uribe and ryu's friendship is the best thing about this current dodgers team
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/fa/a3/55/faa35542a62ce1b8b1ecec4a2de52f18.jpg
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 11 June 2014 22:46 (nine years ago) link
goodtime #goribe #goodday #iseeyou i like this picture haha
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 22:51 (nine years ago) link
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v33676413/puigs-great-catch-tracked-by-mlbams-tracking-tech
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 June 2014 18:18 (nine years ago) link
http://i62.tinypic.com/2zjf8fn.jpg
this might be lol huge but it was funny as hell. chone was being interviewed about how much he loves dee gordon's play and puig rolls up 'hey papi eat this..'
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 16:01 (nine years ago) link
http://photos-d.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xpf1/10520306_1513222225576523_502877141_n.jpgthank you sir for giving me the opportunity to learn the history of this great baseball player this will be another inspiration to keep fighting hard in my career #baseball #clemente #21 #3000 #mlb #mlbfancave #thanks #goodday #goodtime #goodbless
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 July 2014 16:57 (nine years ago) link
Yasiel Puig hit three triples tonight, that was impressive.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 26 July 2014 05:14 (nine years ago) link
that is an oddly yasiel puig thing to do
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 26 July 2014 05:30 (nine years ago) link
His slash stats are almost identical to last year's:
2013 -- .319/.391/.5342014 -- .315/.402/.543
Walks, doubles, and, um, triples up, homers down. His drop in WAR is attributable to defense.
― clemenza, Saturday, 26 July 2014 15:51 (nine years ago) link
4-for-4, needs a homer for the cycle
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 05:04 (nine years ago) link
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--_CJpgCwO--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/c0pjuzfyhdrzfcyen0zw.gif
At least he didn't throw it at the pitcher, right?
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 02:45 (nine years ago) link
You have scouts, right San Francisco? And televisions and eyeballs?
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/9/23/6833061/yasiel-puig-dont-run-on-him-whats-wrong-with-you
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 17:58 (nine years ago) link
Puig also got a very similar out in SF in the last series...
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 19:58 (nine years ago) link
Giants should complain to the league office.
― Hakeem Olajuwon Howard (Leee), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
going to Japan with the touring "all-star" team
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/11/7/7174537/mlb-announces-japan-all-star-series-roster
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 November 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig wants to cut down on bat flips
noooo
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 14 April 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1uZKuCyPm4&index=25&list=PLL-lmlkrmJanIT2TIr5S3KNM8sYBIqRYp
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 14 April 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link
but how will he make madison bumgarner irrationally angry now?
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 14 April 2015 20:18 (nine years ago) link
oh wait, nvm, there are like 93,872,691 other ways he can do that
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 14 April 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link
DL'd
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/yasiel-puig-placed-on-dl-after-latest-hamstring-setback-181603309.html
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 April 2015 16:06 (nine years ago) link
@McCulloughTimesThe Dodgers have told Yasiel Puig he can not, theoretically, fly a helicopter to Dodger Stadium. Federal law prohibits it, the FAA says.
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 February 2016 21:06 (eight years ago) link
"theoretically"
― lute bro (brimstead), Saturday, 27 February 2016 00:24 (eight years ago) link
MLB concludes dom violence investigation, finds no grounds for discipline
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 March 2016 11:30 (eight years ago) link
OMG this slide http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/04/12/video-dodgers-yasiel-puig-slide-avoids-tag
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 12 April 2016 21:59 (eight years ago) link
<3
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 12 April 2016 22:02 (eight years ago) link
incredible
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 22:11 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/YasielPuig/status/726110591769665536
― mookieproof, Friday, 29 April 2016 18:18 (eight years ago) link
#PuigYourFriend #PuigNotLate
― mookieproof, Friday, 29 April 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
seems to have burned his bridges in Dodgerland
http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/20883/yasiel-puig-so-what-happens-next
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 4 August 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
an 'unknown team' has claimed Puig off waivers
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/198549100/dodgers-yasiel-puig-claimed-off-waivers/
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 30 August 2016 23:38 (seven years ago) link
i can confirm that it was my trivia team
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 30 August 2016 23:39 (seven years ago) link
I'd figure Atlanta, but I wouldn't be surprised if Cincy also took a shot at trading for him as I think they might have tried to get him a few months ago.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:14 (seven years ago) link
please don't be the padres
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:40 (seven years ago) link
Jim Bowden:
"Dodgers will not be trading Puig after being claimed on trade waivers at least until the off-season. The claiming team had more interest in blocking than making an earnest attempt to trade for him according to source"
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 17:04 (seven years ago) link
looking good so far. if you aren't rooting for him you're a punk
― qualx, Sunday, 4 September 2016 23:13 (seven years ago) link
tonight, i just realized he is wearing glasses on the field now. v. cool look. love it.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 May 2017 03:33 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCPoQ5SWsAE2KJI.jpg
― Andy K, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 01:25 (six years ago) link
@BNightengaleDodgers OF Yasiel Puig has received 1-game suspension and fine for his obscene gesture last night, but has elected to appeal.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 22:21 (six years ago) link
<3 http://deadspin.com/the-mets-are-pissed-at-yasiel-puig-for-admiring-his-hom-1796325948 <3
love this dude
― na (NA), Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
Puig should've worn the Mr. Met outfit on his day off
― frogbs, Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:26 (six years ago) link
Flores said he told Puig to “run the bases.” Puig responded, according to Flores, “Fuck you.”
pretty much the best possible response
respect to reyes and cespedes for trying to deal with this like grown-ups, even though i think they're still wrong
― na (NA), Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:29 (six years ago) link