his power numbers are way up this year. 3 HR!
― nomar, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:33 (six years ago) link
UN. JUICE. THE BALL.
― qualx, Friday, 29 September 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
Also the first season his home runs have exceeded his stolen bases.
― Andy K, Friday, 29 September 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
out of curiosity is there like legit proof that the ball is juiced vs. just a change in batting coaching (aka: it's ok to sstrike out 200 times just try to hit 30 homers; launch angle training; etc)? was talking abt it with a pal tonight and realized neither of us knew if there was any solid evidence, it seems like it'd be pretty easy to prove
― flippy bard (Will M.), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 00:02 (six years ago) link
there is interesting evidence but not necessarily incontrovertible proof, search the ringer or fangraphs for some good articles
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 3 October 2017 00:09 (six years ago) link
the entire league did not suddenly switch swinging strategy at a specific point in the middle of 2015
the lindbergh/lichtman study is absolutely enough for me. the statcast era has given us everything we need to know to see the difference and weed out other variables.
has there been a league-wide shift in hitting philosophy since then? yeah, but i don't think that would've happened if it wasn't clear there was a new ball to work with. it presented a new opportunity to get offensive value out of struggling, aging hitters, and teams have taken advantage.
― qualx, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
i don't think it's actually possible in our human reality for this degree of HR% increase to happen in this short a span without a change to the ball, and i have a doctorate in baseball science
― qualx, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 00:27 (six years ago) link
i'm not saying i don't believe it, i just haven't really done the research (and when i try to google it i find more "fake news" on the subject than good shit). will check out the ringer and fangraphs tho, thx!
― flippy bard (Will M.), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 02:47 (six years ago) link
throw a baseball and then throw a tennis ball and see the movement difference. It's the extreme example but it's a pretty simple demonstration about what happens to objects in space
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 03:27 (six years ago) link
Jeter on Stanton: "I don't know him well. I haven't spoken to him. Anything we're going to do moving forward with the organization we'll discuss with Mike (Giancarlo)."— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) October 3, 2017
― Andy K, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 21:47 (six years ago) link
"Derek Jeter became CEO of the Marlins that moment." -- Van Jones
https://sports.yahoo.com/derek-jeter-led-marlins-parted-ways-scout-hospital-undergoing-cancer-surgery-162134586.html
― Andy K, Friday, 1 December 2017 17:06 (six years ago) link
Ben and Jeff talked to a Marlins fan (it's not j0rd)
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/effectively-wild-episode-1148-im-a-marlins-fan-ama/
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 December 2017 17:22 (six years ago) link
Excepting Jose Fernandez, the Marlins' all-time top 25 players, by WAR: - One left as free agent- One waived- Three still on the club- Twenty traded— Sam Miller (@SamMillerBB) December 11, 2017
― mookieproof, Monday, 11 December 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
The backstory of the Giancarlo Stanton trade is bonkers. Miami threatened that if he didn’t accept a trade to St. Louis or San Francisco, he would be a Marlin for life. He called their bluff. And because of it, he’s a New York Yankee.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 11, 2017
― mookieproof, Monday, 11 December 2017 20:13 (six years ago) link
so dumb, it's... dumb
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 December 2017 20:16 (six years ago) link
- Three still on the club
Yelich, Hechavarria, Ozuna?
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 11 December 2017 20:18 (six years ago) link
yelich, ozuna, realmuto
― Karl Malone, Monday, 11 December 2017 20:20 (six years ago) link
Ah yes. I would be surprised if by the end of 2018 those three are still on the squad.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 11 December 2017 21:58 (six years ago) link
#Marlins pushing Ozuna, but complication is interested teams prefer Yelich: more control/higher upside and don't want to give up pieces for Ozuna when clubs believe -- regardless what Mia says -- that both will be traded this offseason.— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 12, 2017
turns out that announcing your team is broken and needs to cut its payroll in half is not a savvy negotiating ploy
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/untitled-81.gif?w=1000
― omar little, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link
spot the Onion
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/12/19/miami-marlins-derek-jeter-town-hall-meeting-marlins-man
https://sports.theonion.com/cash-strapped-florida-retiree-desperately-selling-off-a-1821511445
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 December 2017 22:13 (six years ago) link
it's the one with "theonion.com" in the url
― na (NA), Thursday, 21 December 2017 22:14 (six years ago) link
you got it, Aristotelian ideal of a dick
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 December 2017 22:21 (six years ago) link
https://deadspin.com/rob-manfred-whines-to-espn-brass-after-getting-shredded-1821550864
― maura, Saturday, 23 December 2017 15:37 (six years ago) link
le batard is a hero
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 23 December 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
yes
― k3vin k., Saturday, 23 December 2017 17:40 (six years ago) link
"Project Wolverine" shd def be the title of the next Marlins thread
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 23 December 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
Not playing captain save a captain, but I suppose one could say that I doubt ESPN would not have lit into Roger Goodell or Adam Silver in the same way and that would be true. ESPN doesn't seem to give a shite about baseball on a good day, so it's not surprising.
Marlins are into their third extinction cycle. Their team existence is some type of weird Chinatown real estate scam, just looping suckers into buying high. Loria was able to flip $158 millon of borrowed money into selling a club for over a billion dollars and he got a world series ring. Who is laughing now?
― earlnash, Saturday, 23 December 2017 23:48 (six years ago) link
I doubt ESPN would not have lit into Roger Goodell or Adam Silver in the same way
i think it's more that le batard dgaf -- i'm sure the espn execs (who aren't high) aren't happy
but lol at manfred expecting every single media hit to service him, even from a guy who got banned from voting for the hof
― mookieproof, Sunday, 24 December 2017 03:35 (six years ago) link
Manfred said "I'm not gonna be deposed" in response to hostile questions because America's executives and top politicians have no experience with aggressive press interviews and only expect to be challenged when sued https://t.co/uA2YXdcXE2— slackbot (@pareene) December 23, 2017
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 December 2017 15:16 (six years ago) link
never trust something called Project Wolverine imo
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 27 December 2017 21:45 (six years ago) link
Billy the Marlin filleted
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article198595674.html
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 18:33 (six years ago) link
He was probably going to cost too much after arbitration.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-bad-will-the-marlins-outfield-actually-be/
we need a new Marlins thread bcz this year is gonna be 'fascinating'
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 18:12 (six years ago) link
Mattingly said three rotation spots are up for grabs. Dan Straily and Jose Urena are the locks, barring something unforeseen. @Marlins Wei-Yin Chen not expected to be ready by Opening Day #SpringTraining2018— Joe Frisaro (@JoeFrisaro) February 14, 2018
the rotation won't be any better
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 18:38 (six years ago) link
While Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich were happy to be traded by the Miami Marlins, right-hander Dan Straily says he wants to be a cornerstone of the team's rebuilding plan.And that's not all."I'm glad they're gone," Straily said Friday. "If they don't want to be here, good for them."
And that's not all.
"I'm glad they're gone," Straily said Friday. "If they don't want to be here, good for them."
lolol
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 February 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link
dan straily, heart and soul of the 2018 marlins
― i remember the corned beef of my childhood (Karl Malone), Friday, 16 February 2018 22:44 (six years ago) link
open the books!
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/miami-dade-is-suing-jeffrey-loria/
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 20 February 2018 22:46 (six years ago) link
BREAKING: Lewis Brinson homers for the Marlins and the Home Run Sculpture was NOT activated.— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) March 27, 2018
uh oh
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 19:25 (six years ago) link
yikes
― mookieproof, Sunday, 8 April 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
Hi there, we’re still here. 👋But let’s get real, our tweets aren’t going to help.— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) April 8, 2018
― Andy K, Sunday, 8 April 2018 01:15 (six years ago) link
what's yikes? i guess i should check the news?
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 April 2018 03:44 (six years ago) link
Project Wolverine in full effect: 2018 Miami Marlins
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 April 2018 03:45 (six years ago) link
2 years ago today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vXTdfxgyl0
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 21 September 2018 01:15 (five years ago) link
or, you know, next tuesday
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 September 2018 02:06 (five years ago) link