Rhys Hoskins after half a season worth of games: .268/.409/.570, 22 hr and 16 doubles and 158 wrc+.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 5 May 2018 21:56 (five years ago) link
i would be interested in an exploration of rhys hoskins’ WAR while being compelled to play left field vs his WAR if he were allowed to play his natural 1B
i mean it’s not his fault his NL team went out and signed a designated hitter
― mookieproof, Sunday, 6 May 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
15 of the 19 outs made while Scherzer was on the mound were Ks.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 6 May 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
Indians bullpen a disaster
― burzum buddies (brownie), Sunday, 6 May 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
(xpost) Came to post the same thing--15 K in 6.1 innings! Obviously couldn't have gone any farther--he'd thrown 111 pitches--but might've threatened 21 otherwise.
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 May 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
8 of the top 10 hitters by fWAR are in the AL. and one of the two NL players is nick markakis. (the other is aj pollock)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 00:10 (five years ago) link
Some arguments for Molina to be a first ballot hall of famer on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, even comparisons to Ozzie Smith.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:02 (five years ago) link
it's getting kind of weird, already. i understand locals doing it because he's a goddamn legend around here, but i don't get the national press/visiting announcers mentioning it all the time as well
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 03:04 (five years ago) link
I’ll be clear here: I’m on the big hall side of things and more catchers could get in, it wouldn’t hurt and if Molina has his plaque I’ll be happy, he seems cool and it also means it will be deserved, I am just thinking they are setting a lof people with expectations there.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:11 (five years ago) link
yeah, they're making it a self-fulfilling prophecy pretty much, because now every year he doesn't get in everyone will be like "but back in his playing days everyone said he was a first ballot hall of famer!"
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 03:13 (five years ago) link
but i'll be happy to see him in the hall, too, if he makes it, even if his numbers don't exactly back it up. and i look forward him to coming back to busch stadium wearing really tacky bright red suit jackets with ozzie, gibson, and the rest of the guys for a long time.
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 03:18 (five years ago) link
He’ll be the Cardinals coach for 17 years, also.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:21 (five years ago) link
JFC at the graphic showing that there was 7000 pitches at 98 mph+ in 2014 and that we are on pace to break 20 000 this season.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:49 (five years ago) link
a-rod: "he's 28 but he probably has the knowledge of a 38-year-old" (talking about Francisco Peña, son of Tony)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 04:30 (five years ago) link
fuck you, Yadi
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2018 05:12 (five years ago) link
I dout he reads this message board Morbs.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
idk, he seems pretty sensitive to disrespect
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 May 2018 15:12 (five years ago) link
The Chicago White Sox released the following update today on the condition of White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar: pic.twitter.com/FFrhsiaI4Z— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) May 7, 2018
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 21:31 (five years ago) link
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/e/ef/Rush_logo.jpg
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 May 2018 21:53 (five years ago) link
(xposts) From a Posnanski column on Markakis:
J. Damon through age 33: 1,845 games, .288/.353/.433, 2,102 hits, 166 homers, 3,162 total bases.Markakis through age 33: 1,839 games, .288/.358/.422, 2,052 hits, 165 homers, 3,014 total bases.
http://www.mlb.com/news/nick-markakis-has-a-real-chance-at-3000-hits/c-275175746
― clemenza, Monday, 7 May 2018 22:44 (five years ago) link
they call him The Compiler
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 00:32 (five years ago) link
both good players! but there's a pretty big gap in WAR, presumably because damon's lack of power played better in center than markakis' in right + baserunning
the latter is off to a hell of a start this year
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, May 6, 2018 11:04 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
bending over backwards to grade catchers on a curve is the new on base percentage I guess
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 8 May 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
if Yadi makes the HOF Jim Sundberg should activate his dormant Veteran's Committee campaign.
― omar little, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
off-topic but i thought this was interesting. i never think of the blue jays as a powerhouse 80s team but they were just consistently good
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hffMszeDiB-Owy90TsTGOl-vmMY=/0x0:1273x371/1720x0/filters:focal(0x0:1273x371):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10797191/chart__12_.png
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
(sorry the STL line is highlighted; i grabbed from a cardinals blog)
what? pic.twitter.com/Kt2YEfQCij— Parker Hageman (@ParkerHageman) May 8, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
glad i'm not watching the MIN broadcast, i guess
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
im sure that makes sense in his head
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
is that torii or latroy?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
torii
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
Maybe giving him too much credit here, but I think he's talking about launching the ball by "cutting the ball in half" and generating backspin? Not sure about how that applies to Donaldson though, who seems the poster boy for this uppercut/fly-ball revolution
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:21 (five years ago) link
@TBrownYahooThe Reds are nearing a trade for Matt Harvey. Very close, according to source.
yikes
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 22:14 (five years ago) link
done deal, for Mesoraco
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 22:22 (five years ago) link
interesting... i guess mesoraco is as damaged as harvey at this point if not worse
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2018 22:23 (five years ago) link
D Bundy's getting lit up, geez
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:16 (five years ago) link
Mesoraco looked like a potential beast at catcher for a minute but wow that was four years ago. he's making $13 million this year??
― omar little, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:19 (five years ago) link
he signed a 4-year deal after his all-star season, 2015-18, i think
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:22 (five years ago) link
i think injuries/concussions kind of ruined things for him
the pride of punxsutawney
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:33 (five years ago) link
danny duffy's got a ten-run lead before he even takes the mound
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:33 (five years ago) link
Dylan Bundy faced seven hitters. He allowed four homers, seven base runners, two walks and seven runs. He did not record an out. His Game Score was -19, which ranks tied for the 13th worst of all time and the second worst since after 1940.— Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) May 8, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link
yeah, but he built a lot of character
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:42 (five years ago) link
that's the kind of outing that has dr neal el attrache waiting by the phone
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link
As you might've guessed, per @baseball_ref Play Index, Dylan Bundy is the first starter ever to allow 4 HR without recording an out. (Three starters allowed 3 HR w/o getting an out, the last Phil Dumatrait in 2007.)— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) May 8, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
might need to update 'pitchers who are doing well' soon
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 00:32 (five years ago) link
ivan nova and lucas giolito have combined to throw 152 pitches in five innings
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 01:44 (five years ago) link
"Reds land Harvey" strikes me funny
like he's an orca
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 04:41 (five years ago) link
He has put on weight, yes
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 13:18 (five years ago) link
I'm sure Harvey will get bored up on Vine St. at 2am and probably drown his sorrows in some Cincinnati chili.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link