2019 Rolling "Hey Chatter Chatter" chatterthread

yu darvish is so frustrating

lastella was a (very good) pinch-hitting specialist in the past, maybe something about being in that role made it harder to hit home runs?

Enjoy this slo-mo video of Nolan Arenado’s snow homer. pic.twitter.com/JcirAsgyhS

— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 9, 2019

la stella's launch angle is up a bit, but the biggest difference (apart from the homers) is that his strikeout rate is way down -- only 6 K in 101 PA coming into today. kinda weird. so yeah, maybe just getting regular playing time has set him free

edwin encarnacion is playing second base in a one run game right now.

can't be ideal.

How on earth?!

The Phils' TV color guy said that the Royals are "pretty aggressive on the pillows," which happens to be my personal style as well.

the merry-go-round will be in motion

morbs lol

edwin jackson headed to his 14th team!

fuck yeah

Amazingly, he's still only 34--he started at 19, so that's like moving every year.

I thought you had to be left-handed to be mediocre and last forever.

<3 throwback devil rays unis

http://binaryapi.ap.org/cdb552a1d6044873ae9f12af8d19fdb2/preview/AP19132012822938.jpg?wm=api&ver=0

vaporays

Hyun-Jun Ryu has allowed 3 bases-on-balls this year while at the plate has earned 2 bases-on-balls.

Hyun-Jin*

how is he so good right now? going into last season i thought he was supposed to be middle of the rotation arm, but over his last 23 starts he's looked more like Greg Maddux.

Report: Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías arrested on domestic violence charge

Wow, Sale struck out 17 in 7 innings tonight!

Kendry Morales to NYY

HR: La Stella (11)

yesssss

https://www.mlb.com/news/chris-davis-has-a-path-to-the-all-star-game

plz my HACKING MASS team is doomed as is

68 runs from 5 teams tonight.

On Baseball Reference, Bellinger's WAR (4.4) has surpassed his first two years (4.2 each season) in 43 games.

The MVP this year will be Yellinger.

rare lefty knuckler sighting today

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/blue-jays-expect-to-select-contract-of-ryan-feierabend.html

Can he hit?

fun fact: his name in German means "quitting time"!

My favourite neo-grunge song.

6th inning. Twins have scored 17 runs.

fifth 5-HR game of their year

If the Barves' bullpen can get their shit right, I see them winning the East again. Big if though.

Is this the fourth week in a row the Cubs have been on the Sunday night game or am i misremembering?

(good canadian kid) mike soroka for RoY

this is an interesting development

RHP Carter Stewart, who attended Eastern Florida State College after failing to sign with the #Braves as the No. 8 overall pick in last year’s draft, is in agreement on a contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League, sources tell The Athletic.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 21, 2019

Todd Frazier is still upset with Adam Eaton about the Adam LaRoche('s son in the 2016 White Sox clubhouse) thing?!

Christ, who knows and who cares

need to get brett lawrie's take on this

Look. Let's be clear. At the end of the day, it is what it is.

O's have allowed 100 HR in 48 games

afaict the MLB record for a full season is 258 by the 2016 Reds, so they’re on pace to just ever so slightly beat that

They can do it, piece o' cake. I'm rooting for them.

nationals bullpen now has a 6.56 ERA

that nationals pen looked like a garbage fire the other night against the cubs.

fun with stats

OK! Here's a new thing at Baseball Savant.

We get lots of ? about pitch movement, so now there are leaderboards. Here, for example, are 4-seams, most rise added: https://t.co/4hrqH28sym

Pitch movement #s have been around forever at BB/FG/etc. What make these different are.. pic.twitter.com/Jf7K6Fj5RN

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) May 21, 2019

Rich Hill is not a fan of the shift. pic.twitter.com/0SKcXdMkTX

— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) May 23, 2019

so good

honestly I think I enjoy shift-beating bunts more than anything in the game right now

dan straily: 34.2 IP, 18 K, 17 BB, 14 HR

i mean what do you even say to the guy except 'we're the orioles, so we're gonna run you out there again in five days'

honestly I think I enjoy shift-beating bunts more than anything in the game right now

― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, May 22, 2019 9:23 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm. home runs are over, shift-beating bunts are where it's at.

dan straily: 34.2 IP, 18 K, 17 BB, 14 HR

i mean what do you even say to the guy except 'we're the orioles, so we're gonna run you out there again in five days'

― mookieproof, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:53 PM (yesterday) Bookmark

it's crazy how both this and the cobb signing were deeply shitty in the exact same way.... minus the giant contract in straily's case