Zack Greinke says he doesn't care about throwing a no-hitter. He'd rather not deal with the attention he'd get. "It'd be more of a hassle than anything."— Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan) June 14, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 June 2019 03:21 (four years ago) link
Zack Greinke made the All-Star team. Pregame, he had this exchange with the media:How does it feel?"It's nice."What was the reaction in the room?"Cheering."Would it mean more to you to start the game?"No, it wouldn't."Are you at a loss for words?"Good question."— Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan) June 30, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 July 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
don't remember this story from '15
https://www.bleachernation.com/baseballisfun/2015/12/19/that-time-zack-greinke-told-his-teammates-to-wash-their-hands-after-number-two/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 August 2019 13:49 (four years ago) link
I'd have to check his game logs, but it feels like Greinke's had a four- or five-run lead every time he's set foot on the mound for the Astros.
― clemenza, Saturday, 21 September 2019 01:07 (four years ago) link
Greinke just threw Pujols a 63.1 MPH eephus.— Daren Willman (@darenw) September 21, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 21 September 2019 01:55 (four years ago) link
Checked his game logs...and I'm not even close.
― clemenza, Saturday, 21 September 2019 02:19 (four years ago) link
just wanna say I love him for not giving a shit about a no-hitter
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 September 2019 15:57 (four years ago) link
https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/zack-greinke-brief-alds-press-conference
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 October 2019 14:10 (four years ago) link
Slow and steady wins the race. On pitches slower than 70 MPH, Zack Greinke held opponents to a .078 BAA and a .130 SLG. pic.twitter.com/uDGfDM0es3— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 7, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 October 2019 15:55 (four years ago) link
Pitching, Mental Game, Competitiveness: Zack Greinke vs. Chipotle pic.twitter.com/YrUJIhZSvH— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) October 25, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 October 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
Zack Greinke on the new extra-inning rule: "Not confident in my thoughts on it. I would lean towards I like. But that could change any moment."— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) August 8, 2020
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 August 2020 06:50 (three years ago) link
Zack Greinke, calling his own pitch...and throwing a 54mph Curveball. š pic.twitter.com/gp0g2vNFWj— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 23, 2020
― Andy K, Monday, 24 August 2020 15:44 (three years ago) link
Sunday In The Park With Greinke pic.twitter.com/EwP8rBs4kM— Fayetteville Woodpeckers (@WoodpeckersNC) August 24, 2020
― mookieproof, Monday, 24 August 2020 15:58 (three years ago) link
Zack Greinke congrats Elvis Andrus on a nice take, then sits him down. What a guy.š pic.twitter.com/IKV3ID8Q9v— Cut4 (@Cut4) September 3, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 September 2020 20:02 (three years ago) link
Zack Greinke: āFor me, itās nice not having fans in the stands. Because thereās no one trying to talk to you and ask for autographs and wanting to take pictures and all that stuff. I donāt like any of that stuff.ā— Pedro Gomez (@pedrogomezESPN) October 13, 2020
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 21:19 (three years ago) link
yet I wonder if he likes this:
Zack Greinke calls his shot... and Ramon Laureano hits a three run shot off him3-0 A's pic.twitter.com/EGIBiDWsox— Pitcher List (@PitcherList) October 8, 2020
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 21:45 (three years ago) link
To whom it may concernGreinke isnāt telling the hitter whatās coming.The End— Brett Anderson (@_BAnderson30_) October 8, 2020
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 21:46 (three years ago) link
"Sometimes I call the same pitch that I throw" = his "2" is a slider = he threw an 85mph slider = he gave up a donger to Laureano Mr. @_BAnderson30_
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 21:53 (three years ago) link
gonna side with the multiple big league pitchers on this one
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 22:51 (three years ago) link
August 12:
Zack Greinke, Calling his own pitch/Filthy Slider. pic.twitter.com/CzCyQ48H6T— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 13, 2020
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 23:01 (three years ago) link
With a guy on 2nd heās indicating to his catcher which pitch in the sequence he wants. 2 can mean anything from 1st pitch, last, 2nd etc based on what they decide between innings— Phil Hughes (@PJHughes45) October 8, 2020
― ā, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:49 (three years ago) link
he's done the thing where he's literally yelled the pitch before he threw it but that's not what this was
― ā, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:50 (three years ago) link
"Sometimes I call the same pitch that I throw"-Zach Greinke, throwing his 2 pitch when he calls a 2
-Zach Greinke, throwing his 2 pitch when he calls a 2
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
"Most of the time itās not the same pitch"-Zack Greinke, the next sentence
― ā, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 02:37 (three years ago) link
lol guys
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 03:36 (three years ago) link
Zack Greinke said the only career milestones he pays attention to are 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases. "Then I got traded to the American League and that made it harder."— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 1, 2021
(he has nine of each)
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 March 2021 19:50 (three years ago) link
Greinke sat in on Odorizzi's arbitration hearing, which was against the Rays, who had James Click at the table. Odorizzi models himself after Greinke and was traded for him.— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 9, 2021
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 9 March 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
The Astros had a ādress like Zack Greinkeā day for their flight to Anaheim, according to Yuli Gurrielās Instagram story. pic.twitter.com/eB7IrmIu7q— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 19, 2021
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 September 2021 02:10 (two years ago) link
never knew my wardrobe was greinke-core
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:54 (two years ago) link
same, except for the whole foods bag (which i'm told is key)
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 02:28 (two years ago) link
went to see greinke pitch opening day today, there were good vibes all around, royals fans were happy to see him back. it was cold and super windy and intermittently sprinkling with occasional snow flakes, but greinke was basically the only guy not wearing long sleeves under his uniform.
― circles, Friday, 8 April 2022 05:23 (two years ago) link
greinke has seven strikeouts in 28 innings
(and also a 2.57 ERA!)
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 16:56 (one year ago) link
lol his bWAR is 1.1 and his fWAR is 0.3
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 16:57 (one year ago) link
I guess fwar assumes that if youāre not striking guys out, you must not be all that good?! (Tho his babip is pretty low and his lob% is a little high I donāt think that alone can explain a 0.3 WAR for a 2.57 ERA)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 17:11 (one year ago) link
Posnanski's column today is about Greinke and his strikeout rate:
https://joeposnanski.substack.com/p/zack-and-strikeouts-and-ten-who-missed?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
― clemenza, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 17:51 (one year ago) link
xp fWAR is primarily built on FIP which only factors in Ks, BBs and HRs
― ā, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 17:52 (one year ago) link
is it actually that simple? i thought FIP took a whole bunch of defensive/park stuff into account too?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 18:17 (one year ago) link
fWAR itself does, along with things like catcher framing and infield pop-ups, but FIP is just those three things and that's the heart of it
― ā, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 18:44 (one year ago) link
huh. just when you think you know a stat
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 20:40 (one year ago) link
Gausman is the anti-Greinke this year: he's given up a hit per inning, but with zero walks or HR, he easily leads pitchers in fWAR while not in the Top 10 in bWAR.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 22:04 (one year ago) link
Splitting the difference still seems like the best idea to me.
i respect greinke for what he's managed to do thus far, but regression is going to bury him
in any case i would MUCH rather have gausman -- no walks is cool, no homers is amazing
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 23:05 (one year ago) link
lmao
Another chapter in the book of Greinke(via @revive85KC) pic.twitter.com/kpty5SaYzG— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 27, 2022
― frogbs, Monday, 27 June 2022 02:52 (one year ago) link
If I was that guy I would both be 100% grateful for the experience and 100% pissed off at Zach Greinke. Maybe 101% grateful actually
― hrep (H.P), Monday, 27 June 2022 23:08 (one year ago) link
not certain i trust that dude's word for it, but if true that's a totally unfunny dick move
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:51 (one year ago) link
Ross Stripling was recently chatting w/ Zack Greinke."Man, I really think the Blue Jays are using you right," Greinke said. Stripling asked what he meant. "They don't let you go through a third time," Greinke said. "That's perfect for you." "Thank you?" Stripling said. https://t.co/faVzziOlyP— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) August 24, 2022
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 08:56 (one year ago) link
amazing
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 24 August 2022 13:57 (one year ago) link
https://www.mlb.com/news/zack-greinke-strikes-out-1000th-different-batter
Only ("only") 20th on the career K list--moving around a bit helps.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2023 02:13 (eleven months ago) link
Scherzer must be really close; Verlander, in the A.L. his whole career, probably not.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2023 02:16 (eleven months ago) link
Saw a post in one of these FB baseball groups that argued Greinke was hurting his HOF chances by hanging on too long and having a miserable season with a miserable team (possibly in search of 3,000 K). I assumed Greinke was already in, and therefore he couldn't hurt his chances--Carlton was terrible near the end, and of course it didn't matter--but for the sake of argument, assume Greinke's not a sure thing. Can a player hurt his HOF chances at the very end? It doesn't really make any difference to the career he's already had. I don't mean someone who peters out during the second half of his career, a big chunk like Fred Lynn or Dave Parker, but rather a 75-80% guy for the last year or two.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 August 2023 00:14 (eight months ago) link
For position players, Willie Mays' last season with the Mets--only 239 PA--is a famous shell-of-himself season: .211/.303/.344. He was 3-10 in the postseason, but no XB hits and no walks.
― clemenza, Sunday, 10 September 2023 14:20 (seven months ago) link