team wRC+ is now 124, tied for second-best ever behind the '27 yankees
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 September 2019 21:04 (four years ago) link
(Had no recollection of that '93 Tigers team as being especially noteworthy, and when you look at them, it's somewhat misleading in that they had a bunch of guys just clear the 130+ mark--two guys were at exactly 130+, and their leader was at 138+. The Astros, by contrast, have four guys in the 130-139 range, Springer at 148+, Bregman at 159+, and Alvarez at 174+ in half-a-season.)
― clemenza, Monday, 9 September 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
Winning 11-0 after three tonight; they've outscored the Mariners and A's 32-1 over 12 innings.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 01:23 (four years ago) link
two home runs for this year's AL rookie of the year!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 01:25 (four years ago) link
alvarez the second player ever to reach houston’s top deck in right
i’ll buy you a beer if you can guess the first
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 02:11 (four years ago) link
Albert Pujols off Brad Lidge. I'll take a pilsner please.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 05:22 (four years ago) link
that was in left
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 08:39 (four years ago) link
The only other player to do so prior to Alvarez was former Met Jeromy Burnitz back in 2000.
(yes i cheated)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 14:54 (four years ago) link
dang Jeromy Burnitz hit 315 home runs.
― omar little, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 15:29 (four years ago) link
i'm trying to imagine where that puts him on the alltime list. In the 60s or 70s?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 15:43 (four years ago) link
lol, i should've known: 130th
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 15:44 (four years ago) link
No guarantee at all that they'll win everything--the best team on paper rarely does--but with that offense + Verlander/Cole/Greinke (Miley would be the #1 starter for more than a few teams), and Osuna (good enough), they look '70 Orioles/'75 Reds/'98 Yankees good right now.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
Run diff:
The #Astros have had quite the spike in recent days 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/CCL1gD3IAk— Daren Willman (@darenw) September 10, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link
howbout the '54 Indians?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:10 (four years ago) link
'84 Tigers and '86 Mets, for sure. I don't know...I'm probably contradicting myself, but to be included in this group, winning the Series seems important.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link