he is a legendary clubhouse man, you see. you can't see any evidence of him being a good leader on the field, but you are told that he commands immense respect in the clubhouse. but mysteriously, after he leaves there are numerous anecdotes about how the clubhouse is much more relaxed this year, and how the players enjoy being able to take their kids to spring training again
― Sally Jessy (Karl Malone), Monday, 23 September 2019 16:21 (four years ago) link
it's giving rany jazayerli an existential crisis
― mookieproof, Monday, 23 September 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
Keep applying pressure, everyone! Call your congressman! Together we can rally enough votes to defeat this bill! https://t.co/07CLvLyQDU— Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) September 23, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 September 2019 16:37 (four years ago) link
question for royals fans and players: have you accepted jesus christ as your personal lord and savior?
― Sally Jessy (Karl Malone), Monday, 23 September 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
The scoreless-inning bunt sacrifices and "old school" clubhouse harassment will continue until morale improves: 2020 Royals
― Andy K, Monday, 23 September 2019 22:28 (four years ago) link
Try telling some average white dude that it was “always understood” that the next job would go to a minority with no interview process, no job posting, no chance to compete. They’d be up at dawn making two calls: first one to their lawyer and the second to Fox News... https://t.co/2GNp07E3rw— Full Dissident (@hbryant42) September 23, 2019
Ryan Thurman
@ryanpthurman·They could of chose anyone for that role. Matheny became available last year so they decided to hire him. He average 90 wins a year in STL. If he did that with the Royals they would rename the stadium after him.
Full Dissident
@hbryant42·Then it should be named Whitey Herzog Park
― brownie, Monday, 23 September 2019 22:35 (four years ago) link
wet bases
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27687754/boras-rips-mlb-wet-bases-bryant-injury
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 11:21 (four years ago) link
I assume that aside from the resident Cleveland fans, we are rooting for an AL Stathead Wild Card Game btwn TB and OAK.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 18:00 (four years ago) link
i'd be happy with any two of the three, but i'd rather the game were not played at the trop
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
Cards lose in 19 innings; another 24-pitcher game!
division lead down to 2.5
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 12:12 (four years ago) link
regular season games should probably end in a tie after 12 innings
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 25 September 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link
No! This isn't hockey.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 14:58 (four years ago) link
would be better for pitchers (and rosters) and no one needs a 17 inning game in july imo
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 25 September 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link
The Indians went 18-1 against the Tigers this year (a record).
The Astros tied that record with yesterday's win (18-1 vs the Mariners).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 26 September 2019 07:53 (four years ago) link
top 5 in bWAR, all players
Bellinger 8.6Trout 8.3Bregman 8.2Semien 8.0deGrom 7.9
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 September 2019 17:41 (four years ago) link
Ask me if I care Pete— Mike Minor (@MikeMinor36) September 26, 2019
― Andy K, Friday, 27 September 2019 18:00 (four years ago) link
Jaffe on the remaining chances for ties
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/team-entropy-2019-hey-theres-still-meat-on-this-bone/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 September 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
lmao that Mike Minor game was incredible, much respect to the Red Sox for repeatedly popping up on the first pitch to try to stop him from getting it
― frogbs, Friday, 27 September 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
Congrats to the Rays making the playoffs despite having the lowest payroll in the league, and the second lowest attendance. They deserve more.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 28 September 2019 02:45 (four years ago) link
i know essentially nothing about tampa bay-area geography, but some local columnist recently called out the fans and the response was like 'it takes multiple hours to get there unless you live in st. petersburg'
between that and the money and the catwalks, might as well watch it on tv
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 September 2019 02:58 (four years ago) link
one sad thing about pete kozma is that he was not good enough to play on the 2019 detroit tigers
― Sally Jessy (Karl Malone), Saturday, 28 September 2019 17:10 (four years ago) link
Yarbrough is such a crap pitcher... good luck Rays.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 28 September 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
what to watch for today besides NL Central?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 September 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
Nice moment:
https://www.mlb.com/news/madison-bumgarner-s-final-at-bat-vs-clayton-kershaw
― clemenza, Monday, 30 September 2019 00:00 (four years ago) link
:,(
― big city slam (Spottie), Monday, 30 September 2019 00:17 (four years ago) link
The Angels have fired Brad Ausmus.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 30, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 September 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
That’ll get Albert fired up!
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Monday, 30 September 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
No Angel pitched more than 100 IP in 2019, is that Ausmus fault?
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 30 September 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFuzxyUUYAEuNdM?format=jpg&name=small
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 September 2019 18:11 (four years ago) link
as time goes by i am certain that very few managerial changes are tied strongly to "fault"
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 September 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
longest tenured manager with their current team in the NL is now.....Craig Counsell
― frogbs, Monday, 30 September 2019 18:19 (four years ago) link
did maddon ever get any shit for basically stealing rick renteria's job? it's not illegal or anything, but some people would not have done it
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 September 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
In the position player’s top 30 in fWAR, nine are third basemen.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 30 September 2019 19:01 (four years ago) link
lol... can't wait to see which 3B defense buff is being applied.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 30 September 2019 20:15 (four years ago) link
if you look at just wRC+ (hitting only), 7 of the top 30 are 3B, and 9 of the top 34.
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Monday, 30 September 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
there are just a lot of good 3B right now, and many of them are also excellent defenders in addition to being good hitters.
in baseball's reference oWAR, there is 9 3b in the top 30. As Karl said, I really don't think it's a fluke.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 30 September 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
oWAR counts positions too, but yeah 3B is a deep position right now
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 September 2019 21:56 (four years ago) link
https://cdn-blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Strikeouts-and-Walks-Per-Plate-Appearance.png
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/verlanders-twin-milestones-cap-a-year-of-record-strikeouts/
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:39 (four years ago) link
weirdly this was the first season since 2005 that a player didn't "break" Bobby Bonds' previously held record of strikeouts by a batter in a season (Eugenio Suarez tied him w/189!).
― omar little, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:05 (four years ago) link
after adjusting for the average strikeout% per season, rob deer's 1987 is the modern single season strikeout record. he struck out the modern-day equivalent of 923 times that year
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:11 (four years ago) link
that graph clearly indicating the only thing in baseball that needs to be "fixed"
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:12 (four years ago) link
we need to walk more people, clearly.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:14 (four years ago) link
i appreciate the added breeze from whiffing on a humid day
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:21 (four years ago) link
i have to admit i'm curious what a sudden return to late 1920s baseball (post-deadball, low strikeouts+walks) would look like in the modern era
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
general charlie morton / lol pirates question (for mookie, probably): why is he so good now when he was so mediocre in the NL for so long?
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:34 (four years ago) link
i haven't really seen enough of AL morton, but for one thing, he seems to be throwing significantly harder. the pirates/ray searage (rip) theory dictated pitching inside and throwing ground balls, which morton was theoretically perfect for -- i mean his nickname was ground chuck. maybe he was trying to paint the edges too much? the astros seem to have freed him (and cole) to simply throw the ball by people.
two years old, but: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/charlie-morton-now-dictating-his-own-fate
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
Sinker usage rate went from high 50% to 20%
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:21 (four years ago) link
BREAKING: Angels employee tells DEA about extensive opioid use with Tyler Skaggs, that he told two team officials about Skaggs' abuse, and named other players as having used opioids, sources tell OTL.https://t.co/YGmF58mX7M— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) October 12, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 12 October 2019 19:58 (four years ago) link