on pace for 500 or so HR this season as of today
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 1 April 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera has departed the field of play via the BIG FLY.#DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/aQebyTB7eJ— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) April 1, 2021
― Andy K, Thursday, 1 April 2021 18:50 (two years ago) link
The MLB site had a lead story last night about Cabrera on the verge of passing Ruth in career hits. He went 0-3 in each game and is now hitting .146.
― clemenza, Friday, 30 April 2021 12:04 (two years ago) link
New obsession: .125.
― clemenza, Saturday, 1 May 2021 21:39 (two years ago) link
I’m going to assume he’s the hands down worst of the big contracts right now? (Votto and Pujols I think are just regular bad)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 1 May 2021 21:43 (two years ago) link
miggy was a league-average hitter last year and votto is so far this year. pujols hasn't been since 2016
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 May 2021 22:40 (two years ago) link
I thought Votto was doing much worse than he actually is.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 2 May 2021 00:17 (two years ago) link
he had a huge game yesterday but otherwise has been awful
― k3vin k., Sunday, 2 May 2021 04:50 (two years ago) link
mookie's right tho – according to his OPS+ he's right on league average. obviously tho, in terms of his contract it's p bad.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 2 May 2021 14:14 (two years ago) link
0-4, .115 (OPS = .443).
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 May 2021 20:04 (two years ago) link
Votto was great in 2017, Cabrera was great in 2016, Pujols' last great year was ... 2010 or 2011? He wins hands down.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 3 May 2021 11:30 (two years ago) link
This must be the abyss looking back: 0-5, 7 left on base, .105 (OPS = .406, tribute to Ted Williams).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 02:55 (two years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera is hitless in his last 24 at-bats after a second-inning groundout against Martin Perez. It's the longest hitless stretch of his career.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) May 6, 2021
― Andy K, Thursday, 6 May 2021 00:12 (two years ago) link
stumbled on Miguel Cabrera's stat line like it was a jump scare in a low-budget horror movie— Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud) May 5, 2021
― mookieproof, Thursday, 6 May 2021 00:30 (two years ago) link
Damn, that's almost as bad as Francisco Lindor's stats.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 6 May 2021 01:16 (two years ago) link
0-2; two more hitless AB will drop him under .100.
That Tigers lineup tonight is something to behold. Candelario is batting third and hitting .281. The other eight spots: .216, .175, .102, .210, .192, .159, .158, .200. It's the Detroit Maxvills.
― clemenza, Thursday, 6 May 2021 01:30 (two years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera's second consecutive two-hit game moves him to 2876 hits for his career, tying him with Mel Ott for 44th on MLB's all-time list.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) May 8, 2021
― Andy K, Saturday, 8 May 2021 23:25 (two years ago) link
the kid is on fire
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Sunday, 9 May 2021 00:41 (two years ago) link
In honor of @MiguelCabrera becoming the All-Time Venezuelan-Born Hits leader tonight, I have created an interactive timeline detailing the Venezuelan-Born hit leaders since the debut of Ãlex Carrasquel in 1939. Check out and see all of the Venezuelan greats in MLB history 🇻🇪🔥 pic.twitter.com/HPZR9JEu8Z— Greg Harvey (@BetweenTheNums) May 13, 2021
― Andy K, Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:18 (two years ago) link
watching aparicio and concepcion show up made me so happy
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:38 (two years ago) link
i love a good interactive timeline
― parenthetically yours, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:45 (two years ago) link
that guy recently did one of those for all-time bWAR
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:50 (two years ago) link
i like how it's quiet for a while in the 80s-90s and then suddenly here comes bonds
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:52 (two years ago) link
that's the most publicity ross barnes has gotten in a century
― parenthetically yours, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:58 (two years ago) link
but until deacon white and the very normal and not racist at all cap anson came along, ross barnes was a fucking legend
― parenthetically yours, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:59 (two years ago) link
i think i made an ed delanhanty reference as a small child to some baseball guy. he had no idea what i was talking about, but that was a sweet reference for a kid in the single digits of age
― parenthetically yours, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 13 May 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
i was probably like "this kid is no ed delanhanty, that's for fucking sure", and he just didn't get it
kind of suprised to see gehringer still in the top 15 as of 1942. i guess i always thought of him as one of those guys who had a crazy good BA in the 30s
― parenthetically yours, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 13 May 2021 23:03 (two years ago) link
sorry, just got to put itt, why not:
In honor of the great Willie Mays and his 90th birthday on Thursday, I have created an interactive graphic that details the progressive All-Time leaders in Position Player bWAR. Check this out to see many of your favorite players throughout MLB history! #SayHeyKid ⚾️🔥@SFGiants pic.twitter.com/wrTOYXHh9H— Greg Harvey (@BetweenTheNums) May 8, 2021
i love in 1988 when schmidt is like "hey" at the very bottom of the top 15
― parenthetically yours, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 13 May 2021 23:07 (two years ago) link
most underrated legend: tris speakerhonorable mention: mel ott
kinda interesting there is a kind of historical stasis from like 1977-1990 and what does that mean re: peoples' fondness for the go-go 80's skinny pants era
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 13 May 2021 23:45 (two years ago) link
it just means they love the underdogs
― parenthetically yours, (Karl Malone), Friday, 14 May 2021 00:50 (two years ago) link
willie mcgee is not on that list. he is a living legend
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, May 13, 2021 7:45 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Good question! My instinct is to think that maybe that the game was more balanced?
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 14 May 2021 02:58 (two years ago) link
Sure but balance can also suggest the game wasnt played very good? Im not saying that from a max efficiency POV just like maybe baseball players secretly sucked
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 14 May 2021 03:14 (two years ago) link
Really it’s the skinny pants.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 14 May 2021 03:25 (two years ago) link
it's just the product of time. early on ross barnes is a stud with 28 WAR and you can see all these guys pass him; after a century of greats, you need 100 WAR just to appear at the bottom of the list (and the two that show up after 1990 had some chemical help after all). trout may be the only shot for someone else to break in in our lifetimes
also WAR is relative -- it has nothing to say about absolute quality of play. adam ottavino is right that babe ruth would be no match for today's pitchers (or likely even those of the 80s)
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 May 2021 03:36 (two years ago) link
100 war won’t happen for pitchers again I believe, unless scientific progress extended the careers of starting pitchers by a substantial margin. Hitters I’m less sure. I wouldn’t be surprised if Betts got in the 85-95 range, and thinking that makes me believe another player in the next 30-40 years could get to 100.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 14 May 2021 04:13 (two years ago) link
Good June: 329/.356/.494. Just passed Gehrig and Crime Dog.
― Andy K, Thursday, 1 July 2021 22:38 (two years ago) link
498
― Andy K, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 00:24 (two years ago) link
499
― Andy K, Thursday, 12 August 2021 02:16 (two years ago) link
500 tmrw?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 12 August 2021 02:23 (two years ago) link
✔
― mookieproof, Sunday, 22 August 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link
Hurrah
― Andy K, Sunday, 22 August 2021 21:01 (two years ago) link
Glad to see everyone at the game seemed to know what was up.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 23 August 2021 05:30 (two years ago) link
shortstop with plus defense
https://i.redd.it/58yk05jwk4j71.jpg
― mookieproof, Monday, 23 August 2021 19:04 (two years ago) link
Intense eyes!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 24 August 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
NOT A CLOGGER, and has now set this trivial record:
Eight consecutive hits for Miguel Cabrera, who lines Michael Wacha's 2-1 pitch into center. Cabrera is the first Tiger in the expansion era (since 1961) to hit in eight consecutive plate appearances.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) September 10, 2021
― Andy K, Friday, 10 September 2021 23:58 (two years ago) link
wait, we're using "since the expansion era" as a timeframe now? but "since the expansion era" makes it less impressive, both because it's a shorter amount of time (compared to integration/1947 or since the deadball era, 1918/19 whatever), and also the overall quality of talent dropped (same overall players and talent spread out across more teams, with more minor leaguers to fill in the gaps)
ohwell
― "HYYOOOOOOONK!" is the sound I make (Karl Malone), Saturday, 11 September 2021 00:06 (two years ago) link
9 straight!
― k3vin k., Saturday, 11 September 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link