i have been getting into earlier beefheart recently, actually. but i do not understand what people are hearing in frownland
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 18:57 (five years ago) link
but beefheart wouldn't be beefheart if there weren't a bunch of people on the side going "i don't know what people are hearing in this", so i'm just playing the role
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 18:58 (five years ago) link
um
i am sorry
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:00 (five years ago) link
btw you all should check out this poll over here, it's great
Top 120 Songs Under 120 Seconds (ILM Poll #95)
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:01 (five years ago) link
I thought it was maybe a “trout” mask replica thing
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:01 (five years ago) link
Trout, Mike - replica jersey
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:10 (five years ago) link
he's so hot right now that he literally opened a wormhole in this thread
― frogbs, Monday, 8 April 2019 19:11 (five years ago) link
trout mask replica was my keeper league team name for a while, but nobody got it. i changed it to mike 'ehrman' trout.
― to halve and half not (voodoo chili), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
this is my punishment for never getting around to voting
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 April 2019 19:13 (five years ago) link
:-(
2019 injury roll/discussion
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 04:32 (five years ago) link
seems like it’s minor, thankfully
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 10 April 2019 13:22 (five years ago) link
WAR is live on our site and (no surprise) Mike Trout leads the majorsHis 1.8 WAR in 12 games would pro-rate to 24.3 WAR in the course of a full 162-game season pic.twitter.com/b2DrrKI6l4— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) April 10, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 16:43 (five years ago) link
Trout Neck Replica
― Andy K, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:51 (five years ago) link
Mike Trout Walk Rate by season since 2014:2019 - 26.5%2018 - 20.1%2017 - 18.5%2016 - 17.0%2015 - 13.5%2014 - 11.8%Teams are getting smarter apparently.— Daren Willman (@darenw) April 11, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 11 April 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
at this rate his 2030 season will feature four at-bats
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 11 April 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
As with Bonds, though, is there not a threshold where you're now walking the player too often?
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 April 2019 18:55 (five years ago) link
well he's slugging .938 so far, so it doesn't quite make sense to walk him . . . but it's pretty close
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:01 (five years ago) link
if there's RISP i imagine a .938 looks very walkable!
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boot Edge Edge" (Will M.), Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:06 (five years ago) link
This is the setup Mike Trout gets on a 3-0 count in a tie game pic.twitter.com/xj91tTRCj1— David Adler (@_dadler) April 25, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 April 2019 20:48 (five years ago) link
Is Trout's drastically reduced strikeout rate--31 games, 16 K (against 31 BB)--an early-season fluke or a conscious change in his approach?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 12:23 (five years ago) link
...or a conscious change in opposing pitchers' approach? He's on track to log 33 IBB's this season (previous high 25).
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 13:25 (five years ago) link
― clemenza, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 8:23 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
honestly haven’t watched much of him this year but he struck out like twice in his first dozen or so games, so I’d bet he’s regressing back to near his normal mean
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
https://cdn-blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Trout-2019-Contact.png
from https://blogs.fangraphs.com/pitchers-plan-and-mike-trout-laughs/
― na (NA), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link
attack trout on the outside outside outside corner, it’s the only way
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 16:44 (five years ago) link
it’s cool that he makes contact with 100% of the pitches thrown at his face
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 4 June 2019 17:21 (five years ago) link
great article btw, don’t think I recognize the writer
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 4 June 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
Ben Lindbergh:
Because he’s stopped swinging at the toughest pitches to hit but still attacks the fat ones—Baseball Savant says he’s swung at 80 percent of deliveries down the middle, his highest rate in the five-season Statcast era—Trout has also kept increasing his contact rates to new seasonal highs, even as the league’s contact rate has continued to decline.
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2019/6/21/18700398/mike-trout-los-angeles-angels-playoffs-war-mediocrity-500-record
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 June 2019 20:30 (five years ago) link
this fucking guy.
― mookieproof, Sunday, September 2, 2012 4:09 PM (six years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― omar little, Monday, 8 July 2019 00:31 (five years ago) link
Having a huge game.
― clemenza, Saturday, 13 July 2019 04:22 (five years ago) link
While wearing Tyler Skaggs’ #45, Mike Trout hits a 454 foot home run pic.twitter.com/nsjJicTKLu— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) July 13, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 13 July 2019 05:28 (five years ago) link
I somehow managed not to notice anything else about the game while posting about Trout.
― clemenza, Saturday, 13 July 2019 06:17 (five years ago) link
that was quite the performance.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 13 July 2019 06:52 (five years ago) link
Temporarily joining Ruth, Bonds, Greenberg, Foxx, Williams, Gehrig, Hornsby in the 1.000 OPS club.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 18:00 (five years ago) link
I noticed that too the other day. I don't think it'll be that temporary, though, if you look at his career progression (new career highs four years running)--I could see him still being there three years from now.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
Another way, I guess, of saying he'll breeze right past the notion of peaking at 27. Of course, I guessed wrong with Pujols when he headed over to the Angels.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
Pujols was already having tons of problems with his foot before he left the Cardinals, even, and was much less of a complete, well-rounded player than Trout is. I wouldn't make any bets on Trout putting up 1.000 OPS in a few years, but he seems like he has a much better chance of it than anyone
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 18:50 (five years ago) link
also he has the advantage of a juiced ball
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:04 (five years ago) link
An oddity, looking at his career box: his seasonal high in total bases is 339, which I'm willing to bet would be the lowest mark if you looked at the 50 greatest hitters ever as measured by OPS+ or whatever you want. This is in no way a knock--it can easily be explained by all the walks he takes and the time he's lost to injuries. Just a quirk of the numbers.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:07 (five years ago) link
(Oh--and if you eliminate people like Dave Orr, because I've never heard of him.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:08 (five years ago) link
Didn't have to look far for another walking-machine with fewer: Votto.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:10 (five years ago) link
is it too late to make a bet with you, though? ;)
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:10 (five years ago) link
keep in mind i only bet with space bux
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:11 (five years ago) link
I have already plowed through over $40 billion in my off-the-cuff I'd-be-willing-to-bet posts.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link
Apart first half of Bonds’ career, Trout is the only one who is a legit great a defensive player in that list. Makes u think.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 01:01 (five years ago) link
Forgot Hornsby yikes!
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 01:03 (five years ago) link
i suspect ruth's pitching was more valuable than hornsby's defense
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 01:14 (five years ago) link
Hitting and pitching didn’t happen much at the same time that being said (iirc)
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 02:26 (five years ago) link
Within 0.1 of Bellinger on Baseball Reference's WAR leader board. I know the season doesn't really start for some until he takes over the #1 spot, so Opening Day is imminent.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2019-batting-leaders.shtml
― clemenza, Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:28 (five years ago) link
happy 28th
1173 G, 1301 H, 278 HR, 198 SB, .306/.419/.582, 176 OPS+, 71.7 bWAR, 72.9 fWAR
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 13:15 (five years ago) link
Penciled him in for 12 more HR this year and tried the Favourite Toy calculator: 14% chance at 763 HR. Which is probably a little light, seeing as his HR rate may continue to climb for another two or three seasons.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 13:47 (five years ago) link