Former batting champs and their collapses, ts: Jeff McNeil v Tim Anderson
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Sunday, 23 June 2024 22:59 (three months ago) link
checking the score of mets/cubs and saw that diekman saved the game. huh that’s funny i thought. found out later that diaz had been tossed before throwing a single pitch for sticky stuff. wtf? makes no sense.
10 games is rough for a starter but trebly rough for a closer. then again we’ve been without him due to il/rehab for a while so…
― 龜, Monday, 24 June 2024 09:31 (three months ago) link
You know what though
OH MY 😲451 feet off the bat of Mark Vientos. pic.twitter.com/A35EFRigRN— MLB (@MLB) June 24, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Monday, 24 June 2024 09:38 (three months ago) link
he has been mashing! having him and iglesias in has been really helpful
― 龜, Monday, 24 June 2024 11:05 (three months ago) link
you want to know how many times steven kwan has swung and missed at a fastball this year? 3. 3 times.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 June 2024 16:22 (three months ago) link
Had no idea he was up to .390 (which also tells you how much I've been paying attention to the Jays, who he just finished playing).
― clemenza, Monday, 24 June 2024 16:32 (three months ago) link
KWAN-WATCH!
i didn't know either - i suppose because he only has 49 games, 222 PAs - will he qualify for the batting title if he stays healthy?
― z_tbd, Monday, 24 June 2024 17:13 (three months ago) link
probably - you need 502 PAs i think
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 June 2024 17:27 (three months ago) link
I'm just in awe at this guy's ability to make contact. freaky shit.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 June 2024 17:29 (three months ago) link
You need 500 ABs to qualify for the batting title and he’s got 222. He hits leadoff so you’d expect him to get to 500 if healthy.
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Monday, 24 June 2024 17:33 (three months ago) link
Sorry, plate appearances, not ABs!
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Monday, 24 June 2024 17:34 (three months ago) link
Just to get annoyingly technical (unless this has changed), it was always 3.1 PA per team game played--so if your team lost a couple of games to weather, your floor would drop accordingly. And if they add an 0-for-however-many-PA-you're-short and you still have the highest BA, you win.
― clemenza, Monday, 24 June 2024 18:04 (three months ago) link
"You're right--that's annoyingly technical."
― clemenza, Monday, 24 June 2024 18:05 (three months ago) link
“You won’t believe how annoyingly technical this ILB gets, and that’s ok.”
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 24 June 2024 19:14 (three months ago) link
In a strange coincidence, not one of these guys is on my fantasy team:
https://i.postimg.cc/z3Zt47xh/ballot.jpg
Probably my least defensible pick: Mountcastle over Josh Naylor. Not a big Naylor fan, even though he is Canadian.
― clemenza, Monday, 24 June 2024 21:53 (three months ago) link
AL first base is not a great position right now--there was a time when that was filled with MVP candidates.
― clemenza, Monday, 24 June 2024 21:55 (three months ago) link
Naylor for me in the absence of better (but less healthy) candidates. Though his season hasn’t lived up to his 2023 yet. Kyle Tucker is injured btw.
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Monday, 24 June 2024 22:13 (three months ago) link
Edwin Diaz has received a 10-game suspension. He is allowed to appeal.— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 24, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Monday, 24 June 2024 22:25 (three months ago) link
Feel perfectly stupid for leaving Soto off. One of those things where I quickly skimmed the list, picked out Judge, Kwan, and Tucker right away, and said "That was easy." I'll vote again, removing Tucker (not because of the injury, though; I vote for who I think should start, whether they can or not).
― clemenza, Tuesday, 25 June 2024 18:48 (three months ago) link
CLE are #1 in W% (51-26) & #26th in payroll.
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 26 June 2024 20:00 (three months ago) link
Astros' preaseason (3/19/24) odds* to win the WS: 7-1 (3rd only to LAD 3.2-1 & ATL 4.5-1)They are currently 7-18, in last place in the ALW, 3 games behind LAA & 2 games behind OAK.* #freeippei― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, April 25, 2024 6:01 AM (two months ago)
They are currently 7-18, in last place in the ALW, 3 games behind LAA & 2 games behind OAK.
* #freeippei
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, April 25, 2024 6:01 AM (two months ago)
It took almost half the season but the Astros are now @ .500
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 27 June 2024 01:42 (three months ago) link
guess who else is now @ .500 :-)
― 龜, Thursday, 27 June 2024 03:55 (three months ago) link
whoa and look who we’re playing next. thunderdome .500 - two teams enter one team leaves
― 龜, Thursday, 27 June 2024 04:37 (three months ago) link
What an awful prick.
Interesting timing for this right before tonight’s game. pic.twitter.com/x9gcBTqY89— Bird’s Eye View - O's Pod ⚾️ 🎙️ (@BirdsEyeViewBal) June 27, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Friday, 28 June 2024 18:50 (three months ago) link
Stunting like he's Aragorn, and this guy doesn't even have the strength required to lay off enough mid pitches to draw walks.
― omar little, Friday, 28 June 2024 20:26 (three months ago) link
well i for one am impressed that someone of hays’ beliefs and profile is coming out so vocally around the issue of wearing protection during anal sex
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 28 June 2024 20:40 (three months ago) link
Honestly the Mets clear every other team when it comes to Pride. Always multiple players wearing the shirts and Lindor leads by example.
Celebrating Pride 🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/wsobs33uDS— New York Mets (@Mets) June 28, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Friday, 28 June 2024 23:50 (three months ago) link
this rockies-white sox matchup is #elite
dakota hudson (2-10, 5.63) vs. drew thorpe (1-1, 5.02, fourth career start)
andrew benintendi (.199/.245/.308) batting second for the sox
tbf the only chicago starter with an OBP over .300 is tommy pham (.340) and he's leading off
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 June 2024 01:28 (three months ago) link
classic matchup between the the stoppable force and the moveable object; anything could happen
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 June 2024 01:29 (three months ago) link
Mitch Garver was catching for the Mariners today with Cal Raleigh DHing and Garver got hbp and had to leave the game. That meant Raleigh had to move to catcher, meaning the pitcher (Luis Castillo) entered the batting order.
A few nuggets on Luis Castillo’s at-bat, via @alexmayer34...• It’s the first plate appearance by a Mariners pitcher since Chris Flexen on Sept. 5, 2021, at Arizona• It’s the first plate appearance by a pitcher at T-Mobile Park since Oakland's Jason Hammel on Sept. 12, 2014 pic.twitter.com/FGihhJSv3s— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) June 30, 2024
Luis Castillo's full at bat pic.twitter.com/gSnr0ixveR— Cam 🔱 (@Camd3n_10) June 30, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Sunday, 30 June 2024 21:48 (three months ago) link
Didn't catch up with the whole Stroman/Torres/Judge thing from yesterday until today. Curious as to what mookieproof thought about that.
― clemenza, Monday, 1 July 2024 01:29 (three months ago) link
i am completely unaware of it
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 July 2024 01:31 (three months ago) link
Okay. There are clips on YouTube if you search "Stroman Judge."
― clemenza, Monday, 1 July 2024 01:32 (three months ago) link
happy bobby bonilla (and canada) day
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 July 2024 13:25 (three months ago) link
god that luis castillo a/b made me nostalgic. roll back the NL DH rule please
― 龜, Monday, 1 July 2024 13:45 (three months ago) link
Otm
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Monday, 1 July 2024 13:56 (three months ago) link
looks like James Wood will be making his MLB debut today
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Monday, 1 July 2024 15:41 (three months ago) link
tim anderson dfa’d
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 2 July 2024 18:18 (three months ago) link
can’t remember somebody who dropped off as hard as he did. i know he got hurt, but to go from the starting all-star SS and leading the league in BA to getting DFA’d in like what, the space of two years?
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 2 July 2024 21:34 (three months ago) link
Jose Abreu was MVP in 2020 (proof that that season shouldn’t count? You decide ) and he got DFAed this year. Manoah?
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Tuesday, 2 July 2024 21:38 (three months ago) link
yeah Abreu a good comp.feel like this happens with pitchers all the time actually. but batting seems like less of a magical skill. anderson was really, REALLY good for a number of years and he’s still young!
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 2 July 2024 21:52 (three months ago) link
i have no idea what the record is, but kolton ingram has been a part of 6 orgs this year:
The Giants have claimed lefty reliever Kolton Ingram off waivers from the Cardinals and optioned him to Double-A Richmond, the team announced. San Francisco also reinstated outfielder Mike Yastrzemski from the 10-day injured list and optioned right-hander Landon Roupp. The Giants had an opening on the 40-man roster after designating Spencer Howard for assignment over the weekend. St. Louis had DFA Ingram on Sunday.So continues a nomadic year for Ingram, who hasn’t actually pitched in the majors this season. The 27-year-old southpaw has nevertheless been a part of six organizations this calendar year. Since being designated for assignment by the Angels when the Halos signed Aaron Hicks in January, he has gone to the Tigers, Mets, Rangers, Cardinals and now Giants via waivers.
So continues a nomadic year for Ingram, who hasn’t actually pitched in the majors this season. The 27-year-old southpaw has nevertheless been a part of six organizations this calendar year. Since being designated for assignment by the Angels when the Halos signed Aaron Hicks in January, he has gone to the Tigers, Mets, Rangers, Cardinals and now Giants via waivers.
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 02:43 (three months ago) link
xp abreu is at least legitimately old; anderson turned 31 two weeks ago and absolutely fell off a cliff 15 months ago
not that he ever really hit for power, but he had 50 hits for the marlins this year and 53 total bases
i guess he can still field his position so maybe someone will take a flyer, but damn
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 03:48 (three months ago) link
good time to bring up that Corbin Carroll is only at 0.4 WAR so far. it's such a dropoff you have to think he's hurt but he's played nearly every game and is on pace for 700 ABs so I dunno what's going on. can't think of another dropoff like that after winning Rookie of the Year the prior season. then again that's not really the sort of baseball trivia I know, could be an obvious answer I'm missing
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:03 (three months ago) link
seems like he's being BABIPed pretty hard and i don't think it's too unusual for rookies to regress
but yeah the drastic power dropoff is not ideal
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:16 (three months ago) link
WAR accounts for bad BABIP luck though. I thought he'd probably regress but more to like a 3-4 WAR very good dude instead he looks like someone who maybe needs to get sent back down
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:21 (three months ago) link
Some Carroll posting from late May:
You can’t spell ‘no big contracts’ without RSN: 2024 regular MLB season thread!
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:45 (three months ago) link
(Including from you!)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:46 (three months ago) link
I like this photo:
https://i.postimg.cc/J7jVmRkX/teoscar.jpg
Led me to check in on Biggio--brutal start in L.A. for whatever playing time he's getting.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 15:20 (three months ago) link
Are the Rays officially selling?
Source confirms: Brewers acquiring Aaron Civale from Rays for a minor-league infielder. First: @JonHeyman— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 3, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 15:22 (three months ago) link