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Ammat The Ankh posted:Giants sweep the Pirates in Pittsburgh and it's pretty easy to find the root cause This is your reminder that Bob Uecker ran into a furry convention and talked about it during his broadcast.
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Bob James posted:This is your reminder that Bob Uecker ran into a furry convention and talked about it during his broadcast. One of baseball's greatest moments
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Jul 3, 2017 12:39
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bawfuls posted:Literally not as good as Justin Turner I was going to make a smug argument about rate vs. counting stats but then I looked it up and Turner's been worth 3.8 fWAR which would ordinarily give him the NL lead, except he's been hurt and doesn't have enough PAs to qualify for the leaderboard. Which begs the question: why does Fangraphs have a min PA requirement for a counting stat?
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As good as Correa's stats are, it's crazy to think about how slow a start he got off to. First 19 games, .197/.286/.295 with 2 HR Since then, the last 60 games: .350/.422/.620 with 15 HR Yeah I think I'll take that from a SS
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ego symphonic posted:I was going to make a smug argument about rate vs. counting stats but then I looked it up and Turner's been worth 3.8 fWAR which would ordinarily give him the NL lead, except he's been hurt and doesn't have enough PAs to qualify for the leaderboard. Which begs the question: why does Fangraphs have a min PA requirement for a counting stat? So, about a week ago I was searching for random Braves middle relievers on baseballreference because that's a perfectly normal thing to do, and found that, (by WAR) Mike Stanton was the least valuable Braves reliever over a 25 year span. Given a history of Dan Kolbs and Kyle Davies in that timeframe (and what I remembered to be generally positive results) I was confused. I found the culprit to be his 1990 season, where Stanton managed to amass -1.6 WAR in 7 IP, which seems impossible. Asked the admins about it, and was told that it was because his appearances were inexplicably all in high leverage situations. It's not a 1:1 comparison with Turner, but I'm guessing they have a minimum PA because of situations like that, where a few situations in very high leverage situations and little exposure elsewhere can have a huge shift on the leaderboards. Granted, Taylor is WELL beyond that threshold, but it's the best guess I can come up with.
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ego symphonic posted:I was going to make a smug argument about rate vs. counting stats but then I looked it up and Turner's been worth 3.8 fWAR which would ordinarily give him the NL lead, except he's been hurt and doesn't have enough PAs to qualify for the leaderboard. Which begs the question: why does Fangraphs have a min PA requirement for a counting stat? I would imagine it's mainly because the leaderboard isn't just for WAR. I figure it would be weird to go to the Batting leaderboard on FG and sort by any other stat and see guys with only a handful of ABs.
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Turner is all of 9 PA short of qualifying now btw. He will get there before the All Star Game.
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Jul 3, 2017 14:58
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:The Atlanta Braves are one game under .500 and a half-game behind the world champion Chicago Cubs. I know that record is mostly a function of the NL being hot rear end, but if they hit .500 by Newcomb shutting down the Astros, I'll be dangerously content with this team. Think he's due a bit of a correction though.
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I assume he'll play but there's probably an outside shot Conforto is still on the DL come the All-Star game and Turner could be added.
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There's always a bunch of shuffling that goes on at the last minute as guys go on the DL / skip the game to rest so the chances are good that some of the more egregious snubs end up on the roster after all.
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Ah yes, Jake Lamb over Justin Turner makes sense, sure edit: Robbie Ray over Alex Wood too. Totally
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Intruder posted:As good as Correa's stats are, it's crazy to think about how slow a start he got off to. First 19 games, .197/.286/.295 with 2 HR most non-judge valuable player so far if you ask me
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Jul 3, 2017 16:41
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The Jays picked up Montero from the Cubs. Why? I don't know, because this season is stupid as hell I guess.
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Check out this justification: Montero was a jerk to the Cubs, but it was directed at Arrieta who is a jerk, so Montero is actually good.
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In a vaccuum, I don't hate the Montero trade. He is still somewhat useful at the plate, I think. However, this deal makes me question where, exactly, Atkins and Shapiro think this team is currently at. Sure, they are only 4.5 games back from the second WC spot, but there's 6 teams between them and that spot.
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Jul 3, 2017 18:29
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IcePhoenix posted:I'm sad that Sano lost the 3B lead but Ramirez definitely deserves it so it's not that bad. Especially lately, in the last month Jose's hitting .395, 8 HR's, 16 RBI, and 4SB
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Twin Cinema posted:In a vaccuum, I don't hate the Montero trade. He is still somewhat useful at the plate, I think. However, this deal makes me question where, exactly, Atkins and Shapiro think this team is currently at. Sure, they are only 4.5 games back from the second WC spot, but there's 6 teams between them and that spot. If he's essentially free I don't think any of that matters.
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The Berzerker posted:The Jays picked up Montero from the Cubs. Why? I don't know, because this season is stupid as hell I guess. he just got his American citizenship 
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Jul 3, 2017 19:00
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Hoping Kris .263/.391/.511 Bryant beats Justin .382/.472/.557 Turner into the ASG. 
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:If he's essentially free I don't think any of that matters. Yeah the Cubs are picking up part of his salary and the trade is for PTBNL or cash so it's as close to a no-risk move as you can get
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Jul 3, 2017 19:13
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I hope Thames gets invited to the home run derby. His story is too cool not to get some kind of nod. I think Hernan Perez deserves to be on the all star team too with the way he's just doing everything and still hitting productively this year.
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Jul 3, 2017 19:20
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Hoping Kris .263/.391/.511 Bryant beats Justin .382/.472/.557 Turner into the ASG. Pretty sure if this happens Jansen's head will explode.
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cis autodrag posted:I hope Thames gets invited to the home run derby. His story is too cool not to get some kind of nod. I think Hernan Perez deserves to be on the all star team too with the way he's just doing everything and still hitting productively this year. Thinking Perez should be an all star is lol.
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If the Brewers squad was a game of gently caress, marry, kill the picks would be: gently caress - Thames (alternatively, Sogard) Marry - Perez (alternatively, Sogard) Kill - Braun (there is no alternative)
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Jul 3, 2017 19:38
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Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez are going to the Home Run Derby and I am giddy like a small child.
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Inspector_666 posted:Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez are going to the Home Run Derby and I am giddy like a small child. I too am looking forward to Aaron Judge's sharp decline in the 2nd half.
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:I too am looking forward to Aaron Judge's sharp decline in the 2nd half. "Area Large Man Who Regularly Hits 500+ Foot Bombs In BP Loses Entire Ability To Hit Thanks To The Home Run Derby"
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Inspector_666 posted:Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez are going to the Home Run Derby and I am giddy like a small child. Home run derbys have been pretty great lately and I hope it continues.
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ThePeavstenator posted:If the Brewers squad was a game of gently caress, marry, kill the picks would be: i approve of this post. my wife is starting to get annoyed with my eric sogard obsession. she's like "are you even gay anymore?"
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Jul 3, 2017 19:54
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You go to the altar and instead of Sogard here comes David Wright
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Joey Gallo refusing to do the Home Run Derby is a travesty and Manfred should step in for the good of the game. Also: Is Gallo in the big leagues for good? Rangers are cool with him hitting .200 and striking out 40% of the time?
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The home run derby should determine home field advantage in the world series.
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The Pussy Boss posted:Also: Is Gallo in the big leagues for good? Rangers are cool with him hitting .200 and striking out 40% of the time? I actually was just looking at his and Ryan Schimpf's numbers, but Gallo still has a wRC+ of 108 and has a good...batted ball profile? I dunno if that's the right descriptor but he hits the ball pretty flat, and hard. He's only 23 so if he can drop his K% down to near the 33% it was for most of the minors, he can probably get his average up to the usual band for "one-dimensional slugger" around what, .240? Think Chris Davis? I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that he sticks in the bigs, but the Rangers seem to think he can be productive. And he gets the people going! EDIT: I think his job was a lot more secure more a year or so ago, now that power is everywhere. He might just end up like Chris Carter. EDIT2: Also him and Schwarber were people that Yankees fans who comment on websites a lot really, really wanted because "Judge is a bust!" after last year. 
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an Aaron Judge fact: he's slugging .852 at home this season. I didn't think this was a possible number
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Let me tell you about our lord and savior Barry Bonds.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Let me tell you about our lord and savior Barry Bonds. Instead of God Bless America in the 7th inning stretch it should be God Bless Barry Bonds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQeJ8YQuqh8
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Bonds' best single-season home slugging was a terrifying .951 in 2004 
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Hoping Kris .263/.391/.511 Bryant beats Justin .382/.472/.557 Turner into the ASG.
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Carlosologist posted:Bonds' best single-season home slugging was a terrifying .951 in 2004  at slugging .951 in loving AT&T Park.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Let me tell you about our lord and savior Barry Bonds. Every astounding hitter number is bested by Bonds. Hes amazingly great at never pissing hot!
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