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habeasdorkus posted:The Mets were 11 games over .500 at one point and had a 5.5 game lead in the division. They finished 77-85. Well obviously all's they need is for deGrom to not get hurt again this year and maybe they'll be able to hold onto their lead.
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There is more to evaluating baseball teams then looking at contextless won loss records
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Lots of teams that start off well end up doing well. Lots of Teams that start off bad end up bad
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:They've also been the best hitting team in baseball lol They have been playing a lot of bad pitching staffs. I don't think that will continue at this pace.
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Sure, but they're still the best hitting team in baseball!
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:They've also been the best hitting team in baseball lol The ridiculous drop in offense over the last few years can really make it seem like someone isn't hitting well when they actually are. Stanton's at a .267/.299/.444 line, which is still good for a 118 OPS+. The only Yankee who you'd expect to hit and who hasn't been is Gallo, who has actually sucked.
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May 4, 2022 15:03
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davecrazy posted:Well obviously all's they need is for deGrom to not get hurt again this year and maybe they'll be able to hold onto their lead. I'm very happy that Jeff McNeil is good again, ecstatic with Lindor's Beltran-esque second season in NY, and I think the Mets are gonna win the division. I'm just sayin' that they're still the Mets. Lindor will go down with a hangnail and three weeks later we'll learn he's had to have a finger amputated because the doctors misdiagnosed gangrene.
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mcmagic posted:They have been playing a lot of bad pitching staffs. I don't think that will continue at this pace. This is true, but it seems different from last year where it didn't matter and were constantly shut down by bad pitchers. I was even bitching earlier this year about how bad the offense looked and how it seemed like the same problems as last year and then they scored 49 runs in 5 games against the Guardians, O's and Royals moving from the 2nd lowest runs scored in the AL to the most.
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They get no offense out of catcher, SS or LF. Gleyber has been mostly bad but had a few good games recently and Donaldson the same.
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May 4, 2022 15:55
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Yankees aren't actually good everyone else is just bad. That's how this work.
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Popete posted:Yankees aren't actually good everyone else is just bad. That's how this work. Nah they are good because their pitching staff is awesome and they have Judge/Rizzo/DJLM/Stanton
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40% pirates pitching staff. Can’t go wrong
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euphronius posted:40% pirates pitching staff. Can’t go wrong Don't forget Clay Holmes too lol
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I wasn’t being silly either . The early Teens pirates were really good at talent identification and development
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euphronius posted:I wasn’t being silly either . The early Teens pirates were really good at talent identification and development Oh I know there are good pitchers all over the league that the pirates gave away for nothing.
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mcmagic posted:Oh I know there are good pitchers all over the league that the pirates gave away for nothing. Yea it's a loving nightmare. Mitch Keller is gonna be next for sure
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mcmagic posted:They get no offense out of catcher, SS or LF. Gleyber has been mostly bad but had a few good games recently and Donaldson the same. IKF has been a top 10 hitting SS. Outside of catcher which has been real bad, the only hitter below league average on the team has been Gallo (I'll say Torres is average at a 97WRC+). Yes they potentially have holes in the lineup, but they haven't shown up yet!
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An interesting stat that I saw is the Yanks at or near the top of the league in swings at pitches outside the zone. That's not a helpful stat because there's a difference between swinging at a pitch an inch out of the zone and one that's a Baez-low-slider-special, but I do think it indicates a change in hitting philosophy. Just from the eye test, they're a lot more aggressive at the plate than they have been in recent years. Obviously some guys are still very selective, but it does seem like they've backed away from everyone being a TTO hitter. That could be personnel or coaching or a combination of the two. It could also mean they're swinging at everything and just getting lucky. Who knows? Catcher is a black hole though, yes.
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Kyle Lewis looks really good in AAA - wouldn't be surprised if Kelenic's time with the club is really short. That's a no brainer swap to make for the Mariners.
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Kirios posted:Kyle Lewis looks really good in AAA - wouldn't be surprised if Kelenic's time with the club is really short. That's a no brainer swap to make for the Mariners. Interesting from Scott today was that they don't feel like they have to give him the full rehab stint. If Kelenic doesn't start trending upward in a couple of weeks Lewis will probably be up, vs. end of the month. The real thing hanging in the air is Haniger, who's going to end up missing at least 2 months between COVID and a high ankle sprain. He could find himself on the outside of the roster depending on trades + players like Kelenic having a positive trendline.
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mcmagic posted:They get no offense out of catcher, SS or LF. Gleyber has been mostly bad but had a few good games recently and Donaldson the same. Kiner-Falefa is hitting .311 with a 120 OPS+. lol.
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Kinda sucks for Kelenic how much he's getting poo poo on despite having reached the majors at age 22 and being quite frankly rushed through the minors. He's got less than 1,000 minor league AB's, and less than 250 of those are at a level above A-ball. I get that he hit out of his mind in AAA last year but it was a whopping 30 game sample size. Hopefully he's actually allowed to get the seasoning he needs when he's inevitably sent back down.
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JJ was great with the Magic and seemed like a smart cool dude back then.
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LOL https://twitter.com/fuzzyfromyt/status/1521901834692009984?s=21
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Umps seem worse than ever this year, but that might just be cause I've been following a twitter account that shows all the times umps are lovely
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habeasdorkus posted:Kiner-Falefa is hitting .311 with a 120 OPS+. lol. I like IKF and I defended him being good on the Yankees when people shat on the trade!.
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If you are referring to ump scorecard that has mostly shown them being good afaict They don’t usually affect the outcome of games
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Man Bumgarner is such a fuckin rear end in a top hat, love seeing people crank homers off him
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euphronius posted:If you are referring to ump scorecard that has mostly shown them being good afaict No it's this one: https://twitter.com/umpjob
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SilvergunSuperman posted:Man Bumgarner is such a fuckin rear end in a top hat, love seeing people crank homers off him He's on my team and has done a number on my appreciation for them. This is the funniest ejection I've seen in years.
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mcmagic posted:Go back and watch it, he 100% clearly tagged him lol. I know; I was poking fun at the commentary 
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camoseven posted:No it's this one: https://twitter.com/umpjob thanks for this it led me to this incredible camera angle of the madbum ejection https://twitter.com/umpjob/status/1521919729220390914
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IcePhoenix posted:thanks for this it led me to this incredible camera angle of the madbum ejection what the gently caress
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Popete posted:It could just as well be the ump being real petty though. I'm going with this.
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God help me for defending an ump, but I think that's in slo-mo so it looks a lot worse than it is. Assuming Bumgarner was chirping nonstop before the slo-mo started. Although the slo-mo does make it look very sensual.
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Sydin posted:Bumgarner is an rear end but it definitely feels like the umps have come out of the gate this season extra belligerent. They're the reason people come to the games after all, why shouldn't they make it about them? They've got to set a standard for what's an inspection, the umps get off on literally any authority.
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