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Poque posted:39 according to fangraphs - they're almost all in the Before Times. There aren't any real surprises in the more recent instances. Excluding any from 1915 or before: BR disagrees with a few of these (Blefary, Uggla and Schwarber) but has Reynolds doing it in 2014 also. Also no surprise that there were 3 to do it in 1968, replacement level was a lot lower that year.
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A mediocre reliever would be a step up for the Mets.
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Senf posted:Uhhhhh, he's a really loving good defender, though? Literally every defensive metric I can find says he's been below-average at best for the past two years.
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Aug 7, 2017 00:57
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Intruder posted:He talks about the rarity of immaculate innings but haven't there been like 16 this year? 7 this year, but they're getting more common as strikeouts keep climbing. 44% of them have been since 2000.
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Aug 8, 2017 20:41
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IcePhoenix posted:just your standard 5-4-3 double play Did the infield fly rule get taken out while I wasn't paying attention?
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Aug 9, 2017 16:43
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I would buy so many of these if I had infinite money. "Corey's Brother" is brilliant. Trout's should definitely be "Meteor" though.
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Aug 9, 2017 18:56
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ego symphonic posted:It's in the league lineup but it just says "Big Kid". I've never been so disappointed. Sean Brycer.
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Aug 9, 2017 19:18
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Mets choices (they haven't been tweeted yet so I can't embed them). Good: Thor (Syndergaard) La Potencia (Céspedes) Brown Bear (Smoker) G-Man (Gsellman) Bruuuce (Bruce) Dull: Jake (deGrom) Harv (Harvey) Walkie (Walker) Odd: Reno (Matz) Gordo (Blevins) Awful: T-Butta (Rivera) D-Dub (Wright  )Goodpancakes posted:What is belts hilarious well known nickname? Baby Giraffe.
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Aug 9, 2017 20:29
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HOTLANTA MAN posted:Surprise Surprise, the Braves are a bunch of buzzkills. L.A. Swiftness is the only one that's any good. Dickey named his bats after fictional/mythological swords and he can't come up with something else to go on his jersey? loving weak.
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Aug 9, 2017 21:53
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Abel Wingnut posted:neil walker's a brewer Daddy's home. (if home is in Milwaukee)
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Aug 13, 2017 00:37
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R.D. Mangles posted:how did none of those teams figure out he could hit, his nickname is "bats" At that point he couldn't. He OPSed .512 in 2004.
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Aug 14, 2017 17:50
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Explosionface posted:Fuckin' Javy. How can anyone not like him? Because all his web gems don't change the fact that he's an offensively not-very-good and defensively good-but-not-great player who for some reason Cubs posters gets treated as the second coming of Jackie Robinson around here.
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Aug 18, 2017 22:49
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Popete posted:If an .808 OPS from a middle infielder is not very good then there are a ton of lovely middle infielders. He's 15th in wOBA+ and and 14th in wRC+ among middle infielders. Oh no, my mistake, that's among 2nd basemen. Among middle infielders he's 24th and 23rd respectively.
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Aug 18, 2017 22:59
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Sandy's not done well with communication, both with the team and the media, but his roster construction's pretty good and he's made some good signings/trades (before this season). Don't forget everyone was picking the Mets to get one of the wild cards before the season started and all of the starters got hurt and/or became poo poo.
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Aug 19, 2017 16:47
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Miz Kriss posted:https://twitter.com/cubs/status/898930346741420034 He's a backup catcher, it's not exactly a headline move.
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Aug 19, 2017 18:12
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Miz Kriss posted:Considering it's the second Mets player to be claimed in two days, I thought it was a bit odd Nearly every team puts at least 10 players on waivers, it's really not that unusual for two to be claimed close together like this.
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Aug 19, 2017 18:56
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Timby posted:The Mets shut Matz down, but claim it's not due to injury, and then a few hours later say he's having elbow surgery? It's some sort of nerve discomfort apparently - so likely pitching related but not really an "injury" as such.
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Aug 22, 2017 20:08
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MrMojok posted:I've been thinking about something for a while. I've thought for years we wouldn't see anyone hit .400 again. Nobody can maintain the level needed against modern pitching to finish up there. Nope. The thing with Judge is that he's always going to strike out a lot. Plate discipline can cut down on that by some but when you're swinging that hard, it's much more difficult to adjust to a pitch with late movement, or to lay off one that breaks out of the zone. Timby posted:Didn't Helton carry .400 into, like, August one year? In 2000 he was only over .400 until June 10th, but he was at .393 on September 1st. Julio Cruz fucked around with this message at 12:36 on Aug 23, 2017 |
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Aug 23, 2017 12:34
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At least this one can't be blamed on the medical staff (until they recommend he do some "shoulder strength" exercises which end up tearing his rotator cuff).
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Aug 24, 2017 19:35
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shadok posted:Some of these make my eyes water, in a modern context. Like, is baseball ever going to see another 21-inning complete game by a pitcher? Seems unlikely. Not if the manager wants to keep his job into the next morning.
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Aug 24, 2017 20:53
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Sanchez was set up right over the plate so if it was accidental Betances missed his spot by a long way. Given that and the timing I'm not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.New Concept Hole posted:Missing your target by 3 feet and hitting someone in the helmet instead should incur harsher penalties than throwing behind a guy. There's "intentionally wild" and then there's straight up reckless. If Betances really can't control his fastball to the point he can bean a guy while trying to throw a strike then he probably shouldn't be in MLB.
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Aug 24, 2017 22:46
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:My favorite part of bench-clearing brawls is watching relief pitchers sprint 350 feet from the bullpen in an attempt to get in on the action before it's broken up. And the bullpen catcher waddling in with his pads on.
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Aug 24, 2017 22:55
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I would eat everything on that plate (except the pork rinds) without a second thought.
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Aug 25, 2017 18:24
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mcmagic posted:https://twitter.com/JackCurryYES/status/901183976043417601 I think Sanchez should have got more for his cheap shots, and I'm also surprised Wilson got a suspension while Betances didn't (though he did basically admit to doing it on purpose after the game, which is a big no-no).
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Aug 25, 2017 21:55
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The Pussy Boss posted:https://twitter.com/NYPost_Mets/status/901157425058910210 Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. He was having a really great season too.
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Aug 26, 2017 00:07
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Abel Wingnut posted:
I love that 3 of the Mets' guys are no longer on the team.
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Aug 26, 2017 19:25
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Comptroll The Forums posted:If a runner is standing on base and touches the ball, it's not an out, right? Has a runner ever caught an errant ball on a pickoff throw? And if a runner did, could the runner than whip the ball into foul territory and take off running, or is it a dead play at that point? Rule 5.09(b)(3) says a runner is out if he "intentionally interferes with a thrown ball".
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Sydin posted:Uh excuse me but I have reliable sources in this very thread that have informed me Danny Duffy is the best left-handed pitcher in baseball (when he's on). Apparently that quote got cut in half, the original was "...when he's on a bender".
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Pancakes posted:The Cardinals have only ever had two pitchers win the CY. Without looking, can you name them? Gibson's got to be one, blanking on the other though.
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Good Dog posted:Carp. Ah, I had him on my mental list of "guys who keep coming close but have never won one" along with Wainwright.
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