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Pancakes posted:Dex playing well again makes me happy. It makes me happy too, even if he is on the Cardinals. (He was 4 or 5 on my favorites list)
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i am extremely angry that i forgot to vote for dex
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Well at least he still made it into the top 25 
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That Belt "bunt" is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen, and of course it's against Kershaw.
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I was the Moose voter so let me talk about Moose. Moose was a highly touted prospect, and admittedly he didn't exactly live up to that. In his first four seasons he put up an OPS+ of 84, and was 2.7 runs below average. BUT, at the end of 2014, he had some big moments. He murdered the Angel's in game 1 of the ALDS in dramatic fashion when he cranked the game winning homer in extras of game 1. And he made this very silly catch against the O's in the ALCS. He followed those fun moments up with a 2015 campaign that was legitimately good. Finally putting poo poo together and becoming an All-Star. Lorenzo Cain was easily the best player on the 2015 Royals, but Moose was definitely second best. Plus I mean, he's kind of doofy looking. And him getting hosed on the free agent market, but re-emerging this year as an all-star again is very endearing imo. Moose and Hosmer will of course always be linked in the collective Royals memory. Both highly regarded prospects. Neither really accomplished the individual success I think people expected. But flags fly forever and that is most important for a team sport. And I think Moose was ultimately the better one of the two. Plus, finally, he currently holds the franchise homerun record. Edit: also I can't believe put Moose ahead of Cain. That was a mistake due to the post-all star high Haha. I deffo like Cain better. But, it's whatever. alpha_destroy fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Aug 20, 2019 |
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You know, if there's one thing that organizing these favorite/unfavorite lists has taught me, it's that it's thousands of times easier to write about players when you've been following them at least a little. Trying to think of nice things to say about a player that I've literally never even seen play before is quite a task.
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YeahTubaMike posted:It confuses me that he has so many Gold Gloves when his strength appears to be defense I can't parse this.
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YeahTubaMike posted:You know, if there's one thing that organizing these favorite/unfavorite lists has taught me, it's that it's thousands of times easier to write about players when you've been following them at least a little. Trying to think of nice things to say about a player that I've literally never even seen play before is quite a task. Maybe add in comments from the people that voted for them?
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Timby posted:I can't parse this. Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers aren't the same thing. Also, I wrote that on very little sleep, sorry. 
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I'm deeply upset that I can't retroactively put Nick Castellanos second on my list
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Poque posted:I'm deeply upset that I can't retroactively put Nick Castellanos second on my list 
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I decided to give myself a break because 1) things were falling apart at work and 2) I wanted to prepare a bunch of these little profiles all at once in advance so I could post them after work without having to think about it. #19 Most Loved - 10 points Buster Posey Team: San Francisco Giants Debut: September 11, 2009  https://twitter.com/BusterPosey/status/1165298720792952832 What's to love? Buster Posey is as likable as he is good. I noticed once upon a time that he was good at hugs, and now someone on YouTube has also made that observation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7RExbZMAds Alex Pavlovic thinks he's Hall of Fame-bound and so do I. He's consistent in performance and in recognition, getting Silver Sluggers and All-Star spots damned near every year, and (if I recall correctly) he's caught like four or five no-hitters.  Marcus Semien Team: Oakland Athletics Debut: September 4, 2013  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPrL9ZhQpOc What's to love? He keeps adjusting his approach, and he keeps getting better every year. After Ron Washington imbued him with the shortstop essence that kept him from regressing to his 2015 self, Semien has developed a bat as well. The Athletic can tell you everything you need to know to love him as much as the one person who voted for him does, if you have a subscription (which you should). If you don't, I'll quote the salient points. quote:Semien’s fielding percentage of .980 is his best as A’s shortstop and better than the league’s fielding percentage at shortstop (.970). He only has 10 errors so far this season — a long cry from his first season as the A’s starter when he made 35 errors and fielded 94.7 percent of his opportunities. https://twitter.com/Athletics/status/1156414345632288768 quote:Semien is on pace for career highs in batting average (.273), home runs (22), RBI (61) and extra-base hits (60). Also, he’s on pace for his best OPS ever. His .841 on-base percentage plus slugging is second on the A’s and 59th in the majors. He also switched to a lighter bat and then this happened. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzBNx88oplA quote:19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
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I have no strong opinions about these players but I’m happy there’s more content and wanted to express that appreciation.
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Yeah! And I didn't vote for those guys but they seem like good dudes. Good votes yall
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It's rad that Semien became a defensive god, I remember that he was such a liability his first couple seasons and it felt like he might not pan out as a result.
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Poque posted:It's rad that Semien became a defensive god, I remember that he was such a liability his first couple seasons and it felt like he might not pan out as a result. One of my favorite things about following a player is when/if they finally click on whatever it is that used to be their big downfall. Watching, for example, Miguel Sano actually take a ball is a thing of beauty that I never thought I'd witness. He's recognizing better pitches to swing at, getting deeper into counts, and making better contact. What used to be nerve-wracking is now exciting.
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rickiep00h posted:One of my favorite things about following a player is when/if they finally click on whatever it is that used to be their big downfall. Watching, for example, Miguel Sano actually take a ball is a thing of beauty that I never thought I'd witness. He's recognizing better pitches to swing at, getting deeper into counts, and making better contact. What used to be nerve-wracking is now exciting. If only Javy Baez could learn to do that and stop swinging at pitches that are in loving Bloomington. Same with Schwarber. I cringe every time I look at Baez's slash. .281 average? Cool. .313 on-base? 
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I'm anti Buster Posey because I drafted him for my fantasy team and he's having the worst year of his career.
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Semien is definitely one of my favorite players. He's a joy to watch put everything together this year, both hitting and on defense.
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I was in the middle of describing one of the #19-ers as a brown-skinned Adonis when I realized they're ALL brown-skinned Adonises in one way or another.   #18 Most Loved - 11 points Andrew McCutchen Team: Philadelphia Phillies Debut: June 4, 2009   What's to love? Frankly, I am stunned that Cutch hasn't higher on the list. Everyone loves him, and it's easy to see why. He's fun, funny, and handsome. https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1155252005708926976 As far as playing goes, his time with the Phillies (aside from '70s night) has been less than impressive. He's out for the season recovering from extensive knee surgery. Hopefully he'll be okay in 2020? Every time a player over 30 gets injured, I worry a thousand times harder than usual. He can still dance though! https://twitter.com/TheCUTCH22/status/1147565113551073281 Anyway, in closing, he wrote what is still the best Players Tribune article ever, about how hard it is for disadvantaged kids to get into baseball. CC Sabathia Team: New York Yankees Debut: April 8, 2001   What's to love? Especially now that Bartolo is (ostensibly) gone, CC Sabathia is everyone's favorite uncle. He joined the 3,000 strikeout club earlier in the season, after announcing his retirement. We'll miss him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE9Dqfbc3CU He is also pro-batflipping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_8u_b_-B0 I tried to get a specific quote but the whole thing is a quote. Also, Randal Grichuk is a douche. His candidness about his ongoing struggles with alcoholism are also humanizing. He just seems like a down to earth, normal guy who happens to have a cannon. Francisco Lindor Team: Cleveland Indians Debut: June 14, 2015  https://twitter.com/Lindor12BC/status/1165005537370673153 What's to love? He is always, always, always, always smiling, and not in a weird goody two shoes way like Brandon Nimmo. I compared him to Nimmo in 2017 too, but until MLB gets more players who are obsessed with smiling, that comparison will have to do.  He is also a consistent player who has made the All-Star team every year since 2016. https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein_/status/1159666922859814913 He also does things like adjusting Oliver Pérez's socks & interviewing interviewers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN74LzyIQCI Ozzie Albies Team: Atlanta Braves Debut: August 1, 2017  What's to love? Ozzie Albies is one half of the most adorable bromance in the NL East, and I say this as someone whose favorite team has Pete Alonso & Dom Smith/Jeff McNeil.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7NpgDVd82k As much as I hate the Braves for introducing John Rocker to my life, I hate them even more for making Albies a borderline unethical extension offer. Ozzie Albies is a loving amazing player, one of the best second basemen in the NL at least, and they unabashedly cheated him. Of course, he did it for a likable reason. https://twitter.com/mlbbowman/status/1116446247135653896 Still.  quote:18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
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Here's a little bit more about CC, since I voted him my #1. Despite growing up in southern California he's an adamant lover of deep dish pizza, and until recently absolutely hated New York thin crust. In 2008, even though he was set to become a free agent at the end of the year, he still volunteered to pitch on 3 days rest for 3 consecutive games to try and get the Brewers into the playoffs. The last of those was a complete game, and over the three games he gave up a total of two earned runs. Also in 2008 he started the Pitcch In Foundation to provide athletic and school supplies for inner city children. His favorite type of donut is maple. He's the host (along with broadcaster Ryan Ruocco) of the R2C2 podcast, which is mostly just them talking about Star Wars and Game of Thrones. Last week he got thrown out of a game despite not being on the active roster. And whenever he gets himself out of a jam to end an inning, he has a habit of screaming gibberish to himself. This can sometimes be misconstrued and lead to funny t-shirts.
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Poque posted:It's rad that Semien became a defensive god, I remember that he was such a liability his first couple seasons and it felt like he might not pan out as a result. I thought there was absolutely no way he could stick at shortstop, he was terrible. His turnaround is incredible
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I like seeing you all talk about your favorite players. Unless they're also my own favorite players, I can't really capture the favorite-y essence, and also you might share favorites with me for completely different reasons.Monday_ posted:His favorite type of donut is maple. This is a good opinion to have (my favorite donut is apple cider -- fall flavors > all), but I'm also wondering how you learned this about him. The pizza thing too. quote:Last week he got thrown out of a game despite not being on the active roster. This is awesome, and evidence that I should watch more Yankees games.
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YeahTubaMike posted:This is a good opinion to have (my favorite donut is apple cider -- fall flavors > all), but I'm also wondering how you learned this about him. The pizza thing too. His podcast. I was just joking about it only being about nerd stuff, they mostly do interviews with his teammates, but in a much more casual setting than you'll ever see on TV. If you don't wanna OD on Yankees, the ones with his friends from other teams are always great.
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Heeeeeeyyyyy, so it's looking like I might have miscalculated something, soooooo -- short version -- the possibility that #25 is #26 and so on is non-zero, and I'm going to have to figure things out. I'm not sure why things have gone so...whatever the opposite of seamless is (seamfull?) this year.
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Well, #25 was an eight-way tie -- I'm not undoing that. So, how about this? #17 + 1 Most Loved - 14 points Marcus Stroman Team: Debut: May 4, 2014  https://twitter.com/MStrooo6/status/1155630008221798400 What's to love? Stroman isn't QUITE short enough to have the gnomish charm of someone like José Altuve (5'7", so not THAT much taller than him), but he embraces it to the point of founding a brand called HDMH, Height Doesn't Measure Heart. He's also a hometown hero, as you can see above, playing for the Mets (finally) as a native New Yorker and life-long fan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTvWW1I85Z8 Obviously I'm not happy that Blue Jays higher-ups are talking poo poo about him, but it's oddly comforting that he ruffles the right feathers. https://twitter.com/NYPost_Mets/status/1155908511773147136 Racist dickhead. He also paid his mother's mortgage with his Jays signing bonus, which owns. #17 Most Loved - 15 points Kris Bryant Team: Chicago Cubs Debut: April 17, 2015  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_2hZ3rO9U&t=46s What's to love? Last year, he was handsome, good, and a Cub. This year, he is...handsome (the mullet knocks a point or two off though), good, and a Cub. No one has added any particular reasons this year or last, so I'm just going to assume that's enough for everyone who voted for him. https://twitter.com/BaseballBros/status/1164377590590783488 Paul DeJong Team: St. Louis Cardinals Debut: May 28, 2017  What's to love? Anonymous posted:Whenever he hits a homer I scream PAULY D IN THE HOUSE BUSTIN NUTS IN YA SPOUSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9XCyMe36GY This smug Met-killing asswipe can suck my left ovary.  Perhaps some of his success can be attributed to his biochemistry background; he studied the effects of temperature on a baseball's movement -- bounce, trajectory, wear, etc.He also played piano as a kid, and supports classical music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdrLcGXbfmI quote:17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Aug 28, 2019 |
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I voted Stro as my 1 just before he got traded and I'm still so bummed that his time in Toronto ended like it did, with the relationship so damaged between him and the front office as it was always contentious because Jays leadership seem to be assholes. I love his confidence and his willingness to show emotion, the game needs more people like that.
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I looooooove Paul DeJong! Physically.
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thrilla in vanilla posted:I looooooove Paul DeJong! Physically. It's okay to have the hots for baseball players. Lust is the best sin. #16 Most Loved - 15 points Team: Kansas City Royals Debut: October 30, 2015   What's to love? Much like Cavan Biggio and Vlad, Jr., he is part of the second generation of baseball. He's also a bright spot on an otherwise lackluster team. https://twitter.com/KansasCityMedia/status/1129125906746888193 He made his debut during the 2015 World Series, during which he struck out, but two days later he won a World Series ring. That's pretty neat, even if the Mets had to lose for it to happen. Willians Astudillo Team: Minnesota Twins Debut: June 30, 2018   What's to love? ¡La Tortuga es muy caliente! Willians Astudillo posted:All my minor league career I heard I was not going to be a big leaguer because I did not 'look' like one. I was too short. I was too stocky. I did not have the physical traits customary associated with a Major League player...Well here I am. He is responsible for these unbelievable plays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JG-ZnnqSWw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC2vZTaaYn8 Okay, this one's from 2014, but still. He is also responsible for the best home run ever. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1082870635125182464 We love him because, despite his non-athletic appearance, he is a fantastic baseball player. He's a player of the people!  quote:16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
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Miz Kriss posted:Pretty much Well, like I said, lust is the best sin. Embrace it!  In my older threads, I would put how many #1, #2, and #3 votes each player got, and I completely forgot to do that in this thread, so I'm going to go back and edit all the posts in due time. Sorry about that! #15 Most Loved - 16 points Curtis Granderson Team: Miami Marlins Debut: September 13, 2004   What's to love? When Grandy isn't on the field, he devotes a TON of time to giving back to his hometown, to children, and to the community in general. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-H5jlbWwjo He founded Grand Kids, an organization to expose inner-city kids to baseball and keep them healthy & well-fed, an organization that hosted 42 kids at the Marlins' Jackie Robinson Day game. He donated $5 million to the college he went to for a new stadium. Also, he is super low-key about everything. Just a class act all around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRAzZR5b50 Unfortunately, the We Follow Lucas Duda seems to have died with him, and will probably stay dead at least as long as Duda remains a free agent.   Shohei Ohtani Team: Los Angeles Angels Debut: March 29, 2018 (March 29, 2013 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)  https://twitter.com/shohei_the_loml/status/1165413843998261255 What's to love? At the BBWAA dinner, I watched the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year read a speech that he'd had translated & phonetically spelled out for him in katakana, and that alone showed a great deal of dedication and awesomeness. He's the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle, which to be honest kind of surprises me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItmfThEVGtM Despite being famous for being a pitcher and a position player, he hasn't gotten much of a chance to prove himself as a pitcher (although there is a Ringer article about how he should have such a chance), although what we've seen from him is not too shabby (3.31 ERA in ten starts last year before undergoing TJS).  I have no idea what this is, but I love it. Zack Greinke Team: Debut: May 23, 2004   This GIF is old as dirt, but it's so great. What's to love? The Athletic posted:He’s all the things you’ve heard about – blunt, awkward, funny, antisocial – and teammates cherished him because of it. [The Arizona Diamondbacks will] miss the Zack Greinke the pitcher, but, man, they’re sure going to miss Zack Greinke the guy. Zack Greinke posted:Some of you [Diamondbacks] have been doing the number two and not washing your hands. It’s not good. I noticed it even happening earlier today. So if you guys could just be better about it, that would be great. https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1163200753835618306  Bat flipping > all. Donald Zackary Greinke, MLB's favorite weirdo, has a loooooottttt of stories about him (another reason to subscribe to The Athletic, and they're all...weird. Of course he's an excellent pitcher too, but his weirdness is what really makes him stand out. quote:15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
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Glad I wasn't the only one to put Granderson on my list. Sometimes players get forgotten when they go to the Marlins.
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Seriously, the Marlins might as well not even exist. In 2016, the first year that I ran this poll, José Fernández was #27.
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I put Granderson on my list but forgot to add Starlin Castro I am so ashamed
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I didn't put KB on my favs list because I put a hard cap on the number of fav Cubs players this year.
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Popete posted:I put Granderson on my list but forgot to add Starlin Castro Starlin Castro sucks, hth
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Timby posted:Starlin Castro sucks, hth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNcJpbPHwdM
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