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Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

I saw it mentioned on reddit that there has been ~25 HBP through 2 days which is most certainly way more than normal

Last season there were about .43 hbp per game, we are at ~.60 so far this year, but that is a sample of 4800 vs 38. I'd expect higher rates at the beginning of the season anyway since pitchers are less sharp.

Traxis fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Apr 9, 2022

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Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

IcePhoenix posted:

For the benefit of those not in the GDT, here is Byron Buxton hitting a bomb on a 101 high fastball

https://twitter.com/MLBHRVideos/status/1512897670955872267

Buxton is cool as hell, it's a shame we only get to see him 60 games a season

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

The Rays' mascot costume budget was a $100 Michael's gift card

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1512939107592380419?t=0_VOFyQxznU6c8X5n8BCcg&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/AJMoses7/status/1513704653615206400?t=4kfT-oZn4VC7KG_WSsEFpg&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

mcmagic posted:

Prospect hugging is dumb.

Ya you gotta open mouth kiss your prospects

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Luigi Thirty posted:

He’s not very good but he’s extremely fun and a Postseason Hero and that’s what counts. I hope he has a good season. I think he’s a defensive wizard and that’s what the club values in an outfielder.

He's also a defensive wizard at Pitcher

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1513690888626745349?t=d_Vic3gUmM-Gw8Vqwt66JA&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

lmao

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1514434473894555654?t=YM0Vk65s562H27DRBBbb3w&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Tonight's Reds-Dodgers game is on AppleTV, which sucks, however:

quote:

The Apple TV+ broadcasts are placing an emphasis on having a new and diverse group of voices calling the games. One crew features Melanie Newman (play-by-play), Hannah Keyser (analyst) and Brooke Fletcher (reporter), along with former MLB outfielder Chris Young (analyst). The other crew consists of Stephen Nelson (play-by-play) and another former outfielder, Hunter Pence (analyst), alongside Katie Nolan (analyst) and Heidi Watney (reporter).

Hunter Pence and Katie Nolan in the booth together should be pretty fun

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

what is going on in cleveland

https://twitter.com/Cut4/status/1515116033824198662

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/status/1514997853629956110

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Angels win 9-6, Maddon is clearly a genius for walking Seager. Can't argue with results.

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Luigi Thirty posted:

I wish they had a gun on Ichiro’s pitch.

https://twitter.com/RochieWBZ/status/1515157503599861771?s=20&t=PPXfaJf1eL4CN5acvC-3Hw

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006


Lol in this twitter thread a blue jay fan printed out a large version of this and brought it to the game to wave at Nelson but had it confiscated

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1515659506759385091?t=3jRv_wXA5CESVuYGQwFORA&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

bawfuls posted:

Maybe the Reds lineup is just that bad, but his new slider sure made them look foolish, he got 14 whiffs on 22 swings with that pitch today. I picked a good game for my first of the year.

Reds are bad but he struck out Votto 3 times

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Imagine if MLB allowed fun

https://twitter.com/TheSavBananas/status/1517126006158548993?t=rucpi7Zw498hpOdyN8p5hw&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

R.D. Mangles posted:

What exactly are batters doing when they bug out their eyes, open their mouths, and make weird guppy faces in between pitches ( Pedroia is the guy who was most noticeable)? I assume they are focusing their eyes or getting them to a neutral level or something, but I've never figured out exactly what purpose it serves.

They are breathing through their eyelids, like the lava lizards of the Galapagos Islands

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Spoeank posted:

if catchers would stop framing pitches and tricking the naive angel hernandez we wouldn't have these messes

yes, we don't need robot umps we need robot catchers!

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

The comish's office is the source for the one ball theory and I assume everything Manfred says at this point is a lie

2 balls 1 commish

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

I doubt we end up with 1.5 hour games in the majors, MLB would just add more commercial time between innings if the pace got that fast.

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

R.D. Mangles posted:

still the funniest to me is that White Sox guy who threw a perfect game and was never heard from again.

Dallas Braden threw a perfect game and was out of the league less than a year later

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006


I didn't know Amber Heard was a Reds fan

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

The AL Central is dogshit, the Sox aren't out of it yet

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006


That was Beltré-esque

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3oFUQvuCp8

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/BlakeHarrisTBLA/status/1523096423033565184?t=EQRMqD4F0zXzEf902uz8Tg&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

habeasdorkus posted:

When was that clip from? The Mets are rained out today and playing the Phillies.

September of last year

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Brusdar Graterol is filthy.

https://twitter.com/BlakeHarrisTBLA/status/1523127299289190401?t=CQwzsBcC-eXv23rRLZmqow&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

The string on the glove hit his shoe? Maybe? lol

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

You'd think pitchers would love a dead ball but MLB's incompetence is so complete they've managed to manufacture a ball that every player hates.

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Greinke still has a solid 10 years left, he's going to be the next Jamie Moyer.

Or he'll just wander off in the middle of a season and return to his home planet.

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/TDISportsClips/status/1525081253443141632?t=qjLNxESCCpdhq-z7TNjOYA&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

If only he could strand baserunners as efficiently as he stranded his wife

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Hand Knit posted:

I am not a physics understander. Why would changes in the ball result in 'needing to achieve greater exit velocity to achieve same result' rather than 'exit velocity on contact is reduced'?

If changes in the ball result in more drag it will decelerate faster even if the exit velocity is the same

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

Please
https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1527764742458298368

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/baseballcontext/status/1528488914134126594?t=NE6TNBGsagAUKWrHuIYSpQ&s=19

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

mcmagic posted:

This is so tepid too lol. Nothing controversial at all.

I initially took it as them doing this instead of broadcasting the game but they are just tweeting. Better than nothing, I guess.

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

The Dodgers had a position player pitch and a relief pitcher hit tonight. I'm curious how many PAs non-Ohtani pitchers have had this year.

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

KICK BAMA KICK posted:

didn't he like kinda cover up a sex crime

No, he didn't cover up a sex crime, he covered up multiple sex crimes.

https://www.si.com/.amp/mlb/2019/02/05/nick-francona-gabe-kapler-controversy-los-angeles-dodgers-assault-allegations

Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/janeosanders/status/1530359578898182146?t=6Rr_lW1ilfwsMQpZsncQbw&s=19

Strike

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Traxis
Jul 2, 2006

https://twitter.com/overtime/status/1530268325380505601?t=QvBIkbcrLbr3TYwYq5bRKA&s=19

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