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FootballFreak2 posted:Mariners had a fluke season and a lot of fans forgot they were the mariners, and the team is back to normal now Two seasons. They won 90 in 2021 too 
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EW talked about this for a bit. Apparently Mexico City has very different air quality than Denver so cranking the humidor up wouldn't actually do anything. The solution to reduce dingers would be to make the balls sopping wet, which is illegal
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May 1, 2023 18:12
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:EW talked about this for a bit. Apparently Mexico City has very different air quality than Denver so cranking the humidor up wouldn't actually do anything. The solution to reduce dingers would be to make the balls sopping wet, which is illegal I'd've figured the smog would add some drag
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May 1, 2023 18:15
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Oh god I just remembered Chan Ho Park I have come to forgive Chan Ho Park for being terrible because he gave us this: https://youtu.be/6GIEHPGj9sI
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May 1, 2023 18:24
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Bandire posted:I have come to forgive Chan Ho Park for being terrible because he gave us this: https://youtu.be/6GIEHPGj9sI Me clicking the link : "Yeah, I'd like to see footage of those Tatis grand slams..." Oh.
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May 1, 2023 18:50
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speaking of the Mariners, they're calling up their top pitching prospect (arguably I guess) on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/JoeDoyleMiLB/status/1653092008372871168 The 2023 Oakland A's are probably the softest landing a pitcher could ever get for their first start so.
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Tony Phillips posted:Me clicking the link : "Yeah, I'd like to see footage of those Tatis grand slams..." Yeah I immediately knew it was gonna be diarrhea
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May 1, 2023 18:56
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N: Logan Taylor Allen pitched in yesterday's loss and only gave up 2 runs in 5 innings of work. V: Call him up, already, Tito. He's ready.
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May 1, 2023 19:08
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I missed all of MLB yesterday because of family drama but I'd just like to throw it out there that Eric Hosmer loving sucks and the Cubs currently have Morel OPS'ing ~1.300 (lol) and Mervis ~1.000 in AAA right now and seriously what the gently caress is this club actually doing? Are they intentionally trying to have another losing season? There's 3-4 spots on the roster that are just straight up being wasted for no good reason with better options knocking at the door so hard the thing has come off its hinges and is lying on the ground while the prospects keep miming a knocking motion into thin air.
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May 1, 2023 19:12
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Eric Hosmer is a proven winner, a gamer, a clubhouse leader, and he’s on a big star contract so he must be good. What do these young guys know about winning?? Nothing obviously, they can’t do all the little things that Hosmer can! In short, rookies can’t possibly provide his Veteran Presents.
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May 1, 2023 19:17
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Red posted:Busting rear end on Balls in Play I think my favorite acronym is still TINSTAAPP
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May 1, 2023 19:21
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IcePhoenix posted:you should read an entire post before responding to it imho no I also read the part where because Ted Williams had seasons where his BABIP was 50 points above his career average then Arraez's BABIP being 120 points above his career average is somehow sustainable
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May 1, 2023 19:23
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rickiep00h posted:Tony Gwynn's BABIP in 94 when he hit .394 was .389 and his career BABIP was .341. you and I have very different definitions of "likely" care for an avatar bet?
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May 1, 2023 19:36
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I remember when John Olerud was the last guy to really challenge batting .400 in 1993. I checked his game log and his average on August 2nd was .400! I didn't realize his average was that high so late in the season. He ended up hitting only a measly .363 lol
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May 1, 2023 19:43
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Luis Arraez is not going to hit .400 this year.
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Julio Cruz posted:no I also read the part where because Ted Williams had seasons where his BABIP was 50 points above his career average then Arraez's BABIP being 120 points above his career average is somehow sustainable "Can Arriez hit .400?" "Well, his BABIP is super high." "Uh yeah, generally a high batting average comes with a high BABIP." "Actually, BABIPs doing stay that high over a long enough period, so it's impossible for him to actually hit .400" "While that's definitely correct, here are historical examples of players who had season BABIPs higher than their careers numbers." "Why are you all saying that a .452 BABIP is sustainable?!?!"
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Penisaurus Sex posted:The 2023 Oakland A's are probably the softest landing a pitcher could ever get for their first start so. Actually the A's are surprisingly a pretty solid offensive team, of all the different facets of their team hitting is definitely the one that most resembles a MLB roster.. It's more that they give up 10+ runs a game which is leading them to lose all their games.
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May 1, 2023 19:45
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Luis Arraez will actually hit .500 this season. Source: the series against the Cubs this past weekend
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hey did any of you all know about spencer spaghet: https://www.milb.com/player/spencer-arrighetti-681293 also my good friend luis is not going to come back down to earth and will hit .400 this year i will not toxx on this
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May 1, 2023 19:53
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Starsfan posted:Actually the A's are surprisingly a pretty solid offensive team, of all the different facets of their team hitting is definitely the one that most resembles a MLB roster.. Fair, I haven't looked much at Oakland yet. Miller v. Miller should be really fun to watch.
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Some Numbers posted:"Why are you all saying that a .452 BABIP is sustainable?!?!" more like "why are you all saying that a season BABIP 120 points higher than previous career numbers is comparable to one 50 points higher"
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In conclusion, Luis Arraez is a land of contrasts
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Oh god I just remembered Chan Ho Park Did Texas get anything worthwhile out of A-Rod? I don't remember how much mileage, if any, they really got out of Hamilton.
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zoux posted:I'd've figured the smog would add some drag I looked it up, it's not the smog but the humidity. Coors has dry air, so the humidor at 50% humidity deadens the ball like we all know. However, Mexico City during the summer is very humid so balls at 50% humidity would be drier than the norm and actually fly further lmao A Mexico City humidor would have to be at 90% humidity to have a Coors effect, but that much humidity would cause the balls to absorb too much water and be overweight
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Starsfan posted:Actually the A's are surprisingly a pretty solid offensive team, of all the different facets of their team hitting is definitely the one that most resembles a MLB roster.. Ruiz is good, somehow, in a really strange way. He keeps getting on base because he keeps taking HBPs. Bregor posted:I think my favorite acronym is still TINSTAAPP Blasphemy.
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Julio Cruz posted:more like "why are you all saying that a season BABIP 120 points higher than previous career numbers is comparable to one 50 points higher" nobody said that
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MrMidnight posted:I remember when John Olerud was the last guy to really challenge batting .400 in 1993. I checked his game log and his average on August 2nd was .400! I didn't realize his average was that high so late in the season. Helton was chasing .400 for quite a while one year.
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Red posted:Ruiz is good, somehow, in a really strange way. He keeps getting on base because he keeps taking HBPs. somehow I hadn't clued in before just now that he had already gotten on base 9 times off of those lol.. Also I think he tied the A's record for steals in the month of April at 11 with Rickey so that's pretty cool 
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IcePhoenix posted:nobody said that so why did you compare them
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:
I have an Addison Russel bobbled head at my office, I should probably get rid of that...
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Julio Cruz posted:so why did you compare them Well it's probably the thing everyone else picked up on, which is that outlier seasons happen so he might not lose all 120 of those points. And also that cheering for cool things, even if they probably won't happen, is more fun than telling everyone why they won't.
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Red posted:Did Texas get anything worthwhile out of A-Rod? Josh Hamilton?
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Tony Gwynn was the last person to really come within spitting distance of .400, with his strike-shortened .394 in 1994. No one else has been above .380 since then. Larry Walker is 2nd best with a .379 in 1999, but he was down in the .350s in August so he didn't have any real shot of hitting .400. e: A-rod was really great for Texas over the 3 years he was there. Slashed .305/.395/.615 while averaging 120 R, 52 HR, 131 RBI, and 8.5 WAR a season. He 100% lived up to his end of the deal. habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 20:41 on May 1, 2023 |
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IcePhoenix posted:Well it's probably the thing everyone else picked up on, which is that outlier seasons happen so he might not lose all 120 of those points. And also that cheering for cool things, even if they probably won't happen, is more fun than telling everyone why they won't. I have no problem about people cheering/hoping for him to hit .400 but the question that I was responding to, which kicked off this whole discussion, was "will he?"
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Julio Cruz posted:I have no problem about people cheering/hoping for him to hit .400 but the question that I was responding to, which kicked off this whole discussion, was "will he?" It's May 1st. He COULD, because he is a very good hitter and has a long time for things to come down (or up, who knows!) and he's absolutely the most likely guy since probably Ichiro. This isn't, like, Will Aaron Hicks hit .400? No. He won't. Will Arraez? MAYBE. His numbers have POTENTIAL to come CLOSE. That's the entire argument I presented. I don't know how loving dense you have to be to read that as "Arraez will absolutely keep hitting at .430+ forever and will piss on Ted Williams' jersey while he's at it" or whatever it is you think I said.
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Many people are saying Nico Hoerner could hit .400
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https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1653067308594520068 Bauer didn't take long to irritate his teammates Starsfan posted:somehow I hadn't clued in before just now that he had already gotten on base 9 times off of those lol.. I can't imagine the HBP thing is sustainable, nor practical, but Biggio seemed to do okay (though Biggio was great at other stuff) Shinjobi posted:Josh Hamilton? Yeahhhh, but looking at his numbers and then his contract, I need someone to explain how he got to Anaheim and then back to Texas, and if Texas actually gambled anything on him or just took him off of Anaheim's hands.
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https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1653123021744357376 That is an insane rehab time
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