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AndrewP posted:Orioles @ Rangers wildcard game in 2012 aged me a year but it was also great I believe this was the game where I almost threw a beer at the tv, on principle, when Josh Hamilton decided it was a good idea to attempt a sacrifice bunt late in the game, while down several runs, with a runner on first.
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tadashi posted:I believe this was the game where I almost threw a beer at the tv, on principle, when Josh Hamilton decided it was a good idea to attempt a sacrifice bunt late in the game, while down several runs, with a runner on first. lol
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My favorite old-timey baseball name is Johnny Dickshot. His nickname was "Ugly".
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I just looked up the career stats of Austin Hedges, whom the Rangers acquired yesterday, and Jesus Christ. Jonah Heim can’t get healthy soon enough. How the hell do you stick around in the majors for 9 years with a negative career WAR?
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In the long run, going for it this season like this is probably futile and not selling Cody at the height of his value might have been an enormous mistake, but man actually trying to compete after the trade deadline instead of completely gutting the team owns so much. The players are jacked and juiced. Vibes at Wrigley seem incredible. Feels great to watch the Cubs right now. Only problem for me is that tickets won't be $7 on the secondary market once school starts like they were the last couple of years but then again I won't be going to see World Series guys in pinstripes for the last time. Other complaint is that The Candy Man is wearing number 9! R.D. Mangles fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Aug 2, 2023 |
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I just looked up the career stats of Austin Hedges, whom the Rangers acquired yesterday, and Jesus Christ. Jonah Heim can’t get healthy soon enough. Drew Butera played for 2 more years, had a four times worse bWAR, and got a World Series ring. Backup catcher is a hell of a gig if you can get it.
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I just looked up the career stats of Austin Hedges, whom the Rangers acquired yesterday, and Jesus Christ. Jonah Heim can’t get healthy soon enough. He can frame
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Poque posted:I think if the Cubs continue to score 20 runs a game we will probably make the playoffs Hell, the Cubs are 30-0 this season when they score 7 runs.
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:My favorite old-timey baseball name is Johnny Dickshot. His nickname was "Ugly". Thank you for this
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I hate when they do Pirates/Orioles/Rangers/Royals in Immaculate Grid because I just don’t know a lot of those guys
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tadashi posted:I believe this was the game where I almost threw a beer at the tv, on principle, when Josh Hamilton decided it was a good idea to attempt a sacrifice bunt late in the game, while down several runs, with a runner on first. I still can't believe Kyle Schwarber tried to bunt with two strikes and two outs in the 8th inning of a World Series game.
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Speaking of backup catchers, I just saw a review of this book. https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/tim-brown/the-tao-of-the-backup-catcher/9781668619537/ It's called Backup Catcher by sportswriter Tim Brown with journeyman catcher Erik Kratz about being a backup catcher and life on the fringes if the majors and seems to be more about just being a backup catcher than a standard As Told To book, with interviews of other backup catchers. I have no idea if it's any good but it seems more interesting than the normal baseball book involving a player, and I'm requesting it at the library.
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Poque posted:I think if the Cubs continue to score 20 runs a game we will probably make the playoffs It's basic sabermetrics.
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I think we've seriously underestimated game calling as well. Coaches, catcher and pitcher make the plan going into the game, but deviating from it is also important. If the catcher can read swings, and make good calls on the fly, the pitcher doesn't have to think about as much. There's also something to be said about just knowing the plan backwards and forward, which might not be a strength of every pitcher necessarily. Ultimately, good catchers allow pitchers to focus on execution (or work well in tandem). With the pitch clock, this has probably been magnified. None of that can ever really be effectively baked into WAR. I presume these soft skills are why Hedges, Butera, Leon all have had long careers. Milovan Drecun fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Aug 2, 2023 |
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Milovan Drecun posted:I think we've seriously estimated game calling as well. Coaches, catcher and pitcher make the plan going into the game, but deviating from it is also important. If the catcher can read swings, and make good calls on the fly, the pitcher doesn't have to think about as much. There's also something to be said about just knowing the plan backwards and forward, which might not be a strength of every pitcher necessarily. Ultimately, good catchers allow pitchers to focus on execution (or work well in tandem). With the pitch clock, this has probably been magnified. Calling a game seems difficult to quantify, but I wonder how many pitchers are now calling their own games with pitchcom now. I know cease does it, Hendricks does it, and I'm sure a bunch of veteran pitchers are doing it now as well.
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R.D. Mangles posted:In the long run, going for it this season like this is probably futile and not selling Cody at the height of his value might have been an enormous mistake, but man actually trying to compete after the trade deadline instead of completely gutting the team owns so much. The players are jacked and juiced. Vibes at Wrigley seem incredible. Feels great to watch the Cubs right now. I legitimately think it's worth it for the Cubs to go for it this year like gently caress it show other players in free agency and reward your team that grinded within striking distance of both the division and the WC, with actual investment. Selling so many years in a row is real loving depressing. Especially for the team in the 3rd largest market in the country.
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Dexo posted:I legitimately think it's worth it for the Cubs to go for it this year like gently caress it show other players in free agency and reward your team that grinded within striking distance of both the division and the WC, with actual investment. Give the young guys meaningful September stretch experience too. Season's long and there are a lot of guys on the roster who haven't sniffed a full season yet, especially when you're the most tired during the most important games.
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R.D. Mangles posted:Calling a game seems difficult to quantify, but I wonder how many pitchers are now calling their own games with pitchcom now. I know cease does it, Hendricks does it, and I'm sure a bunch of veteran pitchers are doing it now as well. I think Sonny Gray does too, iirc Edit: Giolito gave an interview during a Twins/White Sox game recently and talked about using The Show to practice his gameplan. His point wasn't that the game effectively simmed how batters reacted to him. Rather, he used it to commit the gameplan to memory and practice how he would approach different situations. It was an engaging way to do the more intellectual work of pitching. Milovan Drecun fucked around with this message at 16:32 on Aug 2, 2023 |
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Milovan Drecun posted:I think we've seriously underestimated game calling as well. Coaches, catcher and pitcher make the plan going into the game, but deviating from it is also important. If the catcher can read swings, and make good calls on the fly, the pitcher doesn't have to think about as much. There's also something to be said about just knowing the plan backwards and forward, which might not be a strength of every pitcher necessarily. Ultimately, good catchers allow pitchers to focus on execution (or work well in tandem). With the pitch clock, this has probably been magnified. https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1686569608826814464
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The stupid loving X on embedded tweets looks like a close button to me, I hate it
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Sydin posted:N: https://twitter.com/DrLightning94/status/1686552064921317376 Ironic that this happens on the day Mancini was DFA as his nickname on the Orioles was “Boom Boom”
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Hell, the Cubs are 30-0 this season when they score 7 runs. lol we're 5-14 when scoring exactly 5 or 6. No problems with the bullpen here!
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Nfcknblvbl posted:Go Braves!
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Meant to post in the week thread. I’m eating prime rib!
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Do they give you a comically small plate to put your prime rib on like that cookie?
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duomo posted:Ironic that this happens on the day Mancini was DFA as his nickname on the Orioles was “Boom Boom” https://youtu.be/YmPcVsAmrxo
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https://twitter.com/shegone03/status/1686742836866105344 Stay till the end of a list of Yankee' scouting triumphs.
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Good Dog posted:Do they give you a comically small plate to put your prime rib on like that cookie? Unlimited prime rib and alcohol baby!
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Milovan Drecun posted:Edit: Giolito gave an interview during a Twins/White Sox game recently and talked about using The Show to practice his gameplan. His point wasn't that the game effectively simmed how batters reacted to him. Rather, he used it to commit the gameplan to memory and practice how he would approach different situations. It was an engaging way to do the more intellectual work of pitching. I'm glad Giolito was able to find a use for his gaming skills honed through years of Rocket League laddering to help with his pitching.
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Nfcknblvbl posted:Unlimited prime rib and alcohol baby! sheeeesh holla if you need a seatmate someday!
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Good Dog posted:Do they give you a comically small plate to put your prime rib on like that cookie?
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Man.. how much prime rib can one eat? I’m envious. NY sports radio is hilarious in that trading Alonso after the season was a talking point today.
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mcmagic posted:https://twitter.com/shegone03/status/1686742836866105344 I speak for most of the AL when I say the Yankees should listen to more people like this guy. It’s unfair the NL has the Rockies and we don’t
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