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Post by ramireja on Jul 8, 2023 10:29:47 GMT -5
7/8 All-Star Futures Game (featuring Marcelo Mayer, Nick Yorke & Luis Guerrero) 7:00 pm ET, Peacock 7/10 Home Run Derby (featuring Luis Robert Jr., Pete Alonso, Mookie Betts, Adolis Garcia, Randy Arozarena, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Julio Rodriguez, Adley Rutschman) 8:00 pm ET, ESPN 7/11 MLB All-Star Game (featuring Kenley Jensen) 8:00 pm ET, FOX MLB StandingsRed Sox Hitting StatsRed Sox Pitching StatsMLB ScoreboardMLB TransactionsA note regarding moderating of the gameday threads in 2023: As the disclaimer has always said, in the past, we have been very liberal in moderating the Gameday threads. They're meant to be a lot less formal than other threads on the forum, so to moderate them the same way would be silly. However, we do ask posters to maintain a certain level of decorum in these threads, and we plan on moderating the Gameday threads a little more actively this season. In particular, we ask that posters refrain from being overly repetitive with their posts (if you've made your point, let it go), refrain from monopolizing the discussion (if you are making more than a couple posts in a row, you probably need to slow down a little bit), and of course, follow the Ground Rules ( link). The point is to make these threads worth participating in and fun for all posters, from our long-time fixtures to people just signing up today. -The Management
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Post by ramireja on Jul 8, 2023 11:28:46 GMT -5
Mayer starting at SS and batting 2nd. Yorke starting at 2B and batting 9th.
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Post by cdj on Jul 8, 2023 12:19:31 GMT -5
Good for former draft pick Ryan Bliss
He’s really taken off this year in AA
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Post by geostorm on Jul 8, 2023 18:31:56 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jul 8, 2023 18:32:34 GMT -5
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Post by pedroelgrande on Jul 8, 2023 20:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 8, 2023 21:08:06 GMT -5
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 8, 2023 21:15:33 GMT -5
One more clip, here's Marcelo stolen base. Got a great jump.
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Post by geostorm on Jul 8, 2023 22:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 9, 2023 1:18:18 GMT -5
The futures game and MLB draft give meaning to the All-Star break.
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Post by ramireja on Jul 9, 2023 10:13:29 GMT -5
The futures game was a lot of fun to attend yesterday....bought 300 level tickets (upper deck) but was easy enough to slide on down to 100 level. The Red Sox showed well as you can see above.
I was a bit disappointed that Mayer was pulled in deference to Holliday after the 1st (or 2nd?) inning, but he was able to show off his hit tool, baserunning prowess, and defense all in a short time.
Yorke looked fairly smooth to me with his defensive actions both in the game and during pregame warmups. He made a great play in the game with a glove flip play to first base beating out James Wood who had a sprint time > 30mph up the line. Also, I admittedly I may have some missed plays, but Yorke's hit seemed to be the best of the game in terms of pairing exit velocity with ideal launch angle. Pitching dominated much of the game which makes sense given the special arms dialing it up for 1 inning stints. Speaking of....
Misiorowski looked nasty and sat comfortably at 100 mph and slightly over on his FB. His offspeed was nasty too. That's a special arm.
All in all, the players looked like they had a really fun time and that's nice to see. These are basically kids after all.
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Post by nomar on Jul 10, 2023 19:12:42 GMT -5
Mendoza on the Statcast one? Why?
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Post by mobaz on Jul 10, 2023 19:45:58 GMT -5
HR derby is fun so far. Rutschman just switched sides during his time out and destroyed it from the right side after dropping 21 as a lefty in Standard time.
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Post by mobaz on Jul 10, 2023 20:16:36 GMT -5
Mookie never got in a groove against Vlad Jr. But his newborn is adorable! I miss Mookie...
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Post by pedroelgrande on Jul 10, 2023 20:27:36 GMT -5
Julio Rodríguez went crazy.
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Post by mobaz on Jul 10, 2023 20:31:26 GMT -5
Julio Rodriguez with 41 in Rd 1 in front of the hometown crowd to put Alonso on his heels. Love it!
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Post by nomar on Jul 10, 2023 21:12:30 GMT -5
Julio Rodriguez with 41 in Rd 1 in front of the hometown crowd to put Alonso on his heels. Love it! Looking like it should be Randy vs Vladdy though. Julio was burnt out in that second round. |
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Post by mobaz on Jul 10, 2023 21:51:37 GMT -5
Little Vlad wins as everyone was gasping a bit at the end.
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 10, 2023 23:43:42 GMT -5
The Derby is always fun but the head-to-head matchups make no sense. If you go second and the guy before you is bad, you can quit early and save stamina. The technical term for that is pure random good luck.
Worse, more often that not one of the 4 best opening rounds is up against one of the 3 best and doesn't advance, as happened to Rutschman. That's just crap luck.
Head to head seedings in tournaments are standard because the opponents are actually playing one another. That's not the case here. Everyone is playing against the clock. The same clock. MLB is borrowed the head-to-head format without thinking it through.
What you do instead:
1) Seed the 8 guys by HR/AB. Don't punish someone who missed PT with injuries. Don't punish guys for walking. Don't reward them for striking out, even though HR/Contact is a better measure of HR power.
2) The 8 to 1 seeds go in that order. Best 4 scores advance.
3) Re-seed round 2 by round 1 total. Reseed final round by total homers in rounds 1 and 2.
In round 1, the 4 seed can quit as soon as he bests all four guys preceding him. He knows he's in. But he can keep going to get the best possible slot in round 2, and hence more rest before going again.
Much more fair, and way more interesting, too. There is an immediate question: how many of seeds 5 to 8 are going to put up a great score? The whole dynamic of the four top seeds depends on that. And all of top 4 might the decision to continue or not once they're in.
One of the things that makes the Derby so entertaining is that it shows that fun and competition can go great together. Having everyone compete against everyone else makes the competitive aspect 7 times better without, I think, reducing the fun an iota. Every guys has another contestant they most admire. Take advantage of that!
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Post by fenwaydouble on Jul 11, 2023 6:10:44 GMT -5
The Derby is always fun but the head-to-head matchups make no sense. If you go second and the guy before you is bad, you can quit early and save stamina. The technical term for that is pure random good luck.
Worse, more often that not one of the 4 best opening rounds is up against one of the 3 best and doesn't advance, as happened to Rutschman. That's just crap luck.
Head to head seedings in tournaments are standard because the opponents are actually playing one another. That's not the case here. Everyone is playing against the clock. The same clock. MLB is borrowed the head-to-head format without thinking it through.
What you do instead:
1) Seed the 8 guys by HR/AB. Don't punish someone who missed PT with injuries. Don't punish guys for walking. Don't reward them for striking out, even though HR/Contact is a better measure of HR power.
2) The 8 to 1 seeds go in that order. Best 4 scores advance.
3) Re-seed round 2 by round 1 total. Reseed final round by total homers in rounds 1 and 2.
In round 1, the 4 seed can quit as soon as he bests all four guys preceding him. He knows he's in. But he can keep going to get the best possible slot in round 2, and hence more rest before going again.
Much more fair, and way more interesting, too. There is an immediate question: how many of seeds 5 to 8 are going to put up a great score? The whole dynamic of the four top seeds depends on that. And all of top 4 might the decision to continue or not once they're in.
One of the things that makes the Derby so entertaining is that it shows that fun and competition can go great together. Having everyone compete against everyone else makes the competitive aspect 7 times better without, I think, reducing the fun an iota. Every guys has another contestant they most admire. Take advantage of that!
Disagree. The head-to-head format might not be good for fairness, but it makes the event way, way more exciting because everyone is always right around the corner from elimination. The old way was almost unwatchable at times. |
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Post by incandenza on Jul 11, 2023 19:36:40 GMT -5
The NL team looks like they're wearing work slacks.
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