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Post by thursty on Apr 26, 2017 21:37:44 GMT -5
Well that pretty much describes his 2015, when he was a BABIP God (.372) His EV is down this year, he did hurt his thumb in Toronto, cold weather, etc. I wouldn't be alarmed yet
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Post by thursty on Apr 26, 2017 20:58:55 GMT -5
This forum meltdown when DD trades Devers for Thames is going to be epic. No way. I'd do that in a second. But Milwaukee wouldn't
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Post by thursty on Apr 26, 2017 12:01:42 GMT -5
Pedroia (to Machado) on the field:
"I would have hit you yesterday (Saturday) . . . You know that and I know that"
It would appear the Russian trolls are back.
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Post by thursty on Apr 25, 2017 12:01:15 GMT -5
Just stop with the strained analogies and hysteria, as if MLB ballparks are some modern-day Flanders, bodies mutilated and disfigured from all those intentional HBPs.
Do you really not understand that the laws governing a *sport* need not be the same as those governing a society?
What Pedro Martinez did to Karim Garcia was objectively vile and reprehensible (and totally in character). Yet we watched, unable not to.
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Post by thursty on Apr 25, 2017 10:24:27 GMT -5
Baseball needs more bad blood, not less.
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Post by thursty on Apr 24, 2017 20:36:09 GMT -5
Here's the probability that there will be no Red Sox HBP in the 14 games remaining between the Red Sox and Orioles using 2016 HBP rates:
2.4214001930652946E-7
Out on a limb
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Post by thursty on Apr 24, 2017 15:53:00 GMT -5
My sense is that very, very few pitchers actually go out and aim at a guy's head. But if you're aiming at his back, it's a very real risk that you might miss your location and come very close to hitting a guy in the head. Trying to hit someone is not a pitch anyone practices, and most pitchers aren't all that accurate with pitches that they do practice. That's why the retaliation system is dumb. Even if you're aiming to just plunk a batter in the ***, there's a real chance you might miss and put a guy's health at risk. That's the facile (and popular) take, but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. By that reasoning, pitchers shouldn't intentionally pitch up and in - or inside at all; there's certainly no evidence that "retaliatory pitches" are more likely to end up hitting a batter's head than "pitching inside" pitches. The very same day, Jacoby Jones was hit in the face with a pitch that no one believes was "retaliatory". Where does it end? Why not put velocity restrictions on pitches? You can only throw 90 (80? 70?) because anything else is too dangerous and volatile. Gibberish. The stigma against throwing at someone's head is *precisely* because there is a working assumption that a major league pitcher can hit a batter in the head if they want to - and that's justifiably deemed over-the-line. And we need to distinguish between retaliation for pimping home runs (which don't involve injury ) and retaliation for dirty play (and Machado doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt); the Red Sox believe Machado's slide was dirty - retaliation was appropriate *within limits*
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Post by thursty on Apr 24, 2017 11:02:17 GMT -5
The Red Sox end up looking ridiculous. First of all Barnes then Pedroia ("I love Manny Machado" really?) Rodriguez (whiffed when trying to tamely hit Machado) Farrell (focusing his anger on the umpires?) Hopefully it's over
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Post by thursty on Apr 20, 2017 14:40:55 GMT -5
A 3-run lead and the bottom-of-the-order -> Kimbrel-proof
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Post by thursty on Apr 20, 2017 14:35:28 GMT -5
Any team with Sale and Betts can't be too bad.
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Post by thursty on Apr 20, 2017 14:27:58 GMT -5
The whole, "No, Kimbrel actually pitched well" BS is a bit too much
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Post by thursty on Apr 20, 2017 14:07:26 GMT -5
Noooooooooo!
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Post by thursty on Apr 20, 2017 13:50:44 GMT -5
Is it weird to applaud a computer screen?
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Post by thursty on Apr 20, 2017 13:20:33 GMT -5
Are we witnessing the end of Jose Bautista?
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Post by thursty on Apr 20, 2017 0:09:30 GMT -5
I'm sure GMs around the game with 1-inning relievers to dump are taking notice
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Post by thursty on Apr 19, 2017 18:57:23 GMT -5
4 plays and counting Sandoval has missed this series
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Post by thursty on Apr 18, 2017 18:25:46 GMT -5
Johnson 88-89; Pablo somewhat slower
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Post by thursty on Apr 18, 2017 13:10:19 GMT -5
And what, pray tell, do you think the "implications" of DRS are (the statement itself is some combination of poor English/understanding)?
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Post by thursty on Apr 18, 2017 10:38:14 GMT -5
Defensive metrics are context-neutral. Simplifying some, every batted ball is assigned an expected run value - the defender "responsible" for that ball is either credited/debited with that run value based on whether it's an out or not; the 27 24 base/out contexts are ignored
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Post by thursty on Apr 17, 2017 23:10:11 GMT -5
I have questions regarding 2 players. I saw that Austin Rei has an OPS over 1000 at Salem (who cares), but that he has 7 2B caught my eye
And what's the story with Daniel Gonzalez, who looks like he piggybacks with the more renowned Darwinson Hernandez? Gonzalez is only a year older (21); didn't see him rated in top 60, couldn't find any writeup of him; love his K/BB #s both last year and so far this year; has pitched better than Hernandez so far
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Post by thursty on Apr 17, 2017 22:38:37 GMT -5
regurgitating save statistics as the measure of a reliever is its own counter argument
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Post by thursty on Apr 17, 2017 13:14:38 GMT -5
That was almost Koji-like.
Don't know how they took 3 out of 4, but they did
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Post by thursty on Apr 17, 2017 13:05:20 GMT -5
Alright, I'll concede it - facing the top of the lineup with a 1-run lead - that's legit
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Post by thursty on Apr 17, 2017 13:01:02 GMT -5
Re Abad: sure seems like there is a GM/Manager disconnect/disagreement
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Post by thursty on Apr 17, 2017 12:56:35 GMT -5
Given Taylor has options left, that would be Hembree
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