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Post by theghostofjoecronin on May 26, 2016 15:23:40 GMT -5
So I don't know if people are interested, but I made a highlight video of the 22 game home run streak that recently ended. If you just want to see the swings back to back that starts at about 7:13. Enjoy! That was very enjoyable, thanks for posting. I also like your name/avatar.
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Post by jimoh on May 26, 2016 15:36:11 GMT -5
I've never obssesed over a prospect through his whole way through the minors like I did with Xander. It's great seeing him be the super star he was pegged to be. I declared him the best Sox prospect since Tony C. And I've actually been following them since Tony C.! (Does the name Gage Naudain mean anything to anyone else here? Just curious as to how old I should feel.) So here he is, he's 23, and he's on a pace for an 8.8 bWAR season. That would be Yaz's 4th best season, and the best he managed before 1967 was 6.6 (also at age 23, in 1963). The usual name used in the phrase "best Sox prospect since ...", Jim Rice, peaked at 7.5 in his epic 1978. Dwight Evans, who in retrospect was probably a better prospect in addition to being the better player, had the equivalent of 10.0 in 1981, prorated for the strike. But he was 29. And a thought literally for today: 8.8 would be Wade Boggs' second best year, but he was in AAA at age 23. Fred Lynn! 7.4 and MVP and GG as a rookie at age 23, 8.8 four years later (after his only winter of really training hard). Have I got those numbers for bWAR right? And it looks like his stats peaked at .361 .428 .639 1.067 on June 7, and finished lower at .331 .401 .566 .967 There was of course only one full year to watch him as a "prospect" and Rice had more luster.
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Post by jmei on May 26, 2016 16:06:07 GMT -5
He hasn't been overworked lately, but earlier this season, he went through a stretch of being used five times in seven days, and Farrell has shown a tendency of overusing him to the team's detriment in years past. Farrell will get plenty of opportunities to use him. He's their most trusted reliever who isn't tied to a strict role, so he'll be the guy they warm up a lot when a starter is tiring or when the game is tied or they're down a run or two. Even if he needs work, the time to give it to him is in the seventh inning when it's "only" a four-run lead rather than when they're up seven runs in the ninth. It's just a fundamental misunderstanding of leverage. It's not going to make a huge difference in the long run, but it's still a mistake, and good organizations recognize and correct mistakes, even small ones. A little bit of hindsight there, though. There's no way of knowing in the 7th that the 9th (or 8th) would be so low leverage. I just don't see a big problem in using Tazawa there, and I can completely believe that there are reasons to keep relievers arms from resting too long, a need to keep them in a rhythm of being used regularly to avoid problems later in the season. I'm not much of a fan of Farrell's bullpen management, but criticizing Tazawa's usage last night just seems like, at best, a non-issue and is possibly just wrong. I don't think it's hindsight at all. If there is a good reliever that you know in advance you want to get work that night, you should use him as early in the game as possible rather than holding out for a higher-leverage situation later in the game. The only way the game becomes a higher-leverage situation is if you used an inferior reliever in the 7th inning and he gave up a bunch of runs, so you might as well use your best guys early on.
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Post by jmei on May 26, 2016 16:06:39 GMT -5
Does anyone know where if I can legally get access to like condensed games or all the plate appearances? I'd like to get every hit but I'm not sure where to get the source video. I know the NBA has a thing where you can click on the box score and see all the shots a player took/steals/blocks... but I don't think MLB has this If you're an mlb.tv subscriber, you have access to archived games. Otherwise, if it's not in one of the highlight videos, I think you're out of luck.
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 26, 2016 17:35:53 GMT -5
Does anyone know where if I can legally get access to like condensed games or all the plate appearances? I'd like to get every hit but I'm not sure where to get the source video. I know the NBA has a thing where you can click on the box score and see all the shots a player took/steals/blocks... but I don't think MLB has this If you're an mlb.tv subscriber, you have access to archived games. Otherwise, if it's not in one of the highlight videos, I think you're out of luck. MLB.tv is the ticket, as jmei says. These days, you can get it for just games of the team you're interested in - for $89/year I believe. That archival footage includes the entire game.
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Post by atzar on May 26, 2016 18:24:11 GMT -5
Haha, Robbie Ross caught one!
And Ortiz continues to do Ortiz things.
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Post by radiohix on May 26, 2016 18:24:20 GMT -5
Legend!
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Post by radiohix on May 26, 2016 18:59:42 GMT -5
Wow that curve was a beauty!
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Post by soxfan06 on May 26, 2016 19:01:45 GMT -5
Had to know a clean outing was too good to be true from Clay.
No surprise he serves one up.
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Post by wcp3 on May 26, 2016 19:02:04 GMT -5
Gutless.
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Post by bosox81 on May 26, 2016 19:02:14 GMT -5
That was a good curve, but just great hitting by Cargo.
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Post by jimed14 on May 26, 2016 19:03:30 GMT -5
Had to know a clean outing was too good to be true from Clay. No surprise he serves one up. His sequencing is unbelievably unlucky. He allowed one runner this game and of course a HR comes next. Not everyone can hit a HR on bad pitches, and that wasn't a bad pitch. It has happened like that all year long.
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Post by soxfan06 on May 26, 2016 19:04:47 GMT -5
That was a good curve, but just great hitting by Cargo. Unless I'm missing something, how can you say that was a good curve. Buchholz wasn't even close to the location Vazquez wanted and it was literally right in the sweet spot for a left handed power hitter. It's not like Gonzalez golfed one off the ground or something.
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Post by soxfan06 on May 26, 2016 19:06:49 GMT -5
Had to know a clean outing was too good to be true from Clay. No surprise he serves one up. His sequencing is unbelievably unlucky. He allowed one runner this game and of course a HR comes next. Not everyone can hit a HR on bad pitches, and that wasn't a bad pitch. It has happened like that all year long. Comes back to the fact that he is the most mentally soft pitcher in the league. One thing goes wrong, and he melts. You can tell just by the way that he gets so god damn focused on the runner once he reaches base.
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Post by bosox81 on May 26, 2016 19:07:02 GMT -5
That was a good curve, but just great hitting by Cargo. Unless I'm missing something, how can you say that was a good curve. Buchholz wasn't even close to the location Vazquez wanted and it was literally right in the sweet spot for a left handed power hitter. It's not like Gonzalez golfed one off the ground or something. It was almost off the ground.
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Post by bosox89 on May 26, 2016 19:08:04 GMT -5
You make your own luck. That ball wasnt anywhere near where Vazquez wanted it.
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Post by radiohix on May 26, 2016 19:08:51 GMT -5
Well even Yaz isn't safe.
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Post by jimed14 on May 26, 2016 19:10:28 GMT -5
His sequencing is unbelievably unlucky. He allowed one runner this game and of course a HR comes next. Not everyone can hit a HR on bad pitches, and that wasn't a bad pitch. It has happened like that all year long. Comes back to the fact that he is the most mentally soft pitcher in the league. One thing goes wrong, and he melts. You can tell just by the way that he gets so god damn focused on the runner once he reaches base. Another pitcher could throw 80 mph meatballs right down the middle and not get as many HR hit off him in bad situations.
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Post by Guidas on May 26, 2016 19:11:53 GMT -5
Ortiz is just amazing.
Been struggling with the opinions of sports writers, others, who saythey couldn't vote Ortiz or Edgar Martinez for HOF because they are DHs. Seems like a prejudiced opinion based on their dislike of the position in general. So they don't play defense? It's an official position and they have been the best at it. Should be end of discussion.
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Post by jimed14 on May 26, 2016 19:14:32 GMT -5
Ortiz is just amazing. Been struggling with the opinions of sports writers, others, who saythey couldn't vote Ortiz or Edgar Martinez for HOF because they are DHs. Seems like a prejudiced opinion based on their dislike of the position in general. So they don't play defense? It's an official position and they have been the best at it. Should be end of discussion. It's similar to relief pitchers. The best relief pitchers can't even think about starting. So the worst starter is more valuable than the best reliever (in general, not in all cases). That being said, Papi belongs in the HOF. And I can't even imagine how sad I'm going to be after the last game this season, which will be a win.
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Post by bosox89 on May 26, 2016 19:17:27 GMT -5
Cross your fingers that Clay doesnt get unlucky this inning guys
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Post by bosox89 on May 26, 2016 19:26:23 GMT -5
Pure luck
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Post by soxfan06 on May 26, 2016 19:26:44 GMT -5
Oh look at that poor luck. So unlucky that Story hit that 6 miles.
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Post by jimed14 on May 26, 2016 19:27:21 GMT -5
Another. He threw 8 incredible pitches and then another not bad one is hit out. SMH
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Post by bosox81 on May 26, 2016 19:27:43 GMT -5
Yeah, that was a bad pitch.
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