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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 20:55:30 GMT -5
in what other sport could you have not 1, but 2 of the greatest players, maybe of all time, and you can't make the dang playoffs ?
i get the Angels are poorly run, but still, that would not happen in basketball, hockey, even football.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 20:57:35 GMT -5
changeup....elite !! what a pain in the derriere for a hitter to try and hit that.
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Post by manfred on May 23, 2023 20:58:03 GMT -5
in what other sport could you have not 1, but 2 of the greatest players, maybe of all time, and you can't make the dang playoffs ? i get the Angels are poorly run, but still, that would not happen in basketball, hockey, even football. Could happen in football. Barry Sanders? Basketball… you are automatic contender. But that is then40% of your team, so…
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Post by kevfc89 on May 23, 2023 21:01:12 GMT -5
in what other sport could you have not 1, but 2 of the greatest players, maybe of all time, and you can't make the dang playoffs ? i get the Angels are poorly run, but still, that would not happen in basketball, hockey, even football. Could happen in football. Barry Sanders? Basketball… you are automatic contender. But that is then40% of your team, so… The New York Aaron Judge's, who just tied the Orioles in the 9th inning on a home run. That team is not a playoff team without Judge imo.
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Post by nomar on May 23, 2023 21:03:07 GMT -5
At least the Celtics are on a little run because these Boston teams have been absolutely brutal watches lately
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 21:03:12 GMT -5
in what other sport could you have not 1, but 2 of the greatest players, maybe of all time, and you can't make the dang playoffs ? i get the Angels are poorly run, but still, that would not happen in basketball, hockey, even football. Could happen in football. Barry Sanders? Basketball… you are automatic contender. But that is then40% of your team, so… yeah....maybe running back. but if you have a generational QB, it is almost a given you are gonna be a playoff contender. but they got 2 of them for the last 15 years or so. LOL. both head and shoulders above their peers, really. maybe it is because baseball is really just about pitching, mostly. ha.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 21:04:46 GMT -5
Could happen in football. Barry Sanders? Basketball… you are automatic contender. But that is then40% of your team, so… The New York Aaron Judge's, who just tied the Orioles in the 9th inning on a home run. That team is not a playoff team without Judge imo. but is Judge anywhere near prime Trout or Ohtani. Plus the Yankees are decently run, if you take playoff appearances, even if they are the douchiest franchise in the history of time.
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Post by wildsox on May 23, 2023 21:10:14 GMT -5
I’m trying to recall but has Reese McGuire had anything hit with authority all season? I’ve seen lots of bloop hits and excuse me singles
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 21:11:09 GMT -5
not been a great year for McGuire so far.
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Post by nomar on May 23, 2023 21:12:06 GMT -5
I’m trying to recall but has Reese McGuire had anything hit with authority all season? I’ve seen lots of bloop hits and excuse me singles His EV is 83.7 which would be dead last in baseball if he qualified. He’s been pathetic in terms of quality of contact, but extremely lucky. He’s also 15th percentile in pop time. Need Wong to get hot again so we can see less of McGuire.
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Post by kevfc89 on May 23, 2023 21:13:42 GMT -5
The New York Aaron Judge's, who just tied the Orioles in the 9th inning on a home run. That team is not a playoff team without Judge imo. but is Judge anywhere near prime Trout or Ohtani. Plus the Yankees are decently run, if you take playoff appearances, even if they are the douchiest franchise in the history of time. Well Judge's offense and fWAR total last year was actually better than any of Trout's, and he's not far off those numbers to start this year. But overall, no he doesn't have the body of work to measure up to Trout. I just look at the rest of that Yankees lineup and it doesn't scare you a bit without Judge in there, as we saw when Judge missed ten games or so. In all fairness they do have pitching, something the Angels rarely (never?) had in Trout's best seasons. Sadly, the Yankees just completed their comeback to beat the O's.
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Post by cdj on May 23, 2023 21:14:44 GMT -5
I’m trying to recall but has Reese McGuire had anything hit with authority all season? I’ve seen lots of bloop hits and excuse me singles Hey now there are Yankees HOF SS who made a career of that bucko!
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 21:15:16 GMT -5
that was awesome....sitting change and throw the cheese !!
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 21:16:31 GMT -5
Bello Clinic....top notch pitching care !!
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Post by seamus on May 23, 2023 21:16:59 GMT -5
I don't think McGuire's had a single barrel this year. His best hope for a home run this year is that he gets all the starts at Yankee Stadium and sneaks one over the little league right field fence.
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Post by radiohix on May 23, 2023 21:18:27 GMT -5
The changeups with 2 strikes that Canning threw to Casas and Duran in the same exact location is a prime example of why I'm a big believer in Triston and a skeptic about the Jarren Duran figured ML pitching out.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 21:19:00 GMT -5
great stealthy, anti MFY takes fellas.
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Post by orion09 on May 23, 2023 21:20:17 GMT -5
Just occurred to me that Bello hasn’t thrown a single curveball this year. He threw two of them last year and they looked filthy, I wonder why he stopped working on it
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Post by kevfc89 on May 23, 2023 21:22:31 GMT -5
Canning has terrible numbers overall, but the offense looks dead
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Post by cdj on May 23, 2023 21:22:38 GMT -5
Looks like another night of feeble bats
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Post by yuchangclan on May 23, 2023 21:23:33 GMT -5
I don’t have the numbers in front of me, but Verdugo has seemingly been invisible for weeks now.
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Post by keninten on May 23, 2023 21:26:40 GMT -5
The New York Aaron Judge's, who just tied the Orioles in the 9th inning on a home run. That team is not a playoff team without Judge imo. but is Judge anywhere near prime Trout or Ohtani. Plus the Yankees are decently run, if you take playoff appearances, even if they are the douchiest franchise in the history of time. No foul f@#king langauge
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Post by wildsox on May 23, 2023 21:26:41 GMT -5
Valdez looks much more comfortable in the field now
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 23, 2023 21:27:30 GMT -5
The changeups with 2 strikes that Canning threw to Casas and Duran in the same exact location is a prime example of why I'm a big believer in Triston and a skeptic about the Jarren Duran figured ML pitching out. the ceiling is higher for Casas, but i think we can expect a few years of ML regular or slightly above for Duran. He is gonna have to walk a bit more for get to the next level.
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Post by cdj on May 23, 2023 21:27:48 GMT -5
He’s learning
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