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Post by finaliz3d on Sept 26, 2024 23:03:18 GMT -5
There are worse things than watching the Red Sox this season. Twins just lost at home in 13 innings to the 100 loss Marlins 😬 It gets even worse, they tried a bunt, and it was a pop up and the guy at 2nd got caught lol. And the pitcher just had to be Scott Blewitt who allowed the runs in the 13th.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Sept 26, 2024 23:08:50 GMT -5
Yup, Scott Blew-itt.
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Post by taiwansox on Sept 26, 2024 23:12:03 GMT -5
There are worse things than watching the Red Sox this season. Twins just lost at home in 13 innings to the 100 loss Marlins 😬 It gets even worse, they tried a bunt, and it was a pop up and the guy at 2nd got caught lol. And the pitcher just had to be Scott Blewitt who allowed the runs in the 13th. The announcers were audibly tilted when that happened lol
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Post by itinerantherb on Sept 27, 2024 21:39:48 GMT -5
I'm in Denver for work, so I thought I'd catch the last few innings of Rockies/Dodgers. Took my seat in the 6th and 30 seconds later Ohtani launched on 436 feet to right. I have to say, it was that same feeling of anticipation/premonition I'd feel when Ortiz would come up in late and close situations.
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Post by foreverred9 on Sept 27, 2024 21:56:48 GMT -5
He's 24 for his past 34, starting with his 3 HR night back in Miami.
His batting average has gone from 0.287 to 0.309 during this streak, there's now a legitimate chance he catches Arraez and wins the triple crown.
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Post by ericmvan on Sept 27, 2024 23:53:14 GMT -5
[written in the afternoon!]
The last AL games turn out to be low on drama, at least to start.
The Yankees are just one game ahead of the Guardians, but they have the tiebreaker, and they're playing the easier team, Pirates vs. Astros.
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So, with both losing, the Yankees' magic number to clinch home field, with Guardians in second seed, is 1.
O's locked into #4 seed, joining the #3 seed Astros.
Tigers' magic number for seed #5 and Royals #6 is 1.
Twins eliminated.
The much more interesting NL next ...
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Post by keninten on Sept 28, 2024 1:29:46 GMT -5
Just noticed Jose Iglesias has an 18-game hitting streak.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 28, 2024 12:00:05 GMT -5
How does one just switch sports. Isn't the secret sauce supposed to be personal connections with a million insiders
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Post by asm18 on Sept 28, 2024 12:14:45 GMT -5
With the possible Passan-to-NBA stuff:
1. It sounds like their first choice is still Shams
2. Woj (longtime rival of Shams) is tight with Passan, and I imagine would get him looped in with the right people were he to switch
3. ESPN also has enough clout to get scoops, even for a MLB insider turned potential NBA insider
4. ESPN also DOES NOT CARE about actual basketball knowledge - they just laid off Zach Lowe - so Passan knowing nothing about basketball does not matter to them
5. Maybe Passan isn’t looking forward to working long hours this MLB off-season only for nothing to happen for months on end 🤷♂️
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 28, 2024 12:17:27 GMT -5
Just noticed Jose Iglesias has an 18-game hitting streak. Forget about his fielding prowess, he was always an underrated hitter. But he lives in an era that places emphasis on power. He deserves more credit than I think he has gotten.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 28, 2024 12:38:35 GMT -5
2. Woj (longtime rival of Shams) is tight with Passan Oh so this is just Woj from the grave trying to influence events through the cunning use of Hot Scoopz again
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Post by asm18 on Sept 28, 2024 12:47:56 GMT -5
2. Woj (longtime rival of Shams) is tight with Passan Oh so this is just Woj from the grave trying to influence events through the cunning use of Hot Scoopz again
The hiring decision for a major sports conglomerate really might be as simple as it being easier to transfer one of your current employees to covering a sport you value more, and Woj being petty 😂
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Post by chr31ter on Sept 28, 2024 14:52:40 GMT -5
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Post by ericmvan on Sept 28, 2024 16:09:36 GMT -5
The last days of the NL race ...
The top 4 are identical to the AL. The Dodgers have a magic number of 1 to relegate the Phillies to the #2 seed -- they are 2 games behind but have the tiebreaker. The Brewers and the Padres are safely in the #3 and #4 slots.
The remainder of NL fight is insane.
To begin with, all three teams vying for the last 2 spots are playing against one of the four clinched teams. The odds of that are 1 in 55.
The D-Backs are 88-72 while the Braves and Mets are both 87-71 ... and are schedules to play a twin bill against other on Monday. Both the Braves and Mets have the tiebreaker over the D-Backs, and at present the Braves have a 6-5 edge on the Mets, but that could change during the twin bill.
There are 27 possible configurations for the twin bill and the fate of the D-Backs, as each team may be sweep, split, or be swept today and tomorrow. Need less to say, I am not running down the 27. But I will run down the 8 different outcomes for Sunday once today is done. I can't wait!
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 28, 2024 20:38:17 GMT -5
Mets pitchers have 17 K thru 7 2/3 But won't have a shot at 20 or 21 cuz they're losing 6-0.
Brewers pitchers only have 11 K, but allowed 2h, 0 BB
what's the 8 inning record? Mets got 18
Edit: Clemens had 19 thru 8 on September 18, 1996
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Post by ixnayexxus on Sept 28, 2024 21:32:36 GMT -5
It seems whoever wins the second NL wildcard is going to be tripping and stumbling their way in
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 28, 2024 21:36:14 GMT -5
With AZ loss tonight: Atl Magic number is 1 on Sunday. NYM Magic number is 2 on Sunday.
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Post by ericmvan on Sept 29, 2024 5:11:21 GMT -5
As promised, all the possible outcomes of the last regular day, intended as a resource as the the results take shape. There one one mind-bender, though.
1) All three teams win today or all three lose. A Braves twin bill sweep gives them the 5 seed and the D-Backs the 6. A Mets sweep gives them the 5 and the Braves the 6. A split gives the Braves the 5 and the Mets the 6. Note that if the Braves win game 1, they can load up with scrubs in game 2 and get no flack, as they would be minimizing fatigue and avoiding injuries -- but they would also likely be handing the 6 seed to the Mets. There's a lot of that.
2) Braves and Mets win, DB's lose. It's done. DB's are out. The only thing that can happen in a twin bill is a sweep by the Mets to swap the 6 and 5. It makes no sense to bother with the two extra games, and neither team will want to do it. What will MLB think?
3) Braves and DB's win, Mets lose. Mets have to sweep the twin bill or go home; if they succeed, they are 5 and the DB's 6. Otherwise, the Braves are 5 and the DB's 6. Note that if the Braves win game 1, it ends there.
4) Mets and DB's win, Braves lose. A Mets sweep produces the same result as in #3 above -- them 5, DB's 6. A Braves sweep gives them 5 and the DB's 6. A split creates a 3 way tie, and the tiebreakers give you Braves 5, Mets 6. Again, the split can be semi-intentional if the Braves win game 1.
5) Only Braves Win. A Braves split is as good as a sweep, so as soon as Braves win one, we're done, with Braves 5 and DB's 6. If Mets sweep, Braves are 5 and Mets 6.
6) Only Mets Win. If Mets sweep the twin bill, it's them 5, DB's 6. If Braves sweep, it's them 5, DB's 6. Split, and its Braves 5, Mets 6 (with the scrub choice again if game 1 is a win).
7) Only D-Backs Win. If Mets sweep, they are 5 and DB's 6. If Braves win 1, they are 5 and DB's 6, and if they do that in game 1, it ends there.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 29, 2024 12:41:58 GMT -5
Michael King came via the Soto deal. Padres also used Drew Thorpe (via Yankees) as part of the Dylan Cease deal.
I will not give AJ Preller credit, but I will compliment him for successfully backing himself out of the corner of his own creation when he traded a goldmine for Juan Soto - apparently with no coherent plan on how to retain him - and proceeded to pay literally everyone on the Padres but Juan Soto
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Post by jimoh on Sept 29, 2024 13:38:54 GMT -5
Just noticed Jose Iglesias has an 18-game hitting streak. Forget about his fielding prowess, he was always an underrated hitter. But he lives in an era that places emphasis on power. He deserves more credit than I think he has gotten. Such a weird hitting career. In five years in Detroit he hit .268 .312 .364 .676 Then in partial seasons or as a part-timer he's hit 373 .400 .556 .956 in Covid-2020 for O's, .356 .406 .508 .915 in 23 games as the 2021 Sox charge into the postseason, and now .340 .386 .457 .843 in 277 PAs for the Mets after spending 2023 in AAA.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 29, 2024 13:46:02 GMT -5
4 PA away from a $250,000 bonus. Same team that cut Rowdy Tellez. This makes no sense, but I guess he's going to tell the media that this was his idea? How about you take the $250,000 and buy the rookie a new car instead.
Earlier I said I was fine with cutting Rowdy cause he was awful and didn't deserve the bonus. IKF put up a solid 2 WAR season but was traded at the deadline and was then awful for the Pirates. Not sure how I feel for sure but I think the honorable thing here is to give him his cash
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Okay now it sounds more like IKF was told he wasn't playing and then the only decision he made was to not make a stink
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Post by incandenza on Sept 29, 2024 13:54:08 GMT -5
Forget about his fielding prowess, he was always an underrated hitter. But he lives in an era that places emphasis on power. He deserves more credit than I think he has gotten. Such a weird hitting career. In five years in Detroit he hit .268 .312 .364 .676 Then in partial seasons or as a part-timer he's hit 373 .400 .556 .956 in Covid-2020 for O's, .356 .406 .508 .915 in 23 games as the 2021 Sox charge into the postseason, and now .340 .386 .457 .843 in 277 PAs for the Mets after spending 2023 in AAA. What makes it even weirder is his WAR totals:
2015: 1.5 2016: 1.7 2017: 1.0 2018: 1.5 2019: 1.8 2020: 1.6 2021: 1.8 2022: 1.3 2024: 2.5
Incredibly consistent... except that he's put up these totals completely regardless of playing time and wide variance in both offensive and defensive performance. It's everywhere from 150 PAs in 2020 to 530 in 2019. His wRC+'s have ranged from 72 to 160 and his OAAs from -1 to +14. And his biggest WAR total is this season in just 277 PAs - a year after he was out of the majors entirely.
If he ever played one week in a season he'd probably hit 12 homers to get to his allotted 1.5 WAR.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 29, 2024 14:42:37 GMT -5
"Important to note: It’s unlikely that a game Monday that would affect seeding only would be played, though MLB still has yet to make that official, according to sources."
How incompetent of MLB not to have a clear rule
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Post by bluechip on Sept 29, 2024 14:52:37 GMT -5
"Important to note: It’s unlikely that a game Monday that would affect seeding only would be played, though MLB still has yet to make that official, according to sources." How incompetent of MLB not to have a clear rule And if no clear winner emerges, the two-man sack race will be held on consecutive Sundays until a champion is crowned.
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Post by foreverred9 on Sept 29, 2024 18:57:11 GMT -5
4) Mets and DB's win, Braves lose. A Mets sweep produces the same result as in #3 above -- them 5, DB's 6. A Braves sweep gives them 5 and the DB's 6. A split creates a 3 way tie, and the tiebreakers give you Braves 5, Mets 6. Again, the split can be semi-intentional if the Braves win game 1. This is the situation. D-Backs need sweeps, otherwise they are out. If the Braves win game 1, they lock in the 5 seed and have no incentive to try in the second game (unless they want to end the Mets season). If the Mets win game 1, they are in but they'd be playing for seeding in game 2.
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