N4L Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 The giants have as many wins as they have losses for the first time since opening day WE COOKIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny/Patrick Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 minute ago, N4L said: The giants have as many wins as they have losses for the first time since opening day WE COOKIN Can we stop winning, never seen so many SFG hats in the past couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leader Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 NY Post: Thursday night, the Blue Jays struck out 15 times, the Padres 15 times, the Braves 14 times. Wednesday, the Angels struck out 14 times. Friday against the Yankees, though benefiting from the DH, the Rockies struck out 17 times. That night, the White Sox struck out 16 times, the Rangers 15. The impossible has become the new homer-or-strikeout analytics standard. At the end of last season, even the Commissioner’s Office recognized MLB games were taking on water as a game in fundamental disrepair, a home run-or-strikeout derby often against shifts to which batters comply, surrender. So what did teams do during spring training to try to fix that? Nothing. The only significant change is that routine fly balls now appear as routine home runs. The Game has grown even more bereft of anything other than homers or strikeouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Leader said: NY Post: Thursday night, the Blue Jays struck out 15 times, the Padres 15 times, the Braves 14 times. Wednesday, the Angels struck out 14 times. Friday against the Yankees, though benefiting from the DH, the Rockies struck out 17 times. That night, the White Sox struck out 16 times, the Rangers 15. The impossible has become the new homer-or-strikeout analytics standard. At the end of last season, even the Commissioner’s Office recognized MLB games were taking on water as a game in fundamental disrepair, a home run-or-strikeout derby often against shifts to which batters comply, surrender. So what did teams do during spring training to try to fix that? Nothing. The only significant change is that routine fly balls now appear as routine home runs. The Game has grown even more bereft of anything other than homers or strikeouts. As much as I detest it, they are 100% going to ban the overshift rather than make any meaningful changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mse326 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Leader said: NY Post: Thursday night, the Blue Jays struck out 15 times, the Padres 15 times, the Braves 14 times. Wednesday, the Angels struck out 14 times. Friday against the Yankees, though benefiting from the DH, the Rockies struck out 17 times. That night, the White Sox struck out 16 times, the Rangers 15. The impossible has become the new homer-or-strikeout analytics standard. At the end of last season, even the Commissioner’s Office recognized MLB games were taking on water as a game in fundamental disrepair, a home run-or-strikeout derby often against shifts to which batters comply, surrender. So what did teams do during spring training to try to fix that? Nothing. The only significant change is that routine fly balls now appear as routine home runs. The Game has grown even more bereft of anything other than homers or strikeouts. I don't feel like doing the math but I believe that only about 28% of at-bats (not plate appearances) end in a HR or K. And HRs only account for 3 or 4 points of that. More than in the past? Sure. But the notion that there is a HR-K derby is dumb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 .248 .335 .424 Goldy’s line which is crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4L Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 23 hours ago, Manny/Patrick said: Can we stop winning, never seen so many SFG hats in the past couple days. You must be new 2010 2012 2014 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny/Patrick Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, N4L said: You must be new 2010 2012 2014 2019 I’ve seen them all live, but I’m seeing all our fans already thinking we’re going to the WS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 13 hours ago, Manny/Patrick said: I’ve seen them all live, but I’m seeing all our fans already thinking we’re going to the WS Lose to own the bandwagoners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Devers 1 hit saved us from getting no hit against the Orioles. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Saw that yesterday, the Red Sox, for whatever reason, seem to struggle vs. the Orioles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, tom cody said: Saw that yesterday, the Red Sox, for whatever reason, seem to struggle vs. the Orioles. They didnt last year (as I recalled....) so I looked it up at MLB: These teams have met 51 times in the last 3 seasons (with 2019 counting as one of those three). Boston has the better record at 33-18. Not sure how current those numbers are to include 2019 games - but they've handled them pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4L Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Leader said: They didnt last year (as I recalled....) so I looked it up at MLB: These teams have met 51 times in the last 3 seasons (with 2019 counting as one of those three). Boston has the better record at 33-18. Not sure how current those numbers are to include 2019 games - but they've handled them pretty well. That is a .352 winning percentage. The orioles have a .316 winning percentage for the season this year. I know the sample sizes of those two numbers don't coincide but to keep it simple, seems like the orioles DO play better against the redsox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, N4L said: That is a .352 winning percentage. The orioles have a .316 winning percentage for the season this year. I know the sample sizes of those two numbers don't coincide but to keep it simple, seems like the orioles DO play better against the redsox. They handled the NYY last year as well....or it seemed that way at least considering the NYY won 100 games but couldnt seem to put the Orioles down. Think the fact the teams play each other....what?.....16 times a year?......comes into play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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