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Post by bluechip on Apr 2, 2013 23:21:13 GMT -5
I actually thought the same thing.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Apr 3, 2013 3:35:19 GMT -5
Morse hits Two Hrs last night while channeling his inner Manny with the bat flips. The first HR was barely over the RF fence which Reddick almost caught. Morse is going to get hit more than a few times this year if he keeps flipping his bat like he does.
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Post by mainesox on Apr 3, 2013 13:46:05 GMT -5
Morse hits Two Hrs last night while channeling his inner Manny with the bat flips. The first HR was barely over the RF fence which Reddick almost caught. Morse is going to get hit more than a few times this year if he keeps flipping his bat like he does. Everyone thought the same thing about Ross too, but it never really happened.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Apr 3, 2013 21:01:12 GMT -5
Nice gem by Matt Harvey today.
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 5, 2013 0:16:04 GMT -5
Even though he shouldn't have been called for overtaking, Evan Longoria did something really goofy tonight.
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Post by ray88h66 on Apr 5, 2013 15:40:50 GMT -5
Ryan Pressly made his MLB debut yesterday. Pitched a scoreless ninth in a 8 to 2 win for the Twins. Today he's the first man up in the bullpen with the Twins leading 4 to 1 and their starter in trouble in the 4th.
Pressly into the game in the 5th. Score 4 to 4.
He pitched another scoreless inning. In line for the win. Twins up 5 to 4. Good for him
Twins blow the lead, no win for Pressly.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 6, 2013 16:38:33 GMT -5
I'm watching the fox game of the week and I think it was a gusty move to hire WHAM to do play by play. The one with the scraggly beard and whiney voice seems to have held up but the other one has not aged well at all and seems a touch dementeted.
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Post by justen on Apr 7, 2013 17:20:29 GMT -5
20-year old Miami Marlins starter Jose Fernandez made his MLB debut today, and looked great.
5IP 3H 1R 1BB 8K
He left with a 3-1 lead, but of course Miami's bullpen couldn't hold it.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 7, 2013 22:13:18 GMT -5
In news that should surprise no one, Jed Lowrie is killing it again, this time for Oakland. The script usually calls for him to get hurt at some point. If not, then maybe this is the year for that .900 OPS that's eluded him so far.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Apr 8, 2013 7:49:28 GMT -5
In news that should surprise no one, Jed Lowrie is killing it again, this time for Oakland. The script usually calls for him to get hurt at some point. If not, then maybe this is the year for that .900 OPS that's eluded him so far.I think the only reason anyone thinks he has that kind of season in him is that he hasn't been able to stay on the field long enough to conclusively prove that he doesn't. He's got a .761 OPS in well over 1000 MLB PAs at this point. A .900 OPS is basically an argument that only his hot streaks count when evaluating him as a player, and when has that method of projection ever worked?
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 8, 2013 9:16:39 GMT -5
I think the only reason anyone thinks he has that kind of season in him is that he hasn't been able to stay on the field long enough to conclusively prove that he doesn't. He's got a .761 OPS in well over 1000 MLB PAs at this point. A .900 OPS is basically an argument that only his hot streaks count when evaluating him as a player, and when has that method of projection ever worked?
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 8, 2013 13:57:41 GMT -5
In news that should surprise no one, Jed Lowrie is killing it again, this time for Oakland. The script usually calls for him to get hurt at some point. If not, then maybe this is the year for that .900 OPS that's eluded him so far.I think the only reason anyone thinks he has that kind of season in him is that he hasn't been able to stay on the field long enough to conclusively prove that he doesn't. He's got a .761 OPS in well over 1000 MLB PAs at this point. A .900 OPS is basically an argument that only his hot streaks count when evaluating him as a player, and when has that method of projection ever worked? It's a bit of an exaggeration, but not much. That is his MO. He did hit that target as a 26 year old with the Sox - till he got hurt. He stayed hurt and had a lousy 2011. Then the trade and he starts off with a three-month stretch at .805, .859 and .824 (Apr - Jun). Then he gets hurt again, struggles to get 100 PAs the rest of the season, and only squeezes out .526 in Jul and .612 in Sep while missing all of Aug. That's the track record. He's nowhere near as good against right-handed pitching, and that's even as he approaches 1000 PAs against them. So I'll be interested to see how Oakland uses him - in the field, as a DH, and maybe with a platoon. But it wouldn't be a huge surprise if he approached that number - if he stays healthy.
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Post by bluechip on Apr 8, 2013 16:27:37 GMT -5
I think the only reason anyone thinks he has that kind of season in him is that he hasn't been able to stay on the field long enough to conclusively prove that he doesn't. He's got a .761 OPS in well over 1000 MLB PAs at this point. A .900 OPS is basically an argument that only his hot streaks count when evaluating him as a player, and when has that method of projection ever worked? Also:
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Apr 8, 2013 18:36:57 GMT -5
Wow, so some players have had mid-career breakouts? I never knew that. Clearly Lowrie is a future all-star.
(and with regard to Beltre, it's not like Lowrie has been stuck in park that specifically punishes his particular offensive skillset this whole time. And Ellsbury... let's see him do it more than once.)
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Post by pedroelgrande on Apr 8, 2013 22:29:40 GMT -5
The Rays just got fleeced wow.
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Post by grandsalami on Apr 8, 2013 22:44:57 GMT -5
STRIKE 3 AND YOUR OUT!
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Post by beasleyrockah on Apr 8, 2013 22:50:51 GMT -5
Imagine if the MLB held the ump accountable for this call?
Zobrist knows the strike zone better than almost anyone, I can't imagine how pissed he is...Ciriaco wouldn't understand what the big deal is.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Apr 8, 2013 22:51:01 GMT -5
Robots now please.
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 8, 2013 23:22:29 GMT -5
Worst call I've seen in a long time, just wow.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 9, 2013 0:14:11 GMT -5
Good players spend a long time honing their discipline. A call this bad completely torpedoes that skill, makes it worthless, and devalues the player who has it.
It makes me wonder if there's something else going on here. Was there bad blood between Zobrist and the ump? You'd be hard pressed to convince me the guy behind the plate didn't know what he was doing.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Apr 9, 2013 7:28:47 GMT -5
That strike 3 call deserves a fine and a suspension for incompetence. The camera angle makes it appear that the umpire was out of position from the start by being way inside even though the catcher was positioned slightly to the outside corner. The worst parts are that the catcher knew it was a bad pitch that you couldn't even attempt to frame and the umpire appeared to lose track of the ball and focused on the ground in front of the plate whereas the pitch almost bounched off the outside corner of the plate.
I did enjoy seeing Madden take his typical sanctimonious approach during the post-game press conference. You knew he wanted to drop a bunch of f-bombs.
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Post by Steve Henley on Apr 9, 2013 10:48:14 GMT -5
Not that we needed independent confirmation, but take a look at the PitchFX. The first strike called against him was nearly as bad. Full Listing
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 9, 2013 11:34:32 GMT -5
To add the the Jed Lowrie discussion, Buster Olney had this to say about him in his Week 1 "Things to Know" article. "Jed Lowrie has been the best under-the-radar player" "He's been a good player for a few years, in those times when he's been off the disabled list, and he probably feels somewhat lucky now that he's landed with the Athletics, having escaped the Astros' current situation. So far, his OPS of 1.567 is second in the majors, behind Justin Upton, and while we wouldn't recommend placing MVP futures bets on Lowrie in Las Vegas, his track record is established: When he plays, he hits." insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/olney_buster/id/9150945/adam-jones-justin-upton-others-showing-knew-skills-week-one-mlbI will always root for Lowrie
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Post by raftsox on Apr 9, 2013 11:44:26 GMT -5
That strike 3 call deserves a fine and a suspension for incompetence. The camera angle makes it appear that the umpire was out of position from the start by being way inside even though the catcher was positioned slightly to the outside corner. The worst parts are that the catcher knew it was a bad pitch that you couldn't even attempt to frame and the umpire appeared to lose track of the ball and focused on the ground in front of the plate whereas the pitch almost bounched off the outside corner of the plate. I did enjoy seeing Madden take his typical sanctimonious approach during the post-game press conference. You knew he wanted to drop a bunch of f-bombs. Go to Fangraphs, read the article there about "the pitch" and come back. . . . Oh, you're back now. What did you think? That it's still a bad call, but is slightly more justifiable and probably doesn't deserve a fine and suspension? Yeah, I'm glad you changed your mind, too. All in all, I'll give the ump creadit for trying to ignore how bad a pitch framer Pierzinsky (or however you spell his name) is.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 9, 2013 13:01:29 GMT -5
That strike 3 call deserves a fine and a suspension for incompetence. The camera angle makes it appear that the umpire was out of position from the start by being way inside even though the catcher was positioned slightly to the outside corner. The worst parts are that the catcher knew it was a bad pitch that you couldn't even attempt to frame and the umpire appeared to lose track of the ball and focused on the ground in front of the plate whereas the pitch almost bounched off the outside corner of the plate. I did enjoy seeing Madden take his typical sanctimonious approach during the post-game press conference. You knew he wanted to drop a bunch of f-bombs. Go to Fangraphs, read the article there about "the pitch" and come back. . . . Oh, you're back now. What did you think? That it's still a bad call, but is slightly more justifiable and probably doesn't deserve a fine and suspension? Yeah, I'm glad you changed your mind, too. All in all, I'll give the ump creadit for trying to ignore how bad a pitch framer Pierzinsky (or however you spell his name) is. Sorry, it's still a very bad call as the historical pitch data from Pitch/FX makes all too clear: 3 such pitches called strikes out of 76 with a full count. The problem - and it's one for baseball that they're going to have to really consider - is that this is the age of data, data mining, and the visuals that accompany that. The game won't be able to overcome this sort of "problem" given the visibility, the tweets, the resulting analysis, and the Internet firestorm that ensues. I don't know how they move forward but you can only take so many black eyes. It is just one game but, as the FanGraphs post points out, that's all it took for the Rays to lose out on the playoffs last year.
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