Angels losing to TB 4-0 in the 7th. Looks like Verlander might have put them in a slump.
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Farmer1906 said:
Yeah I'm going to have to go with no, but that is a damn great movie.
You heartless ba***rd.
WelchAg said:
Are you one of those that gets pissed on when people call it an ATM machine?
I still call it a pulse machine.
Glad we have a game tonight.
What about RBIs?
Everybody knows it's RsBIdigging tunnels said:
What about RBIs?
Ag_07 said:
OK...Off day rant time
I can't be the only one who gets chapped when I hear people say "JV threw a complete game shutout."
A shutout is a complete game. It's not a shutout if not's a complete game. You wouldn't say he threw a complete game no-hitter.
I want to stop and correct everyone I hear that says that. So fckin frustrating.
Not all baseball fans are delicate genius types like yourself. They are broadcasting to the common denominator and letting average Joe fan know what happened. Many casual fans probably assume a shoutout is just no runs allowed by a team rather than the statistical CG + zero ER definition.
I heard on MLB that the Mets tried to make a trade with us involving (among other players) Matt Harvey for Stassi shortly before they dealt him to Cincinnati. Astros were not interested in Harvey and did not offer anything else compelling enough, but I thought it was interesting that they think enough of Stassi to try to make a midseason deal.
Gattis over the last 9 games (29 PA)
.286
.310
.643
.953
8 hits, 3 HR, and a double
.286
.310
.643
.953
8 hits, 3 HR, and a double
How many sixers and packs of smokes?Farmer1906 said:
Gattis over the last 9 games (29 PA)
.286
.310
.643
.953
8 hits, 3 HR, and a double
Over/Under 2.5 runs at home tonight against Clevinger?
Given it's Game 1, it's hard not to bet the under, but since Clevinger has nice stats and Morton is on the mound it's best if you put your money on the over.CSWendt said:
Over/Under 2.5 runs at home tonight against Clevinger?
Go ahead and add this to the Verlander embarrassing hitters gif library
And here's a pretty good in-depth article on JV's late career resurgence.
Verlander Finds Another Gear
And for Tyler Bauer
And here's a pretty good in-depth article on JV's late career resurgence.
Verlander Finds Another Gear
Quote:
Verlander has been nothing but nasty to hitters this year. He hasn't allowed a single run in five of his 10 starts (of the other four, two were six innings, one was seven and one was eight) and has allowed two runs or fewer in eight straight and nine of 10. Through those 10 starts, he leads the majors in ERA (1.05) and is tied with teammate Gerrit Cole in WAR (2.7). Meanwhile, he's third in the AL in FIP (2.20), K% (32.8%) and K-BB% (27.3 points). His 25 ERA- is 10 points lower than Pedro Martinez's 35 in 2000, the lowest full-season mark since the start of the 20th century.
And for Tyler Bauer
Quote:
As Jeff Sullivan detailed last fall, Verlander's rebound has had a lot to do with an increase in slider usage and decrease in the velocity of that pitch, thus facilitating more drop a trend that predates the trade.
You think he's reached the upper limit of being a tool, and then he blows past and keeps on going.
Nice little switcharoo there from LanceQuote:
sticky situations
Harry Dunne said:
I heard on MLB that the Mets tried to make a trade with us involving (among other players) Matt Harvey for Stassi shortly before they dealt him to Cincinnati. Astros were not interested in Harvey and did not offer anything else compelling enough, but I thought it was interesting that they think enough of Stassi to try to make a midseason deal.
I like Stassi and you have to think he is the starting catcher next year.
Otanisan almost put himself on the DL with a pinched nut on that swing!Ag_07 said:
Go ahead and add this to the Verlander embarrassing hitters gif library
Its too damn bad I don't think we'll get a shot at him this series or next. We may have to wait until the postseason. Even then it'll probably be ALCS if it happens.
I didn't really know what to expect from Stassi when the year began... But you're 100% right. I think he is our starting catcher for the better part of the next decade.nhayden said:Harry Dunne said:
I heard on MLB that the Mets tried to make a trade with us involving (among other players) Matt Harvey for Stassi shortly before they dealt him to Cincinnati. Astros were not interested in Harvey and did not offer anything else compelling enough, but I thought it was interesting that they think enough of Stassi to try to make a midseason deal.
I like Stassi and you have to think he is the starting catcher next year.
He did go but since Bucknor was likely napping at 3rd we didn't get the call.Harry Dunne said:Otanisan almost put himself on the DL with a pinched nut on that swing!Ag_07 said:
Go ahead and add this to the Verlander embarrassing hitters gif library
Stassi and McCann 2019 & Stassi and Stubbs 2020
Or
Stassi and Stubbs 2019+
Or
Stassi and Stubbs 2019+
Well Gattis finally gets it going and now he's sitting after an off day
Hinch = Cooler
Gattis in his career is bad, I mean really bad, against Cleveland. 60 PA, strikes out 43.3% of the time, OPS of .537 and a +wRC of 46. Maybe Hinch knows something.
mathguy86 said:
Gattis in his career is bad, I mean really bad, against Cleveland. 60 PA, strikes out 43.3% of the time, OPS of .537 and a +wRC of 46. Maybe Hinch knows something.
Well said, and user name checks out.
Yikes, between Kemp and Fisher thats an OF that just screams "take an extra base"
True, but at least they cover a lot of ground and I'd rather have speed out there than a couple of water buffaloes with rocket arms.
When you think about how much outfielders use their legs to cover ground versus how few times a game their arm even comes into play, it's really not that big of a deal to have a noodle arm, especially in left.
When you think about how much outfielders use their legs to cover ground versus how few times a game their arm even comes into play, it's really not that big of a deal to have a noodle arm, especially in left.
Miss San Antonio got some lungs on her
C'mon Kemp
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