right hand hitter looking at the ball coming from a left hander who is all the way on that side of the rubber, I guess?

texasaggie2015 said:

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I'm trying to figure out how that effects the hitters at all

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I am guessing it will help with RHH vs LHP who throw 3/4 slot.

That still seems really far to the right side (as your looking at the batters eye) but maybe it's the angle

carpediem13 said:

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I don't really understand tucker at 5. Especially behind Abreu.

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The only reason I can think of, and it's not a good one, is to give Abreu protection with tuck behind him? Then tuck doesn't have a gidp machine behind him?

Like I said though, that's still the wrong answer.

Mr President Elect said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Mr President Elect said:

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Time to move Peña back to the 2 hole

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0-4 with 4 K screams get him more ABs?

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"Yes" - Dusty

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Apparently, it only justified a one spot bump in the lineup.

Edit: NVM, I thought he hit 8 yesterday. Of course he should be in front of Doobie today though

Farmer1906 said:

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I said this a few months ago. If I were the manager and I needed to throw games without making it obvious, I don't think I would have gone this far.

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Exactly…it's just too obvious and sadly not related to gambling or throwing games. At least that would make sense.

That's the perfect example. I also wonder if he's sort of going senile based off some of the things he's said not making any sense. But again, maybe it's been like this all along and we were able to tolerate it because we had the division wrapped up.

Anyway, nothing we can do about it. Let's get into the postseason and get hot.

texasaggie2015 said:

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That still seems really far to the right side (as your looking at the batters eye) but maybe it's the angle

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Hard to know. I tried to find views from hitters and this is the best I could find (RHH vs LHP). If this guy is throwing off the mound, would it be close? IDK.

MosesHallRAB04 said:

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carpediem13 said:

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I don't really understand tucker at 5. Especially behind Abreu.

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The only reason I can think of, and it's not a good one, is to give Abreu protection with tuck behind him? Then tuck doesn't have a gidp machine behind him?

Like I said though, that's still the wrong answer.

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As if Galaxy Brain thinks this far

Yeah, I really have no idea. I played competitive baseball up until last year but obviously never at a level where a batters eye was needed

Post all-star break: team OPS vs. team ERA

(ERA axis is reversed to make down and left=bad and top right =good) pic.twitter.com/3CucRA7Zbq

— Jay Cuda (@JayCuda) September 18, 2023

Good hitting, on and off pitching that's averaged to median - that's sounds right

It feels like one night we are on the cusp of No Hitters, followed immediately by blowing it.

Prosperdick said:

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Mr.Bond said:

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CoachAg19 said:

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"What we're doing to Yainer is criminal"

100%. Literally watching an AL ROY award be stolen from him with his lack of PT.

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Just had this conversation yesterday. We have ripped the award right out of his hands. Its shameful, pathetic, unforgivable and disgusting

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But he'll thank Dusty later for it! It reminds of Judge Smails: "I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't wanna do it, but felt I owed it to them."

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"Yainer ain't an everyday player. He's no Martin Maldonado where you just slot him in the lineup, you know"

- Dusty

YZ250 said:

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The existing batters eye extends pretty far to the left so the new paint makes the right side more equivalent.

Now waiting for Farmer to analyze RHH vs LHP for home and away...and then LHH home and away.

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Sure why not?

League Avg (RHH, LHP, from 21-23)
@ MMP - 110 wRC+, 20.2 K%, 31.3% Hard% (FanGraphs metric, not statcast)
Not MMP - 107 wRC+, 22.1% K%, 32.8% Hard%

Its pretty even. I would guess the #s at MMP are higher mainly due to the data consisting of 50% Astros offense (a good offense).

Astros (RHH, LHP, from 21-23)
@ MMP - 118 wRC+, 17.8% K%, 30.7% Hard%
Not MMP - 113 wRC+, 19.5% K%, 33.5% Hard%

A little better at the juice box overall.

Trying to find a specific batter this might help.

Chas McCormick (RHH, LHP, from 21-23)
@ MMP - 159 PA, 162 wRC+, 27.0% K%, 35.9% Hard%
Not MMP - 165 PA, 165 wRC+, 25.5% K%, 37.5% Hard%

Alex Bregman
@ MMP - 299 PA, 109 wRC+, 8.0% K%, 30.7% Hard%
Not MMP - 262 PA, 97 wRC+, 14.1% K%, 32.5% Hard%

Jose Altuve

@ MMP - 242 PA, 159 wRC+, 15.7% K%, 32.0% Hard%
Not MMP - 221 PA, 137 wRC+, 12.2% K%, 37.2% Hard%

Jeremy Pena

@ MMP - 162 PA, 114 wRC+, 20.4% K%, 30.8% Hard%
Not MMP - 155 PA, 156 wRC+, 13.5% K%, 35.5% Hard%

I guess you could make a case for Pena, but it could be any number of factors.

Note - I did it like this (MMP vs not MMP and not Home/Away) since some Astros players pre-23 had different homes.... not sure how FanGraphs handles those.

12 games left.

Does 7-5 win the division?

HarryRocket said:

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12 games left.

Does 7-5 win the division?

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I think so barring a crazy 7-0 run by the rangers against Seattle

Farmer1906 said:

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Before on the left. After on the right.

Reason here - https://t.co/BlQinLsRff pic.twitter.com/BlEIEAwkGl

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 18, 2023

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It looks like they just covered up the tip for the Budweiser advertising. Hopefully that's enough to assuage our hitters.

tjack16 said:

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HarryRocket said:

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12 games left.

Does 7-5 win the division?

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I think so barring a crazy 6-1 or 7-0 run by the rangers against Seattle or vice versa

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Even if either team did that, they'd still need to go 3-3 or 4-2 in the none games against each other.

7-5 for us means 10-3 or them to overtake us.

Just to make myself shake my head in disbelief, I decided to look over the defensive catching stats:

MM:
107 games played, 7 errors, 3 double plays, 76 stolen bases, 13 caught stealing, 11 passed balls, and 26 wild pitches.

Yainer:
53 games played, 5 errors, 4 double plays, 30 stolen bases, 13 caught stealing, 0 passed balls, 7 wild pitches.

If we double Yainer's stats to extrapolate stats get close to the games played for MM:
106 games played, 10 errors, 8 double plays, 60 stolen bases, 26 caught stealing, 0 passed balls, 14 wild pitches.

Let's compare that to the AL All-star catchers this year

Rutschman:
103 games played, 5 errors, 4 double plays, 53 stolen bases, 13 caught stealing, 0 passed balls, 35 wild pitches.

Heim:
111 games played, 2 errors, 8 double plays, 55 stolen bases, 23 caught stealing, 7 passed balls, 26 wild pitches.


This irritates me much more than the batting order. True, Diaz needs to cut down the errors. If he could maintain his stats (offensively and defensively) he would be at ROY and All-Star levels this year. But of course, he get's to catch occasionally and make sure the bench doesn't float away....

scrimp said:

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Just to make myself shake my head in disbelief, I decided to look over the defensive catching stats:

MM:
107 games played, 7 errors, 3 double plays, 76 stolen bases, 13 caught stealing, 11 passed balls, and 26 wild pitches.

Yainer:
53 games played, 5 errors, 4 double plays, 30 stolen bases, 13 caught stealing, 0 passed balls, 7 wild pitches.

If we double Yainer's stats to extrapolate stats get close to the games played for MM:
106 games played, 10 errors, 8 double plays, 60 stolen bases, 26 caught stealing, 0 passed balls, 14 wild pitches.

Let's compare that to the AL All-star catchers this year

Rutschman:
103 games played, 5 errors, 4 double plays, 53 stolen bases, 13 caught stealing, 0 passed balls, 35 wild pitches.

Heim:
111 games played, 2 errors, 8 double plays, 55 stolen bases, 23 caught stealing, 7 passed balls, 26 wild pitches.


This irritates me much more than the batting order. True, Diaz needs to cut down the errors. If he could maintain his stats (offensively and defensively) he would be at ROY and All-Star levels this year. But of course, he get's to catch occasionally and make sure the bench doesn't float away....

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I have done this before, but its always nice to update

Framing (Catcher Framber Runs)
Diaz -5 (53rd)
Maldonado -17 (64th of 64)

Neither is good, but Maldy is worse even if you look at Runs/Pitches

Blocking (Blocks Above Avg)
Diaz +8 (6th)
Maldonado +3 (17th)

Keep in mind, this is a counting stat. Diaz has over 2,000 fewer opportunities than Sean Murphy @ #1 (+14)

Throwing (Catcher's Caught Stealing Above Avg)
Diaz +4 (11th)
Maldonado +1 (21st)

Defensively Diaz is better. Offensively Diaz is a **** ton better.

BadAggie said:

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Personal catcher and personal centerfielder to help personally give up 5 runs tonight

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As long as they are all solo HRs, the team should be good.

Center, center pitches FTW!