Missed todays game but it looks like we beat the cheese wiz out of those guys .. great work
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Fun win for sure. It was great to see the bats from our stars find a groove too.
I hadn't checked the MLB WAR leaders in a while so it was kind of surprising to see the top 5 players in bWAR were in the AL, and they were up by a lot over the current NL leader Ohtani.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB-leaders.shtml
1. Judge NYY 9.7
2. Witt KCR 8.7
3. Duran BOS 8.1
4. Henderson BAL 7.4
5. Soto NYY 7.4
6. Ohtani LAD 6.6
Part of that is that Ohtani's WAR doesn't get the bonus all the other players do from fielding that he'd otherwise have from pitching (presumably). It's a little funny though that Judge would have an even better bWAR of 10.0 if he only DH'd too (offensive bWAR leaders in link).
I hadn't checked the MLB WAR leaders in a while so it was kind of surprising to see the top 5 players in bWAR were in the AL, and they were up by a lot over the current NL leader Ohtani.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB-leaders.shtml
1. Judge NYY 9.7
2. Witt KCR 8.7
3. Duran BOS 8.1
4. Henderson BAL 7.4
5. Soto NYY 7.4
6. Ohtani LAD 6.6
Part of that is that Ohtani's WAR doesn't get the bonus all the other players do from fielding that he'd otherwise have from pitching (presumably). It's a little funny though that Judge would have an even better bWAR of 10.0 if he only DH'd too (offensive bWAR leaders in link).
A bruised shin bone will end up making him miss more than half the season.
Mathguy64 said:
A bruised shin bone will end up making him miss more than half the season.
Kinda funny how the Astros barren, worst in MLB, farm system just continually shtts out pitchers capable of elite performance season after season
Get Matzek btw
I missed much of the game with work, rewatching now. The Tuve steal of home was epic!
71-62
4.5 games back of Wild Card bye (Tribe).
3.5 games lead in AL West (Seamen).
1.0 games back of 3rd Wild Card spot (Twins).
4.5 games back of Wild Card bye (Tribe).
3.5 games lead in AL West (Seamen).
1.0 games back of 3rd Wild Card spot (Twins).
Beau Holder said:
Mariners' next seven are against the Angels and A's, then three against the faded Cardinals.
I'd give the A's a fair chance at that series. They're not laying over and have a chance at passing Arlington for 3rd in the west.
— Shoulda Used Better Neck Pillows (@quallsastros) August 28, 2024
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
Marvin said:West Roxbury said:
Watching Yordan Alvarez play baseball is one of the more pleasant things I've done in watching Astros baseball for over 50 years. He has plate discipline and a nice, even approach at the plate.
And he can ******* crush the baseball. That, too.
Power to all fields!! And doesn't compromise BA.
So what you're saying is you're going to see Kuchi, and then you're going to get some Ku.....The Porkchop Express said:
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
Yordan's played 606 games for the Astros, the equivalent of 3.7 full seasons - here's what he's piled upWest Roxbury said:Marvin said:West Roxbury said:
Watching Yordan Alvarez play baseball is one of the more pleasant things I've done in watching Astros baseball for over 50 years. He has plate discipline and a nice, even approach at the plate.
And he can ******* crush the baseball. That, too.
Power to all fields!! And doesn't compromise BA.
4th all time in franchise history in OBP at .392
2nd in SLG at .583
4th in AVG at .299
2nd in OPS at .975
10th in HR at 157, with a shot at 9th (163) and 8th (166) if he stays hot.
Remarkable players rapidly seeing Jose Altuve (career 2,205 hits) approach in their rear-view mirror as the season winds down.
Jose is currently #189 all-time.
#188 Willie Wilson, 2207
#187 Willie Randolph, 2211
#184 Joe Dimaggio, 2214
#177 Willie Stargell, 2232
#176 Michael Jack Schmidt, 2234
#175 John Olerud, 2239
DiMaggio, like so many of his contemporaries, missed 3 years of his absolutely prime due to World War 2. He missed all of 1943-1945, his 28, 29, and 30-year old seasons. In 1946, he "only" hit .290, the second-worst average of his career.
If you give him an average of his hits per season for the three years prior to his War service, he gets an extra 558 hits and finishes with 2,772 hits, easily tops 400 home runs, and approaches 2,000 RBI.
A final note - in his legendary 1941 season with the 56-game hit streak, he struck out 13 times in 622 plate appearances.
Jose is currently #189 all-time.
#188 Willie Wilson, 2207
#187 Willie Randolph, 2211
#184 Joe Dimaggio, 2214
#177 Willie Stargell, 2232
#176 Michael Jack Schmidt, 2234
#175 John Olerud, 2239
DiMaggio, like so many of his contemporaries, missed 3 years of his absolutely prime due to World War 2. He missed all of 1943-1945, his 28, 29, and 30-year old seasons. In 1946, he "only" hit .290, the second-worst average of his career.
If you give him an average of his hits per season for the three years prior to his War service, he gets an extra 558 hits and finishes with 2,772 hits, easily tops 400 home runs, and approaches 2,000 RBI.
A final note - in his legendary 1941 season with the 56-game hit streak, he struck out 13 times in 622 plate appearances.
Donkey can match that in a 4 game seriesThe Porkchop Express said:
A final note - in his legendary 1941 season with the 56-game hit streak, he struck out 13 times in 622 plate appearances.
interesting choice of show for your wife's birthday, but, have fun on the trip to thailandThe Porkchop Express said:
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
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I give you the polar opposite of Joltin' Joe. Mr Kyle Schwarber.The Porkchop Express said:
A final note - in his legendary 1941 season with the 56-game hit streak, he struck out 13 times in 622 plate appearances.
In 11 games against Houston, he has 47 PA and 36 AB. Thats 10 BB and a HPB. He has 5 hits, all HR and 18 K's.
His slash line is a crazy .139/.340/.556 with an OPS+ of 113. His BABIP is 0.000 (think about it, he has put no balls in play in the field).
Even Jo Jo thinks this is too much of a 3 three true outcome line.
Good morning to everyone but Philadelphia, #RingTheBell fans and anyone who won’t be able to sit through 3+ minutes of pure cinema that @szane_24 & @YordanAlvarez2 provided us with yesterday in the same game. Just sit back with your ☕️ and enjoy the ride. #Relentless🤘🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/OPSADdZPF6
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 29, 2024
"I put the full Yordong in the cheesesteak" may be the best line ever.
Wabs said:So what you're saying is you're going to see Kuchi, and then you're going to get some Ku.....The Porkchop Express said:
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
You must have missed the part about him being married...
What do y'all think we're going to do at 1B in the postseason? Safe to assume Singleton against RH pitchers? Will Diaz play there against LH? This is the one position that we didn't address via trade and haven't yet through other means.
Love finishing it out with the Rocky music.
Yea, cliche.
But still loved it
Yea, cliche.
But still loved it
wessimo said:Wabs said:So what you're saying is you're going to see Kuchi, and then you're going to get some Ku.....The Porkchop Express said:
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
You must have missed the part about him being married...
lol, that was also my first thought. Wife's birthday does not equal husband's birthday
EastCoastAgNc said:Good morning to everyone but Philadelphia, #RingTheBell fans and anyone who won’t be able to sit through 3+ minutes of pure cinema that @szane_24 & @YordanAlvarez2 provided us with yesterday in the same game. Just sit back with your ☕️ and enjoy the ride. #Relentless🤘🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/OPSADdZPF6
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 29, 2024
Really expected him to splice one of Yordan's homers together with his WS Game 6 bomb against the phils to really twist the knife
Did I miss it or did he skip the Altuve steal of home?Proudag06 said:EastCoastAgNc said:Good morning to everyone but Philadelphia, #RingTheBell fans and anyone who won’t be able to sit through 3+ minutes of pure cinema that @szane_24 & @YordanAlvarez2 provided us with yesterday in the same game. Just sit back with your ☕️ and enjoy the ride. #Relentless🤘🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/OPSADdZPF6
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 29, 2024
Really expected him to splice one of Yordan's homers together with his WS Game 6 bomb against the phils to really twist the knife
Imagine if Yordan could hit the same at home as on the road
Home (61 games, including vs Colorado in Mexico City)
Away (63 games)
Home (61 games, including vs Colorado in Mexico City)
- 259/.348/.406/.754
- 58 H, 9 2B, 8 HR, 20 RBI
Away (63 games)
- .360/.446/.711/1.158
- 86 H, 20 2B, 20 HR, 51 RBI
Yordan's wRC+ jumped from 160 to 168 after yesterday, but even more wild is that his WAR jumped from 4.0 to 4.5.WAR over the last 3 seasons topped 15 (15.2). Someone Yoprdan is commonly compared to, Ortiz, best 3-year stretch was 16.9. Yordan has a chance to close the gap with a strong Sept but probably isn't making up another 1.7 WAR.
The Porkchop Express said:
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
KUCHI
KUCHI
KUCHI
. . . with children.wessimo said:Wabs said:So what you're saying is you're going to see Kuchi, and then you're going to get some Ku.....The Porkchop Express said:
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
You must have missed the part about him being married...
Even husband's birthday doesn't matter.Proudag06 said:wessimo said:Wabs said:So what you're saying is you're going to see Kuchi, and then you're going to get some Ku.....The Porkchop Express said:
If the rotation holds, going to see Kikuchi pitch next Saturday for my wife's birthday.
You must have missed the part about him being married...
lol, that was also my first thought. Wife's birthday does not equal husband's birthday
Some of y'all need to reset some priorities and expectations in your relationships - no wonder this thread goes toxic so quickly during games.
My exact thoughts. I know when Spaghetti is dealing like he was and Yordan smashes 3 bombs it's hard to fit all the highlights in, but stealing home is a pretty rare event and I'm surprised he left it out.txags92 said:Did I miss it or did he skip the Altuve steal of home?Proudag06 said:EastCoastAgNc said:Good morning to everyone but Philadelphia, #RingTheBell fans and anyone who won’t be able to sit through 3+ minutes of pure cinema that @szane_24 & @YordanAlvarez2 provided us with yesterday in the same game. Just sit back with your ☕️ and enjoy the ride. #Relentless🤘🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/OPSADdZPF6
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 29, 2024
Really expected him to splice one of Yordan's homers together with his WS Game 6 bomb against the phils to really twist the knife