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Post by tristramshandy on Aug 14, 2024 3:18:29 GMT
Slightly different format, but here are the numbers from Fangraphs this morning: AL Playoff Odds
Yankees: 99.6% Orioles: 98.7% Guardians: 93.2% Twins: 82.0% Astros: 67.0% Royals: 61.7% Mariners: 57.6% Red Sox: 32.0% NL Playoff Odds
Dodgers: 99.5% Phillies: 98.9% Brewers: 93.6% Padres: 88.8% Diamondbacks: 85.4% Braves: 61.5% Mets: 28.4% Giants: 16.5% Cardinals: 14.3% I'm shocked that the Braves' chances are that much higher than the Mets'. That has to be a scheduling thing, right? Braves are only a half game up - - and that was a BRUTAL loss yesterday for them. Pirates and Padres in a good one at the moment Somehow the Pads have played the Pirates six times (by tomorrow) in two weeks and never go up against Skenes. That's living well.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 15, 2024 3:35:42 GMT
Dodgers. Brewers. Book it.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Aug 16, 2024 1:56:40 GMT
And speaking of Mike Trout, MLB‘s other oft injured superstar, Yelich, out for the season with back surgery.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 17, 2024 20:58:57 GMT
Dbacks at Tampa .
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Post by Horselover Fat on Aug 18, 2024 14:16:19 GMT
Players hitting .300:
1. Witt • KCR .352
2. Judge • NYY .333
3. Kwan • CLE .320
4. Guerrero • TOR .319
5. Soto • NYY .305
6. Alvarez • HOU .304
1. Arráez • 2TM .308
2. Ozuna • ATL .302
3. Turner • PHI .309
For comparison
1993 - 36
1998 - 49
2005 - 33
2009 - 42
2013 - 24
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 18, 2024 15:56:02 GMT
This could have been in the "what's annoying you thread?". I wish more manager like Carlos Mendoza instead of Dave Roberts who visited the mound and let Luis Severino finished the game. When he was with the Yankees, it was frustrating to see Boone took him out when he was still going strong. See how excited the fans were when Severino came out in the 9th and finishing the game. Shortening the pitching outing is hurting baseball. It is weakening the pitchers. So many times nowadays, the pitcher going well and then hit the wall when pitching the 5th. 4 2/3 inning is a common inning that the pitcher is being taking out. It is like a conditioning that they can't pitch deep into the game. Pitchers still hurt left and right. Tommy John surgery is becoming like the rite of passage. Bullpens are being over worked. Most bullpens suck anyway.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 19, 2024 15:04:45 GMT
Players hitting .300: 1. Witt • KCR .352 2. Judge • NYY .333 3. Kwan • CLE .320 4. Guerrero • TOR .319 5. Soto • NYY .305 6. Alvarez • HOU .304 1. Arráez • 2TM .308 2. Ozuna • ATL .302 3. Turner • PHI .309 For comparison 1993 - 36 1998 - 49 2005 - 33 2009 - 42 2013 - 24 1993 was a great baseball year & not just because the Jays winning again... that remains arguably the most balanced, exciting season I can recall. SF & ATL 100+ wins, Olerud flirting with .400, & of course the final year without a wild card round of playoffs. My favs: 1. 1987... pure baseball grandiose new & old alike. Great teams, drama, stats, & RBI Baseball captured it forever. 2. 1993... I don't recall any dog days of summer for this one - Olerud, WAMCO lineup, Dykstra, Thomas-Griffey-Bonds-Belle-Gonzalez was a worthy HR mantle. 3. 1994... I think has to be here - baseball as game proper was never better. Before juicers were murdering stats. Montreal Expos imortality- they didn't win the WS but we all enjoy believing they would've. 4. 2004... ALCS boosts it a lot, for all the right reasons. No matter how many f'n Cowboys-49ers or Steelers-Ravens games get amped up, they'll always pale to Red Sox-Yankees with blood on the line. Always. 5. 2015... Toronto bias, re-unleashed Jays fans with Price & Tulowitzki for their playoff run. KC Royals showing the world anything's possible with a great team. NY Mets getting back at it.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 20, 2024 1:35:44 GMT
Only because I didn't see anyone talking about it (because it was stupid), the Jeff McNeil - Rhys Hoskins thing. McNeil was being a whiny bitch, which is fairly consistent with how he generally is. I don't think Hoskins did anything wrong there, other than try to break up the play but he did so within the rules. What made the whole thing worse was that it seemed to annoy Hoskins, who bludgeoned the Mets in the next game. Good times!! Way to set the tone for the season! Os and Mets. 3-3 in the 9th
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 20, 2024 13:53:47 GMT
Only because I didn't see anyone talking about it (because it was stupid), the Jeff McNeil - Rhys Hoskins thing. McNeil was being a whiny bitch, which is fairly consistent with how he generally is. I don't think Hoskins did anything wrong there, other than try to break up the play but he did so within the rules. What made the whole thing worse was that it seemed to annoy Hoskins, who bludgeoned the Mets in the next game. Good times!! Way to set the tone for the season! Os and Mets. 3-3 in the 9th Francisco Alvarez put on his big boy pants and ended the game after the O's bullpen was lights out for 4+ innings.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 20, 2024 23:56:04 GMT
Os and Mets. 3-3 in the 9th Francisco Alvarez put on his big boy pants and ended the game after the O's bullpen was lights out for 4+ innings. He was excited about it! 😀 Os up early tonight!
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 20, 2024 23:59:54 GMT
Austin Riley is out, probably for the season with the fractured hand.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 21, 2024 1:56:12 GMT
Austin Riley is out, probably for the season with the fractured hand. My 1st round fantasy pick. Can't Cut List ftw. My inevitability reign rolls on.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 21, 2024 13:56:41 GMT
Barring a catastrophe, Aaron Judge will hit 50+ HR's for the third season. 5th player do so that, Babe Ruth and three juicers, McGwire, Sosa and A-Roid. No Mays, no Aaron, no Foxx. Brings a questions to life
If Judge suffers a career ending injury tonight, does he make the HOF? Will he get a pass like Dizzy Dean and Sandy Koufax
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 21, 2024 16:05:17 GMT
Austin Riley is out, probably for the season with the fractured hand. My 1st round fantasy pick. Can't Cut List ftw. My inevitability reign rolls on. Injuries killed my fantasy team this year. Starting with Shane Bieber. Now possibly my best player Ketel Marte.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 21, 2024 16:09:15 GMT
Barring a catastrophe, Aaron Judge will hit 50+ HR's for the third season. 5th player do so that, Babe Ruth and three juicers, McGwire, Sosa and A-Roid. No Mays, no Aaron, no Foxx. Brings a questions to life If Judge suffers a career ending injury tonight, does he make the HOF? Will he get a pass like Dizzy Dean and Sandy Koufax Didn't Bond hit 50+ in several seasons?
Alonso started of hot in the rookie year. That may be his only 50+ HR year.
Judge has the stat but not the longevity for HOF. He needs to play a few more years.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 21, 2024 16:20:58 GMT
Barring a catastrophe, Aaron Judge will hit 50+ HR's for the third season. 5th player do so that, Babe Ruth and three juicers, McGwire, Sosa and A-Roid. No Mays, no Aaron, no Foxx. Brings a questions to life If Judge suffers a career ending injury tonight, does he make the HOF? Will he get a pass like Dizzy Dean and Sandy Koufax Didn't Bond hit 50+ in several seasons?
Alonso started of hot in the rookie year. That may be his only 50+ HR year.
Judge has the stat but not the longevity for HOF. He needs to play a few more years.
Outside of the 73-HR year, I don't think he ever topped 50. He had a 49-HR year if I'm not mistaken and a few other lower 40 seasons.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 21, 2024 17:16:21 GMT
Barring a catastrophe, Aaron Judge will hit 50+ HR's for the third season. 5th player do so that, Babe Ruth and three juicers, McGwire, Sosa and A-Roid. No Mays, no Aaron, no Foxx. Brings a questions to life If Judge suffers a career ending injury tonight, does he make the HOF? Will he get a pass like Dizzy Dean and Sandy Koufax Didn't Bond hit 50+ in several seasons?
Alonso started of hot in the rookie year. That may be his only 50+ HR year.
Judge has the stat but not the longevity for HOF. He needs to play a few more years.
I thought the same about Bonds. Only the "record" year of '01
Koufax made it with 168 wins. Why, for a few years, he was totally dominating (in a pitching dominant era). In Judge's healthy years, he is a scary of a hitter as any hitter has been. He will win his 2nd MVP this season and probably should have won another in his rookie year. And yeah, injuries doesn't merit a free pass. Mark Fidrych and Tony Conigliaro don't belong in Cooperstown
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 21, 2024 19:42:53 GMT
Winker Winker, Mets the winner.
Yankees say thank you.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 21, 2024 21:23:07 GMT
Barring a catastrophe, Aaron Judge will hit 50+ HR's for the third season. 5th player do so that, Babe Ruth and three juicers, McGwire, Sosa and A-Roid. No Mays, no Aaron, no Foxx. Brings a questions to life If Judge suffers a career ending injury tonight, does he make the HOF? Will he get a pass like Dizzy Dean and Sandy Koufax 9 seasons, I wouldn't vote for him - not without a notable post-season resume. I wouldn't be against him being elected mind you.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Aug 21, 2024 23:46:30 GMT
Joey Votto hangs em up
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