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At least his back foot isn't halfway to the dugout. Progress!!! -
More like Kumar Rocked
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In his 6 starts this year has 4 quality starts (3 total HRs allowed) and 2 starts where he's given up exactly 7 runs (5 total HRs allowed). Hopefully Good Zebby can show up and keep the ball in the park tonight. Interestingly, he's thrown exactly 100 pitches 3 times this year.
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Agreed. One guy misses a grounder because he bobbles the exchange and a run scores, another guy misses a grounder because he has the range of present-day Derek Jeter and a run scores. One is an error and an earned run, the other is just an unearned run. But both runs were caused by ishy defense. Makes it harder to rely on ERA when the underlying measure is so arbitrary
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just saying its better to give them the option to choose the starter in this situation than to tell them they can't
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I feel like it would be really easy and logical to tweak the rule so that the starter going fewer than 5 doesn't preclude the official scorer from deciding that he was still the most effective pitcher and gets the win
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I'm not saying he shouldn't be batting near or even at the top of the lineup. He shouldn't be batting any lower than 2nd. I'm saying it shouldn't be held against him when it naturally supresses his RBI opportunities
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That means he's 7-22 (.318) with RISP since that awful start since he's 7-45 on the year. That's why we shouldn't overreact to small samples
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I'd argue that having the worst hitters in the lineup batting in front of you affects more than just your first at bat, especially when the numbers explicitly show he's getting fewer opportunities with runners on
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Yep, every single one. That's exactly what I said. It cannot be argued that he hasn't had disproportionately fewer opportunities to drive runners in given his number of times at bat. I know he had a rough stretch with RISP, but are we seriously thinking that he forgot how to hit with runners on? Or is it statistical noise in a small sample? Odd timing that it seems everyone has decided to start complaining about his low RBIs when he now has 9 in the last 9 games
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10% more RBI than the average hitter while having 15% fewer runners on than the average hitter and 17% fewer runners in scoring position than the average hitter
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It's almost like he's spent a big chunk of the year batting leadoff or something
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Not sure what was better in that sequence, watching another Buck bomb or learning there are nachos you can wear as a hat
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Well well well, checking in late and look who Bell got to drive in:
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Between the uncertain future this offseason holds and the surplus of mediocre teams that could convince themselves that they're in contention (there are six teams in the AL that have a losing record but still remain within three games of a playoff spot), I think we could be setting up for a wonky trade deadline where players could get overvalued due to the lack of sellers in the trade market. It's possible Bell's value could get inflated under those conditions, especially if he can extend his run of play with an OPS over .800. If I had to make the argument for Bell still having some trade value, it would look like that, even though I'm not sure I agree with it myself. The Twins might very well (foolishly, IMO) be one of those teams convincing themselves that they're in contention given the narrative established by ownership coming into the season. Or they could decide now is the time to kick off the youth movement in earnest, but that's tough to do right now given the general health of the prospects that are/should be knocking on the door. Somewhere in between those options, I gotta think there's a way to get enough PAs for Bell and Fedko (or Culpepper or Roden or whomever else can establish themselves as ready and healthy) over the next couple of months. I guess I'm not ready to completely write off Bell's potential trade value just yet, even though the likeliest outcome is they find no takers for him come trade deadline time.
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These Sorsby rulings are insane, but this has been the logical endpoint ever since they thought the argument that amateurism was a required element in their business model would be enough to win the O'Bannon case, and later the Alston case. Do you know how in the wrong you have to lose 9-0 in today's supreme court? And it wasn't even some procedural technicality? Their pigheaded insistence on preventing athletes from being employees well past the point where it was apparent that this wasn't going to fly legally has created an environment where state employment law or a hometown judge can supersede any rule they try to implement, and it will continue to do so until their rules are collectively bargained with the players. I don't think this has always been the only solution, but I believe iit s now.
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Twins (TBD) vs Tigers (Valdez): 6/10/26, 5:40 pm CDT
The Great Hambino replied to C-Gangster's topic in Archived Game Threads
No one's gonna bother you, but if they do, just act confused or like your ticket app isn't working. Unless you're on the playing surface when you do it, you won't face any consequences Pleading ignorance can get you far in life -
For me, the issue isn't Kody Clemens. He's one of the best 390 (30x13) position players in the world, and therefore belongs on an MLB roster somewhere. The issue is what his usage rate says about the rest of the roster. He's a low AVG hitter with spurts of good-to-very-good OPS. He can play several defensive positions ranging in quality from passable to pretty good. On a good team, that's a utility player. On a really good team, he might even be expendable. But with this bunch, he's been one of the better hitters. The fact that that doesn't bode well for the team as a whole isn't his fault; he's maximizing his abilities. But that doesn't change the fact that this team won't be meaningfully competitive until he's closer to the bottom of the performance ledger. They're different players, but it's the same general concept with Arraez. He's been pretty much the best version of himself this season, might even be an All-Star. But the fact that he's been their best hitter is a big reason why the Giants have been terrible. On a good team, he's a complementary piece setting up the truly valuable hitters. But you can't be a good team when someone like Arraez is your best hitter, just like you're not a good team if Clemens is getting starter-level PAs. It's not a knock on them directly, but their usage is a bellwether for the quality of your roster.
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If I actually put my money where my mouth was on sports bets, I'd be living under a bridge right now
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They're going to end the season with a six game winning streak to finish 74-88 just to spite you
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I'm on the nap shift - it's complicated
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Best part about Hawaii so far: breakfast baseball Second best part: after a full day of travel, a toddler breakdancing on your head at 3AM because they don't understand time zones
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Royals (Wacha) v Twins (Matthews), 6/5 @ 7:15pm
The Great Hambino replied to Squirrel's topic in Archived Game Threads
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Royals (Wacha) v Twins (Matthews), 6/5 @ 7:15pm
The Great Hambino replied to Squirrel's topic in Archived Game Threads
Come on Brooks, swingin at the first pitch!?!?!?!!1!!!
