soulpope Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 5 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Jesus holiday sighting! https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1774495730255970434?s=20 You gotta believe .... in baseball .... Quote
JSngry Posted April 2 Author Report Posted April 2 Congrats to Adolis Garcia on career HR #100! Quote
JSngry Posted April 2 Author Report Posted April 2 Josh Jung gets a wrist fracture from a HBP from ex-Astro Phil Maton, who also hit Evan Carter & Adolis Garcia in the same inning. Hmmm .... Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 Waiting for reality to settle in but in the meantime, enjoying this stat: First seven games and in each the starter has gone at least five innings (Cora's oft-mentioned goal); First 38 innings by starting five: 46 Ks, 3 BBs. And just an observation watching the end of the Red Sox game and the Yankee game - both teams extraordinarily lucky. Jansen getting the save was a minor miracle and if he stays in the low 90s something must be wrong with him; Yankees on the cusp of being walked off (possibly) and sneak out with a pitch that was 4 inches off the plate being called a strike. It was like it was the late 90s, or an Angel Hernandez game. Terrible. Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 Hey, I’m all in favor of robo-umping balls and strikes. Judge was called out Tuesday night on a pitch six inches below his knees, and he routinely leads the league in the unfortunate category of balls-called-strikes. The odds were good that we were going to get that last out anyway—Arizona had to send up a pitcher to hit after Boone IBB’d the previous batter, because they were out of position players. Can’t say I expected a Cole-less NY to open 6-1 on the road against Houston and the defending NL champs—it’s a sweet start for sure, but I’m not going to get too heady about it. The team’s definitely showing some great potential. Jsngry, how are you feeling about the Rangers so far? How well positioned are they to defend their title? Quote
soulpope Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 1 hour ago, ghost of miles said: Hey, I’m all in favor of robo-umping balls and strikes. Judge was called out Tuesday night on a pitch six inches below his knees, and he routinely leads the league in the unfortunate category of balls-called-strikes. The odds were good that we were going to get that last out anyway—Arizona had to send up a pitcher to hit after Boone IBB’d the previous batter, because they were out of position players. Can’t say I expected a Cole-less NY to open 6-1 on the road against Houston and the defending NL champs—it’s a sweet start for sure, but I’m not going to get too heady about it. The team’s definitely showing some great potential. I believe it`s good to appreciate the own team`s efforts .... whining about others doesn`t help (at least for most of us) .... Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 I don't want robocalls for balls/strikes -- what I have seen of the "challenge" system in minors seems quite good and it leaves the random variable of super close pitches being called in the moment. It doesn't have to be perfect umps, but a system of appeal by either side so that obvious misses don't stand would be good IMHO. Quote
soulpope Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 Off course also this can happen .... : 26-11 final? 10-RBI and 3-HR games? Inside epic night for O's Triple-A squad https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-triple-a-affiliate-26-runs-29-hits-record-setting-night?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage Quote
JSngry Posted April 4 Author Report Posted April 4 Rangers? Jung being out for 2+ months doesn't help. Three starters out until mid-season doesn't help. Still, the team has skills. I'd say they're positioned to compete. Past that...Long way still to 162. Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 MLB Most Called Strikes Below Strike Zone Since 2017 489 Aaron Judge 368 Xander Bogaerts 365 Josh Bell 343 Paul Goldschmidt 340 Manny Machado Quote
Ken Dryden Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 There seem to be a few umpires who attended the Eric Gregg School of Umpiring. I was very puzzled during the Braves game recently where Max Fried threw a two out two strike pitch well inside the strike frame and it was called ball three. He walked the next batter and didn't make it through the first inning. The announcers couldn't believe there eyes as well, it was not a borderline pitch. Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, Ken Dryden said: There seem to be a few umpires who attended the Eric Gregg School of Umpiring. I was very puzzled during the Braves game recently where Max Fried threw a two out two strike pitch well inside the strike frame and it was called ball three. He walked the next batter and didn't make it through the first inning. The announcers couldn't believe there eyes as well, it was not a borderline pitch. By chance was the catcher set up off the plate? Somehow some umps will definitely miss a pitch right down the middle, as if penalizing him for not hitting the catcher's glove, who was set up outside the strike zone! Quote
Ken Dryden Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 As I recall the catcher was set up inside the box. I know that jerking the mitt from off the plate to the middle of the box frequently causes a missed call. The umpire just blew it. Fortunately, the Braves rallied and won in the late innings. Quote
JSngry Posted April 5 Author Report Posted April 5 I've seen some funky calls in our games so far. Against both sides. Some of them really funky. It sure seems to be more prevalent this year, early though it may be. Quote
JSngry Posted April 5 Author Report Posted April 5 Dodger hardball : https://theathletic.com/5392308/2024/04/04/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-homer-fan/?source=pulsenewsletter&campaign=9442181&userId=14372387 Quote
JSngry Posted April 5 Author Report Posted April 5 A's moving to a minor league stadium in Sacramento until Vegas faculty is ready, owner excited about other teams' stars hitting home runs there. https://www.lonestarball.com/2024/4/4/24121036/oakland-athletics-sacramento-in-2025-las-vegas What a jerk. Quote
GA Russell Posted April 6 Report Posted April 6 Pat Zachry has died at 71. RIP. Former MLB All-Star Pitcher Pat Zachry Dead At 71 (msn.com) Quote
soulpope Posted April 6 Report Posted April 6 On 4/4/2024 at 11:54 PM, ghost of miles said: MLB Most Called Strikes Below Strike Zone Since 2017 489 Aaron Judge 368 Xander Bogaerts 365 Josh Bell 343 Paul Goldschmidt 340 Manny Machado Wow 😵💫🥵 .... Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 6 Report Posted April 6 (edited) The TJS plague continues apace: nugget & G @jayhaykid Shane Bieber - Tommy John Eury Pérez - TJ Felix Bautista - TJ Lucas Giolito - TJ Shane McClanahan - TJ Jacob deGrom - TJ Sandy Alcantara - TJ Walker Buehler - returning from TJ Robbie Ray - returning from TJ Dustin May - returning from TJ Gerrit Cole - elbow inflammation Spencer Strider - MRI on elbow Kyle Bradish - sprained elbow Not great! 11:28 AM • Apr 6. 2024 • 781.2K • twitter.com Edited April 6 by ghost of miles Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 6 Report Posted April 6 Update to Strider: UCL "damage" And Loasiga torn UCL out for season Quote
GA Russell Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 Stephen Strasburg’s retirement officially listed by MLB (msn.com) Quote
soulpope Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 29 minutes ago, GA Russell said: Stephen Strasburg’s retirement officially listed by MLB (msn.com) From a "rookie sensation" to a great career .... Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 8 Report Posted April 8 Overall, the Red Sox lead the Majors with a 1.49 ERA, the lowest mark through 10 games in franchise history. Interesting. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted April 8 Report Posted April 8 Braves starting pitching was shaky during their first two home games with the Diamondbacks, but not their hitting nor their relievers. Today's game was a breeze by comparison. Quote
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