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Giants need to figure out what to do with Verlander. At this point he's a batting practice pitcher they can't keep putting him out there during a playoff drive.
 
Valuist said:
I’m curious to see how Woodruff looks tonight. On the surface, he’s back. 2 starts, 10 innings 16 k’s. But a look at the velocity, he’s a solid 3 mph below pre injury levels.
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This is a hard one to figure. In Woodruff's last full season (2022), his avg fastball velocity was 96.3. So far in 3 starts this year, its 92.9. A little better last night at 93.2, but still 3 full mph below the 2022 levels. He's either learned how to pitch, has added some deception, or he's gotten lucky. His 23k/0 bb is pretty crazy.
 
Bellinger's performance tonight is why I don't pay too much attention to lifetime batter stats versus starting pitcher.

Bellinger was 1 for 16 vs. Scherzer with 10 strikeouts.

Tonight 3 for 3, two doubles and a homerun.
 
Heim said:
Bellinger's performance tonight is why I don't pay too much attention to lifetime batter stats versus starting pitcher.

Bellinger was 1 for 16 vs. Scherzer with 10 strikeouts.

Tonight 3 for 3, two doubles and a homerun.
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I played props one year almost exclusively playing one book who had total bases H2H matchups. I exclusively used hitters who had ownage over the pitchers they faced. Then after the season, I went back and tracked the game by game performances of the hitters who were advantaged.

The result? The numbers looked like Ted Williams. Around 550 at bats, 42-43 home runs, 125 RBIs and a batting average around .335. That was enough to convince me it matters.
 
Heim said:
Bellinger's performance tonight is why I don't pay too much attention to lifetime batter stats versus starting pitcher.

Bellinger was 1 for 16 vs. Scherzer with 10 strikeouts.

Tonight 3 for 3, two doubles and a homerun.
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i agree with you batter vs pitcher at bats are probably random??. Then we watch a game and the manager mentions a batter is 4 hits off the pitcher in 9 at bats when asked why he chose the pinch hitter

I don't get it


i remember when bobby cox said this about barry bonds who had a horrible post season average....

well he is still barry bonds......the best hitter in the game..............

i say talent hits the ball ...not clutch................clutch is monday morning QB
 
MrTop said:
i agree with you batter vs pitcher at bats are probably random??. Then we watch a game and the manager mentions a batter is 4 hits off the pitcher in 9 at bats when asked why he chose the pinch hitter

I don't get it


i remember when bobby cox said this about barry bonds who had a horrible post season average....

well he is still barry bonds......the best hitter in the game..............

i say talent hits the ball ...not clutch................clutch is monday morning QB
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It's not random.

The example Heim cited was a pitcher who was a multiple Cy Young winner years ago. Scherzer will be 41 in the next week and clearly is nowhere near the pitcher he was at this peak.
 
Valuist said:
It's not random.

The example Heim cited was a pitcher who was a multiple Cy Young winner years ago. Scherzer will be 41 in the next week and clearly is nowhere near the pitcher he was at this peak.
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I agree, you can't look at a hitters career numbers against Scherzer as any indication of what he'll do against him right now, clearly this isn't the Max Scherzer of old, what Bellinger or anyone else has done against him in the past has little bearing on what he'll do against him this year, same goes for Verlander, throw out what hitters did against him in the past, just like Scherzer, Verlander not the same pitcher he was
 
MrTop said:
i agree with you batter vs pitcher at bats are probably random??.
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Not random Topper, assuming it's a big enough sample size. For example, if a guy is 4-8 against a pitcher, maybe 2 of those hits were broken bat bloopers. On the other hand a guy might be 0-8 lifetime against a certain pitcher, but maybe he hit 2 line drive outs and was robbed of a home run at the wall. If a hitter is something like 13-30, that means something
 
kane said:
Not random Topper, assuming it's a big enough sample size. For example, if a guy is 4-8 against a pitcher, maybe 2 of those hits were broken bat bloopers. On the other hand a guy might be 0-8 lifetime against a certain pitcher, but maybe he hit 2 line drive outs and was robbed of a home run at the wall. If a hitter is something like 13-30, that means something
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ok...what is the vig batter vs pitcher?
 
The White Sox are 37-66, but they're 8-23 in one run games, their EXWL is 43-60, their still bad, but not the shit show they were last year, they have some decent young arms
 
kane said:
The White Sox are 37-66, but they're 8-23 in one run games, their EXWL is 43-60, their still bad, but not the shit show they were last year, they have some decent young arms
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Considering they're playing much better they might get well into the 60's for wins.
 
Here's a hitter/pitcher example for tonight.

Manny Machado vs Sonny Gray. Decent sample size at 32 at bats, 11 hits, 2 doubles 2 home runs and only 5 k's. That pencils out to a .344 BA, .595 SP and a .955 OPS.

Guess who homered tonight?
 
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If you are Tijuan Walker, do you even bother pitching to Judge? You've tried in the past, and the results were miserable. Just pitch around him. 4 HRs in 13 ABs is ownage. We will find out a thing or two about Walker. He can try to be badass and pitch to Judge and likely pay a price, or pitch around him to last another day.
 
Valuist said:
Here's a hitter/pitcher example for tonight.

Manny Machado vs Sonny Gray. Decent sample size at 32 at bats, 11 hits, 2 doubles 2 home runs and only 5 k's. That pencils out to a .344 BA, .595 SP and a .955 OPS.

Guess who homered tonight?
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merchado doesn't whiff ......he is a good bet to play totals with. Has some power too. Is there records what the batters do all year with totals?
 
MrTop said:
merchado doesn't whiff ......he is a good bet to play totals with. Has some power too. Is there records what the batters do all year with totals?
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Not that I'm aware of. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Or you can just figure it out going thru all their results.
 
He has no chance to win it due to the voters being idiots, but if the Marlins finish the season .500 Clayton McCullough should win the MOY award, and the voting shouldn't be close. Assuming the Dodgers win the West, they'll give it to the winner of the Central, but no team has overachieved as much as the Marlins, the job McCullough has done has been amazing, doing it with a bunch of rookies, castoffs, and no names
 
Naylor might have been the missing piece Mariners needed to win the division.

Where getting nothing from Raley.

Raleigh will get a few more good looks with Naylor batting clean up.
 
Heim said:
Naylor might have been the missing piece Mariners needed to win the division.

Where getting nothing from Raley.

Raleigh will get a few more good looks with Naylor batting clean up.
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Nice addition, but they still need another bat IMO
 
The Mets and A's have two brutal female color commenters. They feel the need to comment on everything. No dead air with them.

The A's deserve it...Kuiper was good. He apologized and should have been enough. Their owner has done more damage that Kuiper's 'N' word.
 
kane said:
He has no chance to win it due to the voters being idiots, but if the Marlins finish the season .500 Clayton McCullough should win the MOY award, and the voting shouldn't be close. Assuming the Dodgers win the West, they'll give it to the winner of the Central, but no team has overachieved as much as the Marlins, the job McCullough has done has been amazing, doing it with a bunch of rookies, castoffs, and no names
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They are staring at 74-78 wins, their win total O/U was 63.
 
Emanuel Classe is being investigated for gambling
being put on a
"non disciplinary paid leave " Thru Aug 31.
EQUALS suspended.
According to MLB The Indians are NOT allowed to comment at this time.
 
The pitches alone wouldn't attract that much scrutiny so there must be a lot of money wagered on the b/s outcome. only got one dude to swing in above video ...
 
howid said:
The pitches alone wouldn't attract that much scrutiny so there must be a lot of money wagered on the b/s outcome. only got one dude to swing in above video ...
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Considering DK and FD's acknowledgement of banning and limiting players, its hard to imagine anything substantial in terms of limits for individual pitches.

One of the Guardians sponsors is Bet365. They might want to re-think that one.
 
The signature game that put Sandberg on the map was a 1984 Game of the Week vs St Louis, when he hit two late inning home runs off former Cub HoFer Bruce Sutter.
 
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