Someone needs to post the ump scorecard once it's up.Ump ball
Zona couldn't even win 85 gamesThey are all still really good.
Word.I don't care what it says about me. I love watching any fanbase celebrate these days. Its the best kind of joy - why should others be denied because of their horrible choice of teams.
They are still really good. They were a 100 win team in the games Gabby Moreno wasn't injured and they are built for postseason baseball.Zona couldn't even win 85 games
The fewest runs the Braves scored in ANY 4-game span during the entire regular season season was 9.
The Phillies held them to 8 runs in their 4-game NLDS victory.
1 of them had a worse run differential than the Sox this year. Astros and Rangers are legit really good, the NL teams not so much.They are all still really good.
They have a decent GM, too.Why? There are more Sox on the Phillies than there are in Boston.
I hope I see them for at least 8 more games!They are still really good. They were a 100 win team in the games Gabby Moreno wasn't injured and they are built for postseason baseball.
They are also maybe the most fun team in the league. You should just enjoy watching them play.
I feel like this is a solid American compromise. If some people are going to complain about it, then nobody can have it.You know, I've changed my mind. What MLB should do is, after the regular season, create the playoff grid ... then whichever team has the most victories "wins" that series. So on and so on until the team that won the most games in the regular season is named the World Series champion.
That way, they don't have to keep playing until Halloween
Fair. I live in Philly now, so it’s easy to have them as my NL team. And, seriously, fuck the Braves.I’m shocked at how many Sox fans here are pulling for fucking Philadelphia.
Maybe because he isn't very goodRecall my recollection, did Chaim not go after Castellanos because of his poor defense?
Ok? He's been worth 1.6 bwar 0.2 fwar over the last 2 seasons while being paid $40mHe was good tonight
I believe most teams didn't go after Castellanos because of his poor baseballing. He's delivered less than 2 WAR for $40 million in the first two years of his Philly contract.Recall my recollection, did Chaim not go after Castellanos because of his poor defense?
Mookie would have the same number of hits under this format.You know, I've changed my mind. What MLB should do is, after the regular season, create the playoff grid ... then whichever team has the most victories "wins" that series. So on and so on until the team that won the most games in the regular season is named the World Series champion.
That way, they don't have to keep playing until Halloween
Castellanos is Cuban for YoshidaOk? He's been worth 1.6 bwar 0.2 fwar over the last 2 seasons while being paid $40m
Ok? He's been worth 1.6 bwar 0.2 fwar over the last 2 seasons while being paid $40m
What absolute clown takes. The man was an all-star this season and he just almost single-handedly won his team the DS and yet the high priests of SOSH sneer because he doesn't provide good value to the team's shareholders.I believe most teams didn't go after Castellanos because of his poor baseballing. He's delivered less than 2 WAR for $40 million in the first two years of his Philly contract.
Yes, this is the point being made here. Well done!What absolute clown takes. The man was an all-star this season and he just almost single-handedly won his team the DS and yet the high priests of SOSH sneer because he doesn't provide good value to the team's shareholders.
Sure. He was an All-Star because he had a good first half and an absolutely atrocious second half, he was a gaping black hole last year, and had a great game tonight. That's totally something that only "shareholders" care about. I apologize for the clown take.What absolute clown takes. The man was an all-star this season and he just almost single-handedly won his team the DS and yet the high priests of SOSH sneer because he doesn't provide good value to the team's shareholders.
Likewise, and I’ve married into a family that is all Philadelphia, which makes rooting for them easier.Fair. I live in Philly now, so it’s easy to have them as my NL team. And, seriously, fuck the Braves.
As soon as Harper stepped on the field and Kyle put his glove away this team has been a wagon. This is not a surprise.The Phillies have an above average player, by OPS, at every position. And Aaron Nola is their worst starting pitcher by ERA+. It’s a pretty impressive team; and seems like one built for postseason success.
He didn't almost single handedly win anything, but sure, if we're going be 2 games to mean something we should probably include that in addition to sucking in the regular season he was fucking terrible last year in the playoffs as well.What absolute clown takes. The man was an all-star this season and he just almost single-handedly won his team the DS and yet the high priests of SOSH sneer because he doesn't provide good value to the team's shareholders.
Exactly this. You are supposed to be the better team. Now is the time to prove it. Astros did.Who fucking cares? You want to prove you deserved to be one of your "Top 4" ... they beat the fucking team you're playing
And his teammates love him and they seem to win enough and do well in the postseason. It would be great if the team in Boston could figure something similar out.He didn't almost single handedly win anything, but sure, if we're going be 2 games to mean something we should probably include that in addition to sucking in the regular season he was fucking terrible last year in the playoffs as well.
He hit more homers than anyone on the Red Sox except for Raffy Devers and is a goddamn postseason hero now. He's a flawed player who doesn't get on base enough and has a poor glove but he's still a good baseball player who makes teams better. Honestly, the people who just cite WAR -- a flawed stat that relies on sss defensive metrics, bluntly adds positional adjustments that don't actually account for team context (see, Betts, Mookie being dinged for merely playing right field when he was a capable center fielder but made room for JBJ), and that absolutely no modern front office even bothers to look at -- are as lazy as the people 30 years ago who cited RBI and nothing else.He didn't almost single handedly win anything, but sure, if we're going be 2 games to mean something we should probably include that in addition to sucking in the regular season he was fucking terrible last year in the playoffs as well.
Fine, I won't use war at all. He's a slightly above average offensive player who plays terrible defense. He wouldn't start on the 2023 Red Sox, and honestly he might not even make the roster.He hit more homers than anyone on the Red Sox except for Raffy Devers and is a goddamn postseason hero now. He's a flawed player who doesn't get on base enough and has a poor glove but he's still a good baseball player who makes teams better. Honestly, the people who just cite WAR -- a flawed stat that relies on sss defensive metrics and bluntly adds positional adjustments that don't actually account for team context (see, Betts, Mookie being dinged for merely playing right field when he was a capable center fielder but made room for JBJ) -- are as lazy as the people 30 years ago who cited RBI and nothing else.
I'm pretty sure he has no interesting in playing for the Sox. He enjoys winning.Fine, I won't use war at all. He's a slightly above average offensive player who plays terrible defense. He wouldn't start on the 2023 Red Sox, and honestly he might not even make the roster.
Is that a plug for Castellanos or for the rest of the Phillies team? Or just generally an argument against Bloom, which is like shooting fish in a barrel? I can't even figure out what arguments are being made for Castellanos in this thread. All I know is that the shareholders apparently don't like him.And his teammates love him and they seem to win enough and do well in the postseason. It would be great is the team in Boston could figure something similar out.
is some awesome, content free analysis that appears to boil down to "I like him." Which is particularly funny as the author of the post then goes on to call citing WAR lazy, as opposed to citing nothing except raw home run numbers.He's a flawed player who doesn't get on base enough and has a poor glove but he's still a good baseball player who makes teams better.