I like Waino but I would be surprised to see him get in unless he had a couple more years like this year on the back end in his early 40s. He definitely reinvigorated his case with this season. He says he plans to retire after 2022, I hope he changes his mind and goes for another couple of big years to put himself in.Cards are an incredible story. Lot of potential future HOF on that team. I think Wainwright solidified his case this year.
He will end up around 200 wins, has 2000 k’s. 5 top 5 CYA finishes, a couple rings. A GG, great post season numbers- and he missed a few seasons too.I like Waino but I would be surprised to see him get in unless he had a couple more years like this year on the back end in his early 40s. He definitely reinvigorated his case with this season. He says he plans to retire after 2022, I hope he changes his mind and goes for another couple of big years to put himself in.
You think? The NL is obviously a special case where one of the Wild Card teams is going to win 102+ games, while the #3 seeded NL East winner is likely to win ~86.Both leagues are headed towards the #2 seed getting the easier draw in the DS
The further along we go, the less important the "wins" stat is going to matter for pitchers being considered HOF-worthy, particularly as more stats-savvy voters replace the old guardHe will end up around 200 wins, has 2000 k’s. 5 top 5 CYA finishes, a couple rings. A GG, great post season numbers- and he missed a few seasons too.
there’s only a handful of active pitchers who are going to get to 200 wins; he’s definitely an intriguing case but if he doesn’t get in, I’m not sure what pitchers after him will.
Active pitchers who will be in the HOF: Kershaw, Scherzer, Greinke, Verlander….who else? Wainwright and Lester are probably the next best candidates.
I posted this a while back but here’s a crazy stat….active wins leaders, age 30 and younger…
Cole 116
Bauer 83
Teheran 78
Gausman 64
Martin Perez 63
White Sox are a product of their pathetic division. They had the easiest schedule in the AL and have a losing record against teams over .500. I’d rather play them than any of the AL East teams.You think? The NL is obviously a special case where one of the Wild Card teams is going to win 102+ games, while the #3 seeded NL East winner is likely to win ~86.
But in the AL, I don’t think the #3 seeded White Sox are clearly an easier matchup than the Blue Jays/Red Sox/Yankees, right?
Now 11, an AL record and the first player to walk 3+ times in 3 straight games since Bonds. And the guys behind him aren't TERRIBLE, it's Phil Gosselin with a 90 ops+ and then Jared Walsh one of the best young hitters in baseball. They're just giving him the 100% vintage Bonds treatment, the Ms intentionally walked him up 1 with none on in the 9th and it nearly came back to bite them.Ohtani has walked 10 times over the past three games
Gosselin had to be the worst 3-hole batter in the AL. Walsh is good, though. (but calling him one of the best young hitters at age 28 is a stretch)Now 11, an AL record and the first player to walk 3+ times in 3 straight games since Bonds. And the guys behind him aren't TERRIBLE, it's Phil Gosselin with a 90 ops+ and then Jared Walsh one of the best young hitters in baseball. They're just giving him the 100% vintage Bonds treatment, the Ms intentionally walked him up 1 with none on in the 9th and it nearly came back to bite them.
It really is wild. To update this, after winning their 4th in a row on Friday July 23rd they were 59-42, 4 games out of the NL West with the 3rd best record in the NL. The Cardinals, meanwhile, were 49-49. In the subsequent roughly two months, the Padres have only won 19 games, going 19-34 (a 58 win pace) while the Cards have gone 36-20 (.642, a 100+ win pace).Padres now 7 out of WC #2 with 8 left, what a collapse and what a charge by STL.
The worst 50-game stretches:
1) 4-46 (1916 Athletics)
2) 6-44 (1937 Athletics)
3) 7-43 (1915 Athletics, 2012 Astros)
5) 8-42 (1902 Giants, 1907 Cardinals, 1923 Braves, 1932 Red Sox, 1943 Athletics, 1949 Senators, 1961 Phillies, 1979 Athletics, 1982 Twins, 1996 Tigers, 2004 Diamondbacks)
I haven't. So I don't.I had to go to the tweet to read the replies wondering what the hell that meant.
Yikes that’s bad. Cards went on to win their 15th straightIn the bottom of the eighth, trailing by 1 with runners on the corners and 1 out, the Cubs grounded into a double play that involved runners getting tagged out in separate rundowns between home and 3rd and 2nd and 3rd. It was astonishingly bad.
Edit: Here's the link to the video.
They'd need to almost pull off what the Cards are doing but since they don't have the MFYs on their schedule ... maybe.Can the Mariners actually do this?
where have i heard that beforeMelancon blows the save ...
I believe it’s toutes nos félicitations in French Canadian?2021 AL East Champs. Tampa Bay Rays.
Yes we only accept drunken Irish jigs.Confetti and streamers for a division clincher would never fly on the east coast. Congrats to the Brewers all the same.
Ooooooof that's a crushing blow to them. They're still going to be a 100+ win team but with Belt out and their closer McGee on the IL and iffy I feel like their carriage is starting to turn back into a pumpkin.Terrible timing for the Giants.
Yeah, Belt has been fully ridiculous. For most of the last decade he was one of those "potential breakouts" that never broke out, but in his last 148 games dude has hit 38 HR with a .285 average and a 165 OPS+. The problem for him now is just staying healthy, although a broken thumb is a pretty random injury. Tough break for them and him. Can't imagine how it feels to suddenly miss out on this run and have to watch from the dugout.I knew Belt was hitting well, but I didn't realize he had a 158 wRC+ (172 in 2020!)
Their bench has been great this year. I find it amazing that not only is Darin Ruf back in the majors after not getting a single plate appearance from 2017-19, but he's got a 142 OPS+ in 400 PA since his return.