September MLB Thread
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Cards sweep the doubleheader at Wrigley for their 14th straight victory, tying the franchise record for consecutive wins.
Cards are an incredible story. Lot of potential future HOF on that team. I think Wainwright solidified his case this year.
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.
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.
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
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?
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 guard
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.
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.
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)
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).
Poor San Diego.
Edit: Fixed bad math. Also found an article about the worst 50 game stretches in MLB history that's pretty interesting: http://groundballwitheyes.blogspot.com/2012/08/houston-we-have-problem.html
The worst in history:
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It gets weirder.
On the original date, Adam Duvall and Dan Hudson played against each other for the Marlins and Nats, respectively. They both got traded--to the Braves and the Padres, and both played in the resumption of the suspended game.
Which means they both played against each other in 2 games on the "same day" while appearing for different teams.
On the original date, Adam Duvall and Dan Hudson played against each other for the Marlins and Nats, respectively. They both got traded--to the Braves and the Padres, and both played in the resumption of the suspended game.
Which means they both played against each other in 2 games on the "same day" while appearing for different teams.
They'd need to almost pull off what the Cards are doing but since they don't have the MFYs on their schedule ... maybe.
Rays magic number now at 1. They’re up 3-2 in the 6th against MIA.
Le nombre magique des Rayons (Raies?) est maintenant à 1. Ils ont une avance de 3-2 au 6e contre MIA.
Le nombre magique des Rayons (Raies?) est maintenant à 1. Ils ont une avance de 3-2 au 6e contre MIA.
Melancon blows the save with two outs in the 9th. Tie game. Phillies already won today. Braves can steal this one.
Phillies @ Braves Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday is super fun. Not quite a 3 game NL East play-in but pretty close.
This Giants team gives me a 2001 Mariners vibe in that there's really no explanation for all their success. Brandon Belt has played at a legit star level, but will barely eclipse 100 games played. Otherwise, it's a team riding the career years of veterans like Brandon Crawford and Anthony DeSclafani, and the limited at-bat renaissance of Buster Posey and Evan Longoria. It feels like a house of cards built on the oldest roster in baseball, one where every player has missed 20+ games this year. Trading for Kris Bryant signaled a youth movement by doubling the number of starting position players under 30, and the pitching staff is the same scenario. They have a 30-year-old "ace" who entered the season with a career ERA+ of 100, while starter Logan Webb and setup man Zack Littell are the only significant players on the team under the age of 27.
That's not to say they haven't taken care of business. The only teams they have a losing record against are the Brewers, Cardinals, Mariners (3 games) and, oddly enough, the Pirates. They've also padded the stats with a 28-6 record against the Rockies and Diamondbacks. Yet if we were to go back and start the season over again, I'd still peg them as an 85+ loss team.
That's not to say they haven't taken care of business. The only teams they have a losing record against are the Brewers, Cardinals, Mariners (3 games) and, oddly enough, the Pirates. They've also padded the stats with a 28-6 record against the Rockies and Diamondbacks. Yet if we were to go back and start the season over again, I'd still peg them as an 85+ loss team.
Not sure I've ever seen the swing and miss HBP to the cojones before.
View: https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1442234835766890497?s=19
View: https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1442234835766890497?s=19
Confetti and streamers for a division clincher would never fly on the east coast. Congrats to the Brewers all the same.
LOL, only The Mets can achieve something like this.
View: https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1442580383413911553?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1442580383413911553?s=20
Terrible timing for the Giants.
View: https://twitter.com/pavlovicnbcs/status/1442640440553971713?s=21
View: https://twitter.com/pavlovicnbcs/status/1442640440553971713?s=21
Detroit and Chicago had a bit of a kerfuffle. Abreu was hit on an 0-2 pitch, tried to take 2nd on a passed ball. He slid spikes up and Detroit’s 2B didn’t budge and they immediately started jawing. Benches snd bullpens emptied.
Two teams led by really unlikable managers
Two teams led by really unlikable managers
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.
You never know, though. I (and most folks, right?) thought the 2016 Cleveland Indians were toast going into the playoffs without Carrasco, Danny Salazar, and Michael Brantley and within a few weeks they were up 3-1 in the World Series.
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.
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.
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.
As for the rest of it, the Giants just seem to have magic beans hidden somewhere in that stadium that they unearth every few years.
They're going to win ~105 games despite a lineup that doesn't have a single 30 HR hitter and a rotation led by three veteran castoffs in Gausman (playing on a Qualifying Offer because he didn't think he could get a long term deal last winter), and two guys in DeSclafani and Alex Wood who are one 1 year deals that COMBINED are less than Garrett Richards' deal (Disco put up 12 wins and a 3.26 ERA on a 1 year, $6M contract, while Alex Wood is getting paid $3M, basically Matt Andriese money).
I believe Mark Reynolds is the only player to ever hit 30 home runs with a sub-.200 batting average (2010: .198, 32), but both Eugenio Suarez (.193, 29) and Joey Gallo (.202, 38) have a chance to join him this year. Mark McGwire came close in his final season (.187, 29), and Adam Dunn, Dave Kingman and Rougned Odor all hit 30+ while batting .204.
Of course, Gallo leads the league in walks so he still has a 126 OPS+ and plays good defense (Sunday night notwithstanding), giving him a 4.7 bWAR this year. Suarez, on the other hand, has a 71 OPS+ and a -1.6 bWAR.
Of course, Gallo leads the league in walks so he still has a 126 OPS+ and plays good defense (Sunday night notwithstanding), giving him a 4.7 bWAR this year. Suarez, on the other hand, has a 71 OPS+ and a -1.6 bWAR.
Braves-Phils and Yanks-BJ’s series. Just exciting baseball.
I think the Mariners knocked out the A’s last night.
Hoping for the Jays to fight for their lives
I think the Mariners knocked out the A’s last night.
Hoping for the Jays to fight for their lives