World Series Game 2: New Land Speed Record?
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He pitched 135 innings this year, second most of his career, most since 2007. The one consistent in his career is his fragility. 3/$48 wouldn't have been a wise investment for the Red Sox.
As in, he’s getting lit up, or he used to be ours and we let him get away? Something else?
Verlander is a beast. It's still remarkable to me that the Sox were able to beat the Tigers back in '13.
No I completely understand why we let him get away. It's just strange. I mean I know his numbers are solid and all but...he's Rich Hill, you know?
It'd be like watching Wade Miley start the WS. No offense to Mr. Hill.
No joke- that was a great game to watch. Napoli hit his 100th pitch of the game for that HR.
How do you have two first pitches; one by Vin Scully and the other by Dude Perfect? Fuck off YouTube.
I totally agree. It seems very strange that Rich Hill is starting Game 2 of the WS for the WS favorite.
Where has this Verlander been in the last few years though. He’s been really good, but this is like vintage Pedro.
I heard that the last couple of years he's learned to mix it up and spot things a bit better, thinking more, not getting by on just blowing guys away.
Hill was a bit wild there this inning but he knows how to bear down. Damn, those slow mos of him, that looks painful.
Yeah, probably the fact that the RPM is close despite the average velocity. Given a constant of distance, it kind of makes sense. I'd share more but can't risk MLB.com publishing a stat before I do a piece for the .com about it again! Last time it was wOOA, if so curious. Have a few ways of working with these numbers, including some on baserunning efficiency/deviations and other splits. If you or anyone knows anyway I could try to spin this into a job position for the league, I'm all ears.
IMO this stat has also shown me Jeff Manship (of the KBO's NC Dinos!) is an undervalued and future Moneyball player. Had more RPP on an 88 MPH fastball last season (2016) than Chapman, who led MLB easily in RPP, who averaged 100.6 on his heater.
