Wyld Samurai Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 On 5/28/2016 at 11:46 PM, sabremike said: Also the idea that someone is an (insert team here) killer is one of these things that becomes a narative despite the fact that it defies logic. Do you think the sight of the Mets uniforms magically makes Utley a better hitter? Do you think what he did 8 years ago against pitchers long gone has a bearing on what he does today? In short the numbers have more to do with random luck than anything. Look at Mark Portugal's numbers against the Giants and then against everyone else. Dude was a Giant slayer before he became a Giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Statistical aberrations are fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Random record question. With NL teams playing in AL parks with the DH how do pitchers hit streaks work. For example an NL pitcher has five starts with five hits then for his sixth game starts in an AL park does that mean his hit streak ends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 DIdn't the Red Sox trade Sparky Lyle for Danny Cater because Cater batted like .360 as a visitor in Fenway? And then he hit like .250 after that while Sparky Lyle became Sparky Lyle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 3 hours ago, Ryan said: Statistical aberrations are fun. My favorite was Greg Zaun had a lifetime BA against Greg Maddux of something like .700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The Dark Knight rises!!! Happy Harvey Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 7 hours ago, muhammedboehm said: Random record question. With NL teams playing in AL parks with the DH how do pitchers hit streaks work. For example an NL pitcher has five starts with five hits then for his sixth game starts in an AL park does that mean his hit streak ends? That would require a pitcher to have a hitting streak, that probably doesn't happen often enough to warrant finding out. Edit: That didn't take long. Doesn't answer the question necessarily, but I would assume the DH rule means they just exclude it until he pitches in a game he can hit in again. Also, Carlos Zambrano! 13-game streak! http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/9814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, Ryan said: That would require a pitcher to have a hitting streak, that probably doesn't happen often enough to warrant finding out. Edit: That didn't take long. Doesn't answer the question necessarily, but I would assume the DH rule means they just exclude it until he pitches in a game he can hit in again. Also, Carlos Zambrano! 13-game streak! http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/9814 with 3 HR no less! Also kind of amazing, out of 74 pitchers with an 8-game or longer hitting streak, only five happened after 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 5 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: My favorite was Greg Zaun had a lifetime BA against Greg Maddux of something like .700 Greg Maddux had the only stolen base in one month for the Padres in 2008. I believe in July. He also became the oldest pitcher to ever steal a base, I'm not sure if that still holds up, one would think it would unless Jamie Moyer was regularly trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ryan said: Greg Maddux had the only stolen base in one month for the Padres in 2008. I believe in July. He also became the oldest pitcher to ever steal a base, I'm not sure if that still holds up, one would think it would unless Jamie Moyer was regularly trying. Bartolo Colon has just unlocked a new side mission. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 8 hours ago, muhammedboehm said: Random record question. With NL teams playing in AL parks with the DH how do pitchers hit streaks work. For example an NL pitcher has five starts with five hits then for his sixth game starts in an AL park does that mean his hit streak ends? Hitting streaks only end when a player has at least one official AB or sacrifice fly in a game but does not get a hit. So, no, it wouldn't end in your example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 On 5/28/2016 at 5:22 PM, Infinit said: What about those Blue Jays? Looks like those bats are finally coming alive. I just worry if the bats fully wake up it will coincide with the starting pitching sliding back to where people thought it would be. We are only a few weeks away from Drew Hutchison, Gavin Floyd or Jesse Chavez being in this starting rotation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 This was on Deadspin: Jesus Christ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 That's like a video game knuckler, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Marlins DFAed Edwin Jackson Don't cry for him though - the Cubs are still paying him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Jays acquire Jason Grilli from the Braves for a minor league prospect edit: looks like he hasn't been told yet - https://twitter.com/KevinMcAlpin/status/737749967301926915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Another log for this bullpen fire. About what you would get for the level of prospect they are giving up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Grilli had some pretty great years for the Bucs...hopefully he regains that forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Alex Guerrero DFA'd by LAD, Alex Wood to the DL and Urias recalled. I don't see any possibility for Guerrero not to clear waivers, so I assume he will get released and they will eat his deal unless there is an AL team that wants to see if he can be a DH. The only hang up with that plan is that he's only hit like .136 in his rehab starts across three levels in the Minors. Probably not a lot of interest in a DH that looks like he can't actually hit. I will forever appreciate the bat he displayed until June of last year, but other than that, he hasn't done much beyond getting part of his ear bit off by Miguel Olivo. Not much of a defender at any position they've used him at, and obviously his offense is pretty much non-existent.. I feel bad for Wood, who has seemed to turn a corner starting with his last start in April, it seemed as if he finally had it all figured out and was beginning to look like the pitcher that people have been expecting him to develop into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I'm so glad Kevin Pillar is a Blue Jay. My goodness that man can catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 7 hours ago, Infinit said: Grilli had some pretty great years for the Bucs...hopefully he regains that forms. Only issue I have is he has lost velocity which is what Drew Storen is going through this year and he gives up a lot of fly balls. Those have a habit of flying out of the dome. No complaints it cost nothing really player wise and hardly anything financially. If he can pitch a clean inning here and there its a win. Good that they are trying to be proactive about getting some help for the pen. I dont want to see Ryan Tepera anymore. Beginning to look like Franklin Morales isn't going to pitch for them this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Grilli becomes the 2nd Jay to play for the team along with his dad - Steve pitched 2.1 innings for the Jays in a game in 1979. John Mayberry and Mayberry Jr were the other father-son combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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