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Armor of God said:
Games like this are why I don’t give a flying fuck about “Wins” as an evaluation metric for pitchers.

This guy takes a loss and some shit head who left the game after 6 innings and giving up 12 runs gets a “win” because his offense put up 13 and the game ended like that.

Nolan Ryan forever. One of the very greatest pitchers to ever do it and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise and wants to discredit him for playing on some horrible teams.
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yeah but ALL TIME WALKS LEADER
 
Fleetwood said:
Here's all the stupid city connects

The Mets uniform looks like Yankees but gayer, maybe worse than the infamous Mercury Mets. The Yellow Red Sox uniform is also cursed.
The only good looking ones look like throwbacks, Braves and Mariners and it would be better if they just were throwbacks.

@Nabol O'tyrin The Padres isn't so bad maybe because Padres normal uniforms are ugly as hell.
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As a homer the Brewers city connects are fine and the fan base loves them.
 
All the sudden, the A's are .500 and only one and half games out of the first.

Wouldn't it be some shit if they are able to get into the playoffs and with that, any team can win the World Series, only to move out of Oakland next season?

Nolan Ryan forever. One of the very greatest pitchers to ever do it and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise and wants to discredit him for playing on some horrible teams.
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Never won a Cy Young, even in the year he struck out 383 batters. What helped Ryan is he never threw a slider, thus saving his elbow.
 
Was thinking about the pitcher injury increase recently and I was remembering how Randy Johnson had an unusual amount of longevity even compared to pitchers in general, much less other guys throwing 100+ mph. Usually being his size makes you more prone to certain types of injuries, as we see with the NBA, but I wonder if his height here somehow enabled him to throw that fast for that long without destroying his arm the way guys these days do.
 
Lurkbot Prime said:
Was thinking about the pitcher injury increase recently and I was remembering how Randy Johnson had an unusual amount of longevity even compared to pitchers in general, much less other guys throwing 100+ mph. Usually being his size makes you more prone to certain types of injuries, as we see with the NBA, but I wonder if his height here somehow enabled him to throw that fast for that long without destroying his arm the way guys these days do.
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Mechanics have alot to do with it. And some guys are just sturdier than others. On top of getting all these guys to pitch harder than their body can handle, PEDs are likely breaking them down as well.
 
Lurkbot Prime said:
Was thinking about the pitcher injury increase recently and I was remembering how Randy Johnson had an unusual amount of longevity even compared to pitchers in general, much less other guys throwing 100+ mph. Usually being his size makes you more prone to certain types of injuries, as we see with the NBA, but I wonder if his height here somehow enabled him to throw that fast for that long without destroying his arm the way guys these days do.
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Height is a big advantage for pitching speed. Maybe it's possible before pitch counts and limits became the norm guys were trained to be more durable?
 
Fleetwood said:
Height is a big advantage for pitching speed. Maybe it's possible before pitch counts and limits became the norm guys were trained to be more durable?
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It's because young pitchers are being pushed too hard and have poor training as well. You have kids in high school getting Tommy John surgery so often that the biggest group for the surgery now are aged 15-19. 60% of people getting Tommy John are under 20 years old. They are blowing their arms out in high school because these coaches don't care and the training for endurance is nonexistent.
 
Lurkbot Prime said:
Was thinking about the pitcher injury increase recently and I was remembering how Randy Johnson had an unusual amount of longevity even compared to pitchers in general, much less other guys throwing 100+ mph. Usually being his size makes you more prone to certain types of injuries, as we see with the NBA, but I wonder if his height here somehow enabled him to throw that fast for that long without destroying his arm the way guys these days do.
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Nolan Ryan was also a lanky hoss
 
An admirable first game for Paul Skenes today. Shame he couldn't get out of the 5th, but given time he could be a consistent 6.2 or 7.2 innings starter. The velocity of his fastball is ridiculous but he didn't have good command of it.

4 IP
6 hits
1 run (earned)
1 homerun
2 walks
7 strikeouts

As of now, the Pirates are on top of the Cubbies 6-1
 
Neighborhood Janny said:
An admirable first game for Paul Skenes today. Shame he couldn't get out of the 5th, but given time he could be a consistent 6.2 or 7.2 innings starter. The velocity of his fastball is ridiculous but he didn't have good command of it.

4 IP
6 hits
1 run (earned)
1 homerun
2 walks
7 strikeouts

As of now, the Pirates are on top of the Cubbies 6-1
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Ended up 10-9 Pirates. What a game.

Also shot out to Matt Chapman and Rhys Hopkins for making my day.
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Lurkbot Prime said:
Was thinking about the pitcher injury increase recently and I was remembering how Randy Johnson had an unusual amount of longevity even compared to pitchers in general, much less other guys throwing 100+ mph. Usually being his size makes you more prone to certain types of injuries, as we see with the NBA, but I wonder if his height here somehow enabled him to throw that fast for that long without destroying his arm the way guys these days do.
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The side-arm delivery has a lot to do with it too. Much less wear on your arm than three-quarters or overhand slots.
 
Preferred Penne said:
Cleveland should kill itself.
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Absolute booty cheeks tonight. Doesn't help when 7 out of 11 position players are batting below .200 over the past 15 days. Really missing Kwan in the leadoff spot in the order. Getting on base helps the rest of the order so much and Kwan is a master at the plate. Hopefully he'll come back and get us back in the W column. I will say though that our plate discipline has gone up exponentially this year. We're hitting .240 collectively and have a cool .740 OPS. Compared to last year, we were hitting .250 collectively with a .694 OPS. So even though we're just .010 down in average, our OPS has massively gone up.

I think the team is still trying to figure out some things about themselves. The infield doesn't feel entirely cohesive. Been plenty of missed opportunities to turn double plays, throw out baserunners trying to steal, and just overall not looking 100% gelled as a unit. Obviously it helps having a great 3B and 2B, but SS is a position that has been a problem in Cleveland since Lindor left. Josh Naylor has proven himself to be a consistent batter, but defensively he's hard to pin down. I can see this team being in competition for a wild card spot, but I wouldn't place any money on it. If we can get more cohesion and stay consistent, we'll be a formidable opponent in the ALC.
 
Neighborhood Janny said:
Absolute booty cheeks tonight. Doesn't help when 7 out of 11 position players are batting below .200 over the past 15 days. Really missing Kwan in the leadoff spot in the order. Getting on base helps the rest of the order so much and Kwan is a master at the plate. Hopefully he'll come back and get us back in the W column. I will say though that our plate discipline has gone up exponentially this year. We're hitting .240 collectively and have a cool .740 OPS. Compared to last year, we were hitting .250 collectively with a .694 OPS. So even though we're just .010 down in average, our OPS has massively gone up.

I think the team is still trying to figure out some things about themselves. The infield doesn't feel entirely cohesive. Been plenty of missed opportunities to turn double plays, throw out baserunners trying to steal, and just overall not looking 100% gelled as a unit. Obviously it helps having a great 3B and 2B, but SS is a position that has been a problem in Cleveland since Lindor left. Josh Naylor has proven himself to be a consistent batter, but defensively he's hard to pin down. I can see this team being in competition for a wild card spot, but I wouldn't place any money on it. If we can get more cohesion and stay consistent, we'll be a formidable opponent in the ALC.
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Do they play the Marlins soon? Maybe Jose should knock Tim Anderson the fuck out again
 
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