On Wednesday Justin Verlander pitched a complete game. 2 hits, 0 walks, 11 strikeouts. Only 2 hits he gave up were solo HRs. Loses 2-1. That's WILD.
But, then I started looking more at Verlander's season.
In 178 innings, 15-5, 2.77 ERA, .806 WHIP, 110 hits.
On the season he has given up 55 Earned Runs.
Opponents have scored 40 of those 55 earned runs on on Home Runs.
Meaning, opponents have scored 15 earned runs outside of Home Runs.
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The baseball is messing things up.
I'm worried about Khris Davis since his BA is only .218. If you play fantasy baseball, pick him up because he is about to get hot.
I'm worried about Khris Davis since his BA is only .218.
Blood alcohol of .218 is stone cold sober by Sconnie standards, isn't it?
El-Ka-Bong posted:I'm worried about Khris Davis since his BA is only .218. If you play fantasy baseball, pick him up because he is about to get hot.
I'm guessing you're referring to what is one of the craziest stats I've ever seen. This is the fact that Khris Davis has ended each of the last 4 seasons hitting 247.
Timpranillo posted:On Wednesday Justin Verlander pitched a complete game. 2 hits, 0 walks, 11 strikeouts. Only 2 hits he gave up were solo HRs. Loses 2-1. That's WILD.
But, then I started looking more at Verlander's season.
In 178 innings, 15-5, 2.77 ERA, .806 WHIP, 110 hits.
On the season he has given up 55 Earned Runs.
Opponents have scored 40 of those 55 earned runs on on Home Runs.
Meaning, opponents have scored 15 earned runs outside of Home Runs.
I agree with Blair about the baseball.
Josh Hader has given up 19 earned runs this year in 56 innings. 17 of the 19 earned runs have been on home runs (I think 10 of the 13 have been solo HRs). 2 earned runs in 56 innings outside of home runs is even more impressive than Verlander.
Only 4 times* in the history of MLB has a player had both an
OBP of <=.300
SLG of >=.500
In 2019, there are 2 players close to joining that group
*among qualifiers for Batting Title
My god is Verlander having a year. No Hitter with 1 BB, 14 K.
Timpranillo posted:My god is Verlander having a year. No Hitter with 1 BB, 14 K.
He's 17-5 and 3 of his losses were when he gave up 1, 2, and 2 runs.
Predicting what 18 years olds will do....
In franchise history the Brewers have used 27 first round picks on pitchers.
— Kyle Lobner (@byKyleLobner) September 2, 2019
- 4 didn't sign
- 11 signed but didn't reach/haven't reached MLB
- 4 reached MLB w/ other teams
- 3 had 1.1 WAR or less
The others? Ben Sheets, Cal Eldred, Dan Plesac, Jeremy Jeffress and Jeff D'Amico.
MichiganPacker2 posted:Timpranillo posted:My god is Verlander having a year. No Hitter with 1 BB, 14 K.
He's 17-5 and 3 of his losses were when he gave up 1, 2, and 2 runs.
The fact that Gerrit Cole is not the best pitcher on this staff (and arguably may be the third best with Greinke on board) is ridiculous.
Nice to see Brent Suter back.
MichiganPacker2 posted:MichiganPacker2 posted:Timpranillo posted:My god is Verlander having a year. No Hitter with 1 BB, 14 K.
He's 17-5 and 3 of his losses were when he gave up 1, 2, and 2 runs.
The fact that Gerrit Cole is not the best pitcher on this staff (and arguably may be the third best with Greinke on board) is ridiculous.
How did they acquire all this pitching talent?
Prior to Tuesday night...
The New York Mets franchise had a record of 806-0 entering the 9th inning with a 6+ run lead
The Washington Nationals franchise had a record of 0-775 when entering the 9th inning losing by 6+ runs
Baseball is stupid and wonderful
There have been two players in Major League Baseball history to hit a home run, play center field and earn the win as a pitcher in the same game. Babe Ruth was the first on June 13, 1921.
and
How rare is it to see a game with 3 pinch HRs and a HR by a relief pitcher?
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) September 5, 2019
According to @EliasSports, the #Phillies & #Reds just played the first game since 1900 in which 4 players who didn't start hit a HR.
LoMo, Bruce, Iglesias, Lorenzen.
They just made history.
Milwaukee has played 12 months at a winning percentage of >.700. 5 of those months were in September. Best month, by far is April of 1987 when they went 18-3, a .857 clip.
Milwaukee has 2 years where they played >.500 every month of that year. Without googling (scouts honor), what are those 2 years?
Honest injun....(oops)
1971?
1996?
Timpranillo posted:Milwaukee has played 12 months at a winning percentage of >.700. 5 of those months were in September. Best month, by far is April of 1987 when they went 18-3, a .857 clip.
Milwaukee has 2 years where they played >.500 every month of that year. Without googling (scouts honor), what are those 2 years?
I googled “scouts honor”, I don’t get what it has to do with Brewer winning percentage.
2011 and 1979
The vaunted Cardinals -- the first 3 games scored a grand total of 2 runs in the NLCS.
Kinda tough to win if you don't score.
But hey....they broke through for 4 runs tonight.
Only problem is TOUCHDOWN Nationals!! IN THE first inning.
Bye bye Cardinals....we hardly knew ye.
Good riddens.
The Cardinals left with a whimper. What a pathetic showing against the Nationals. Couldn’t have happened to a better team and more deserving fanbase.
It’s amazing how close Washington was to getting eliminated by the Brewers and now they are headed to the WS.
I don't follow MLB and only peek in on MIL from time to time.
Was the WC game indicative of MIL's strength, that if they had beat WAS they were capable of beating STL or would that have just been a bad matchup for them?
DH13 posted:I don't follow MLB and only peek in on MIL from time to time.
Was the WC game indicative of MIL's strength, that if they had beat WAS they were capable of beating STL or would that have just been a bad matchup for them?
Not sure it's indicative of anything to be honest. Milwaukee could have been swept by the Dodgers. Could have gone 5, who knows.
I think Washington has WAY better starting pitching that that is gonna give them a shot every series.
And, while I'm still not over that loss, this Nats team is a helluva lot of fun. A Nats Stros series would be wonderful because I'd simply be rooting for great games and would be happy for whoever wins.
I hate the the Yankees and would be 100% in the Nats corner. But even there, the Yankees team itself kinda is fun ain't it? I just loathe that franchise so damn much...
A one and done game to me favors a team like the 2019 Brewers because you only have to beat that team once. The Brewers got to Scherzer early and put them in a position to win. Over the course of a 5 or 7 game series the talent disparity (especially starting pitching) would show up. And I agree- Washington is loaded in that regard.
That’s what is so silly about STL complaining about the so called “dead ball” concept. Scherzer and Strasburg and Corbin are all top flight pitchers and even on a good day it’s not like you are going to light them up.
You know damn well the Dodgers got discouraged when they drew the Nats instead of the Brewers. The Nationals were the one team that could go toe to toe with LA on starting pitching and their offense is really underrated.
Timpranillo posted:I hate the the Yankees and would be 100% in the Nats corner. But even there, the Yankees team itself kinda is fun ain't it? I just loathe that franchise so damn much...
There's a small part of me that wants the Yankees in the WS just to have someone to root against. I don't hate either the Astros or the Nats. I'd probably root for Astros over Nats just to get a little revenge on Nats for knocking the Crew out, but I'd at least be somewhat happy for either Astros or Nats to win it all.
A competitive 7 game series is all that matters to me. I have no loves or hates among the last 3 teams left. Houston vs Wash would be my preference but the Yanks are entertaining too.
Who are Hall of Famers?
A: 275/358/465/823; 117 OPS+
B: 283/341/492/833; 115 OPS+
C: 268/342/475/818; 115 OPS+
D: 310/377/440/817; 115 OPS+
E: 285/342/430/772; 115 OPS+
F: 285/344/452/795; 114 OPS+
G: 293/406/537/943; 144 OPS+
I'd be a G man, but he had to be a Cardinal for a couple seasons so I hate him.
A is not a HOF
B Does 3 years a Brewer beat 9 years a Cub?
C. Was not ever on my radar for HOF.
D. He had a positive UZR in 2009
E. This kid might belong in the HOF
F. I prefer Jim Gantner
OK, I loved watching G play. He at least belongs in the conversation.
I just for the life of me CANNOT fathom how Lance Berkman got 5 votes. 5.
Timpranillo posted:I just for the life of me CANNOT fathom how Lance Berkman got 5 votes. 5.
He's superior on all the advanced stats to Harold Baines, who the veterans committee somehow voted in last year.
