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How bout a hand for Jeff Samardigza (?) Terrific start
2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions
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How bout a hand for Jeff Samardigza (?) Terrific start
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Angels, man :/
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Angels, man :/
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You guys have turned into the Giants (in spite of our first 3 games...smh). Expect a season of pitchers shoving, and your offense struggling to score runs. It really is the hardest kind of baseball to watch IMO. I swear the Giants of the past few years have taken years off my life. When Halladay gives up a fluke 2 run bomb in the first inning, you will feel like the game is over. It sucks.
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You guys have turned into the Giants (in spite of our first 3 games...smh). Expect a season of pitchers shoving, and your offense struggling to score runs. It really is the hardest kind of baseball to watch IMO. I swear the Giants of the past few years have taken years off my life. When Halladay gives up a fluke 2 run bomb in the first inning, you will feel like the game is over. It sucks.
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you aint lying bro
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you aint lying bro
do work son
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quit complaining about the giants and phillies. at least you don't have to root for the astros, knowing they'll flirt with another 100 loss campaign
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quit complaining about the giants and phillies. at least you don't have to root for the astros, knowing they'll flirt with another 100 loss campaign
Has Jonathan Broxton Returned To Form?
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Many writers scoffed when Ned Yost and the Kansas City Royals handed the closer’s role to right-hander Jonathan Broxton this spring. After all, Broxton is returning from an elbow injury that rendered him ineffective (5.63 FIP) and held him to only 14 appearances last season, while fellow right-hander Greg Holland burst onto the scene in 2011 with an 11.10 K/9 strikeout rate and a minuscule 2.21 FIP.
It only seemed natural that Greg Holland be given the job in the spring. He is arguably the best reliever in the Royals’ bullpen and was utterly dominating throughout all of 2011. The decision to hand the reins to Broxton was largely branded as the epitome of pandering to the baseball cliche of the “closer mentality.
It only seemed natural that Greg Holland be given the job in the spring. He is arguably the best reliever in the Royals’ bullpen and was utterly dominating throughout all of 2011. The decision to hand the reins to Broxton was largely branded as the epitome of pandering to the baseball cliche of the “closer mentality.
Has Jonathan Broxton Returned To Form?
Spoiler [+]
Many writers scoffed when Ned Yost and the Kansas City Royals handed the closer’s role to right-hander Jonathan Broxton this spring. After all, Broxton is returning from an elbow injury that rendered him ineffective (5.63 FIP) and held him to only 14 appearances last season, while fellow right-hander Greg Holland burst onto the scene in 2011 with an 11.10 K/9 strikeout rate and a minuscule 2.21 FIP.
It only seemed natural that Greg Holland be given the job in the spring. He is arguably the best reliever in the Royals’ bullpen and was utterly dominating throughout all of 2011. The decision to hand the reins to Broxton was largely branded as the epitome of pandering to the baseball cliche of the “closer mentality.
It only seemed natural that Greg Holland be given the job in the spring. He is arguably the best reliever in the Royals’ bullpen and was utterly dominating throughout all of 2011. The decision to hand the reins to Broxton was largely branded as the epitome of pandering to the baseball cliche of the “closer mentality.
Felix Hernandez and Missing Velocity.
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When Felix Hernandez broke into the Majors as a 19-year-old, he threw the ball really hard. Here’s the Pitch F/x plot of his start against the Oakland A’s on April 2nd, 2007, the first for which we have Pitch F/x data available.
The fastball was 95-100, the slider was 89-92, the change-up was 86-89, and even his “slow curve
The fastball was 95-100, the slider was 89-92, the change-up was 86-89, and even his “slow curve
Felix Hernandez and Missing Velocity.
Spoiler [+]
When Felix Hernandez broke into the Majors as a 19-year-old, he threw the ball really hard. Here’s the Pitch F/x plot of his start against the Oakland A’s on April 2nd, 2007, the first for which we have Pitch F/x data available.
The fastball was 95-100, the slider was 89-92, the change-up was 86-89, and even his “slow curve
The fastball was 95-100, the slider was 89-92, the change-up was 86-89, and even his “slow curve
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He was plain filthy
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He was plain filthy
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He was plain filthyof course it was against our lineup and we made Ryan Dempster look like a potential Cy Young winner.
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He was plain filthyof course it was against our lineup and we made Ryan Dempster look like a potential Cy Young winner.
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Cards opened a can of whoop *!+ on the Brewers yesterday. Season is off to a solid start for us so far.
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Cards opened a can of whoop *!+ on the Brewers yesterday. Season is off to a solid start for us so far.
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Originally Posted by do work son
Originally Posted by madj55
He was plain filthyof course it was against our lineup and we made Ryan Dempster look like a potential Cy Young winner.
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Originally Posted by do work son
Originally Posted by madj55
He was plain filthyof course it was against our lineup and we made Ryan Dempster look like a potential Cy Young winner.
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Can I join the great pitching/atrocious hitting team party?
1.23 starter ERA - .577 OPS...
The funniest thing about that OPS is that they are second in baseball in walks and it's still that bad.
1.23 starter ERA - .577 OPS...
The funniest thing about that OPS is that they are second in baseball in walks and it's still that bad.
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Can I join the great pitching/atrocious hitting team party?
1.23 starter ERA - .577 OPS...
The funniest thing about that OPS is that they are second in baseball in walks and it's still that bad.
1.23 starter ERA - .577 OPS...
The funniest thing about that OPS is that they are second in baseball in walks and it's still that bad.
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Omar Infante = juicing
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