tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post6772315450130864833..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G86: Red Sox 4, Nationals 3allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10557317290478451972018-07-02T15:53:50.847-07:002018-07-02T15:53:50.847-07:00Scherzer is a good pitcher:
• Has recorded 993 st...Scherzer is a good pitcher:<br /><br />• Has recorded 993 strikeouts with the Nationals...Would become the 11th player in history to have 1,000+ strikeouts with at least two different clubs.<br /><br />• Ranks among National League pitchers in strikeouts (1st, 165), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (1st, 12.95), WHIP (1st, 0.85), Opp. AVG (1st, .172), Opp. OBP (1st, .232), hits per 9.0 IP (1st, 5.57), opp. OPS (1st, .548), wins (T2nd, 10), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2nd, 6.11), ERA (3rd, 2.04) and opp. SLG (4th, .316).<br /><br />• His 12.95 strikeouts per 9.0 IP would be the third best single-season mark in history behind Randy Johnson: 13.41 in 2001 and Pedro Martinez: 13.20 in 1999.<br /><br />• Struck out a season-high 15 batters on May 6 vs. PHI...It was his fifth career 15+ strikeout game...He became the first pitcher in history (since 1913) to strike out at least 15 batters in no more than 6.1 IP.<br /><br />• Was named National League Pitcher of the Month for April (5-0, 1.62 ERA, 57 SO, 9 BB, .165 opp. AVG) <br /><br />• Was named National League Pitcher of the Month for May (4-0, 2.21 ERA, 63 SO, 10 BB).<br /><br />• His 74 games of 10+ strikeouts are tied for eighth-most in history (since 1913) and 1st among active pitchers.<br /><br />• His 39 games of 10+ strikeouts and one earned run or fewer allowed are tied for eight-most in history (since 1913) and 1st among active pitchers.<br /><br />• His 20 games of 10+ strikeouts and zero earned runs allowed are tied for eighth-most in history (since 1913) and 2nd among active pitchers (Kershaw, 23).<br /><br />• Leads all active starters and ranks second in history with a career 10.35 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (Randy Johnson, 10.61).<br /><br />• His career .197 opp. AVG vs. right-handed batters is fourth-best all-time and second among starting pitchers (J.R. Richard, .186).<br /><br />• Is the only pitcher in MLB with an active streak of six-plus seasons with at least 200 strikeouts.<br /><br />• Since joining the Nationals in 2015, has taken a no-hitter into the sixth inning in 11 of 114 starts (9.6%).allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-13125707669215658812018-07-02T13:40:57.635-07:002018-07-02T13:40:57.635-07:00Clicking this will not make you like David Price. ...Clicking <a href="https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1013601934496976899" rel="nofollow">this</a> will not make you like David Price. ... "ooooof", indeed.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10681521528866435992018-07-02T13:38:10.087-07:002018-07-02T13:38:10.087-07:00Seems that Price has literally "lost his fast...<i>Seems that Price has literally "lost his fastball". I wonder if he's too stubborn or egoistical to take a hard look at Sabathia's re-birth.</i><br /><br />Two observations from the SoSH thread:<br /><br />"Curt Schilling's take was pretty accurate in retrospect. Price's secondary stuff isn't elite so once he lost the high 90s, he became not very special."<br /><br />"Price's pitches all look indistinguishable to me. He's got a 87 mph change up that doesn't move much, the 89 mph cutter that moves a little, a 92 mph 2 seamer and 93-94 mph 4 seamer, neither of which seem to move much. Taking a quick look at fangraphs he had a slider early on that he appears to have abandoned and a curve that he used to throw around 10% of the time that he's now throwing 3% of the time. Maybe he should try reviving one of those."<br /><br />Over the course of a season, being very-good-to-great against almost everyone and sucking against the Yankees can be 'tolerated' - to a point. But if we're fighting to avoid a Wild Card Playoff Game or playing the MFY in the ALCS, then it's an entirely different matter.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-64427290075005941352018-07-02T13:30:18.576-07:002018-07-02T13:30:18.576-07:00doof54's words ring true to me
Or I have neve...<i>doof54's words ring true to me</i><br /><br />Or I have never liked him and perhaps because of that I am biased.<br /><br />Regardless, he's gotta stop shitting the bed against our most-hated rivals.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-8000612160997946322018-07-02T11:39:46.738-07:002018-07-02T11:39:46.738-07:00Seems that Price has literally "lost his fast...Seems that Price has literally "lost his fastball". I wonder if he's too stubborn or egoistical to take a hard look at Sabathia's re-birth. He seems to pitch OK except against the Yankees. Wonder if his agent can go all back-channel and get the Yankees to get him to exercise the opt out, then pick him up in the off-season? I didn't like him during his Ray-days, can't stand his dithering on the mound (maybe he really doesn't want to throw the damn ball) and really can't think of a serious solution. Still, we're only at the half-way point.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-82835295497049040102018-07-02T11:10:29.705-07:002018-07-02T11:10:29.705-07:00Matt Collins, OTM:
"This was ugly in every wa...Matt Collins, <a href="https://www.overthemonster.com/2018/7/1/17524236/red-sox-yankees-david-price-luis-severino-lets-never-talk-about-this-again" rel="nofollow">OTM</a>:<br />"This was ugly in every way, and it has caused everyone to lose their minds. I get it, though. I really do. David Price was <i>awful</i>, and there is a legitimate pattern building with him both against the Yankees and in big spots in general. It's getting harder and harder to ignore with each outing. ... Some of the pitches that ended up leaving the yard didn't have terrible location, but the separation of velocity between pitches wasn't there at all in this outing and he didn't have the same kind of movement/command combination we'd been seeing from his recently. It was a hugely disappointing start for a guy who really could have used a big outing against the Yankees."<br /><br />OTM commenter doof54 quoted Price's postgame comments and wrote:<br />"All well and good, but Price is always full of words he never backs up. Says whatever he feels will get him past this moment and get the media off his back. I'd expect to let him stand at that drawing board for the next three weeks with a marker in hand, and to come back after three weeks to find not one damn thing written on the drawing board. Like during the game, he doesn't really seem engaged. Ho-hum, I lost to the Yankees. If you want to make a big deal of that, I guess that's on you. Shrug."<br /><br />I know that just because Price doesn't rant and rave and throw the water cooler onto the field and act like a "gritty gamer" doesn't mean he doesn't care (he is also not white so he really can't do that and expect to be praised for it), but doof54's words ring true to me.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-51721830868903444172018-07-02T10:37:52.580-07:002018-07-02T10:37:52.580-07:00July 2, 1993: The latest game in major league hist...July 2, 1993: The latest game in major league history ends at 4:40 AM as relief pitcher Mitch Williams, in his first at-bat of the season, singles home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Phillies a <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI199307022.shtml" rel="nofollow">6-5</a> win over the Padres. The game - the second of a doubleheader - started at 1:26 AM because of three rain delays in Game 1.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.com