The Swamp

There's nothing more unethical than repeated unnecessary pitching changes with thunderstorms in the area. But that's the Padres for you.

Derek Dietrich is a national treasure.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 6:17 am Derek Dietrich is a national treasure.

Indeed. Team is pretty fun to watch even if results aren't going their way. But the pythag is awesome!

A_B wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 6:55 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 6:17 am Derek Dietrich is a national treasure.

Indeed. Team is pretty fun to watch even if results aren't going their way. But the pythag is awesome!

Can’t wait to fly the divisional Pythag pennant!

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 5:40 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 6:55 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 6:17 am Derek Dietrich is a national treasure.

Indeed. Team is pretty fun to watch even if results aren't going their way. But the pythag is awesome!

Can’t wait to fly the divisional Pythag pennant!

Will clearly be a right triangle pennant!

Genetics are a hell of a thing. A father son both drafted in top five. Nuts.

I get that a bunch of kids get drafted as a “wink wink” but you don’t waste that high anpick on that.

Hey AB, don't let that guy give you any shit.

News: Rockies have won eight straight!

Reality Check; They were at home against the Orioles and Blue Jays.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:55 am News: Rockies have won eight straight!

Reality Check; They were at home against the Orioles and Blue Jays.

Reality is beating the teams you should and playing .500 ball against the rest.

Does anyone have any information to share on the Minnesota Twins, who are one of the Major League Baseball clubs and appear to have one of the best records amongst said clubs?

A guy I work with is best friends/old roommate with their single a manager.

Fuck. Torn acl for cutch on a legit stupid/smart/meaningless play.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:56 pm A guy I work with is best friends/old roommate with their single a manager.

Some people would have just redirected me to a Wikipedia page, but you son provided me with some hard information for which I am grateful.

Another one for the “I’m the worst fucking umpire of all time” bin:

Numbers don't lie.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:52 am

Numbers don't lie.

No, but they sure can misinform if the intent is to suggest Matt Carpenter is in the same atmosphere as Mike Trout.

Hey AB, don't let that guy give you any shit.

Trout’s “Similar Batters through Age 26” (he’s 27):

1. Frank Robinson*
2. Ken Griffey Jr.*
3. Mickey Mantle*
4. Hank Aaron*
5. Miguel Cabrera
6. Orlando Cepeda*
7. Mel Ott*
8. Eddie Matthews*
9. Andruw Jones
10. Albert Pujols

* Signifies Hall of Fame. Cabrera and Pujols will be in the Hall, and through the age 26 season, Andruw Jones was on a HOF trajectory.

I’d reveal Matt Carpenter’s 10 most similar through his current age, but it starts with Ty Wigginton and ends with Aaron freakin Rowand.

I think that tweet can be best summed up as fun with numbers.

Still not convinced

Trout has struck out over 160 times more than Carpenter and grounded into 22(!) more DPs.

Records since July 8, 2011:

Cardinals: 709-574
Angels: 661-624

I think we're done here.

Also, Aaron Rowand was a beast if I'm remembering the right guy

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:49 am Also, Aaron Rowand was a beast if I'm remembering the right guy

[backs out of room slowly]

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:54 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:52 am

Numbers don't lie.

No, but they sure can misinform if the intent is to suggest Matt Carpenter is in the same atmosphere as Mike Trout.

The WGN logo makes me think it was a Cubs broadcast and they were trolling.

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:56 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:54 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:52 am

Numbers don't lie.

No, but they sure can misinform if the intent is to suggest Matt Carpenter is in the same atmosphere as Mike Trout.

The WGN logo makes me think it was a Cubs broadcast and they were trolling.

WHAT?!?!?!

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:56 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:54 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:52 am

Numbers don't lie.

No, but they sure can misinform if the intent is to suggest Matt Carpenter is in the same atmosphere as Mike Trout.

The WGN logo makes me think it was a Cubs broadcast and they were trolling.

Definitely trolling. Cardinals fans like Carpenter, but not nearly enough to compare him to Trout. Their more irrational love is generally saved for Molina and Wainwright.

boom shaka-laka.

I don't do Twitter much, except to just forward funny stuff I see. I need to learn to recognize the appropriate distance to look at things objectively.

Then thrown the hammer down.

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:30 am Another one for the “I’m the worst fucking umpire of all time” bin:

Joe K wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:11 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:56 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:54 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:52 am

Numbers don't lie.

No, but they sure can misinform if the intent is to suggest Matt Carpenter is in the same atmosphere as Mike Trout.

The WGN logo makes me think it was a Cubs broadcast and they were trolling.

Definitely trolling. Cardinals fans like Carpenter, but not nearly enough to compare him to Trout. Their more irrational love is generally saved for Molina and Wainwright.

This might not even be a real screen cap anyway. I think if WGN actually put that on the screen, there'd be more attention to it.

The guy with the Cardinals avatar that says he likes graphic design wouldn't "do a fake" imo

Cincinnati's pythag is pretty crazy right now. 7 games under .500, +32 run diff.

mister d wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:49 pm Cincinnati's pythag is pretty crazy right now. 7 games under .500, +32 run diff.

Really fun to watch them lose nearly every close game.

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:14 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:49 pm Cincinnati's pythag is pretty crazy right now. 7 games under .500, +32 run diff.

Really fun to watch them lose nearly every close game.

Just the best. This a whole new level of fan hell.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:31 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:14 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:49 pm Cincinnati's pythag is pretty crazy right now. 7 games under .500, +32 run diff.

Really fun to watch them lose nearly every close game.

Just the best. This a whole new level of fan hell.

I'm ready for all the teams in the Central to regress toward their Pythagorean results.

Or even better, to the B-P 3rd Order Win Pcts. (Which would also give Tampa an 8-game division lead.)

https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/standings/

The Astros potential lineup in a couple weeks is downright scary.

What I find remarkable about the how talent-laden the Astros are is that theyr're this good despite getting absolutely nothing from two of the three #1 overall picks they had.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:36 am What I find remarkable about the how talent-laden the Astros are is that theyr're this good despite getting absolutely nothing from two of the three #1 overall picks they had.

They do stuff like turning josh fields into yordan Alvarez. And then develop the fuck out of Alvarez.

My team does stuff like deals Aroldis Chapman and Johnny cueto for a platter of rookie Davis, John lamb, Cody Reed and Brandon finnegan and then do what they can to destroy any development.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:11 am

The "09" also infuriates me.