Yankees - 2020
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[quote="SJU85" post=397260][quote="Moose" post=397256]Sanchez shut us all up[/quote]
For now. Tomorrow is another day.[/quote]
Glad I can't be accused of second guessing but I was going for a walk so had game on radio. Tie score extra innings bases loaded with one out. When I heard Boone was pinch hitting Sanchez my immediate reaction was IS HE NUTS we need a fly ball to take the lead and he pinch hits a strikeout king in this situation. Sanchez only major leaguer with more KOs than ABs
Only thing I figured is Boone was trying to show confidence in Sanchez to bolster his confidence. So not a second guess to say it was a stupid move even though it worked and I am actually not as down on Sanchez as some others I just don't think the situation called for a power hitting strikeout hitter.
For now. Tomorrow is another day.[/quote]
Glad I can't be accused of second guessing but I was going for a walk so had game on radio. Tie score extra innings bases loaded with one out. When I heard Boone was pinch hitting Sanchez my immediate reaction was IS HE NUTS we need a fly ball to take the lead and he pinch hits a strikeout king in this situation. Sanchez only major leaguer with more KOs than ABs
Only thing I figured is Boone was trying to show confidence in Sanchez to bolster his confidence. So not a second guess to say it was a stupid move even though it worked and I am actually not as down on Sanchez as some others I just don't think the situation called for a power hitting strikeout hitter.[quote="bamafan" post=397266][quote="SJU85" post=397260][quote="Moose" post=397256]Sanchez shut us all up[/quote]
For now. Tomorrow is another day.[/quote]
Glad I can't be accused of second guessing but I was going for a walk so had game on radio. Tie score extra innings bases loaded with one out. When I heard Boone was pinch hitting Sanchez my immediate reaction was IS HE NUTS we need a fly ball to take the lead and he pinch hits a strikeout king in this situation. Sanchez only major leaguer with more KOs than ABs Only thing I figured is Boone was trying to show confidence in Sanchez to bolster his confidence. So not a second guess to say it was a stupid move even though it worked and I am actually not as down on Sanchez as some others I just don't think the situation called for a power hitting strikeout hitter.[/quote]
Payback from Friday. Yeah great that sanchez gave the Yankees the win with that blast, but that one ab doesn't make him a super star all of a sudden. Don't need game winning hrs from him every game but atleast make more contact.
I had a good feeling about hicks at that ab, and he came through again Diaz, he is just awful.
For now. Tomorrow is another day.[/quote]
Glad I can't be accused of second guessing but I was going for a walk so had game on radio. Tie score extra innings bases loaded with one out. When I heard Boone was pinch hitting Sanchez my immediate reaction was IS HE NUTS we need a fly ball to take the lead and he pinch hits a strikeout king in this situation. Sanchez only major leaguer with more KOs than ABs
Only thing I figured is Boone was trying to show confidence in Sanchez to bolster his confidence. So not a second guess to say it was a stupid move even though it worked and I am actually not as down on Sanchez as some others I just don't think the situation called for a power hitting strikeout hitter.[/quote]Payback from Friday. Yeah great that sanchez gave the Yankees the win with that blast, but that one ab doesn't make him a super star all of a sudden. Don't need game winning hrs from him every game but atleast make more contact.
I had a good feeling about hicks at that ab, and he came through again Diaz, he is just awful.
game 31. i enjoy 8 inning games over 7 inning games
bravo voit
what a 7th inning. hicks the man not bad for a mendosa line guy
again the pitchers the yanks used seem more suited for a march 1st spring training game
chad and jeremy the win - back on track?
game 32.
did i say that i enjoy 8 inning games over 7 inning games
will any of these pitchers used today be pitching in the playoffs?
stop the press. kraken played in a twin bill and had no strike outs but a getty goner
bravo voit
what a 7th inning. hicks the man not bad for a mendosa line guy
again the pitchers the yanks used seem more suited for a march 1st spring training game
chad and jeremy the win - back on track?
game 32.
did i say that i enjoy 8 inning games over 7 inning games
will any of these pitchers used today be pitching in the playoffs?
stop the press. kraken played in a twin bill and had no strike outs but a getty goner
Moose
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[quote="section10" post=397274]game 31. i enjoy 8 inning games over 7 inning games
bravo voit
what a 7th inning. hicks the man not bad for a mendosa line guy
again the pitchers the yanks used seem more suited for a march 1st spring training game
chad and jeremy the win - back on track?
game 32.
did i say that i enjoy 8 inning games over 7 inning games
will any of these pitchers used today be pitching in the playoffs?
stop the press. kraken played in a twin bill and had no strike outs but a getty goner[/quote]
Who the hell is Jeremy
bravo voit
what a 7th inning. hicks the man not bad for a mendosa line guy
again the pitchers the yanks used seem more suited for a march 1st spring training game
chad and jeremy the win - back on track?
game 32.
did i say that i enjoy 8 inning games over 7 inning games
will any of these pitchers used today be pitching in the playoffs?
stop the press. kraken played in a twin bill and had no strike outs but a getty goner[/quote]
Who the hell is Jeremy
Moose
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[quote="Delaware" post=397294][quote="Moose" post=397292][quote="Delaware" post=397285]Referring to Chad Green, i believe.[/quote]
Yeah but do you know who Jeremy is? Is this a 1950's thing like a Ballentine Blast that I'm missing?[/quote]
I think they were a musical group.[/quote]
Maybe Chad needs Jeremy for the shorthanded bullpen then.
Yeah but do you know who Jeremy is? Is this a 1950's thing like a Ballentine Blast that I'm missing?[/quote]
I think they were a musical group.[/quote]
Maybe Chad needs Jeremy for the shorthanded bullpen then.
Chad & Jeremy were a soft rock duo that were part of English invasion in the 1960s. Had a few excellent tunes and then kind of faded away. Like a lot of those bands, got back together a few times to play in British invasion revival tours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_&_Jeremy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_&_Jeremy
Moose
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For anyone with 30 minutes to kill a good podcast with Katie Sharp. She has a great twitter feed as well. While Cole isn't walking anyone and had an era of 3.5 coming into tonight, his other metrics namely hard hits etc is drastically off from last year. Some food for thought.
Moose
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Another little bit on the same numbers if the video isnt for you
https://viewsfrom314ft.com/mailbag-...e-ellsburys-contract-and-trading-with-boston/
Atlanta socked three dingers against Gerrit Cole a few days ago and made a bunch of hard contact otherwise. Home runs have been a problem for Cole this year (10 allowed in 41 innings), but he’s given up his fair share of dingers in the past. But as Jeff points out, Cole’s 45.5 percent hard hit rate is the highest of his career. Previously, it maxed out at 39.8 percent in 2018 with Houston. Last year, he had a 35.5 percent rate.
Before digging deeper, it’s important to note that hard hit percentage makes up any batted ball with an exit velocity of 95 MPH or higher. It can be a popup or grounder too, not necessarily just a line drive or a deep fly ball. Pointing this out matters. For instance, if you look back at Cole’s 2018 season, you’ll see that his hard hit rate was one of the worst in the league (13th percentile). However, his expected batting average (91st percentile), expected slugging (83rd percentile), and xwOBA (89th percentile) were all superb. Even though there were a lot of high exit velocities against him, hitters didn’t square up too often.
So at first glance, a high hard hit rate against Cole isn’t necessarily a big deal this season. I’d say that the bigger concern is opponents’ higher barrel rate against him. Right now, that stands at 11.1 percent (career-worst, 7.6 previous high in 2017) and is in the 27th percentile of MLB. I’m still pretty comfortable chalking that up to a small sample size, though. His stuff certainly hasn’t deteriorated. He just hasn’t put everything together for one outing yet. Frustrating? Yes. But I have no reason to doubt it’ll come around.
I have one theory as to why batters are barreling Cole’s pitches more often this season. Cole has seemed to struggle throwing his curveball for strikes, which is something he could do in the past.
Basically, Cole’s only been able to locate his fastball for a strike with consistency in 2020. That probably makes things easier for hitters — they aren’t seeing knee-buckling curveballs dropped into the strike zone like in years past. It’s one less thing to keep them honest.
https://viewsfrom314ft.com/mailbag-...e-ellsburys-contract-and-trading-with-boston/
Atlanta socked three dingers against Gerrit Cole a few days ago and made a bunch of hard contact otherwise. Home runs have been a problem for Cole this year (10 allowed in 41 innings), but he’s given up his fair share of dingers in the past. But as Jeff points out, Cole’s 45.5 percent hard hit rate is the highest of his career. Previously, it maxed out at 39.8 percent in 2018 with Houston. Last year, he had a 35.5 percent rate.
Before digging deeper, it’s important to note that hard hit percentage makes up any batted ball with an exit velocity of 95 MPH or higher. It can be a popup or grounder too, not necessarily just a line drive or a deep fly ball. Pointing this out matters. For instance, if you look back at Cole’s 2018 season, you’ll see that his hard hit rate was one of the worst in the league (13th percentile). However, his expected batting average (91st percentile), expected slugging (83rd percentile), and xwOBA (89th percentile) were all superb. Even though there were a lot of high exit velocities against him, hitters didn’t square up too often.
So at first glance, a high hard hit rate against Cole isn’t necessarily a big deal this season. I’d say that the bigger concern is opponents’ higher barrel rate against him. Right now, that stands at 11.1 percent (career-worst, 7.6 previous high in 2017) and is in the 27th percentile of MLB. I’m still pretty comfortable chalking that up to a small sample size, though. His stuff certainly hasn’t deteriorated. He just hasn’t put everything together for one outing yet. Frustrating? Yes. But I have no reason to doubt it’ll come around.
I have one theory as to why batters are barreling Cole’s pitches more often this season. Cole has seemed to struggle throwing his curveball for strikes, which is something he could do in the past.
Basically, Cole’s only been able to locate his fastball for a strike with consistency in 2020. That probably makes things easier for hitters — they aren’t seeing knee-buckling curveballs dropped into the strike zone like in years past. It’s one less thing to keep them honest.