bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Lol, would have been a hilarious first hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jake said: 104 pitches 63 fastballs, averaging 95mph, 12 called strikes and 4 swinging strikes 20 sliders, averaging 83, 1 called and 5 swinging strikes 20 changeups, averaging 83, 4 called and 4 swinging strikes 1 73mph curveball Well, that’s way more fastballs than I would have guessed but admittedly I was switching channels back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, TheBlackSox8 said: WTF?!!? Yelich just hit his 9th homerun of the year...8th against the Cardinals. LMFAO...they still have like 13 games to play after this against them. Guys like Yelich profit the most from the juiced ball. He shouldn‘t be a 40HR guy. Just like Lindor and Jose Ramirez. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: Guys like Yelich profit the most from the juiced ball. He shouldn‘t be a 40HR guy. Just like Lindor and Jose Ramirez. Guy has incredible bat speed, and he had pop in the minors. He's never hit 40 homeruns though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFirebird Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said: Guys like Yelich profit the most from the juiced ball. He shouldn‘t be a 40HR guy. Just like Lindor and Jose Ramirez. Hmmm. Interesting. I was going to make the case that he is hitting more flyballs, but he actually hit LESS flyballs than in Miami. My guess is ballpark change and the juiced balls. But seriously, who hits 2% less flyballs and has a 28 home run increase? That almost seems impossible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, TheBlackSox8 said: Guy has incredible bat speed, and he had pop in the minors. He's never hit 40 homeruns though... He hit 36 last year and is well on pace for 40 this year. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I am just salty about the juiced ball. I think it‘s bad for the game longterm. I don‘t think watching 3 outcome baseball is very exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Very good outing for Lopez. He needed that badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 That’s Justin Jircheles dad isn’t it. I forgot he’s still a coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: I am just salty about the juiced ball. I think it‘s bad for the game longterm. I don‘t think watching 3 outcome baseball is very exciting. I am skeptical that the juiced ball, which randomly appeared in, what 2016? Has anything to do with three outcome baseball, which has been trending this way for years. That’s much more likely to be a pitcher velocity issue. Or just have some expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba phillips Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Looks like Renteria has settled on the sequence of pitchers out of the bullpen to go the last 3 innings (in a close game): Fry, Jones, Herrera, and Colome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, Jake said: 104 pitches 63 fastballs, averaging 95mph, 12 called strikes and 4 swinging strikes 20 sliders, averaging 83, 1 called and 5 swinging strikes 20 changeups, averaging 83, 4 called and 4 swinging strikes 1 73mph curveball Caught the ball and threw it. Didn't overthink and putz around. Keeps the defense in the game. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, bmags said: I am skeptical that the juiced ball, which randomly appeared in, what 2016? Has anything to do with three outcome baseball, which has been trending this way for years. That’s much more likely to be a pitcher velocity issue. Or just have some expansion. IMO the juiced ball encourages players with fringy power to swing for the fences. IIRC the runs scored per game haven‘t changed much since 2016, only the ratio of HRs to runs scored has skyrocketed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, bubba phillips said: Looks like Renteria has settled on the sequence of pitchers out of the bullpen to go the last 3 innings (in a close game): Fry, Jones, Herrera, and Colome. Bullpen works better when they take over a clean inning. Don't wait until starter puts a runner or two on base. Better to have starter leave a batter to soon than one or two batter to late. I liked this bullpen management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: IMO the juiced ball encourages players with fringy power to swing for the fences. IIRC the runs scored per game haven‘t changed much since 2016, only the ratio of HRs to runs scored has skyrocketed. I don’t know. Feels like when league was power starved we had more guys like Chris Carter. Now they need to be more well rounded, it’s just pitchers are really good. Like Yellichs k rate hasn’t changed that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Jake said: Useful to keep in mind as Jorge Lopez mows us down: 1st time through the order this year, batters have a .280 OPS. Second time through, 1.000 OPS. Third time, 1.100 OPS Good call 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, Jose Abreu said: Good call Looking at these numbers and his stuff. Looks like he would be a really good reliever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 The Sox have done a real nice job of keeping KC speed guys off the bases this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, GermanSoxFan said: Looking at these numbers and his stuff. Looks like he would be a really good reliever. Yeah it's kind of a cliche but in his case....it sure looks like he could dominate even as a multi-inning reliever. Only wildcard is if he needs a 45 minute warmup to be dominant for one time through the order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Herrera’s hitting 97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Gordon nearly got his old teammate there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 So much more enjoyable when Herrera is pitching for your team rather than the opposition. He just pumps strike after strike with plus stuff and location. Refreshing to have a setup guy like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Don't be hitting it out near Engel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Engle makes it look easy. Pitchers who throw strikes are much easier to like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Is Colome available again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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