4 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Why can't pitchers throw to first base. This has puzzled me my entire life. I remember being told in college that we practice on a mound and the ground is flat lol. Like what? Everyone plays catch on flat ground everyday guy 

Because they are stupid.

2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

He had a 67% whiff rate on the slider with a xwOBA of 0.86 coming into tonight.  How is any pitch better than that?

It has destroyed his command 

Steal Luis

Just now, oldsox said:

Because they are stupid.

And not athletes or real baseball players, this I already know lol. Except greinke. He's a real baseball player.

2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Because in his two most dominant seasons he basically never threw it. He was 94-95% sinkers since it's a completely dominant pitch. 2017-18 he threw the slider 18% of the time and he wasn't nearly as good. His ratio this year is similar to 2018 instead of 2019-20 when he was dominant. 

I don’t think it’s dumb for a pitcher to attempt to add another weapon, especially when said pitch has been very good this year.  You seem to be blaming the slider for lackluster results from the sinker and I guess I don’t see the correlation.

Base hit.

Luis is so sexy. 

Another 2 strike hit by Robert

 

let 

 

luis

 

run

6 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Because in his two most dominant seasons he basically never threw it. He was 94-95% sinkers since it's a completely dominant pitch. 2017-18 he threw the slider 18% of the time and he wasn't nearly as good. His ratio this year is similar to 2018 instead of 2019-20 when he was dominant. 

Baseball savant had him throwing a cutter almost 20% of the time in 2019. Interesting, didn't realize he used it that much. 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/aaron-bummer-607481

Edited April 24, 20214 yr by ron883

Here we go boys

Let's go yaz!

No bunting. No DP. Thank you.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Steal Luis

Yes please

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

And not athletes or real baseball players, this I already know lol. Except greinke. He's a real baseball player.

Don’t you think it’s more they’re used to throw 95 mph and then are in a situation where they don’t fire it.

2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I don’t think it’s dumb for a pitcher to attempt to add another weapon, especially when said pitch has been very good this year.  You seem to be blaming the slider for lackluster results from the sinker and I guess I don’t see the correlation.

I hear you but sinkers are a unique animal at that velocity. Britton never threw a secondary in his heyday. Bummer sinker is similar.

Edited April 24, 20214 yr by Look at Ray Ray Run

5 minutes ago, gusguyman said:

The fact that you describe great teamwork as being a pushover is exactly 0% surprising lol. 

Shades of that amazingly awful post one time about how Jason emasculated himself by talking about/to player's wives. 

There's a difference between teamwork and a guy clearly needing to defer to his colleague on everything and get shown up by him. And I don't recall ever saying anything about him saying anything to or about anyone's wives. 

It's not surprising? Um ,OK? Is anyone's posting tendency "surprising?"

Edited April 24, 20214 yr by RagahRagah

Double in the gap. Screw it 2 run homer!

Robert is gonna steal 2nd here

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Don’t you think it’s more they’re used to throw 95 mph and then are in a situation where they don’t fire it.

 But why don't they? Ss throw max velocity often to first.

Ball four, HR

2 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Baseball savant had him throwing a cutter almost 20% of the time in 2018-19. Interesting, didn't realize he used it that much. 

Think that's a pitch classification issue with pitch tracker. Could be wrong though 

1 minute ago, RagahRagah said:

There's a difference between teamwork and a guy needing to defer to his colleague on everything and get shown up on him. And I don't recall ever saying anything about him saying anything to or about anyone's wives. 

It's not surprising? Um ,OK? Is anyone's posting tendency "surprising?"

With all due respect, just enjoy Bennetti and Stoney. They are very very good and we are spoiled. Sox announcers have always been outstanding.

Why the fuck are people still arguing about Benetti?  It’s a tie game in the 8th inning.