April 3, 20214 yr 55 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Straw and Maldonado are so useless with the bat. Go sign Puig. No way, fuck that guy. Way too much drama with him
April 3, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, WBT said: LAA and Seattle both just lost. Looks like we're in sole possession of 1st boys. As it was meant to be
April 3, 20214 yr Bregman has been a slow starter his whole career......he gonna rape the league this season
April 3, 20214 yr 44 minutes ago, Scraps said: Bregman has been a slow starter his whole career......he gonna rape the league this season But won't the booing hurt his feelings?
April 3, 20214 yr Saw this on a fangraphs post about players who are already showing changes this year: Quote 4. Max exit velocity gainers. A new high in Max Exit Velocity over 108 mph (explanation here) can point to a power uptick. Two hitters improved off their 2020 highs. Hitters with New Max EV Name 2020 Max EV 2021 Max EV Gain Austin Riley 111.1 112.1 1.0 Michael Brantley 105.3 109.2 3.9 Brantley’s bump is pretty dramatic. He had not hit a ball that had since 2017. After 2 games, he now has five balls in play with higher EV than his max from last year: Line out to SS in the 6th on opening day at 109.2 HR in the 8th on opening day at 107.9 Double in the 3rd last night at 106.7 Line out to SS in the 7th last night at 105.7 Double in the 9th last night at 107.6
April 3, 20214 yr Bregman has been a slow starter his whole career......he gonna rape the league this seasonI think Bregs thrives off fan energy, both boos and cheers. His entire vibe was off last season with the empty stadiums but the swag definitely seems back now.
April 3, 20214 yr 50 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said: I think Bregs thrives off fan energy, both boos and cheers. His entire vibe was off last season with the empty stadiums but the swag definitely seems back now. Very much this. It looks like he might like getting booed even better than getting cheered, which is good because they'll get plenty of it this year
April 3, 20214 yr A lot of people on Twitter tried to make a big deal of the Correa/Chapman play, but it doesn’t seem to have taken hold. Baseball fans know what’s up. Currently losing Twitter-outrage war to people clowning Lebron for building a superteam in Space Jam 2: The Search for More Money.
April 3, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Dennis Taylor said: Very much this. It looks like he might like getting booed even better than getting cheered, which is good because they'll get plenty of it this year He's a true heel.
April 3, 20214 yr Much better than wasting Springer's power in the leadoff spot. In all seriousness I'm completely on board with the sabr position that batting order doesn't matter. As long as we put our 6 above average hitters in the first 6 positions in some order we're not going to go too wrong.
April 3, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, WBT said: Saw this on a fangraphs post about players who are already showing changes this year: After 2 games, he now has five balls in play with higher EV than his max from last year: Line out to SS in the 6th on opening day at 109.2 HR in the 8th on opening day at 107.9 Double in the 3rd last night at 106.7 Line out to SS in the 7th last night at 105.7 Double in the 9th last night at 107.6 Nice of Brantley to finally embrace a little growth hormone. I’d hate to think the cheating is contained in trash cans and the like. better living through pharmaceuticals
April 3, 20214 yr The only person who can stop Bregman is Dusty Baker: I hope this is just post-injury load management and not a tweak
April 3, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, WBT said: Huh, I assumed we'd see Castro for the old day game after a night game.
April 3, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, WBT said: Much better than wasting Springer's power in the leadoff spot. In all seriousness I'm completely on board with the sabr position that batting order doesn't matter. As long as we put our 6 above average hitters in the first 6 positions in some order we're not going to go too wrong. Well if Gurriel continues then it's 7 above average hitters, and if the Astros get serious and go sign a real OF to replace Straw it could be 8.
April 3, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Well if Gurriel continues then it's 7 above average hitters, and if the Astros get serious and go sign a real OF to replace Straw it could be 8. good point. it's possible that gurriel's demise has been greatly exaggerated. a capable (not all-star level) yuli really stretches it out and ensures zero freebie innings for opposing staffs. the only curious part to me so far has been the ordering of straw and maldonado (or castro i guess). i always assumed straw would hit 9th almost like a 2nd leadoff guy when the lineup turns and whomever our c was would have some rbi chances at 8. straw seems to have had a lot of rbi chances through 2 games and the results have been...not great.
April 3, 20214 yr 59 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: I hope this is just post-injury load management and not a tweak
April 3, 20214 yr Straw has the same number of hits (1) so far this season as Correa and Tucker and one more than Maldonado
April 3, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, WBT said: Huh, I assumed we'd see Castro for the old day game after a night game. Maldy use up all his hits in ST. Was surprised not to see Castro yet for sure.
April 3, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said: The only person who can stop Bregman is Dusty Baker: For christ's sake, Dusty...just because Diaz is taking Bregman's place in the lineup doesn't mean he has to bat 3rd. Give your best hitter the most opportunities to hit. Why is this seemingly so difficult to comprehend?
April 3, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said: For christ's sake, Dusty...just because Diaz is taking Bregman's place in the lineup doesn't mean he has to bat 3rd. Give your best hitter the most opportunities to hit. Why is this seemingly so difficult to comprehend?
April 3, 20214 yr "...didn't want to change up the lineup with things starting so well." What the ever living fuck? Then why is Bregman on the bench? That IS changing up the lineup, no?
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