2019 MLB Season Thread [ARCHIVED] Baseball • Page 1113

Twins win again? Hell yeah

 

Are you trying to hurt me

 

Fun fact: which two teams have not won a single game this season against an opponent that currently has a .500 record or better? Mariners (0-10) and Yankees (0-5)

By the way, Dbacks have the most wins against teams currently .500 or better, with 15. Cards have second-most with 14.

I think strength-of-schedule is a really interesting way to evaluate teams in the early parts of the season. In other sports (especially football) strength-of-schedule gets more attention I guess because the sample size is smaller, but in baseball where you're going to be playing 2-6 series against 18-20 teams over the course of 162 games, strength-of-schedule is a wash unless you're in a really weak or really strong division.

 

Good point. Like the Mariners are definitely overachieving, and the Yankees maybe a little bit. But I see the Yankees making the postseason because they will get healthy, and the Mariners I think will miss it.

 

The Rays wish strength of schedule mattered last year lol

 

all i care about is run differential, therefore the cubs are the best team in the NL

 

How many Hall of Famers did Mike Trout pass in April?

An article full of fun facts about HOFers that Trout is passing seemingly every day

Against Hall of Famer Don Drysdale, [Willie McCovey] hit .336/.459/.759 in 151 plate appearances. Against Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, he hit .260/.376/.584 in 94 PA. Against Hall of Famer Steve Carlton, he hit .301/.395/.507 in 86 PA. Indeed, against all Hall of Famers, he hit .258/.358/.488 -- which is, more or less, what Hall of Famers Jim Rice and Orlando Cepeda hit in their entire careers. In other words, against Hall of Famers, Willie McCovey still hit like a Hall of Famer.

If Trout went an entire season without reaching base once, he'd still have a higher career OBP than Biggio. If he went two entire seasons without a hit, he'd still have a higher slugging percentage.

 

no dodgers baseball today you are saved

 

5 days ago the Mariners led the league in run differential at +41. Today it is at +2.

 

Barves. That is all.

 

So all syndergaard had to do was lose the stupid man bun huh

 

Barves will truly always Barve

 

Padres are really doing it today huh

 

Nolan likes playing in Milwaukee.

 

didnt get to watch today. Wtf happened? I see folty gave up 6 runs but only 2 earned. How does that happen? Also, Carle is a loser it appears.

 

CGSO for Thor and he drove in the only run--himself--on a homer. I used to call those super wins as a kid

 

Twins win last 7 of 10, nice

 

The Indians are begging the Twins to win the division.

 

I'm okay with that.

 

seeing jesse winker get tossed today was super satisfying, what a turd.

 

what the fuck RAYS. Why isnt Alvarado saving games anymore? And the i pick up Pagan as a back up plan...and now there's a 3rd guy.

 

I have Alvarado, too. I think since Alvarado is a lefty, and Castillo is a righty, the manager has two closers for whatever the situation dictates is stronger for a RHP or LHP.

 

I thought our strength of schedule was pretty tough considering how stacked the Yanks and Sox were. Unless this is what you mean and I am misunderstanding

 

Yeah we’ve gone a couple seasons now with having situational closers. After Castillo and Alvarado got knocked around pretty good a week or so ago, Cash elected to have Pagan save some games for us. They look to have some of that swag back in their game so hopefully they will continue to lock down the 8th and 9th consistently.