Next stop on the hype train: a ranked opponent?
KebertXela
joined 2 years ago
Is Cachoeira one of the dirtiest fighters competing today?
It looks like Gausman’s velocity is down today. I hope it’s not a sign of lingering injury.
Two walk-offs I think: last night in Seattle and one against the Yankees.
You might be onto something in that he’s had more struggles with tie-games; I can’t find data on how he pitches in those situations. Personally speaking, I can think of at least three times he’s lost the lead in non-save situations (last night, game 1 with Oakland in Toronto, and a game in May against Baltimore).
However, despite those struggles, he’s still been an elite closer who is tied for the second fewest amount of blown saves (3), tied for third most saves overall (26), and has MLB’s best save conversion rate with 26/29 chances for a 90% save rate (https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/mlb/blown-saves-stats-most-blown-saves-teams-players-bm03/).
It’s always frustrating when he fails, but he succeeds a lot too. More than many other good relievers. Especially when the team puts him in a position to lock down the game.
Having said that, I would rather never see Romano pitch against Seattle again after this and the wild card game last year. Talk about heartbreak!
I feel like I love Merrifield more and more as the season goes on. Give ‘em hell two-hit Whit!
LHW feels cursed. Since November 2022 they’ve had Jiri’s injury, the Ankalaev-Blachowicz draw, and now Hill’s injury too.
Anybody else watching the ASG tonight?
Here’s my not-so-bold prediction for the All-Star Game: the AL wins again.
I’ll always love Ryu for what he brought to the team both as a pitcher and a prized free agent signing who helped change the franchise’s image.
Here’s hoping he makes a triumphant return to the rotation soon!
Manoah completely exceeded my expectations for his return, I hope he’s turned it around. It would be amazing for the team to have a full rotation again.
Don’t look now but the Jays are tied with the Astros for the second wild card and have the head-to-head advantage against them.
If I recall correctly, the narrative going into this season was that Ohtani is tired of not making the playoffs. If that’s true, then you might be right that money alone won’t do it.
Obviously Ohtani knows more about the Angels than I do, but from my perspective it’s hard to see why he’d want to return. The franchise has floundered around two all-time great talents for years now. They’ve never even had a winning season with Ohtani.
What do you think?
Here’s hoping Ward recovers quickly!