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Post by azteca on Apr 7, 2021 16:00:22 GMT -8
What has become of it? It wasn’t too great before Tatis got hurt!
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Post by junior on Apr 7, 2021 16:48:03 GMT -8
Gonna be a lot of dead arms in a few more weeks, and then we'll probably see a resurgence of team offense. Timing's still off for quite a few of them which seems a little surprising. Luckily, it's a long, long season, so there will be plenty of chances for them to get in and out of sync a few times before the ASB.
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Post by azson on Apr 8, 2021 11:37:15 GMT -8
Gonna be a lot of dead arms in a few more weeks, and then we'll probably see a resurgence of team offense. Timing's still off for quite a few of them which seems a little surprising. Luckily, it's a long, long season, so there will be plenty of chances for them to get in and out of sync a few times before the ASB. Agreed - and as I posted in the other thread, getting Grish and Nola back should help too.
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Post by junior on May 7, 2021 21:38:35 GMT -8
Welp, it's a month later and still the SOS. The offense is still on vacation … especially with runners in scoring position. If it weren't for some luck and good pitching, the Padres would be sitting somewhere south of the Rockies.
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Post by aztecryan on May 7, 2021 22:01:10 GMT -8
Welp, it's a month later and still the SOS. The offense is still on vacation … especially with runners in scoring position. If it weren't for some luck and good pitching, the Padres would be sitting somewhere south of the Rockies. Offense across baseball has fallen off a cliff. The Mets are hitting .238 as a team, which is good for 4th in the National League. There have been 4 official no-hitters this season. The last season with 4 no-hitters or more through May 7th was 1917.
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Post by azteca on May 8, 2021 14:19:47 GMT -8
Padre hitters go into funks at the worst times!
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Post by junior on May 8, 2021 15:49:57 GMT -8
Right now they stink. Padres offense in today's game was once again just pathetic.
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Post by azteca on May 8, 2021 16:08:35 GMT -8
Welp, it's a month later and still the SOS. The offense is still on vacation … especially with runners in scoring position. If it weren't for some luck and good pitching, the Padres would be sitting somewhere south of the Rockies. Offense across baseball has fallen off a cliff. The Mets are hitting .238 as a team, which is good for 4th in the National League. There have been 4 official no-hitters this season. The last season with 4 no-hitters or more through May 7th was 1917. But that’s no excuse for the Padres. That’s a generality. The good times still hit. They have double digit hits in only eight of 34 games this year.
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Post by johneaztec on May 8, 2021 16:15:49 GMT -8
Offense across baseball has fallen off a cliff. The Mets are hitting .238 as a team, which is good for 4th in the National League. There have been 4 official no-hitters this season. The last season with 4 no-hitters or more through May 7th was 1917. But that’s no excuse for the Padres. That’s a generality. The good times still hit. They have double digit hits in only eight of 34 games this year. You're right. The Padres should be hitting better, and hitting better with runners in scoring position especially. No excuses. Having said that, it's a long season so I'm not panicking yet.
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Post by aztecryan on May 8, 2021 18:08:40 GMT -8
Offense across baseball has fallen off a cliff. The Mets are hitting .238 as a team, which is good for 4th in the National League. There have been 4 official no-hitters this season. The last season with 4 no-hitters or more through May 7th was 1917. But that’s no excuse for the Padres. That’s a generality. The good times still hit. They have double digit hits in only eight of 34 games this year. So you answer a generality with a generality.
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Post by aztecryan on May 8, 2021 18:12:47 GMT -8
But that’s no excuse for the Padres. That’s a generality. The good times still hit. They have double digit hits in only eight of 34 games this year. You're right. The Padres should be hitting better, and hitting better with runners in scoring position especially. No excuses. Having said that, it's a long season so I'm not panicking yet. It's not an excuse, it's reality. Runs are at historic lows because the deadening of the balls means less extra base hits, more strikeouts and less baserunning in general. 4 teams in baseball right now are hitting over .250 as a whole. 4.
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Post by azteca on May 8, 2021 18:20:14 GMT -8
But that’s no excuse for the Padres. That’s a generality. The good times still hit. They have double digit hits in only eight of 34 games this year. So you answer a generality with a generality. That wasn’t a generality. You’re never wrong and I should know better than to comment so in the future I won’t😲
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on May 8, 2021 18:50:53 GMT -8
Wow, losing 7-1 to the giants is sad. Nothing like getting your butt stomped playing for first place.
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Post by aztecryan on May 8, 2021 19:14:34 GMT -8
So you answer a generality with a generality. That wasn’t a generality. You’re never wrong and I should know better than to comment so in the future I won’t😲 It was a generality. "The good teams still hit" is a general statement, not a point of fact. Every team in baseball should be hitting better, but MLB insists on tinkering with the baseball to "improve the game." The defending champs are hitting a whopping .238 as a team. Are they not a good team anymore?
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Post by johneaztec on May 8, 2021 19:21:29 GMT -8
You're right. The Padres should be hitting better, and hitting better with runners in scoring position especially. No excuses. Having said that, it's a long season so I'm not panicking yet. It's not an excuse, it's reality. Runs are at historic lows because the deadening of the balls means less extra base hits, more strikeouts and less baserunning in general. 4 teams in baseball right now are hitting over .250 as a whole. 4. Forget the extra base hits, we're having a tough time even getting a SINGLE at this point with RISP. No excuses for that. They're professionals.
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Post by junior on May 8, 2021 19:41:25 GMT -8
You're right. The Padres should be hitting better, and hitting better with runners in scoring position especially. No excuses. Having said that, it's a long season so I'm not panicking yet. It's not an excuse, it's reality. Runs are at historic lows because the deadening of the balls means less extra base hits, more strikeouts and less baserunning in general. 4 teams in baseball right now are hitting over .250 as a whole. 4. What if any direct evidence is there that the "deadening of the balls means less extra base hits, more strikeouts and less base running" is the cause here? Seems like a fair conjecture, but I can think of lots of other variables in play - including just plain old crappy hitting. The top five hitters have BAs over .350 right now. National League (where pitchers hit for themselves) is noticeably lower.
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Post by azteca on May 8, 2021 19:49:12 GMT -8
Have you ever seen where Ryan admits he might be wrong? There is no discussing things with him. It’s either his way or the highway. I know he is very knowledgeable but he’s human too!!!
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Post by aztecryan on May 8, 2021 20:59:39 GMT -8
It's not an excuse, it's reality. Runs are at historic lows because the deadening of the balls means less extra base hits, more strikeouts and less baserunning in general. 4 teams in baseball right now are hitting over .250 as a whole. 4. What if any direct evidence is there that the "deadening of the balls means less extra base hits, more strikeouts and less base running" is the cause here? Seems like a fair conjecture, but I can think of lots of other variables in play - including just plain old crappy hitting. The top five hitters have BAs over .350 right now. National League (where pitchers hit for themselves) is noticeably lower. Balls on average are carrying less than they were in 2019/2020, which MLB publicly stated would happen...More drag on the ball equals less carrying distance. Balls are being hit harder than before, yet home runs are down. There have been four no-hitters through today, the most since 1917. Did offense suddenly fall off a cliff out of nowhere for no particular reason?
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Post by aztecryan on May 8, 2021 21:02:30 GMT -8
Have you ever seen where Ryan admits he might be wrong? There is no discussing things with him. It’s either his way or the highway. I know he is very knowledgeable but he’s human too!!! What are you talking about? I just pointed out you made an obvious general statement, which lacks a foundation. The stats show that batting average is heavily suppressed, as is on-base percentage and slugging percentage....league wide. Yes, the Padres have sucked with runners on base. There are tons of reasons that go into that and they aren't the only ones struggling in that regard. .233 is the league batting average right now - That's the lowest since Bob Gibson torched the league and caused the mound to be lowered in 1968.
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Post by johneaztec on May 8, 2021 21:53:19 GMT -8
What if any direct evidence is there that the "deadening of the balls means less extra base hits, more strikeouts and less base running" is the cause here? Seems like a fair conjecture, but I can think of lots of other variables in play - including just plain old crappy hitting. The top five hitters have BAs over .350 right now. National League (where pitchers hit for themselves) is noticeably lower. Balls on average are carrying less than they were in 2019/2020, which MLB publicly stated would happen...More drag on the ball equals less carrying distance. Balls are being hit harder than before, yet home runs are down. There have been four no-hitters through today, the most since 1917. Did offense suddenly fall off a cliff out of nowhere for no particular reason? Pitching's always ahead of hitting in early going. I'm not freaking out about the overall averages yet of the league, and the Padres. Some individuals yes, I do have some concern for.
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