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Post by johneaztec on May 8, 2021 22:06:58 GMT -8
Concerning no-hitters and the down batting average so far, the defensive shifts that are on nowadays certainly don't help the hitters.
Also, I think the MLB batting average has been down for consecutive years, and it's early. The Indians have been no hit two out of the four I believe. Crazy.
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 8:06:28 GMT -8
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. You'd think so, but not the case. In the first month of 2020, nine teams hit .261 or better. Seven teams posted OBP's of .340 or greater. Obviously there might be a weather factor there with the summer months heating up a more lively baseball. So let's go back to 2019, for an apples to apples comparison. Nope - Eight teams over .261 or better in the average department. OBP's were down very slightly (a percentage point or two from 2020 at the top) and nearly half the league posted team ERA's of 4.50 or higher. It's the baseball, guys. MLB told us this would happen. More drag, more spin, more manipulation. This is the second lowest league batting average since 1900. Launch angle has eliminated a diversified outcome of baseball events. The Dodgers and Angels played to a 14-11 final last night and 23 of the 27 combined hits were singles.
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Post by johneaztec on May 9, 2021 8:29:33 GMT -8
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. You'd think so, but not the case. In the first month of 2020, nine teams hit .261 or better. Seven teams posted OBP's of .340 or greater. Obviously there might be a weather factor there with the summer months heating up a more lively baseball. So let's go back to 2019, for an apples to apples comparison. Nope - Eight teams over .261 or better in the average department. OBP's were down very slightly (a percentage point or two from 2020 at the top) and nearly half the league posted team ERA's of 4.50 or higher. It's the baseball, guys. MLB told us this would happen. More drag, more spin, more manipulation. This is the second lowest league batting average since 1900. Launch angle has eliminated a diversified outcome of baseball events. The Dodgers and Angels played to a 14-11 final last night and 23 of the 27 combined hits were singles. It's very early, so let's see where it ends up. Also, in the Dodgers-Angels game you mentioned, there's timely hitting. They got base hits with runners in RISP, whether it was singles, or extra base hits and that's something the Pads are not doing. I'm more concerned with that aspect.
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 8:40:14 GMT -8
You'd think so, but not the case. In the first month of 2020, nine teams hit .261 or better. Seven teams posted OBP's of .340 or greater. Obviously there might be a weather factor there with the summer months heating up a more lively baseball. So let's go back to 2019, for an apples to apples comparison. Nope - Eight teams over .261 or better in the average department. OBP's were down very slightly (a percentage point or two from 2020 at the top) and nearly half the league posted team ERA's of 4.50 or higher. It's the baseball, guys. MLB told us this would happen. More drag, more spin, more manipulation. This is the second lowest league batting average since 1900. Launch angle has eliminated a diversified outcome of baseball events. The Dodgers and Angels played to a 14-11 final last night and 23 of the 27 combined hits were singles. It's very early, so let's see where it ends up. Also, in the Dodgers-Angels game you mentioned, there's timely hitting. They got base hits with runners in RISP, whether it was singles, or extra base hits and that's something the Pads are not doing. I'm more concerned with that aspect. The Dodgers, prior to last night, were hitting .233 with runners in scoring position. The Padres are hitting...oh, .231. We're almost 25% of the way through the season now. At what point does it stop becoming early? July? We can establish certain trends by now with the data we have available.
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Post by johneaztec on May 9, 2021 9:14:24 GMT -8
It's very early, so let's see where it ends up. Also, in the Dodgers-Angels game you mentioned, there's timely hitting. They got base hits with runners in RISP, whether it was singles, or extra base hits and that's something the Pads are not doing. I'm more concerned with that aspect. The Dodgers, prior to last night, were hitting .233 with runners in scoring position. The Padres are hitting...oh, .231. We're almost 25% of the way through the season now. At what point does it stop becoming early? July? We can establish certain trends by now with the data we have available. End of May, into the first week of June. And, like I said, I'm more concerned about getting a SINGLE at least with RISP than anything else.
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 10:34:10 GMT -8
The Dodgers, prior to last night, were hitting .233 with runners in scoring position. The Padres are hitting...oh, .231. We're almost 25% of the way through the season now. At what point does it stop becoming early? July? We can establish certain trends by now with the data we have available. End of May, into the first week of June. And, like I said, I'm more concerned about getting a SINGLE at least with RISP than anything else. Lol.
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Post by johneaztec on May 9, 2021 11:10:31 GMT -8
End of May, into the first week of June. And, like I said, I'm more concerned about getting a SINGLE at least with RISP than anything else. Lol. It's sad you're not worried about our poor hitting with RISP. Secret Dodgers fan?
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 11:17:14 GMT -8
It's sad you're not worried about our poor hitting with RISP. Secret Dodgers fan? No, I understand that baseball is hard, offense is down across the entire league and smart teams are using that knowledge to their advantage. Balls are moving more than ever due to the increase of spin with the adjusted seams. It's not my fault you keep harping on the same tired points. The Padres are barely in the bottom ten with runners in scoring position. They are tenth overall in hits with runners in scoring position and fifth in singles. Singles aren't the problem.
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Post by johneaztec on May 9, 2021 11:40:38 GMT -8
It's sad you're not worried about our poor hitting with RISP. Secret Dodgers fan? No, I understand that baseball is hard, offense is down across the entire league and smart teams are using that knowledge to their advantage. Balls are moving more than ever due to the increase of spin with the adjusted seams. It's not my fault you keep harping on the same tired points. The Padres are barely in the bottom ten with runners in scoring position. They are tenth overall in hits with runners in scoring position and fifth in singles. Singles aren't the problem. I'll tell you what's tired. It's you spinning stuff left and right, and not holding Professional Players responsible for ANYTHING. That's where the big LOL is for you, amongst in other areas. You've been throwing out the blah blah blah's giving all the excuses in your manual why these Professionals aren't getting at least timely SINGLES with RISP. You're ok with how they're hitting with RISP because of your excuses, and I'm not. First you bring up excuses why there's no extra base hits and then when singles are brought up, you have your excuses for that as well. AMAZING. You'd be a horrible Manager, although tbe players would LOVE you, because you'd use your excuse manual to try and bail them out every time. Lol.
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 11:48:16 GMT -8
No, I understand that baseball is hard, offense is down across the entire league and smart teams are using that knowledge to their advantage. Balls are moving more than ever due to the increase of spin with the adjusted seams. It's not my fault you keep harping on the same tired points. The Padres are barely in the bottom ten with runners in scoring position. They are tenth overall in hits with runners in scoring position and fifth in singles. Singles aren't the problem. I'll tell you what's tired. It's you spinning stuff left and right, and not holding Professional Players responsible for ANYTHING. That's where the big LOL is for you, amongst in other areas. You've been throwing out the blah blah blah's giving all the excuses in your manual why these Professionals aren't getting at least timely SINGLES with RISP. You're ok with how they're hitting with RISP because of your excuses, and I'm not. First you bring up excuses why there's no extra base hits and then when singles are brought up, you have your excuses for that as well. AMAZING. You'd be a horrible Manager, although tbe players would LOVE you, because you'd use your excuse manual to try and bail them out every time. Lol. Statistics are not excuses, John. You asked for singles with runners in scoring position. They are fifth in that category. If you bothered to do a modicum of research instead of just whining about things, you'd probably realize that what your eyes tell you just back up faulty preconceived ideas that don't actually exist. By your rationale, there would be no good teams because the vast majority of teams are struggling to produce offense, relative to expectations. The Dodgers (arguably the best team in baseball) are hitting .249 now in the same category, up from .233 just two days ago. I understand your frustration, but you're failing here to adjust for league context right now.
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 12:09:49 GMT -8
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Post by johneaztec on May 9, 2021 12:13:03 GMT -8
I'll tell you what's tired. It's you spinning stuff left and right, and not holding Professional Players responsible for ANYTHING. That's where the big LOL is for you, amongst in other areas. You've been throwing out the blah blah blah's giving all the excuses in your manual why these Professionals aren't getting at least timely SINGLES with RISP. You're ok with how they're hitting with RISP because of your excuses, and I'm not. First you bring up excuses why there's no extra base hits and then when singles are brought up, you have your excuses for that as well. AMAZING. You'd be a horrible Manager, although tbe players would LOVE you, because you'd use your excuse manual to try and bail them out every time. Lol. Statistics are not excuses, John. You asked for singles with runners in scoring position. They are fifth in that category. If you bothered to do a modicum of research instead of just whining about things, you'd probably realize that what your eyes tell you just back up faulty preconceived ideas that don't actually exist. By your rationale, there would be no good teams because the vast majority of teams are struggling to produce offense, relative to expectations. The Dodgers (arguably the best team in baseball) are hitting .249 now in the same category, up from .233 just two days ago. I understand your frustration, but you're failing here to adjust for league context right now. Ryan, they're 26th out of 30 teams in hitting with RISP. Enough said. Period. You have excuses for it. I don't. The top ten teams aren't having as big a problem. We should DEFINITELY be better than 26th. You've stated your position and how you're going to look at it. That's you. And, I choose to look at it differently. I certainly hope Tingler isn't throwing out those stats that you bring up and say, "Don't worry about it." "Everybody's going through it." Before today's game we were 5th worst on Runs Scored. Why not be 5th best? No excuses, and no using stats to justify stuff when you're that bad in those categories.
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 12:41:12 GMT -8
Statistics are not excuses, John. You asked for singles with runners in scoring position. They are fifth in that category. If you bothered to do a modicum of research instead of just whining about things, you'd probably realize that what your eyes tell you just back up faulty preconceived ideas that don't actually exist. By your rationale, there would be no good teams because the vast majority of teams are struggling to produce offense, relative to expectations. The Dodgers (arguably the best team in baseball) are hitting .249 now in the same category, up from .233 just two days ago. I understand your frustration, but you're failing here to adjust for league context right now. Ryan, they're 26th out of 30 teams in hitting with RISP. Enough said. Period. You have excuses for it. I don't. The top ten teams aren't having as big a problem. We should DEFINITELY be better than 26th. You've stated your position and how you're going to look at it. That's you. And, I choose to look at it differently. I certainly hope Tingler isn't throwing out those stats that you bring up and say, "Don't worry about it." "Everybody's going through it." They definitely aren't 26th, so I don't know where you're getting info from. I know Jayce Tingler knows what he's doing.
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Post by johneaztec on May 9, 2021 12:43:42 GMT -8
Ryan, they're 26th out of 30 teams in hitting with RISP. Enough said. Period. You have excuses for it. I don't. The top ten teams aren't having as big a problem. We should DEFINITELY be better than 26th. You've stated your position and how you're going to look at it. That's you. And, I choose to look at it differently. I certainly hope Tingler isn't throwing out those stats that you bring up and say, "Don't worry about it." "Everybody's going through it." They definitely aren't 26th, so I don't know where you're getting info from. I know Jayce Tingler knows what he's doing. MLB.com and another site. I generally like Tingler. I want his players to perform better for him.
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Post by junior on May 9, 2021 13:08:26 GMT -8
No outs - Bases loaded with Padres in San Francisco…Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown.
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Post by aardvark on May 9, 2021 13:09:35 GMT -8
Tatis hit his 9th HR of the season today--his FIRST with a runner on base. A strange statistic.
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Post by sdcoug on May 9, 2021 14:21:40 GMT -8
Ryan, they're 26th out of 30 teams in hitting with RISP. Enough said. Period. You have excuses for it. I don't. The top ten teams aren't having as big a problem. We should DEFINITELY be better than 26th. You've stated your position and how you're going to look at it. That's you. And, I choose to look at it differently. I certainly hope Tingler isn't throwing out those stats that you bring up and say, "Don't worry about it." "Everybody's going through it." They definitely aren't 26th, so I don't know where you're getting info from. I know Jayce Tingler knows what he's doing. You're using facts to try and win an argument against someone who doesn't understand them. Good luck with that.
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Post by junior on May 9, 2021 16:23:36 GMT -8
They definitely aren't 26th, so I don't know where you're getting info from. I know Jayce Tingler knows what he's doing. You're using facts to try and win an argument against someone who doesn't understand them. Good luck with that. www.teamrankings.com/mlb/stat/runners-left-in-scoring-position-per-gameOn this list, the Padres are 26th out of 30 in 2021 through today for runners left in scoring position per game. Perhaps from some other statistic out there, another argument could be made. BTW, Dodgers are sitting solidly in last place…
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Post by johneaztec on May 9, 2021 16:39:39 GMT -8
They definitely aren't 26th, so I don't know where you're getting info from. I know Jayce Tingler knows what he's doing. You're using facts to try and win an argument against someone who doesn't understand them. Good luck with that. Lol. Nice try. Before today's game they were 26th with RISP left on base. Try butting into a debate that you know something about, instead of looking bad, again.
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Post by aztecryan on May 9, 2021 18:39:25 GMT -8
You're using facts to try and win an argument against someone who doesn't understand them. Good luck with that. Lol. Nice try. Before today's game they were 26th with RISP left on base. Try butting into a debate that you know something about, instead of looking bad, again. Irony.
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