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Post by aztecryan on Apr 30, 2024 20:01:45 GMT -8
This just in: Bullpens give up runs.
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Post by aardvark on Apr 30, 2024 20:15:52 GMT -8
So...did anyone think that after 1/5 of the season, Profar would be the team leader (or close to it) in numerous offensive categories?
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Post by aztecryan on Apr 30, 2024 20:23:06 GMT -8
So...did anyone think that after 1/5 of the season, Profar would be the team leader (or close to it) in numerous offensive categories? I thought it was going to be Graham Pauley. |
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Post by aardvark on Apr 30, 2024 20:35:37 GMT -8
So...did anyone think that after 1/5 of the season, Profar would be the team leader (or close to it) in numerous offensive categories? I thought it was going to be Graham Pauley.  |
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Post by johneaztec on Apr 30, 2024 20:45:32 GMT -8
So...did anyone think that after 1/5 of the season, Profar would be the team leader (or close to it) in numerous offensive categories? Or, be saying that I don't know where we'd be without him. I'm riding the wave for as long as he's providing one. It's been good. |
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Post by johneaztec on Apr 30, 2024 20:48:49 GMT -8
So...did anyone think that after 1/5 of the season, Profar would be the team leader (or close to it) in numerous offensive categories? I thought it was going to be Graham Pauley. You DO have a sense of humor!!! |
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Post by aztecryan on Apr 30, 2024 20:49:28 GMT -8
I thought it was going to be Graham Pauley. In all seriousness, good for Jurickson. It's a serious indictment on this offense that he's the best approach going right now. |
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Post by aardvark on Apr 30, 2024 22:43:50 GMT -8
In all seriousness, good for Jurickson. It's a serious indictment on this offense that he's the best approach going right now. And I don't expect it to last. But I know the fans in LF are loving it. |
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Post by aztecryan on May 1, 2024 6:50:42 GMT -8
In all seriousness, good for Jurickson. It's a serious indictment on this offense that he's the best approach going right now. And I don't expect it to last. But I know the fans in LF are loving it. It won't. And that doesn't surprise me. |
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Post by junior on May 1, 2024 8:55:22 GMT -8
This just in: Bullpens give up runs. Good offenses score more runs than bad bullpens give up … but that's hidden below the fold. Eventually, the millionaires populating the Padres offense will start getting their swings in sync again.. |
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Post by azson on May 1, 2024 10:29:50 GMT -8
As disappointed as I've been thus far, I will give Shildt props for his gutsy choice to take a run off the board on the catcher interference, especially after the bases-loaded 0-outs gag earlier in the game. And I love the fact that Manny immediately rewarded him by clearing the bases.
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Post by aztecryan on May 1, 2024 10:34:02 GMT -8
As disappointed as I've been thus far, I will give Shildt props for his gutsy choice to take a run off the board on the catcher interference, especially after the bases-loaded 0-outs gag earlier in the game. And I love the fact that Manny immediately rewarded him by clearing the bases. That wasn't gutsy, in reality. |
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Post by azson on May 1, 2024 10:43:54 GMT -8
As disappointed as I've been thus far, I will give Shildt props for his gutsy choice to take a run off the board on the catcher interference, especially after the bases-loaded 0-outs gag earlier in the game. And I love the fact that Manny immediately rewarded him by clearing the bases. That wasn't gutsy, in reality. When Profar's the leading offensive threat on your team, I think it is. I myself wouldn't have take a run off the board given this team's current O-woes. |
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Post by aztecryan on May 1, 2024 10:51:59 GMT -8
That wasn't gutsy, in reality. When Profar's the leading offensive threat on your team, I think it is. I myself wouldn't have take a run off the board given this team's current O-woes. A second run is highly unlikely to win the game in the fifth inning. A run in with two outs in that scenario is worth 0.3 runs, 1.3 with the run in hand. Bases loaded and one out is a 1.5 run expectancy. If you get nothing, the game isn't likely to end 1-0, anyway. It's an easy call to take the run off the board, all things equal. |
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Post by junior on May 1, 2024 11:44:44 GMT -8
Merrill is beginning to show some signs of weakness…and whether it’s injury related or not pitching coaches have taken notice. 0-14 going into today’s game. That’s one less offensive threat right now. I’ll be watching his ABs a little more closely today; the daytime start time could be beneficial for him if he gets to play…
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Post by aztecryan on May 1, 2024 12:11:28 GMT -8
Merrill is beginning to show some signs of weakness…and whether it’s injury related or not pitching coaches have taken notice. 0-14 going into today’s game. That’s one less offensive threat right now. I’ll be watching his ABs a little more closely today; the daytime start time could be beneficial for him if he gets to play… It's just regression. |
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Post by azson on May 1, 2024 12:41:14 GMT -8
Speaking of regression, JM added to his MLB leading homers given up total in the 1st today, sigh...
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Post by aardvark on May 1, 2024 12:45:17 GMT -8
Merrill is beginning to show some signs of weakness…and whether it’s injury related or not pitching coaches have taken notice. 0-14 going into today’s game. That’s one less offensive threat right now. I’ll be watching his ABs a little more closely today; the daytime start time could be beneficial for him if he gets to play… It's a game of adjustments. Maybe pitchers have made adjustments in pitching to Merrill. If so, it's up to Merrill and the coaches to make the necessary adjustments. |
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Post by junior on May 1, 2024 12:49:34 GMT -8
Merrill is beginning to show some signs of weakness…and whether it’s injury related or not pitching coaches have taken notice. 0-14 going into today’s game. That’s one less offensive threat right now. I’ll be watching his ABs a little more closely today; the daytime start time could be beneficial for him if he gets to play… It's just regression. TG, Jr is talking about this right now. Regression to the mean is a good conjecture, so we'll just need to see how well Merrill can adjust to what he's seeing from pitching now. As TG says, the pitchers are testing him now. His focus get pushed now that he's slumping a little - will he swipe at a certain pitch or find a way to get to it, or just ignore it. Want to avoid the case where a pitcher knows that they can throw that one pitch that "he can't hit, but he can't lay off …" |
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Post by junior on May 1, 2024 12:52:14 GMT -8
Speaking of slumbers right now, Junior is really swiping through just about anything that looks like a baseball coming his direction … he's not making great swing decisions.
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