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Yep. Baseball is on hold for me too. Too bad about that OT loss tonight.1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 1:17 am Nats @ Cubbies but I'm watching Caps/Bruins playoff game #2. C- A- P- S- !!!
My daughter named our dog Tukka so she was rooting for Boston. Minnesota fan myself and the Twins are horrible so I'll stick with watching the Wild for as long as it last.And our young man, Adolis Garcia, hit a home run and stole home. A rare feat. Always good to beat the Yankees.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 4:02 am Rangers beat the damnYankees and Gerret Cole (the best pitcher money can buy) 5 - 2 tonight. We were fortunate enough to be at the game. Rangers jumped ahead in the second inning and led the rest of the way which thankfully kept the obnoxious damnYankees fans quiet.
Of course, tomorrow is another game and might be the other way around. But I'm glad to get to see it and gonna enjoy it while I can!
Ken
Adolis Garcia is having a good year, leads all rookies in several offensive categories and is playing great defense too. Has a cannon arm. His infectious “I’m having fun” attitude and the way he plays the game remind me of Adrian Beltre. I just hope he’s not a flash in the pan! Hard to believe the Cardinals had him and Arozarena both at one time, and let them both get away.
A different moment in time with different circumstances and different needs. Stuff happens. If we could only see into the future.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 2:12 pm Hard to believe the Cardinals had him and Arozarena both at one time, and let them both get away.
Ken
Ain’t that the truth! Like the Rangers trading Kyle Hendricks to the Cubs for a has-been Ryan Dempster who was a total flop for the Rangers. They thought Dempster would help them to the playoffs that year but he was terrible.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 2:46 pmA different moment in time with different circumstances and different needs. Stuff happens. If we could only see into the future.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 2:12 pm Hard to believe the Cardinals had him and Arozarena both at one time, and let them both get away.
Ken
Nice!thankgod4rkids wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 4:20 amYep. Baseball is on hold for me too. Too bad about that OT loss tonight.1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 1:17 am Nats @ Cubbies but I'm watching Caps/Bruins playoff game #2. C- A- P- S- !!!
Bill
Of course it's not wise to get to excited this early in the season. A winning streak or a losing streak can make a huge difference in the standings. (He said, restating the obvious)Nat's fan here, Jerry. Your Baby Bears are out sticking my Nat's.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 3:36 am Cubs took another one from the Nats 6-3. Climbing the ladder of success in the National League Central.
Hopefully, they won't get skunked, but the Cubs are looking strong on both sides. (Off / Def) I can always hope the Nat's will have another 2019 year. 
MLB has been trending that way for several years. The availability and usage of modern day statistical “analytics” has changed the game, mostly in favor of pitchers. Defensive positioning of players, including infielder shifts, has made it much more difficult for even the best hitters to be as successful. Pitchers have statistical information telling them what weaknesses the hitter they’re facing has, not just overall but even based on the pitch count of that at-bat (for example what is the best type of pitch and location to throw to that particular hitter with two strikes, etc).OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 1:53 pm The way things are going this year, I can just see the MLB managers pacing back and forth in front of the bench of seated players with a ball in hand saying to them, "Gentlemen, this is a baseball. Anyone here know how to hit it?"
Ken, you are certainly correct in your assessment of the present day situation with hitters. In addition to that I would have to add that in my opinion another thing contributing to the problem is all the MLB hitters buying in to the "launch angle" craze. The pitchers have made a nice adjustment to that by throwing fastballs higher in the strike zone and sliders. Most pitchers are using the slider at a much higher frequency than in the past. The high fastballs get missed by swinging under them with the uppercut swing, and the sliders that come in looking the same get missed by swinging over them. Just like a cold war arms race, there is an advance, followed by a countermeasure.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 2:34 pmMLB has been trending that way for several years. The availability and usage of modern day statistical “analytics” has changed the game, mostly in favor of pitchers. Defensive positioning of players, including infielder shifts, has made it much more difficult for even the best hitters to be as successful. Pitchers have statistical information telling them what weaknesses the hitter they’re facing has, not just overall but even based on the pitch count of that at-bat (for example what is the best type of pitch and location to throw to that particular hitter with two strikes, etc).OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 1:53 pm The way things are going this year, I can just see the MLB managers pacing back and forth in front of the bench of seated players with a ball in hand saying to them, "Gentlemen, this is a baseball. Anyone here know how to hit it?"
Pitchers are being taught the art of “tunneling” pitches. Tunneling means they throw every pitch from the same arm release point, with the same motion, etc. The pitches all look the same to the batter until the last 20-30 feet from home plate. Then they move/break. By which time the hitters can’t adjust - it’s too late. So they swing and miss, or make weak contact. Last night against the Rangers, Corey Kluber was masterful at doing exactly that. He had a great night where his pitches were well located and breaking late. David Murphy, recently retired and a pretty good hitter in his day, remarked in about the 5th inning that Kluber’s curveball was the best he’d seen it since 2015, breaking sharp and late.
Of course, pitchers still have to execute. They still make mistakes. Hitters have analytical data also but over all, use of analytics favors pitchers and fielders more than it does hitters. That is a huge reason why league-wide batting averages, on-base percentages, and other offensive metrics have been trending downward for years.
Ken
Garcia did it again last night. Walk off home run against the Cheaters from Houston! Rangers win 7-5, Garcia had 5 RBIs. I don’t know how long it will last but I’m enjoying watching the young man play.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 2:12 pmAdolis Garcia is having a good year, leads all rookies in several offensive categories and is playing great defense too. Has a cannon arm. His infectious “I’m having fun” attitude and the way he plays the game remind me of Adrian Beltre. I just hope he’s not a flash in the pan!
Ken
