Even Mike Tauchman can do that.
Also, as I was watching the Tauchman catch, bonus points have to be awarded since it happened in the 9th inning with two outs and the tying run on base…
Casey Stengel, who died in 1975, might not be the best testimony for putting Piersall ahead of Bradley or Lynn.
Also a count of put outs means nothing without knowing chances. And even then, Bradley undoutedly let Mookie take a few he could have had…
Casey Stengel, who died in 1975, might not be the best testimony for putting Piersall ahead of Bradley or Lynn.
Also a count of put outs means nothing without knowing chances. And even then, Bradley undoutedly let Mookie take a few he could have had…
I’ll have to take your word for it since I never get to see that. Crisp started playing for Boston after I moved away, so I never saw him play in person…
Don’t sleep on Tris Speaker, who is the all time leader in outfield assists (and by a lot), outfielder double plays (also by a lot) , and outfielder unassisted double plays (whatever those are). And he did all of it while sporting a giant handlebar mustache and sitting atop the giant front wheel of his bicycle…
Never saw Piersall, so I go with JBJ.
Coco Crisp was probably the Web Gem leader (
), but his highlight reel plays might have made folks forget he had no throwing arm…
I suggest a new sport where we send all the NASCAR drivers through a golf course while the Whatever Snobbish Open is playing, awarding Death Race style points to the drivers for running over pro golfers.
And then we arrest all of those same drivers on vehicular homicide charges and eliminate two horrible sports at once…
Pitching out of the pen would also help his ERA+ and WHIP as well.
In 2022, Stripling threw 134 IP with an ERA+ of 127. Bello threw 157 IP last year with an ERA+ of 107. But he also ended poorly.
If you look at Bello after 131 IP, his ERA was 3.57. This would translate to an ERA+ of about 127 for a pitcher on last year’s Ted Sox staff. (By comparison and interpolation. Jansen was the closest comp.)
October.
If teams like the 2007 Rockies can be 7 games out with 20 games left, miss the division lead by 1 game, make the wild card, and ride that wave all the way to the World Series, is it ever too late before math officially says so?
Stripling was an All Star, but that was back in 2018 when he was on that squad Mike Foltynewicz. Foltynewicz completely fell apart one year later at age 27 and retired by age 29. Point: Stripling’s line All Star appearance was a long time ago. Unlike Kirby’s.
Stripling’s 2022 was very good, but his 2.7 bWAR that year was worse than the 3.2 bWAR Bello posted in 2023. Pretty small difference and arguments might exist that Stripling pitched better. But it’s not so blatantly obvious, and it’s easier to give Bello the edge..
Both teams? How many teams can start with a west coast swing? (Actually, 6, not counting the west coast teams.)
But it was SNOWING here yesterday. They did get both games in anyway…
Seattle is very unlikely to make that deal, especially since mlb.com lists 6 SS prospects in their top 17, and the only reason to even consider the deal is if they need a SS.
Of course most of those SS prospects won’t stick at SS if they make MLB at all. But I think they’ll take that chance and keep Kirby. Still it was a solid value for him..
But.. but.. but those trades NEVER HAPPEN!! That means that platform is useless. Or that you’re jinxing it! You jinx person!
But in all honesty, that’s actually a pretty good trade…
Early expectations were maybe 3-7 or 4-6 on this swing.
The Sox have a chance to go 8-2 with a worst case now if 5-5.
However, like Boston, the Angels are off to a surprising good start at 4-2. The last 3 might not be as easy as anticipated…