MLB Daily Thread: 9.16.15 They say that "the early bird gets the worm",

[SlinkyRedfoot]

He was born in Alabama...and is of Puerto Rican descent.

That's what I said, dipshit. Mexican.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I knew it!! A Mexican through and through!!

actually he looks like he could be more dutch than anything...

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I knew it!! A Mexican through and through!!

You ninja'd me on a go-to bit of mine. Call a Hispanic player "Mexican," wait for some bleeding heart to say, "well, actually, he's Dominican," and have a field day.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

That's what I said, dipshit. Mexican.

get yer head outta yer ass....the politics forum is that way, dummie------>>>

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

get yer head outta yer ass....the politics forum is that way, dummie------>>>

yoga: Oh for Budda's sake! He called Alex Rios a Mexican! What am I going to do now?

Suggestion:

Spoiler

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

StinkyBedfeet...are you innately stupid, or is it just happenstance, or maybe a willful thing on your part??

(purely rhetorical)

 

[moxie]

You ninja'd me on a go-to bit of mine. Call a Hispanic player "Mexican," wait for some bleeding heart to say, "well, actually, he's Dominican," and have a field day.

I understood this the first couple times you explained the joke.
.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

StinkyBedfeet...are you innately stupid, or is it just happenstance, or maybe a willful thing on your part??

(purely rhetorical)

StinkyBedfeet? Ugh.

Do you find that you're as much of a disappointment to most folks are you are to me?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

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I understood this the first couple times you explained the joke.
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I know, but posting the explanation lets yoga know he just swallowed the hook.

 

[Villain]

Harper. Another 2 HRs.

.338/.467/.667/1.134/204

Mid September and a two hundred and fucking four OPS+. That's just sick.

There are only 19 players in the history of MLB that have had a better OPS+ for a season - six of them played in the 1800's and another seven played before they let black guys in the league. That leaves six players in the last seventy years that have had better seasons than 22-year-old Bryce Harper.

I was thinking of who else might've been better than that. So, I figured, Barry Bonds, duh. Checked the wRC+ leaderboards.... Yup.

2015 Harper ---> 203 wRC+
2002 Bonds ----> 244 wRC+ (best, all-time)

2nd best all-time (who else?), Babe Ruth at 239. The next 4 spots, Bonds, Bonds, Ruth, Ruth. Then Ted Williams (naturally... no pun intended).

Other recent wRC+ machines:

'94 Bags, '98 McGwire (70 home runs), and the Big Hurt in '94 all had 205. Bonds has 4 seasons better than that clip.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

StinkyBedfeet is still trying way too hard to be funny...and still failing as per usual.....

just another day at the hoop in the MLB dailies.....meh

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Can the mets beat the dodgers in a series with kershaw & Zach going in 3 of the 5 games?

That would be an awesome LDS matchup, with all that starting pitching. Still lots of ball to play, but if that shapes up:

In games where Kershaw or Greinke started, the Mets are 2-2. Both guys have a win against NY, but they also got a ND in one loss each.

Another good question is, could the Dodgers beat Syndergaard in Flushing? He's a lot tougher at home, and if LA has the first two games, then Noah would go in game three. Also, not sure if Harvey gets a start in games one or two, or if they throw Colon out there. Either one of those options is kinda frightening, and not in a good way

 

[moxie]

I know, but posting the explanation lets yoga know he just swallowed the hook.

Oh, you crazy Mexicans these days!

 

[packerzrule]

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I was thinking of who else might've been better than that. So, I figured, Barry Bonds, duh. Checked the wRC+ leaderboards.... Yup.

2015 Harper ---> 203 wRC+
2002 Bonds ----> 244 wRC+ (best, all-time)

2nd best all-time (who else?), Babe Ruth at 239. The next 4 spots, Bonds, Bonds, Ruth, Ruth. Then Ted Williams (naturally... no pun intended).

Other recent wRC+ machines:

'94 Bags, '98 McGwire (70 home runs), and the Big Hurt in '94 all had 205. Bonds has 4 seasons better than that clip.

Here's the list of guys with 204 OPS+ or better seasons and they year(s) they did it.

Barry Bonds 2002 2004 2001 2003 1993 1992
Fred Dunlap 1884
Babe Ruth 1920 1923 1921 1926 1927 1924 1931 1919 1930 1928
Ross Barnes 1876
Ted Williams 1941 1957 1942 1946 1947
Pete Browning 1882
Rogers Hornsby 1924 1925 1922
Mickey Mantle 1957 1956 1961
Lou Gehrig 1927 1934
Mark McGwire 1998
Jeff Bagwell 1994
Tip O'Neill 1887
Frank Thomas 1994
Ty Cobb 1917 1910
Willie McCovey 1969
Dan Brouthers 1886
Jimmie Fox 1932
Honus Wagner 1908
George Hall 1876

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Hey, Stinky....if "swallowing the hook" translates to: proving you wrong and making you look even more stupid, then sure...I'm guilty as charged.....ain't no thang, sweetheart.

S'all Good.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Cespedes for the rest of us is the real NL MVP.

 

[Villain]

Here's the list of guys with 204 OPS+ or better seasons and they year(s) they did it.

Hell of a list to be the next name.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

StinkyBedfeet is still trying way too hard to be funny...and still failing as per usual.....

No one ever rates my comments as 'funny' and it hurts my feeling...




The irony hard wired into your comment is fucking palpable.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The irony hard wired into your comment is fucking palpable.

Sounds like you need to lay off the decaf....and move up to the real stuff.
Caffeine is an antioxidant...and also has many other beneficial properties....