MLB Daily Thread: 9/7. Indians. Pa-Pow!

[SlinkyRedfoot]

They won again. 14 Straight.

D-Backs did too. 13 Straight.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Carrasco pitches complete game.

Indians starters over the last 34 games:

6.37 IP/GS ~ 10.0 K/9 ~ 4.90 K/BB ~ 1.034 WHIP ~ 2.37 ERA

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Fucking Dbacks

True Story - Jon Farrells cancer prevented the Red Sox from having one of the best managers in the game

 

[soxfan1468927]

Fucking Dbacks

True Story - Jon Farrells cancer prevented the Red Sox from having one of the best managers in the game

 

[soxfan1468927]

Carrasco pitches complete game.

Indians starters over the last 34 games:

6.37 IP/GS ~ 10.0 K/9 ~ 4.90 K/BB ~ 1.034 WHIP ~ 2.37 ERA

Freaking Astros keep winning too though.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

This is why I laugh when here in NY the Girardi apologists always say "Who are you gonna replace him with"

So dumb

As if everyone knew Dave Roberts, Torey Lovullo, the Astros guy, etc. would all be good managers

 

[cerealboi]

And it doesn't appear that watchgate is going to cost Farrell his job. Sox can't catch a break.

 

[redseat]

Fister #2 Red Sox starter?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

And it doesn't appear that watchgate is going to cost Farrell his job. Sox can't catch a break.

Girardi's next MLB complaint

The lineup Jon Gibbon trotted out last night

LOL

 

[Rock Strongo]

They won again. 14 Straight.

D-Backs did too. 13 Straight.

your title threw me off. i started one too

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Freaking Astros keep winning too though.

That they do, but still, in the second half the Indians' starters ERA ranks 1st in MLB, the bullpen 2nd, and the offense 4th in RS.

Baseball Prospectus gives the Indians the best odds in MLB to win the WS
FiveThirtyEight has them second (by one percentage point) behind the Dodgers
FanGraphs has them at second behind the Astros

I'm loving our chances right now.

Of course, all that means is that I'm going to be extra heart-broken when the Indians get swept in the ALDS.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I found this interesting,

Baseball Prospectus gives the Red Sox better odds to make the playoffs than the Yankees (99.6% to 94.7%), but give the Yankees better odds to win the WS (7.9% to 4.7%).

Obviously, it's because they give the Sox an 81.3% chance to win the division and the Yankees are battling for a Wild Card, but still, pretty interesting.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

your title threw me off. i started one too

I don't give a fuck, we can use yours. Or not.

 

[PolarVortex]

What a difference a year makes. Last year Rick Porcello closed the regular season with 12 consecutive quality starts (before the Injuns hung him out to dry in the playoffs) and finished with 26 in 33 tries.
More sports trivia.
Multiple choice:
How many of Rick Fraudcello's 29 starts this year have been quality starts?
A. 16
B. 9
C. 18
D. 13

 

[Rock Strongo]

I don't give a fuck, we can use yours. Or not.

i dont give fucks either. your title messed me up, holmes

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

i dont give fucks either. your title messed me up, holmes

Mea culpa.

I can see how a title with "9/7" in it and a big blue button that says "MLB Daily Thread" would be misleading.

 

[Rock Strongo]

What a difference a year makes. Last year Rick Porcello closed the regular season with 12 consecutive quality starts (before the Injuns hung him out to dry in the playoffs) and finished with 26 in 33 tries.
More sports trivia.
Multiple choice:
How many of Rick Fraudcello's 29 starts this year have been quality starts?
A. 16
B. 9
C. 18
D. 13

18

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I found this interesting,

Baseball Prospectus gives the Red Sox better odds to make the playoffs than the Yankees (99.6% to 94.7%), but give the Yankees better odds to win the WS (7.9% to 4.7%).

Obviously, it's because they give the Sox an 81.3% chance to win the division and the Yankees are battling for a Wild Card, but still, pretty interesting.

Im sure Ill come under attack for this, but I dont think its out of bounds to suggest that the Yankees are better built for a short series, based on the pen (which I think is overrated), and Tanaka/Seve/Gray/CC is better than the Sox staff, especially if the Sale decline (by his own standards only) is for real

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

What a difference a year makes. Last year Rick Porcello closed the regular season with 12 consecutive quality starts (before the Injuns hung him out to dry in the playoffs) and finished with 26 in 33 tries.
More sports trivia.
Multiple choice:
How many of Rick Fraudcello's 29 starts this year have been quality starts?
A. 16
B. 9
C. 18
D. 13

Ill go with 18, because a 4.50 ERA is a "Quality start"

Most misleading shit in baseball, "Quality Start"

 

[PolarVortex]

Fister #2 Red Sox starter?

At the very least, and assuming Fistuh can keep it going, the Red Sox have a formidable top three starting pitchers for the playoffs. Seems like that will be even more important than usual this year.

Ill go with 18, because a 4.50 ERA is a "Quality start"

Most misleading shit in baseball, "Quality Start"

No worse than OBP, OPS.