2024 Allstar Game

[calsnowskier]

Who will make the team this year? I don’t really see any legit all stars on this team this year, so I think we will be relegated to the pity-representative. Who will that be?

Wade is having a nice season, but not when you take into account he is a first baseman.

Maybe Hicks? Doval? Webb? None of them are screaming that they have to be a part of the game, but I guess each would be OK reps.

My guess is Hicks is our representative this year.

And that is sad, and yet another testament against FZ.

 

[calsnowskier]

Found this on Reddit. Apparently, Chapman is essentially the best all around 3B in the game right now. Can’t say I was expecting that…

 

[LHG]

Found this on Reddit. Apparently, Chapman is essentially the best all around 3B in the game right now. Can’t say I was expecting that…

According to this graph, the starting rotation is the 8th worst in baseball. That surprises me.

 

[calsnowskier]

According to this graph, the starting rotation is the 8th worst in baseball. That surprises me.

That includes Snell and a very rough start. I am not that surprised by that ranking. We knew there ere holes going in to the start of the season (though Snell has been 100x worse than expected).

 

[Brightboat]

Who will make the team this year? I don’t really see any legit all stars on this team this year, so I think we will be relegated to the pity-representative. Who will that be?

Wade is having a nice season, but not when you take into account he is a first baseman.

Maybe Hicks? Doval? Webb? None of them are screaming that they have to be a part of the game, but I guess each would be OK reps.

My guess is Hicks is our representative this year.

And that is sad, and yet another testament against FZ.

Bailey?

 

[LHG]

Bailey?

If you use the chart cap posted, there are about 20 catching corps with better WAA. Doubt it will be Bailey. Hicks and maybe Webb are about it

 

[calsnowskier]

If you use the chart cap posted, there are about 20 catching corps with better WAA. Doubt it will be Bailey. Hicks and maybe Webb are about it

Going off that same chart, Chappy, surprisingly, has a chance as well.

 

[Brightboat]

If you use the chart cap posted, there are about 20 catching corps with better WAA. Doubt it will be Bailey. Hicks and maybe Webb are about it

Seems its often a popularity contest or what you’ve heard about a player rather than who has the best stats or is the most deserving when it comes to getting selected for the ball Star game
The All Star game is a joke anyway; has been for a long time. Gone are the days when Pete Rose blew up Ray Fosse at the plate in order to win the game

 

[calsnowskier]

Seems its often a popularity contest or what you’ve heard about a player rather than who has the best stats or is the most deserving when it comes to getting selected for the ball Star game
The All Star game is a joke anyway; has been for a long time. Gone are the days when Pete Rose blew up Ray Fosse at the plate in order to win the game

I would say the all star game went to crap starting in about 1949. Wouldn’t you agree?

 

[Brightboat]

I would say the all star game went to crap starting in about 1949. Wouldn’t you agree?

No. there was a time, perhaps even in your lifetime, when the game meant something to the players; when they took pride in winning the game and hated losing to the other league

 

[tzill]

I would say the all star game went to crap starting in about 1949. Wouldn’t you agree?

Let me guess, Nolan is screaming "get off my lawn?"

 

[calsnowskier]

Webb and Ramos.

I get the sense that Webb’s inclusion is more a nod to his overall consistency than his actual performance this year, but that’s OK.

Ramos breaks the almost 40 year drought since Chili Davis.

 

[Brightboat]

Webb and Ramos.

I get the sense that Webb’s inclusion is more a nod to his overall consistency than his actual performance this year, but that’s OK.

Ramos breaks the almost 40 year drought since Chili Davis.

I guess each team has to be represented

 

[tzill]

Webb and Ramos.

I get the sense that Webb’s inclusion is more a nod to his overall consistency than his actual performance this year, but that’s OK.

Ramos breaks the almost 40 year drought since Chili Davis.

The ASG every year is a mix of nods to overall career and current performance...he should have been selected last year but he pitched on the Sunday before the ASG so he wasn't eligible and Cobb got picked instead.

The only thing left is for Doval to get selected for the bullpen and for Bailey to replace someone who is injured. We should have four guys this year.

 

[calsnowskier]

The ASG every year is a mix of nods to overall career and current performance...he should have been selected last year but he pitched on the Sunday before the ASG so he wasn't eligible and Cobb got picked instead.

The only thing left is for Doval to get selected for the bullpen and for Bailey to replace someone who is injured. We should have four guys this year.

Doval does not deserve it THIS year.

 

[Brightboat]

Doval does not deserve it THIS year.

Neither does Bailey. Base runners are running wild on him and he’s not good offensively either. Last year I thought he was excellent

 

[tzill]

Doval does not deserve it THIS year.

I just looked at the stats for closers...he's 11th with a 4+ ERA...yeesh. didn't realize he was that inconsistent. You're correct. We just need Bailey as a replacement and we should have three this year.

Three feels about right.

 

[calsnowskier]

I just looked at the stats for closers...he's 11th with a 4+ ERA...yeesh. didn't realize he was that inconsistent. You're correct. We just need Bailey as a replacement and we should have three this year.

Three feels about right.

Bailey is a stretch. He is solid, and WILL be an allstar many times over. But we are a losing team and do not deserve 3 all stars. I think we barely deserve 2.

 

[tzill]

Bailey is a stretch. He is solid, and WILL be an allstar many times over. But we are a losing team and do not deserve 3 all stars. I think we barely deserve 2.

I will allow this take.

Coffee (and all star spots) are for closers (and winning teams).

 

[tzill]

Great line from Brisbee this morning:

The Curse of Chili is now over. The curse can return where it belongs: the bathroom of a Cincinnati hotel room after trying Skyline for the first time.