Game Thread: 5/30 SammyJam @ Knaves

[tzill]

whelp, I guess I should be grateful that JS is forcing me to work remotely instead of wasting time following the game.

My employers thank you Jeff.

 

[calsnowskier]

And this game is FAR from over.

 

[tzill]

71 pitches, 10 outs. On pace, maybe, to give us five innings.

Ok, lads, I'm out. Get 'em tomorrow.

 

[tzill]

And this game is FAR from over.

 

[1phlapdown]

Mike F.=Cy Young???

Can we get some friggin' hits??

 

[calsnowskier]

Mike F.=Cy Young???

Can we get some friggin' hits??

AM baseball for a team flying east from Denver.

O....K....

 

[1phlapdown]

Hey, A HIT.

 

[1phlapdown]

Here comes the second worst bully in NL...

Henry Schulman@hankschulman
I'm usually the last guy who jumps the gun. Prefer to wait for report on Duffy. But . . . Christian Arroyo's played 12 games at 3B in AA

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[calsnowskier]

I just noticed...

We have no back-up plan for 3B...


Edit:

Cue Mays in 3...2...1...

 

[calsnowskier]

This could really be a lost season for Duffy. His advanced metrics with the bat have been very good, just a LOT of attem balls which has killed his productivity. Now a POTENTIAL broken arm.

Kinda related...

One of the problems with a lineup full of pesky hitters instead of HR guys... You are a slave to BABIP.

 

[1phlapdown]

5 pitch inning for Lawman.

 

[calsnowskier]

5 pitch inning for Lawman.

That is nice, but I don't really care about pitch counts for late-inning relievers.

Starters and long relievers are the only time that metric matters, IMHO.

 

[1phlapdown]

That is nice, but I don't really care about pitch counts for late-inning relievers.

Starters and long relievers are the only time that metric matters, IMHO.

After a few 20 pitch innings this game I felt a "yes" was indicated for that quick one. A bright spot if you will.

 

[calsnowskier]

Nice debut for the kid.

I am higher on him than most, but I am still interested to see if he can actually put together some kind of career...

 

[Stokes1931]

This could really be a lost season for Duffy. His advanced metrics with the bat have been very good, just a LOT of attem balls which has killed his productivity. Now a POTENTIAL broken arm.

Kinda related...

One of the problems with a lineup full of pesky hitters instead of HR guys... You are a slave to BABIP.

I'd like to track down last season's hit chart for him. My WAG is that he was very good at going the other way. This season, most teams are shifting the opposite way, and he is making a ton of outs on hard hit balls. Going to have to learn to pull the ball a little more, but it is a completely different approach to hitting. Hitting oppo gives you the longest time to see the ball and swing (late). Pulling the ball means you are swinging early.

I hope Duffman is OK.

And how the hell are we losing to the worst team in all of baseball, and looking bad as we do it?

 

[1phlapdown]

Nice debut for Christopher Lee Stratton from Clark's alma mater Miss. State.



...and we have MORE HITS.

 

[calsnowskier]

I'd like to track down last season's hit chart for him. My WAG is that he was very good at going the other way. This season, most teams are shifting the opposite way, and he is making a ton of outs on hard hit balls. Going to have to learn to pull the ball a little more, but it is a completely different approach to hitting. Hitting oppo gives you the longest time to see the ball and swing (late). Pulling the ball means you are swinging early.

I hope Duffman is OK.

And how the hell are we losing to the worst team in all of baseball, and looking bad as we do it?

The team is exhausted. You can hear the exhaustion in K&K's voices.

 

[Stokes1931]

Well, two on, one out. Another bloop and a blast and it's a new game.

 

[calsnowskier]

Horrible play by Inciarte. You GOTTA keep Craw at first there. Who gives a fuck about the run?

 

[1phlapdown]

Well, two on, one out. Another bloop and a blast and it's a new game.

Ya got your bloop.