MLB Daily Thread: 9-28-17 Well Red Sox tried to lose the game, Indians just win

[SlinkyRedfoot]

One more thing up for grabs. Homefield in the World Series is still in play. As we know, it is determined by best record this year as opposed to the All Star Game. The number is the magic number for the team to clinch homefield in the World Series against that opponent.

Dodgers
Indians: 1 (Dodgers own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Astros: 1 (Astros own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Red Sox: clinched
Yankees: clinched
Twins: clinched

Nationals
Red Sox: 1 (Nationals own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Yankees: clinched
Twins: clinched

Cubs
Twins: clinched

Diamondbacks
Yankees: 1 (Diamondbacks own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Twins: clinched

Rockies
Twins: 1 (Rockies own tiebreaker due to head to head record)

Indians
Nationals: clinched
Diamondbacks: clinched
Cubs: clinched
Rockies: clinched
Brewers: clinched
Cardinals: clinched

Astros
Nationals: 2 (Nationals own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Diamondbacks: clinched
Cubs: clinched
Rockies: clinched
Brewers: clinched
Cardinals: clinched

Red Sox
Diamondbacks: 4 (Diamondbacks own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Cubs: 1 (Red Sox own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Rockies: clinched
Brewers: clinched
Cardinals: clinched

Yankees
Cubs: 4 (Yankees own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Rockies: 1 (Rockies own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Brewers: clinched
Cardinals: clinched

Twins
Brewers: 4 (Twins own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Cardinals: 3 (Twins own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Carlos Carrasco fucking shit up in his last start of the season.

8.1 IP ~ 6 H ~ 1 BB ~ 0 ER ~ 14 K

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Indians win 100.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Tribe starting pitching over last 54 games, dating back to 8/3:

6.23 IP/GS ~ 10.2 K/9 ~ 5.21 K/BB ~ 1.049 WHIP ~ 2.25 ERA

Oh my God, that's the fucking shit!

 

[Rock Strongo]

interesting...

keith law makes his AL and NL MVP picks, as well as both cy's

Law: Kluber or Sale? Altuve or Judge? Making tough awards picks

AL MVP
1. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

3. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians

4. Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox

5. Andrelton Simmons, Los Angeles Angels

NL MVP
1. Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins

2. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs

3. Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals

4. Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

5. Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies

5. Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians

AL Cy Young
1. Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox

2. Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians

3. Luis Severino, New York Yankees

4. Justin Verlander, Houston Astros

5. Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians

NL Cy Young
1. Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals

2. Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks

3. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

4. Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

5. Jacob deGrom, New York Mets

AL Rookie of the Year
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

2. Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox

3. Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics

 

[Rock Strongo]

his Cy take:

Sale has the better FIP because of his higher strikeout rate and very, very slightly lower home run rate, while Kluber has the lower ERA, so Sale leads in FanGraphs WAR by 0.6 and Kluber leads in Baseball-Reference WAR by more than a win and a half.

Baseball Prospectus, which tracks the quality of batters a pitcher faces, has the two in a near dead-heat by any measure of strength of competition. As with the MVP races, there are multiple good answers here, but I'd choose Sale for the higher K percentage and for making four extra starts. Either is a worthy choice, however.

It's immaterial to the race, but I was amused to see that Sale has had just four outings all year where he allowed more than four runs and two came against Cleveland.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

interesting...

keith law makes his AL and NL MVP picks, as well as both cy's

Law: Kluber or Sale? Altuve or Judge? Making tough awards picks

AL MVP
1. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

3. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians

4. Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox

5. Andrelton Simmons, Los Angeles Angels

NL MVP
1. Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins

2. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs

3. Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals

4. Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

5. Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies

5. Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians

AL Cy Young
1. Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox

2. Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians

3. Luis Severino, New York Yankees

4. Justin Verlander, Houston Astros

5. Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians

NL Cy Young
1. Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals

2. Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks

3. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

4. Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

5. Jacob deGrom, New York Mets

AL Rookie of the Year
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

2. Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox

3. Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics

After Sale shit the bed again this week, I can't believe he's still picking him for CY.

Alright, Rock, let's do it. One week avi bet.

 

[Rock Strongo]

After Sale shit the bed again this week, I can't believe he's still picking him for CY.

Alright, Rock, let's do it. One week avi bet.

ok, deal.

i take sale, you take kluber

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

It's immaterial to the race, but I was amused to see that Sale has had just four outings all year where he allowed more than four runs and two came against Cleveland.

I disagree with the bold. I could see that being a consideration.

I'm not saying I think it should be, just that I could see it being.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

ok, deal.

i take sale, you take kluber

Sounds good. Good luck.

The 300 K's make me a little nervous.

 

[Rock Strongo]

Sounds good. Good luck.

The 300 K's make me a little nervous.

me too

for the playoffs

lot of pitches

 

[Rock Strongo]

sale threw 3,248 pitches this year

klubers thrown 2,864

both have trhe same 68% strike rate

384 pitches is a lot.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

sale threw 3,248 pitches this year

klubers thrown 2,864

both have trhe same 68% strike rate

Honestly, I wonder if Kluber's DL stint was just done to give him some rest.

I read an article suggesting that teams are doing more and more of that particularly now with the short DL option.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

sale threw 3,248 pitches this year

klubers thrown 2,864

both have trhe same 68% strike rate

384 pitches is a lot.

That's a pretty big difference in pitch counts.

Kluber is pitching on Saturday, so I assume he'll throw another 80-100, but still, big difference.

 

[Rock Strongo]

That's a pretty big difference in pitch counts.

Kluber is pitching on Saturday, so I assume he'll throw another 80-100, but still, big difference.

its 4-5 starts worth

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Fuckin' auto-correct on my laptop is always trying to change Kluber to Blubber.

I saw a guy with a shirt the other day that said, "auto-correct is my worst enema."

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

its 4-5 starts worth

If you still have their pages up, how many pitches per innings pitched?

 

[Rock Strongo]

If you still have their pages up, how many pitches per innings pitched?

closed em

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

If you still have their pages up, how many pitches per innings pitched?

closed em

@soxfan1468927, do something!

 

[Rock Strongo]

i was off

3428 for sale not 3248