MLB Daily Thread: Red Sox, DeGrom Gets Shelled!!

[Used 2 B Hu]

What does this all mean? I'm not really sure, other than I can't bash THE METS for being great against shitty teams and getting fucked by good teams.

I fixed it.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I fixed it.

Yeah, but that's false, Hu. Syndergaard seems to be a solid young pitcher who had some rough starts. The Mets are a mediocre team feasting on a cake schedule.

 

[HammerDown]

The Fightin' Friars didn't lose last night!

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Yeah, but that's false, Hu. Syndergaard seems to be a solid young pitcher who had some rough starts. The Mets are a mediocre team feasting on a cake schedule.

No it's not.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

No it's not.

Are you sure?

 

[Mondo Jay]

Yeah, but that's false, Hu. Syndergaard seems to be a solid young pitcher who had some rough starts. The Mets are a mediocre team feasting on a cake schedule.

They seem like a different team right now to me. The huge addition of Cepcedes, and the bench additions of Uribe and Johnson along with Wright's return make them much more potent offensively. I still love their starting pitching when we get into the postseason. It will interesting to see how the young pitchers handle the extra workload. It will be super fucking awesome to see the Nats miss the playoffs too. (crosses fingers)

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

They seem like a different team right now to me. The huge addition of Cepcedes, and the bench additions of Uribe and Johnson along with Wright's return make them much more potent offensively.

We'll see. You could be right. On the other hand, the only non-complete-shit team they've faced this month is the Pirates and they got swept.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

It will be super fucking awesome to see the Nats miss the playoffs too. (crosses fingers)

How about that shit, Champ? Outrageous. So many thought they were a lock for the WS, but if they were in any other division, they'd be sub .500. Crazy shit.

 

[Mondo Jay]

We'll see. You could be right. On the other hand, the only non-complete-shit team they've faced this month is the Pirates and they got swept.

The Pirates are ballin! Pretty cool to see what Madden's Cubs are doing too. Looks like the NL Central will be sending 3 teams to the post season.

 

[Mondo Jay]

How about that shit, Champ? Outrageous. So many thought they were a lock for the WS, but if they were in any other division, they'd be sub .500. Crazy shit.

I love it. The year they shut down Strassburg was their best shot to win it all IMO. Pussies.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I love it. The year they shut down Strassburg was their best shot to win it all IMO. Pussies.

Yeah, that's fucking hubris right there and they're paying for it. Dumb fucks.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

The Pirates are ballin! Pretty cool to see what Madden's Cubs are doing too. Looks like the NL Central will be sending 3 teams to the post season.

No shit. You know I'm a big fan of the new wild card format, but that doesn't mean I can't recognize how bad it would suck to be the Pirates or Cubs and be looking at a one-game play in knowing that you're head and shoulders over the Mets whose ticket is punched. Hell, if you put the Mets in the NLC where a third of their schedule would be against the Cards, Pirates & Cubs instead of the Marlins, Phils & Braves and I bet their record wouldn't be much better -- if any -- than the Reds.

 

[navamind]

I'll just leave this here.

 

[cerealboi]

I'll just leave this here.

Funny, as Rock can attest, I'm somewhat of a liberal pinko myself, but I don't really see what's so controversial about that post.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Fightin' Friars didn't lose last night!

I'm definitely gonna be rooting for the Pads all week.....you know that's right.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Are you sure?

Let me see if I follow your logic:

A young pitcher has trouble winning against good competition, and it's due to tough luck.

A team has trouble winning against good competition, and it's because the team sucks ass.

Did I do it right?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Let me see if I follow your logic:

A young pitcher has trouble winning against good competition, and it's due to tough luck.

A team has trouble winning against good competition, and it's because the team sucks ass.

Did I do it right?

Oh, you're serious. I thought you were joking.

No, you did not follow my logic. At all.

If you're looking for the Occam's Razored version:

A young pitcher has trouble winning even one of four starts against good competition on the road despite pitching to a sharp 2.59 ERA, it's due to poor run support, or "bad luck."

A team that has the easiest schedule in MLB by a wide margin, whereby a third of their games have been against literally the five worst teams in baseball, has an overall winning record, but has been completely decimated (3-17 vs CHC, PIT & STL), is no where close to a top team in the league.

This really isn't ground breaking stuff.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

No, you did not follow my logic. At all.

Cause you ain't got none.

This is you:
"Young pitcher loses games because of poor run support.

Team loses games because...well..um..because, NOT poor run support...it's because they suck. Nyaa."

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Cause you ain't got none.

This is you:

Team loses games because...well..um..because, NOT poor run support...it's because they suck. Nyaa."

I can't tell if you don't understand the info I've provided regarding the Mets' schedule and record, or if you're just taking a page out of Rock Strongo's Internet Debate Handbook.

Regardless, I hope for your sake the Mets catch lightening in a bottle if they make the playoffs. They're a combined 7-20 against the other NL playoff teams.

 

[navamind]

A season's worth of home/road splits aren't really indicative of much. And for chrissakes, he has 46.1 innings on the road. And even then, he has a 3.54 xFIP on the road. He'll be fine.