MLB 2013 - Page 13

Ghoulish Delight · 08-15-2013, 12:30 AM

Man this is going to be disappointing when it comes crashing down.

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-15-2013, 07:21 PM

As long as it doesn't happen until April, it's all good.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-16-2013, 12:24 AM

I liked the stat Vin read a few nights ago. Among pitchers with at least 100 starts and at least 1000 innings pitched, Kershaw's career ERA is the lowest since 1920.

Zero All Star starts. dafvck?

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-16-2013, 01:22 PM

Yeah, that blew me away.

Can't wait to see if he racks up another Cy Young this year. Assuming ERA holds more weight than win-loss, he has a good shot, I think.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-16-2013, 02:40 PM

You got me looking at stats tables.

Harvey's WHIP, OBP (against), BA (against), Ks, BBs, etc. are all pretty identical to Kershaw's...yet Kershaw's got him beat by mile in ERA. Wonder what the difference is. Extra base hits? Stolen bases? They're letting the same proportion of batters reach base (more or less) but for some reason they are more likely to score when Harvey's on the mound than Kershaw.

The Dodgers have turned only 19 more DPs than the Mets, that doesn't seem like enough to account for that difference.

I think Kershaw's got to be the favorite for CY right now. It's not like he's way behind in the win/loss column, he's top or near the top in all the other key categories, and the gap between his ERA and Harvey's is bigger than the gap between Harvey's and the next 3 best.

ETA: Not stolen bases. 2 against Harvey, 4 against Kershaw

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-19-2013, 09:55 AM

Nice going, Mattingly. Let's sit Gonzalez, Ellis, Crawford and Uribe on the same day and put a tie game in Brandon League's hands. Brilliant.

And we really need a better backup for Gonzalez. Hairston is a horrific first baseman.

End of rant - today's a new day.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-19-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Nice going, Mattingly. Let's sit Gonzalez, Ellis, Crawford and Uribe on the same day and put a tie game in Brandon League's hands. Brilliant.

Well if you're going to do it, doing it against a the (currently) worst team in baseball that's got an emotional hangover from the firing of a legend isn't a bad gamble.

Strangler Lewis · 08-19-2013, 01:48 PM

"Legend" seems a bit strong for Charlie Manuel.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-19-2013, 03:16 PM

Local-legend.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-20-2013, 11:56 PM

Not specifically mlb related but i figure this will serve as good a as any sundry sports suppositions thread.

Been flipping to Fox Sports Live on the new FS1 network during Sports Center commercials. They need to die whoever convinced them that cutting 1/3 of the screen real estate with bloated unreadable blocks of text and graphics. What the hell?

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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	As long as it doesn't happen until April, it's all good.
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08-16-2013, 12:24 AM	#123
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I liked the stat Vin read a few nights ago. Among pitchers with at least 100 starts and at least 1000 innings pitched, Kershaw's career ERA is the lowest since 1920. Zero All Star starts. dafvck? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-16-2013, 01:22 PM	#124
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Yeah, that blew me away. Can't wait to see if he racks up another Cy Young this year. Assuming ERA holds more weight than win-loss, he has a good shot, I think.
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08-16-2013, 02:40 PM	#125
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	You got me looking at stats tables. Harvey's WHIP, OBP (against), BA (against), Ks, BBs, etc. are all pretty identical to Kershaw's...yet Kershaw's got him beat by mile in ERA. Wonder what the difference is. Extra base hits? Stolen bases? They're letting the same proportion of batters reach base (more or less) but for some reason they are more likely to score when Harvey's on the mound than Kershaw. The Dodgers have turned only 19 more DPs than the Mets, that doesn't seem like enough to account for that difference. I think Kershaw's got to be the favorite for CY right now. It's not like he's way behind in the win/loss column, he's top or near the top in all the other key categories, and the gap between his ERA and Harvey's is bigger than the gap between Harvey's and the next 3 best. ETA: Not stolen bases. 2 against Harvey, 4 against Kershaw __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-19-2013, 09:55 AM	#126
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Nice going, Mattingly. Let's sit Gonzalez, Ellis, Crawford and Uribe on the same day and put a tie game in Brandon League's hands. Brilliant. And we really need a better backup for Gonzalez. Hairston is a horrific first baseman. End of rant - today's a new day.
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08-19-2013, 03:16 PM	#129
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Local-legend. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-20-2013, 11:56 PM	#130
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Not specifically mlb related but i figure this will serve as good a as any sundry sports suppositions thread. Been flipping to Fox Sports Live on the new FS1 network during Sports Center commercials. They need to die whoever convinced them that cutting 1/3 of the screen real estate with bloated unreadable blocks of text and graphics. What the hell? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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