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[L54]

This entire time I thought tangotiger was just a username and not actually Tom Tango

 

Lol

[tangotiger]

This entire time I thought tangotiger was just a username and not actually Tom Tango

 

Tom Tango is the nom de plume. I am TangoTiger

[Laika]

Tom Tango is the nom de plume. I am TangoTiger

 

Hey Tigger

 

Do you know if anyone is working on defining "swing repertoires"?

 

When the bat tracking stuff went public this year one thing that I thought of is that it might be possible to show that certain hitters have a bag of different swings. Just like pitchers have different pitches with varying speeds and shapes.

 

I mean we know they do, because they talk about A swings vs B swings publicly, and we can see different swings, but it would still be cool to define and it might help project performance or explain things.

[connorp]

This entire time I thought tangotiger was just a username and not actually Tom Tango

 

Without the proverbial “checkmark”, that’s still the best thing to assume.

[Brownie19]

Oh how the turn tables

 

turn tables?

[AMS528]

turn tables?

 

[Pendleton]

turn tables?

 

[Spanky__99]

Without the proverbial “checkmark”, that’s still the best thing to assume.

 

And we've just assumed you're the village idiot. So there's that, put your chin strap on, meat.

[Stangstag]

And we've just assumed you're the village idiot. So there's that, put your chin strap on, meat.

 

That’s offensive Spanky, be better

[Spanky__99]

That’s offensive Spanky, be better

 

Blow me...

[Spanky__99]

Bednar suxxxxxx

[connorp]

And we've just assumed you're the village idiot. So there's that, put your chin strap on, meat.

 

They say that about Connor McG but ticket prices go triple from anyone else when he fights. Go figure.

[Pendleton]

Nick Senzel elected free agency after being DFA'd by the ChiSox, that has to be rock bottom for the 29 year old former top prospect.

 

[thatoneguy]

Tyler Jankowski just made the catch of the year robbing a walk off home run from the (lol) White Sox. Holy s***.

[Omar]

Tyler Jankowski just made the catch of the year robbing a walk off home run from the (lol) White Sox. Holy s***.

 

[jaysblue]

Nick Senzel elected free agency after being DFA'd by the ChiSox, that has to be rock bottom for the 29 year old former top prospect.

 

 

I also DFA'd him in the LOD.

[Laika]

So Jackson Holliday still sucks

 

First 10 games in April: negative 52 wRC+ (2 hits in 10 games) with 50% K rate

demoted

called back up

July 31 to August 7th: 275 wRC+ with four homers but 26% K rate (7 games)

August 8 to present: 25 wRC+ with 31.4% K rate

[connorp]

Who would’ve thought Spencer Spaghetti had him beat. Gem last night again

[Laika]

So Jackson Holliday still sucks

 

First 10 games in April: negative 52 wRC+ (2 hits in 10 games) with 50% K rate

demoted

called back up

July 31 to August 7th: 275 wRC+ with four homers but 26% K rate (7 games)

August 8 to present: 25 wRC+ with 31.4% K rate

 

Trending to be one of the bigger busts in MLB history. I know he's a baby and it's early but projections are already tanking a bit and this is some Jarred Kelenic s***.

[BTS]

Speaking of the Orioles, I feel like we haven't properly mocked them for the fact that their big FA splurge last year was Craig Kimbrel, who is replacement level and now pitches in low leverage situations. 14M wasted.

 

Glass houses and all that, but they're only going to win like 91 games this year, which is pretty pathetic given what they had as a core. The Jays have been that good twice in the last 3 years.

[wilko]

So Jackson Holliday still sucks

 

First 10 games in April: negative 52 wRC+ (2 hits in 10 games) with 50% K rate

demoted

called back up

July 31 to August 7th: 275 wRC+ with four homers but 26% K rate (7 games)

August 8 to present: 25 wRC+ with 31.4% K rate

 

Feels like they called him up too fast.

[BTS]

Can't wait for Santander and Burnes to be replaced with like Verdugo and Frankie Montas, Holliday to bust, Gray-Rod to get TJS, and the Orioles to win 85 games next year.

[connorp]

Speaking of the Orioles, I feel like we haven't properly mocked them for the fact that their big FA splurge last year was Craig Kimbrel, who is replacement level and now pitches in low leverage situations. 14M wasted.

 

Glass houses and all that, but they're only going to win like 91 games this year, which is pretty pathetic given what they had as a core. The Jays have been that good twice in the last 3 years.

 

The contrarian take:

 

They’re within a game or two of the best record in baseball. All other playoff teams were busy fine tuning their rosters, 2 years ago, based mostly on a single game, the Jays decided to take their org in a reverse direction and here we are.

 

Outside looking in, trying to laugh at why maybe no team wins 95 games, as a consolation for being out of the playoff picture in May, when standings are as such

[BTS]

The contrarian take:

 

They’re within a game or two of the best record in baseball. All other playoff teams were busy fine tuning their rosters, 2 years ago, based mostly on a single game, the Jays decided to take their org in a reverse direction and here we are.

 

Outside looking in, trying to laugh at why maybe no team wins 95 games, as a consolation for being out of the playoff picture in May, when standings are as such

 

I didn't read past the first line, but I'm guessing its a full-throated defense of the Orioles. Which is not a contrarian take around these parts. It's the take of the masses.

 

My take (the Orioles haven't been serious about winning and have actually made some pretty bad moves) is the contrarian, bold, brave take. The Orioles this year are the 2021-2023 Jays.

[Laika]

The contrarian take:

 

They’re within a game or two of the best record in baseball. All other playoff teams were busy fine tuning their rosters, 2 years ago, based mostly on a single game, the Jays decided to take their org in a reverse direction and here we are.

 

Outside looking in, trying to laugh at why maybe no team wins 95 games, as a consolation for being out of the playoff picture in May, when standings are as such

 

You f***ing idiot. "The Orioles are good" is not a contrarian take. The baseball media conglomerate has been fluffing their nuts non-stop for two years.

[Stangstag]

Can't wait for Santander and Burnes to be replaced with like Verdugo and Frankie Montas, Holliday to bust, Gray-Rod to get TJS, and the Orioles to win 85 games next year.

 

If only

[The Cats Ass]

Can't wait for Santander and Burnes to be replaced with like Verdugo and Frankie Montas, Holliday to bust, Gray-Rod to get TJS, and the Orioles to win 85 games next year.

 

Holliday is just a shorter version of Cavan Biggio.

[Omar]

So Jackson Holliday still sucks

 

First 10 games in April: negative 52 wRC+ (2 hits in 10 games) with 50% K rate

demoted

called back up

July 31 to August 7th: 275 wRC+ with four homers but 26% K rate (7 games)

August 8 to present: 25 wRC+ with 31.4% K rate

 

Three games against the Jays to boost his line.

[Brownie19]

The Angels are calling up Caden Dana to make his major league debut Sunday against the Mariners, reports the Orange County Register’s Jeff Fletcher.

 

Something of a surprise here, in part because the 20-year-old Dana has already thrown twice as many innings as he did last season. He is 9-7 with a 2.52 ERA and a 147/39 K/BB in 135 2/3 innings for Double-A Rocket City. He’s an excellent prospect, but joining a bad team and having no Triple-A experience would seem to make him a weak fantasy bet for the short term.

 

Sounds about right for the Angels...

[Laika]

Three games against the Jays to boost his line.

 

It's so true

 

94 mph meatball from Ryan Burr - homer

85 mph hanging slider from Yerry Rodriguez - long homer

90 mph s***** cutter from Bassitt - homer

 

three of his five dingers are off the Jays lmao