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[G-Snarls]

Red Sox have won the first 2 against the Yankees and leading in game 3 up 2-0

Not great for us 

[Spanky__99]

15 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

Red Sox have won the first 2 against the Yankees and leading in game 3 up 2-0

Not great for us 

Why not, as long as the Yanks win tomorrow it'll be just fine. We just need to win, Easy-Peasy!

[jaysblue]

1 hour ago, G-Snarls said:

Red Sox have won the first 2 against the Yankees and leading in game 3 up 2-0

Not great for us 

Grant is somewhere crying in a corner. 

[John_Havok]

Wheeler done for 6-8 months. Needs surgery on a shoulder to alleviate a blood clot.

Big blow to the Phillies for this year

[jaysblue]

12 minutes ago, John_Havok said:

Wheeler done for 6-8 months. Needs surgery on a shoulder to alleviate a blood clot.

Big blow to the Phillies for this year

Yeah that's unfortunate. Hopefully Nola returns to some version of his old self for them. 

This season seems wide open when it comes to the Postseason. Like there really isn't a true dominant team both in the AL or NL.  

[G-Snarls]

Yankees are getting embarrassed this series 

[Masterbather]

2 hours ago, G-Snarls said:

Yankees are getting embarrassed this series 

What a wild season the Red Sox have had. 

In the weeks after the Dever's trade, there was not an organization that was under more pressure. People hated the trade, they were losing a ton of games. Looked like they were headed towards another lost season.

Now they can legitimately come out of the AL. 

162 is a long season.

[Masterbather]

I do think the Red Sox have become the greater threat.

[Masterbather]

2 hours ago, John_Havok said:

Wheeler done for 6-8 months. Needs surgery on a shoulder to alleviate a blood clot.

Big blow to the Phillies for this year

They had one of the deeper rotations to begin with, so they can survive this better than most, but that's still a s***** blow anyway you look at it.

[glory]

Wheeler is not only a regular season ace but a playoff ace as well. His post season numbers are excellent. Huge blow for the Phillies.

[Spanky__99]

4 hours ago, Masterbather said:

I do think the Red Sox have become the greater threat.

🦤

[Spanky__99]

So I hear Tucker's been playing through a wrist/hand injury the last 6 weeks, that would explain his regression obviously, the next 5+ weeks will be huge for him. Should be interesting. I'm all over this guy if I were Ross.

[jaysblue]

16 hours ago, Masterbather said:

They had one of the deeper rotations to begin with, so they can survive this better than most, but that's still a s***** blow anyway you look at it.

If Nola returns to his previous elite form over the last month, Phillies rotation can weather the storm. 

A rotation of Sanchez, Nola, Luzardo and Suarez is still very solid. But yeah losing Wheeler and his Postseason experience is a big blow. 

 

 

[jaysblue]

5 hours ago, Spanky__99 said:

So I hear Tucker's been playing through a wrist/hand injury the last 6 weeks, that would explain his regression obviously, the next 5+ weeks will be huge for him. Should be interesting. I'm all over this guy if I were Ross.

2 HR and 5 RBI game last night. He's back. 

[jaysblue]

Dodgers forgot how to score runs.

Nestor Cortes looked like a Cy Young winner yesterday, throwing a no-hitter into the 6th inning 🤣

[connorp2]

19 hours ago, John_Havok said:

Wheeler done for 6-8 months. Needs surgery on a shoulder to alleviate a blood clot.

Big blow to the Phillies for this year

Has anyone come back the same, or better, from TOS? I remember assuming it was like TJS when I traded assets for Matt Harvey in a fantasy league, not understanding the difference in return to form rate. 

[John_Havok]

1 hour ago, connorp2 said:

Has anyone come back the same, or better, from TOS? I remember assuming it was like TJS when I traded assets for Matt Harvey in a fantasy league, not understanding the difference in return to form rate. 

Weirdly enough, there was a study on this not too long ago. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9047814/

What interesting in Wheeler's case is that he has venous TOS, not neurological TOS. The study only had 4 cases of venous TOS treated with decompression surgery, the rest were all neurological. 

but... for any TOS with decompression surgery, the recovery time until pitching in MLB again was 10 months, 80% made a full recovery, and of those who recovered they pitched 1-3 more years with no difference in post-operative performance seen vs controls. 

Severely limited sample size is the main limitation of the study. As far as a condition goes for MLB pitchers, it's still incredibly rare. 

[Grant77]

The Mariners sure have tanked hard after the deadline. Their pitching has been 23rd in WAR, backed up by horrendous defense and a below average offense. The Royals might give them a run if this keeps up.

[connorp2]

3 hours ago, John_Havok said:

Weirdly enough, there was a study on this not too long ago. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9047814/

What interesting in Wheeler's case is that he has venous TOS, not neurological TOS. The study only had 4 cases of venous TOS treated with decompression surgery, the rest were all neurological. 

but... for any TOS with decompression surgery, the recovery time until pitching in MLB again was 10 months, 80% made a full recovery, and of those who recovered they pitched 1-3 more years with no difference in post-operative performance seen vs controls. 

Severely limited sample size is the main limitation of the study. As far as a condition goes for MLB pitchers, it's still incredibly rare. 

Yeah, don’t like it. Comp sets are key in my industry and the analogy here, is including a Waldorf Astoria in the same Comp Set as Holiday Inn. Some RP or backend SP coming back and maintaining his 4.30 ERA is not the same as Matt Harvey, or Strasburg Comps. Also, as a hitter, it essentially ended Jarrod Walsh’s career, more recently. 

[BTS]

Cal Raleigh just set the all-time record for HR in a season by a catcher (49)

[Stangstag]

1 hour ago, BTS said:

Cal Raleigh just set the all-time record for HR in a season by a catcher (49)

Nutty. Kinda hope he hits 60. Beat Aaron Judge’s record 

[Spanky__99]

3 hours ago, BTS said:

Cal Raleigh just set the all-time record for HR in a season by a catcher (49)

Before September... 60 would be awesome. 🤯

[Spanky__99]

Yankees beat the Bosox... silver lining we lose no ground today, save for the Yankees and Mariners... 4 games up on the Stros' for the bye and 5.5 up on the Bosox in our Division, respectively.

[jaysblue]

So for AL MVP, is Cal Raleigh a serious contender or do you still think Judge walks away with it?

[Terminator]

3 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

So for AL MVP, is Cal Raleigh a serious contender or do you still think Judge walks away with it?

That Judge injury and him struggling in his return has had to have made it close

[Laika]

Literally tied in fWAR.

Yankees fans and people who only like offense will tell you it isn't close but I think Cal is the odds on favourite right now. 

The Yankees are a mess and Aaron Judge is their leader. What does that say to a certain subset of voters?

And the slashline numbers may continue to get closer. Judge has been pedestrian since coming back. 

[Spanky__99]

47 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

So for AL MVP, is Cal Raleigh a serious contender or do you still think Judge walks away with it?

I believe Cal has the slight edge seeing as they both are crushing baseballs(Judge scuffling since his injury), and Cal's a catcher. But that's just me. A lot can change in the next 32 games or whatever is left in the season. The NL isn't close with the unicorn playing over there on the Senior Circuit.

[Brownie19]

I think it's quite close myself.  The next 32 games will determine a lot.  Big Dumper playing catcher is going to be a factor for lots of voters.

Seattle has been pooh since the deadline though - if they miss the playoffs, that gives an edge to Judge.

 

[Spanky__99]

7 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

I think it's quite close myself.  The next 32 games will determine a lot.  Big Dumper playing catcher is going to be a factor for lots of voters.

Seattle has been pooh since the deadline though - if they miss the playoffs, that gives an edge to Judge.

 

Royals were playing good baseball up until they hit Detroit, but the M's are too good, I can't see that team not making the playoffs.

[Brownie19]

Looks like Charlie Condon has started to figure things out (140 wRC+ on the season).  It's nice to see some things go right for the Rockies...