Official 2021 Major League Baseball (News, Notes & Scores around the League)

[Angel Oracle]

Dogs fall 2 back of the Giants with 7 to play.  

[Angelsjunky]

Juan Soto has a .471 OBP which, not counting last year, would be the highest OBP since Barry Bonds and the 11th highest since 1970. Ahead of him are:

Bonds x4 (2001-04)

Thomas (1994)

Edgar (1995)

Giambi x2 (2000-01)

Boggs (1988)

Olerud (1993)

Meaning, all roid era except for Boggs.

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Juan Soto has a .471 OBP which, not counting last year, would be the highest OBP since Barry Bonds and the 11th highest since 1970. Ahead of him are:

Bonds x4 (2001-04)

Thomas (1994)

Edgar (1995)

Giambi x2 (2000-01)

Boggs (1988)

Olerud (1993)

Meaning, all roid era except for Boggs.

I have been buying up Juan Soto rookie cards.  

[Angelsjunky]

5 hours ago, Stradling said:

I have been buying up Juan Soto rookie cards.  

Such a great group of young superstars: Soto, Tatis, Vlad, Acuna, Franco. All five are going to have great careers, barring injury.

[fan_since79]

Brandon Belt suffers a fractured thumb after being hit by a pitch while trying to bunt.

A big loss for the Giants.

[fan_since79]

Cardinals win their 17th in a row and clinch the 2nd wild card.

[m0nkey]

I’ve just been assuming the AL east would get the two wild card spots but somehow the Mariners are .5 games out in the last week of September

[Angel Oracle]

25 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

I’ve just been assuming the AL east would get the two wild card spots but somehow the Mariners are .5 games out in the last week of September

Didn’t someone say they weren’t getting into the WC game?

Red Sux have lost 4 straight.

Jays still have to play the red hot Skanks twice more.

M’s host the slumping A’th once more, and then host the tanking Halos for 3 games.

Edited September 29, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[m0nkey]

On 9/27/2021 at 12:15 PM, Angelsjunky said:

Juan Soto has a .471 OBP which, not counting last year, would be the highest OBP since Barry Bonds and the 11th highest since 1970. Ahead of him are:

Bonds x4 (2001-04)

Thomas (1994)

Edgar (1995)

Giambi x2 (2000-01)

Boggs (1988)

Olerud (1993)

Meaning, all roid era except for Boggs.

Imagine how much better he’d be if he didn’t do the home run derby and tank in the second half. 

[m0nkey]

Without doing any research I think Ohtani is the only HR Derby participant that had a significant drop off in production in the second half.
 

We can put that myth to rest 

[ScottT]

39 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Without doing any research I think Ohtani is the only HR Derby participant that had a significant drop off in production in the second half.
 

We can put that myth to rest 

Seems like other factors are involved.

First off....  there was no way he was gonna stay that hot

[Inside Pitch]

50 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Without doing any research I think Ohtani is the only HR Derby participant that had a significant drop off in production in the second half.
 

We can put that myth to rest 

Pretty sure Gallo fell off a cliff, Mancini and Story kinda tanked too.   

[Angel Oracle]

It’s still stupid doing the HR Derby during the season.

Do it in the off-season, like was done back in the late 1950s-early 1960s.

[fan_since79]

With or without Brandon Belt, the Giants keep winning and keep their two-game lead over the Dodgers. 

That NL wild card game will be very compelling.

[fan_since79]

8 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Didn’t someone say they weren’t getting into the WC game?

Red Sux have lost 4 straight.

Jays still have to play the red hot Skanks twice more.

M’s host the slumping A’th once more, and then host the tanking Halos for 3 games.

Can we pull a rabbit out of a hat and knock them out of the postseason?

Hoping for a miracle but not expecting anything.

[m0nkey]

8 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Pretty sure Gallo fell off a cliff, Mancini and Story kinda tanked too.   

Using third grade logic and looking at raw OPS splits (not taking into account quality of pitching or park factors, I’m not a nerd and don’t know how to look that up for first and second half splits), Ohtani, Gallo, and Mancini are the ones who had a noticeable drop off after the derby, Olson to a lesser degree. 

Ohtani - 1.062 OPS in the first half vs .822 OPS in the second

Mancini - .791 vs .720

Gallo - .923 vs .673

Olson - .938 vs .898

Story - .765 vs .839

Soto - .851 vs 1.204 (ridiculous)

Alonso - .802 vs .894

Perez - .802 vs .951

 

 

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, m0nkey said:

Using third grade logic and looking at raw OPS splits (not taking into account quality of pitching or park factors, I’m not a nerd and don’t know how to look that up for first and second half splits), Ohtani, Gallo, and Mancini are the ones who had a noticeable drop off after the derby, Olson to a lesser degree. 

Ohtani - 1.062 OPS in the first half vs .822 OPS in the second

Mancini - .791 vs .720

Gallo - .923 vs .673

Olson - .938 vs .898

Story - .765 vs .839

Soto - .851 vs 1.204 (ridiculous)

Alonso - .802 vs .894

Perez - .802 vs .951

Honestly, I'd argue it's just Ohtani and Gallo.  Olson's drop-off wasn't that big. 

I think Story had that awful stretch in July after the break and before the deadline.   

[Angel Oracle]

None of those other players has pitched 130.1 innings though, in addition to the 600+ PAs.

HR Derby is not a good idea for full time two way players.

[mmc]

Would've been a target of mine in free agency

 

[m0nkey]

File this in the geneous category

 

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, m0nkey said:

File this in the geneous category

 

Jim Barr nods head in approval.

[Docwaukee]

6 hours ago, m0nkey said:

File this in the geneous category

 

An impressive level of stupid.  

[ScottT]

The Mariners have cheerleaders on top of their dugout

[fan_since79]

11 hours ago, Dochalo said:

An impressive level of stupid.  

Baseball injuries are sometimes the dumbest ones of any sport. Remember Chris Coghlan, who tore up his knee in 2010 trying to deliver a shaving cream pie to a teammate's face after a walk-off win? After the surgery etc he made a comeback, but his numbers never matched his Rookie of the Year performance in 2009. He retired at age 32.

[fan_since79]

Yankees are leading the Jays, and Baltimore is pushing the Red Sox around. That can only help Seattle. There is a chance we could have a 3-team tie for the 2nd wild card come Sunday (if I've figured this out correctly).