Defending World Series champs KC Royals: Random MLB Thoughts

by **WilliamC** » Sun May 08, 2016 10:32:10

I wonder if Colon didn't have the suspension thing hanging over him if he might have an outside shot at the HoF?

by **kruker** » Sun May 08, 2016 12:20:57

philliesr98 wrote:O boy Ortiz coming back out after ump... After Farrell got booted on a ball strike call during papis at bat.

He really is a dick.

by **WilliamC** » Sun May 08, 2016 12:27:53

Always wondered why people considered him the loveable jovial teddy bear. He is a raging asshole.

by **Wheels Tupay** » Sun May 08, 2016 20:57:46

this is kinda crazy...

Bryce Harper's last 11 trips to the plate? ZERO official at-bats: BB, BB, SF, BB, IBB, BB, BB, IBB, HBP, BB, IBB.

by **philliesr98** » Sun May 08, 2016 21:02:25

WilliamC wrote:Always wondered why people considered him the loveable jovial teddy bear. He is a raging asshat.

And he just went yard

by **pacino** » Sun May 08, 2016 21:03:55

Wheels Tupay wrote:this is kinda crazy...

Bryce Harper's last 11 trips to the plate? ZERO official at-bats: BB, BB, SF, BB, IBB, BB, BB, IBB, HBP, BB, IBB.

How do you seriously put Zimmerman behind him? Murphy not doing enough I guess

YOU PUT THE 1B 4TH CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO

by **smitty** » Tue May 10, 2016 11:13:12

Baseball Prospectus continues to go downhill. Baumann might be the best indicator of the sites free fall.

Today he posted an article about limiting intentional walks to one a game to an individual hitter. (Because of the Harper thing).

You can walk a guy pretty easily without going through the intentional walk process anyway so the argument makes no sense to vein with. Further, it would be complicated and difficult to enforce and pretty much a waste.

Maybe we should have a BP atrocities thread.

by **Soren** » Tue May 10, 2016 11:18:54

WilliamC wrote:I wonder if Colon didn't have the suspension thing hanging over him if he might have an outside shot at the HoF?

He had a five year "peak" at an ERA+ of 127 (98-02). Since then he has an ERA+ of 104 and K/9 of 6.4.

His only remarkable trait has not been dying on the mound.

by **smitty** » Tue May 10, 2016 11:19:53

Soren wrote:
WilliamC wrote:I wonder if Colon didn't have the suspension thing hanging over him if he might have an outside shot at the HoF?

He had a five year "peak" at an ERA+ of 127 (98-02). Since then he has an ERA+ of 104 and K/9 of 6.4.

His only remarkable trait has not been dying on the mound.

He also doesn't sweat much for a fat guy.

by **Soren** » Tue May 10, 2016 11:45:41

So I did the play index thing, looking for HoF pitchers sorted by career ERA+. Colon is at 110 for his career right now.

HoFers with an ERA+ < 110, minimum 200 games, minimum 60% of appearances as a starter:

Code: Select all: Rube Marquard 103 Catfish Hunter 104 Herb Pennock 106 Early Wynn 107 Burleigh Grimes 108 Don Sutton 108 Jesse Haines 109 Red Ruffing 109

Here's the next group, in between 110 and 120:

Code: Select all: Nolan Ryan 112 Waite Hoyt 112 Chief Bender 112 Robin Roberts 113 Vic Willis 113 Jack Chesbro 114 Jim Bunning 115 Fergie Jenkins 115 Eppa Rixey 115 Joe McGinnity 115 Phil Niekro 115 Steve Carlton 115 Gaylord Perry 117 Tom Glavine 118 Ted Lyons 118 Bert Blyleven 118 Warren Spahn 119 Red Faber 119 Bob Lemon 119

by **Bill McNeal** » Tue May 10, 2016 11:57:47

Chief Bender made it only because he threatened to make his own hall of fame except with blackjack and hookers.

by **pacino** » Tue May 10, 2016 12:04:14

June 27, 2002: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Tim Drew to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens.

by **mcare89** » Tue May 10, 2016 12:30:14

smitty wrote:Baseball Prospectus continues to go downhill. Baumann might be the best indicator of the sites free fall.

Today he posted an article about limiting intentional walks to one a game to an individual hitter. (Because of the Harper thing).

You can walk a guy pretty easily without going through the intentional walk process anyway so the argument makes no sense to vein with. Further, it would be complicated and difficult to enforce and pretty much a waste.

Maybe we should have a BP atrocities thread.

Yeah, I don't get the "ban intentional walks" movement, the reason they exist is for convenience. Unless they'd like an umpire to determine whether a player is being walked intentionally or not and punish accordingly, which seems like the least fun rule of all time, it's a necessary evil. Don't want somebody to get intentionally walked every time? Put an actual hitter behind him in the lineup instead of Ryan Zimmerman. They're giving you a free baserunner. That's the crux of the sabermetric movement. A walk is as good as a hit.

by **philliesr98** » Tue May 10, 2016 12:55:24

Well it only took ONE appearance to make the Chapman filter necessary again

by **stevelxa476** » Tue May 10, 2016 14:31:32

pacino wrote:
June 27, 2002: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Tim Drew to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens.

Minaya'd.

by **BigEd76** » Tue May 10, 2016 16:59:52

Mondesi Jr gets 50 games for taking an OTC medication that triggered a positive

by **pacino** » Wed May 11, 2016 12:10:08

If John Sterling was the Phillies radio announcer I'd kill myself.

by **Bucky** » Wed May 11, 2016 14:58:26

he must be a berniebro

pacino wrote:If John Sterling was the Phillies radio announcer I'd kill myself.

by **The B1G Piece** » Wed May 11, 2016 15:38:15

Was messing around with Fangraphs this morning. Since 2006 (minimum 2000 IP), only Felix Hernandez has a lower ERA minus (78) than Cole Hamels (81). Also, of the seven pitchers who qualified in these parameters (Hernandez, Hamels, Sabathia, Verlander, Haren, Buehrle and Shields), Cole has the highest K% and KBB%.

Pretty amazing run for Cole.

by **smitty** » Wed May 11, 2016 15:39:59

The B1G Piece wrote:Was messing around with Fangraphs this morning. Since 2006 (minimum 2000 IP), only Felix Hernandez has a lower ERA minus (78) than Cole Hamels (81). Also, of the seven pitchers who qualified in these parameters (Hernandez, Hamels, Sabathia, Verlander, Haren, Buehrle and Shields), Cole has the highest K% and KBB%.

Pretty amazing run for Cole.

His arm fell off due to Pitcher Abuse Points to boot.

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