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Pete Alonso Sucks

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 02 2020 01:28 PM

He puts the F in LGM

Edgy MD Aug 02 2020 01:35 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Centerfield dropped the ball here.

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 02 2020 02:13 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Still sucks

nymr83 Aug 02 2020 02:45 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

does he suck like Curtis sucked? I hope he sucks that much the rest of the way.

LWFS Aug 02 2020 03:29 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Judging from what I saw in the dugout, dude can't even splinter a bat properly.

ashie62 Aug 02 2020 06:01 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

He has to get better, right?

G-Fafif Aug 03 2020 06:50 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Sunday 8/9 at 5 PM on ESPN, from when Pete Alonso didn't suck. https://twitter.com/e60/status/1286707940615954433?s=21

nymr83 Aug 03 2020 07:21 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

3 sucktastic walks tonight

Frayed Knot Aug 03 2020 07:23 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Considering that, given the quality of his ABs lately, he might have swung at maybe half of those 12 balls ... it progress.

G-Fafif Aug 04 2020 12:35 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

“I'll hit a homer off you. Suck on that.” https://twitter.com/buster_espn/status/1290716903095312384?s=21

batmagadanleadoff Aug 04 2020 08:23 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Pete Alonso's on pace to set the major league record for biggest decrease in homers from one season to the next.

nymr83 Aug 04 2020 09:41 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Who holds that record? Brady Anderson after that one big year?

Edgy MD Aug 05 2020 08:02 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

I assume Ted Williams, from 1942 to 1943.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 05 2020 10:11 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Edgy MD wrote: I assume Ted Williams, from 1942 to 1943. I dunno. Williams didn't play in '43. So he didn't have a season in '43.

Edgy MD Aug 05 2020 10:45 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Well, it's similarly questionable whether this is going to be a "season" in any meaningful sense, but even better is Hack Wilson going from 56 in 1930 to 13 in 1931, a difference of 43.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 05 2020 10:58 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Edgy MD wrote: Well, it's similarly questionable whether this is going to be a "season" in any meaningful sense .... Agree. But still, lotsa flukey stuff will come from this season. Lotsa stuff's gonna have to be asterisked.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 05 2020 11:05 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Edgy MD wrote: Well, it's similarly questionable whether this is going to be a "season" in any meaningful sense .... Agree. But still, lotsa flukey stuff will come from this season. Lotsa stuff's gonna have to be asterisked. I figured Pete'd hit 10 or 12 homers, tops this year. Between the shortened season, that the opposition would have studied him intensely -- and continue to do so -- based on his awesome rookie season, and that last year's baseball was likely juiced to an extent greater than ever in baseball history, I expected a big drop in homers, anyways, even adjusting for the pandemic conditions. On the other hand, though, and to Pete's credit, last season's hit tracking data indicated that Alonso didn't benefit as much from the juiced baseball as much as other players did. His power is for real and his home run hitting mechanics are solid. Pete still outhomered every other major leaguer last year, with the same ball and playing his home games in a pitcher's park.

nymr83 Aug 05 2020 12:53 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Edgy MD wrote: Well, it's similarly questionable whether this is going to be a "season" in any meaningful sense, but even better is Hack Wilson going from 56 in 1930 to 13 in 1931, a difference of 43. Yeah, i was looking for someone who didnt come with an asterisk. Hack Wilson led the league in 1930 in HR, RBI, BB, SLG ,OPS, OPS+ ... but baseball-reference says no mvp votes?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 05 2020 01:19 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

The modern version of the MVP was introduced in 1931, replacing the "League Awards", which stopped in 1929, according to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award

Edgy MD Aug 05 2020 01:37 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

The league would do well, and create a lot of interest, if they elected to retroactively honor players with awards that didn't yet exist in the season in question.

nymr83 Aug 05 2020 04:20 PM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Edgy MD wrote: The league would do well, and create a lot of interest, if they elected to retroactively honor players with awards that didn't yet exist in the season in question. Maybe they should save this exercise for the next covid stoppage when everyone is more desperate for anything to write about!

G-Fafif Aug 07 2020 05:33 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

Buster Olney, on when Pete Alonso didn't suck. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29601961/how-new-york-mets-pete-alonso-overcame-bullies-become-big-league-superstar

G-Fafif Aug 09 2020 06:38 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

“Like riding a surfboard on a rainbow.” https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/29601963/professor-cano-more-pete-alonso-stories-left-e60-cutting-room-floor

Edgy MD Aug 09 2020 07:13 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

I was thinking the other day that "There's no way this lineup should be unproductive. Maybe they just need a vet, especially with the batting coach working offsite." And then I remembered Canó.

nymr83 Aug 09 2020 08:31 AM Re: Pete Alonso Sucks

I wonder how much the hitting coach matters - the only time I really think of them is when they are being fired as a scapegoat after a slow start instead of the manager