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TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Frayed Knot Apr 10 2023 07:50 PM

Kevin Pillar, is case you didn't know, is currently on the Braves and seeing some decent PT as Marcel Ozuna DH's often. Tonight Pillar ran what seemed like a half mile towards the corner and, while he didn't make the catch, he did save a game-tying HR while deflecting the ball off the top of the wall with his usual full-speed collision thrown in. It wound up an RBI triple but the Reds tied up the Braves anyway on the subsequent AB. Heading to Bottom 9 tied at 3 after the blown save by AJ Minter.

Frayed Knot Apr 10 2023 07:59 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Baby Diaz holds the Braves scoreless in bottom 9 so they're going to the clown car rules in Cobb County, GA (y'know, those rules that were put in strictly for Covid never to be used again)

Frayed Knot Apr 10 2023 08:32 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Reds plated their ghost runner in the top of the 10th but couldn't add a second run. And that lead, their first of the game, lasted all the way until catcher Sean Murphy hit a first-pitch walk-off 2R HR

batmagadanleadoff Apr 11 2023 11:20 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Bullpen betrays deGrom but first place Rangers come back for the win, anyway. deGrom fans nine in seven innings and breaks Nolan Ryan's Ranger record for most K"s after first three appearances.

Bob Alpacadaca Apr 12 2023 05:47 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

The Rays seem to be off to a nice start.

Frayed Knot Apr 12 2023 06:25 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Part of that is from starting the season with WAS, DET, OAK (and now BOS) but, still, it's tough to argue with an 83/20 RS/RA ratio. Among other quirks, they have more HRs (29) then total runs allowed (20).

Edgy MD Apr 12 2023 05:08 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Here in Baltimore, Ryan Mountcastle, on a night when he wasn't mounting castles, had himself a [CROSSOUT]four[/CROSSOUT]nine-RBI game last night, tying the franchise record, held by two others. You may guess one. The second guy will probably be tougher.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 12 2023 05:25 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Edgy MD wrote: Here in Baltimore, Ryan Mountcastle, on a night when he wasn't mounting castles, had himself a four-RBI game last night, tying the franchise record, held by two others. You may guess one. The second guy will probably be tougher. What record did he break? I cant believe no Oriole ever drove in four in one game before: that would mean no Oriole ever hit a grand slam. It's too early, I'm guessing, to have set the team record for April.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 12 2023 05:40 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Oh, I see. He drove in nine last night, not four. I know Eddie Murray had that record. There was a Donruss Highlights baseball card memorializing Murray's feat.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 12 2023 05:45 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

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Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 12 2023 05:59 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

I'll guess Melvin Mora was the other

Frayed Knot Apr 12 2023 06:38 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Jim Gentile was one of the rare two Grand Slam guys, so I'm betting he tacked on another one at some point in that game.

Frayed Knot Apr 12 2023 07:58 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

TBR's streak hits 12 Braves win again, sweep Cincy, this time on an Eddie Rosario 8th inning tie-breaking HR

Edgy MD Apr 12 2023 10:02 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Nine RBI. I don't know why I wrote four, except my dog was going nuts at the time. Yes, Eddie Murray is one of the other record holders, and Jim Gentile another. Gentile was a terrific player but is largely forgotten (as many pre-Weaver O's are). He was one of those guys that did almost nothing after age 30. But all three were/are Oriole firstbasemen — a lefty, a righty, and a switchy. Gentile, at 88, lived to see his record equaled twice, but still not broken.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 12 2023 11:57 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

A rarely used baseball rule, discussed here last year, was applied in last night's A's-O's game. Reliever and ex-Met Jeurys Familia was in line for the "vulture win" last night after getting the last two outs of the 7th inning but giving up the tying run in the process. The A's then scored three runs to take a lead they wouldnt relinquish for the rest of the game in the following half inning. A's reliever Chad Smith pitched the last two scoreless innings to seal the A's victory ----and was credited with the statistical pitcher's win. The official scorer determined that Familia's outing was brief and ineffective and so did not award Familia with the win that a reliever similarly situated would typically receive.

Fman99 Apr 13 2023 05:24 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

I hate off days. What the hell am I supposed to do with myself?

Edgy MD Apr 13 2023 09:06 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Tune in and watch Joey Lucchesi and YOUR Syracuse Mets lay a righteous pounding on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

Fman99 Apr 13 2023 10:16 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Edgy MD wrote: Tune in and watch Joey Lucchesi and YOUR Syracuse Mets lay a righteous pounding on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. That's not a bad idea actually. It's a Mets game after all. Too bad they're on the road this week as it's pushing 80 degrees up here.

G-Fafif Apr 13 2023 01:53 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Your Tampa Bay Rays are a record-tying 13-0.

Frayed Knot Apr 13 2023 05:38 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

1) Turns on Yanx game just to see what's happening 2) Holy shit it's 9-0 with the Twins still batting in top 1st!!!! (just flied out to end it) 3) now I gotta go find out what happened

Frayed Knot Apr 13 2023 05:50 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Answer: 1B, IF 1B (after replay overturn), BB, Sac Fly (1-0), 2 RBI 2B (3-0), RBI 2B (4-0), GO, RBI 2B (5-0), 2R HR (7-0), HR (8-0), HR (9-0), BB, WP, FO Bottom 1: Yanx go out 1-2-3 on 8 pitches

Frayed Knot Apr 13 2023 07:29 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Braves SS Orlando Arcia to the IL with a "microfracture" of his left wrist. The 28 y/o semi-journeyman (two 500+ AB seasons - in '17 & '19) was tapped to replace Dansby Swanson who left as a FA. So naturally the career .245 hitter is hitting .333 with twice as many XBHs to date compared to Swanson. Vaughn Grissom, the now 21 y/o who came up mid-year in 2022 despite almost no high-minors experience and put up a 120 OPS+ over 150 ABs (after flirting with .400 for a time) is expected to be the replacement.

Marshmallowmilkshake Apr 13 2023 09:17 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Our old friend Javy Baez has been benched by Tigers manager AJ Hinch for doing a lot of stupid things. We really, really dodged a bullet on that one.

Fman99 Apr 14 2023 09:26 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=122282 time=1681442225 user_id=119] Our old friend Javy Baez has been benched by Tigers manager AJ Hinch for doing a lot of stupid things. We really, really dodged a bullet on that one.

He's batting .100 in 2023, 4 for 40 so far. But yeah, he was still great for us for two months in 2021 when he wasn't giving us all a thumbs down

stevejrogers Apr 15 2023 08:14 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

=Fman99 post_id=122301 time=1681486015 user_id=86] =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=122282 time=1681442225 user_id=119] Our old friend Javy Baez has been benched by Tigers manager AJ Hinch for doing a lot of stupid things. We really, really dodged a bullet on that one.

He's batting .100 in 2023, 4 for 40 so far. But yeah, he was still great for us for two months in 2021 when he wasn't giving us all a thumbs down


There are Met fans out there that think he's self-sabotaging himself, even if it's subconsciously, because he really, really wants to be Lindor's teammate again!

Edgy MD Apr 15 2023 08:35 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

I've got to hand it to you, Steve. You really know how to find the folks with the bad takes.

stevejrogers Apr 15 2023 09:02 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Edgy MD wrote: I've got to hand it to you, Steve. You really know how to find the folks with the bad takes. There is a Cohen hater in an FB group that keeps trotting out the “a million tickets were sold after it was announced an agreement was made with Correa” fact, as if Correa was to be the lone major off-season acquisition, and the Mets came off a run of mid-80 win seasons, barely sniffling first place after the first few weeks of a year!

Edgy MD Apr 15 2023 09:17 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

I'm pretty happy that Correa's bat had been asleep so far this season before finally waking up at Yankee Stadium, where the Twins never win.

metirish Apr 15 2023 09:28 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/BenVerlander/status/1647018982145413121[/TWEET] Oh, John

MFS62 Apr 15 2023 09:43 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/BenVerlander/status/1647018982145413121[/TWEET] Oh, John He's going to have to work on that one. Later

kcmets Apr 15 2023 09:49 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

There are Met fans out there that think he's self-sabotaging himself, even if it's subconsciously, because he really, really wants to be Lindor's teammate again! Reason #16 to not stray far from The Pool. (Dwight Gooden approves this message)

kcmets Apr 15 2023 10:23 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Anyone on Verizon still getting free MLB Extra Innings? The preview supposedly expired like a good week ago. Last year I did a monthly subscription on Prime for $24.99/month but haven't renewed yet because getting it free for now. The Prime subscription is actually better because you can watch prior games which isn't an option on the standard MLB Extra Innings on Verizon.

Fman99 Apr 15 2023 02:17 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Fascinating. I think he's (Baez) bad because he got paid and doesn't have any reason to try

stevejrogers Apr 15 2023 02:32 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

=Fman99 post_id=122427 time=1681589822 user_id=86] Fascinating. I think he's (Baez) bad because he got paid and doesn't have any reason to try

Yeah, but do you really want to argue with someone who seems to sincerely believe someone has been shitting the bed for two years because he misses being on the same team as his BFF? 😑🙄



Though, I am more concerned about the anti-Cohen troll that assumed Cohen never intended to sign Correa, especially after SELLING ONE MILLION TICKETS AFTER A DEAL WAS IN PLACE, for a 100 win postseason performing team that already inked some big pitching names and resigned two of their own big FAs to be!



Seems like Correa is going to be that guys Kevin Mitchell/Ray Knight/Lenny Dysktra in terms of proof that Cohen doesn't want “winning” players! 😑🙄

Frayed Knot Apr 15 2023 04:42 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

NYY announcer botches a HR call... and it's not John Sterling! Instead it was Michael Kay earlier today crediting Giancarlo Stanton with a "long home run" on a shot that went off the wall for a double.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2023 09:59 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

... and speaking of the 1973 baseball season, it's deja vu all over again. The Mets are on a four game winning streak but haven't gained a single game -- or even half a game -- on the first place Braves during their streak as the Braves are on a six game winning streak of their own.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 17 2023 11:03 AM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Francisco Lindor is leading all major leaguers in defensive bWAR and all major league position players in total bWAR. The only major leaguers with a higher total bWAR than Lindor are all pitchers (Cole, Ohtani, Freeland and Ashcraft). https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2023-batting-leaders.shtml

MFS62 Apr 17 2023 05:59 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

Dansby Swanson tied a Cubs record that had been standing since 1900.(from Yahoo Sports) Per ESPN Stats and Info, Swanson's achievement of recording at least three hits in a game on five occasions makes him the fastest player to accomplish that feat since at least 1900 for the North Siders. Really? Whose record did he tie? IMO, anytime a reporter says a record was tied (or the first time since ...) and doesn't tell us who held that record, they should have their BBWAA card suspended for a year. Especially one that had been standing for 120 years! Sloppy reporting. Later

Edgy MD Apr 17 2023 09:17 PM Re: TWiB Notes - April 10 thru 16

By saying "at least," the suggestion is that they really haven't confirmed anyone else achieving the feat. "ESPN Stats and Info" were the leaders on that report.