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Post by kaybli on May 30, 2019 14:49:40 GMT -5
1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B 2. Luke Voit (R) 1B 3. Aaron Hicks (S) CF 4. Gary Sanchez (R) C 5. Gleyber Torres (R) SS 6. Kendrys Morales (S) DH 7. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 8. Cameron Maybin (R) RF 9. Brett Gardner (L) LF
Where's Frazier? DH him instead of Morales if you're concerned about his fielding!
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Post by chiyankee on May 30, 2019 14:50:37 GMT -5
I think Frazier homered in the last series against Sale, he should be the DH.
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Post by inger on May 30, 2019 16:08:09 GMT -5
Sale has been much tougher in his last seven starts. He only has 1-2 record with a 2.44 ERA, but has been nasty, with 77 Ks in 44.1 innings.
Here’s the difference in Sale 2019 vs. the earlier season versions. Supposedly, the Red Sox and Sale have conspired to have him throw most of his fastballs in the 92-93 MPH velocity range, but to dial it up to 95/96 when he needs it. The slider is still filthy at about 84. The old Sale would throw the 96 MPH heater high for chases. Earlier this season that 92-93 was getting hit hard, because he was throwing it in the strike zone.
This current version is teasing the edges with 92-93, often out of the zone. Laying off many those pitches may be the secret to at least working him and getting him out of the game early, as he’s running pitch counts up over 100 get through 6 innings in many games.
The good heater (95-96) is now more down and in to RHH, and is not getting squared up, often getting missed. There are more slides and change ups. This is another one of the strategies that is getting tried to get the thin man all the way through the season without needing to sit out a dozen starts or wearing down as the season progresses.
I think they should show him what a cheeseburger looks like to get his skinny-ass over 112 pounds, but who am I?...With the CF camera angle, it looks like a cobra is facing the batter. I keep expecting him to spit in the batter’s eyes and strike...
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Post by inger on May 30, 2019 16:18:42 GMT -5
I think Frazier homered in the last series against Sale, he should be the DH. Kendrys Morales has a longer history of hitting the ball hard off Sale. He has 3 doubles and 3 HR off him in 43 AB. His 11 hits give him a .268 BA. You are correct that Frazier tagged Sale with a long ball last time he faced him, though that is his only hit against the emaciated one in 6 at bats... |
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Post by inger on May 30, 2019 16:19:44 GMT -5
Watch out for Steve Pearce! He has homered of Happ 6 times in 34 AB, with 11 hits (.314)...
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Post by chiyankee on May 30, 2019 16:34:21 GMT -5
I think Frazier homered in the last series against Sale, he should be the DH. Kendrys Morales has a longer history of hitting the ball hard off Sale. He has 3 doubles and 3 HR off him in 43 AB. His 11 hits give him a .268 BA. You are correct that Frazier tagged Sale with a long ball last time he faced him, though that is his only hit against the emaciated one in 6 at bats... Does Morales's history even matter anymore? He looks like a shell of his former self, he'll draw an occasional walk but that's about all you're going to get from him. |
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Post by chiyankee on May 30, 2019 16:36:14 GMT -5
Just saw that there's no game tonight.  |
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Post by noetsi on May 30, 2019 16:48:54 GMT -5
When they spent a billion dollars for a new stadium why didn't they put a retractable roof over it.
Hopefully we have Stanton, maybe even Judge back for the postponed game. |
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Post by inger on May 30, 2019 17:39:47 GMT -5
Kendrys Morales has a longer history of hitting the ball hard off Sale. He has 3 doubles and 3 HR off him in 43 AB. His 11 hits give him a .268 BA. You are correct that Frazier tagged Sale with a long ball last time he faced him, though that is his only hit against the emaciated one in 6 at bats... Does Morales's history even matter anymore? He looks like a shell of his former self, he'll draw an occasional walk but that's about all you're going to get from him. It’s hard to say with Morales at this point. He’s at an age where he could quickly become irrelevant. On the other hand, he had a long history of getting off to slow starts, and heating up as the weather warms. It may have been wise to find another way to get Frazier into the lineup by using him in the OF... I’m sure there are only a few hitters that relish the opportunity to bat against Sale, and even fewer left-handed hitters that do... |
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Post by noetsi on May 30, 2019 19:23:59 GMT -5
Rays score 6 in the third. So we will be a half game ahead going into the Boston series.
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Post by inger on May 30, 2019 21:12:22 GMT -5
Rays score 6 in the third. So we will be a half game ahead going into the Boston series. Unless of course, the Rays are outscored in the remainder of their game. Sometimes that happens. The score in the third is indicative of who has the best chance to win, but in no cases is it final. You should have picked that up in statistics classes, but I know... you just PROCESS the numbers. You don’t have to understand them... (: |
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Post by inger on May 30, 2019 21:13:22 GMT -5
Rays win 14-3. Now THAT is FINAL...
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Post by noetsi on May 31, 2019 11:30:03 GMT -5
Rays score 6 in the third. So we will be a half game ahead going into the Boston series. Unless of course, the Rays are outscored in the remainder of their game. Sometimes that happens. The score in the third is indicative of who has the best chance to win, but in no cases is it final. You should have picked that up in statistics classes, but I know... you just PROCESS the numbers. You don’t have to understand them... (: I ran a cox proportional hazard model and it showed MN had left the building. Its what I do for a living, make up data and then given it fancy names. Remarkably my predictions tend out to be fairly accurate. |
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Post by inger on May 31, 2019 12:44:12 GMT -5
Unless of course, the Rays are outscored in the remainder of their game. Sometimes that happens. The score in the third is indicative of who has the best chance to win, but in no cases is it final. You should have picked that up in statistics classes, but I know... you just PROCESS the numbers. You don’t have to understand them... (: I ran a cox proportional hazard model and it showed MN had left the building. Its what I do for a living, make up data and then given it fancy names. Remarkably my predictions tend out to be fairly accurate. Lol...you’re an amazing creature... |
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Post by chiyankee on May 31, 2019 14:30:22 GMT -5
So, what's the weather like in NYC? Are they going to get this game in?
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