MLB 2016 Thread

[mrkajz44]

Eh - he had 4 walks. I'm not really impressed by anything with more than 3 walks (even 3 is maybe too many). I'm more impressed with a 1 or 2 hitter with no walks.

[Drake]

Awesome recap....

@Reds: RECAP: #Reds draw four walks vs. Cubs. http://twitter.com/Reds/status/72334...435777/photo/1

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by mrkajz44

Eh - he had 4 walks. I'm not really impressed by anything with more than 3 walks (even 3 is maybe too many). I'm more impressed with a 1 or 2 hitter with no walks.

Yeah, but look at Arrieta's career up until the last year. He was mediocre at best in Baltimore. Even in Chicago, what he's done in the second half of last year and to start this year doesn't seem possible.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Prime candidate for PEDs obviously. This might be the greatest pitching run of all time. He's closing in on a full season with an ERA of 0.5. Doesn't seem normal for a guy who was an average at best pitcher before this run.

[flames_fan_down_under]

His WHIP is .677 for far this season. That is insane.

[Drake]

The White Sox execute baseball's first-ever 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/wh...lay-1772604745

[CofR]

Jessica Mendoza is the best part of the SNB broadcast

[Cappy]

Because people don't want to talk about him in the Jays thread, there has been some interesting analysis of Syndergaard lately. Namely that he would most likely never have been the Thor today if it wasn't for the move to the Mets.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/insta...-a-new-slider/

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/noah-...-the-playoffs/

Basically, as mentioned in some other articles, Syndergaard is throwing that Dan Warthen slider. He learned it from Dan Warthen. He didnt have it before last yr. and its changed his game

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-m...arthen-slider/

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/7/9...degrom-familia

Someone mentioned that Syndergaard had less than a 1% chance of being the Syndergaard he is today, without the move to the Mets.

Based on the way that Toronto builds hitters, though, d'Arnaud could've been a 30HR guy haha.

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Drake

The White Sox execute baseball's first-ever 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/wh...lay-1772604745

That is some pee poor base running there. What the heck was Desmond thinking on first?

bases loaded with none out - man.

[Drake]

Tonight might be the last night in Detroit for Tyler Collins. Flipped off the home fans after they booed him, as he lost a fly ball in the lights.

[Drake]

The Braves are an awful team. McCutcheon hit as many HRs (3) tonight as the Braves have hit all season.

[Finny61]

Was watching some old bloopers. This was a good laugh.

[Dan02]

Dee Gordon 2015 NL batting champ just got busted for PEDs, same 80 games as Colabello.

[Hockey]

Originally Posted by Dan02

Dee Gordon 2015 NL batting champ just got busted for PEDs, same 80 games as Colabello.

Oh man this sucks. I own him in a baseball keeper league.

[CofR]

Pablo Sandoval having shoulder surgery and to be out for the season

[Trojan97]

Originally Posted by CofR

Pablo Sandoval having shoulder surgery and to be out for the season

Hopefully for his sake he gets his life together and takes the shoulder rehab as a kickstart to do something about his weight. Red Sox or not, it's sad to see someone just completely give up on themselves like that.

[transplant99]

This might be the most remarkable stat i have ever seen...happened today.

Bryce Harper has walked 6 times, three intentional, and has been hit by a pitch in Sunday's game against the Cubs making him the first player in the last 100 years to reach base 7 times without an official AB

[GirlySports]

he walked 13 times in a 4 games series, also a record.

and it worked. Cubs swept the series.

[Dan02]

Jose Reyes suspension looks like it's coming down, estimated 60-80 games.

[GirlySports]

Every team who has played at Turner Field this season has won at least two games there, except the Braves.