Not really complaining, more like noting, that our last six HRs -- and seven of the previous nine during this three HRs x three games stretch -- have all been solo jobs.
It seems like JDM's hits have been mostly outer-half/other-way stuff. That's the most impressive hit I've seen him turn on and pull during his short time here.
This Lamont Wade guy has raised his BA/OBA/SLG rates by 85 / 108 / 13 points over last season which itself was the best of his career and the only full season of his career. Hitting his stride at age 30
The reason you've never seen it before, Ronnie, is that the pitcher could take his sweet-ass time getting out to the mound and, until last year anyway, still be allowed to take his allotted eight warm-ups, and take them at any pace he wanted. That's why we had low-scoring 8-1/2 inning games running 3:10
Shyeeeet, if you know you can get a GiDP on the next pitch I'd plunk a batter every time! Prior to that I was cursing him for putting a leadoff runner on just for pride purposes. But, 6 pitch inning so OK
Edgy MD wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It's a Bader Laser! A Harrisbomb! Ohhhh, Suzyn I think Sterling's tag on Harrison Bader homers was "I'm just wild about HARRY!" It was a natural for Sterling as it was a song popular when he was in High School. Not really (written 1921) but kinda close.
Some days I take a Quick Look at the grid and say to myself, 'Do I really want to spend 45 minutes racking my brain trying to come up with an Oriole/Tiger?' And I answer 'No' and pull the ripcord.
2024 starter walk rates (not including game of Tues 5.21) - Severino: 4.0 BB/9, a 48% increase over his career avg of 2.7 - Quintana: 3.5, a 30% increase over career avg of 2.7 - Manaea: 4.1, a 64% increase (2.5) - Houser: 6.3, a 70% increase (3.7) All of those career rates were also pretty much in line with their rates from recent seasons (2022-23) so it's not like there was a trend line leading up towards higher walk rates for any of them. Combined that's 87 BBs in 177 IP for the four starters. Butto's rate has been right around 5.0 his whole career but that career also consists of 15 starts so a small sample size. Scott's is even smaller and with no history. Just two starts for Megill.