Baseball

[warriorfan]

How can people say this is an unprecedented combo when dude did something similar literally last year.

Dude does something that has literally never been done before.

“How can people say this is unprecedented?!”




How is RRR3 a real person?

[Patrick Chewing]

How it is a club when Shohei is the only member in it?

You’re a faggot.

[Patrick Chewing]

But he doesn't play defense!

RRR3 is a moron that doesn’t know sports.

[ShawkFactory]

Shohei is a legit nut job. Of course 50/50 happens in one of the best games anyone has ever had at the plate. Poetic.

But Lindor though.

[imdaman99]

But Lindor what? He's been hurt. Mets lost 2 out of 3 to the Phillies after he got hurt but haven't lost since so Lindor's officially out of the MVP race. Might as well give it to the guy that plays DH. I guess padding your stats in a 20-4 romp in a stacked lineup is important. Couldn't have won without him today.

[Patrick Chewing]

The crazy thing is that there’s literally enough time left for him to get 60/60 if he wants.

And here’s a fun fact: Shohei didn’t hit his first homerun till the 9th game of the season this year

[warriorfan]

But Lindor what? He's been hurt. Mets lost 2 out of 3 to the Phillies after he got hurt but haven't lost since so Lindor's officially out of the MVP race. Might as well give it to the guy that plays DH. I guess padding your stats in a 20-4 romp in a stacked lineup is important. Couldn't have won without him today.

What an asshole.

Tbh this is rich coming from a die hard Westbrook stan.

[Wally450]

Shohei is a machine. My god.

[ShawkFactory]

But Lindor what? He's been hurt. Mets lost 2 out of 3 to the Phillies after he got hurt but haven't lost since so Lindor's officially out of the MVP race. Might as well give it to the guy that plays DH. I guess padding your stats in a 20-4 romp in a stacked lineup is important. Couldn't have won without him today.

There is no such thing as padding stats in baseball. Every single player is trying to do the absolute best they can in every single plate appearance they have.

[Charlie Sheen]

To be fair, the current MLB is much easier to steal bases than the past. Prime Barry Bonds could archive the same thing if he played in the current era.

The first MVP version never had Shohei's power. The goat power hitter version of Bonds was not ripping 50 bags under any set of rules.

Bonds was better at both but never at the same time.

[Charlie Sheen]

Brewers clinch NL Central for second straight season: Milwaukee becomes first MLB team to secure playoff berth

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/b...playoff-berth/

I like the Brewers. Civale has quietly gotten back on track getting away from being an extreme flyball pitcher. They have a lot of ways to beat you.

[imdaman99]

There is no such thing as padding stats in baseball. Every single player is trying to do the absolute best they can in every single plate appearance they have.

There is padding stats. I'm watching Pete Alonzo do it for the Mets all year long, in garbage time he hits HRs and gets hits. Meanwhile in a close game he strikes out. It is what it is though, Ohtani is easily someone I will root against because some dude playing DH gets a million steals. When he isn't batting, he could be taking naps. It's a nice luxury.

[ShawkFactory]

There is padding stats. I'm watching Pete Alonzo do it for the Mets all year long, in garbage time he hits HRs and gets hits. Meanwhile in a close game he strikes out. It is what it is though, Ohtani is easily someone I will root against because some dude playing DH gets a million steals. When he isn't batting, he could be taking naps. It's a nice luxury.

Padding stats implies that someone is improving their numbers when it’s detrimental to certain other areas. A guy jacking 3s to get to 50 points while ignoring everyone else and not playing defense is stat padding.

A baseball player is inherently never in a position to do things like that. But if you are considering that..shohei has a .735 OPS on the year when the game is more than 4 runs in either direction. Over 1.000 in pretty much every other situation. 1.100 with 2 outs and RISP.

Lindor is at .916 with the game more than 4 runs either way. By far the highest for him in any situation.

So yea..

[Charlie Sheen]

There is padding stats. I'm watching Pete Alonzo do it for the Mets all year long, in garbage time he hits HRs and gets hits. Meanwhile in a close game he strikes out. It is what it is though, Ohtani is easily someone I will root against because some dude playing DH gets a million steals. When he isn't batting, he could be taking naps. It's a nice luxury.

Another way to look at it is... Shohei is doing big numbers inside that 12 month tj recovery window every other pitcher in the game would be inactive.

[Patrick Chewing]