General Malaise
Footballguy
Unreal. What a talent. We are so lucky to be alive to watch this guy play. He's straight up out of a dream.
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current career WAR vs Bonds: 41.8-162.8
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Absolutely crazy.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Can u explain this to a dumb guy like me please?
General Malaise
Footballguy
6/6
4 Runs
3 Home Runs
10 RBI
2 Stolen Bases
AND!!!! Lost in all this - he got thrown out at 3rd trying to stretch a double.
4 Runs
3 Home Runs
10 RBI
2 Stolen Bases
AND!!!! Lost in all this - he got thrown out at 3rd trying to stretch a double.
Todem
Footballguy
Wins Above Replacement.
The number represents how many more games they win with Ohtani in the lineup vs if he was replaced by an inferior chesper player.
KingPrawn
Footballguy
Not this year. Which is a big reason he's having such a remarkable historic season. Going to the plate every 5th game much fresher
Grahamburn
Footballguy
I give you a gift and you’re going to show up my pitcher?! RUN, DUMMY!!Charlie, here comes the deuce.. and when you speak of me, speak well..For the love of the game.
Sources: Twins cut draft pick for aiding opponent
The Twins released minor league catcher Derek Bender after he told opposing hitters the types of pitches that were coming to the plate during a game last week, sources told ESPN. Bender had told teammates he wanted the season to be over.www.espn.com
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Well?
Major
Footballguy
I could see him coming out for some bullpen work in the playoffs
CGRdrJoe
Footballguy
i got to stand next to him on the field last year and i was shocked at how tall he was, trout was next to us as well and Ohtani was another beast
3C's
Footballguy
With the way the pitchers in their starting rotation keep dropping and the bullpen has been overworked it could happen.
General Malaise
Footballguy
AND Rendon!!!!1
Grahamburn
Footballguy
I mean, they paid them, but they didn’t really have them.
SWC
Bromigo
that guys jersey said pujoles but it wasnt really him take that to the bank brohans
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I was confused by the news of Nats optioning CJ Abrams, but seeing now that he was reportedly out at Bally’s until 8am when Nats had a 1pm game yesterday. 
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
The Cubs are the only team that play regular Friday day games. The city of Chicago frowns upon night games on Fridays and Saturdays and usually only relents when the game is nationally televised.I was confused by the news of Nats optioning CJ Abrams, but seeing now that he was reportedly out at Bally’s until 8am when Nats had a 1pm game yesterday.
I wonder if Abrams was unaware of that fact--was it his first road trip into Chicago?
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Not sure how the Tigers pulled that one out vs. Baltimore. Balt scores two in the ninth to tie it, but can't bring home the winning run with two in scoring position and nobody out. Tigers pick up two runs in the tenth for the win. Sweet!
scoobus
Footballguy
FairWarning
Footballguy
That’s sounds very Cub-like.
Harry Frogfish
Footballguy
OMG a 23 year old stayed out late!I was confused by the news of Nats optioning CJ Abrams, but seeing now that he was reportedly out at Bally’s until 8am when Nats had a 1pm game yesterday.
Not the best look, but he's one in like 10,000 that got caught over the years. Might want to be a little more careful these days.
Just needs a good disguise.
Capella
Footballguy
When you consider his pitching he has to he the best baseball player ever right? Seems hard to argue otherwise.
Todem
Footballguy
It’s hard to argue now but it’s about the longevity and consistency of it that will make this really be rubber stamped. If he stays healthy I don’t see anything stopping him but himself.
This kid is unreal.
Six games left.53/55
dkp993
Footballguy
@Cowboysfan8 big series coming up. Division on the line. I give the Pads about 25% but we’re coming for ya.
3C's
Footballguy
Padres would need to win all 3 and then also hope to at least match the Dodgers series vs the Rockies while they play the Dbacks. 25% is probably a bit high.
(Dodgers 92.0% implied probability per Draft Kings) As it stands with the Phillies falling to 2nd, it's likely the Padres play the Dodgers in the NLDS and that should worry a Dodgers fan a ton.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Should be fun. The Dodgers have a very slim chance of making any noise in the post season. Yamamoto and Flaherty and ….?
3C's
Footballguy
Gonsolin and/or Kershaw possibly. Buehler probably gets a spot because there really isn't anyone else. Landon Knack definitely makes it either in a starting role or a bullpen game/mashup. What could have been in that rotation...
Current 2024 oWAR, Ohtani isn't first. He isn't second.
He's tied for 3rd with Gunnar Henderson. So I mean, he's having a historic season with homers and stolen bases, but isn't even close to what Aaron Judge is doing.
But, when you consider he also pitches at an elite level that puts him in rarified air for sure.
Just being in the playoffs should worry a Dodger fan. Roberts doesn't know how to manage in the playoffs. It's their downfall.
dkp993
Footballguy
The 25% was just my own personal, biased, assessment it’s certainly not analytics based. If the Pads win out we take the division regardless of what the Dodgers do. But a 6 game win streak on the road against 2 very good teams is quite the task.Padres would need to win all 3 and then also hope to at least match the Dodgers series vs the Rockies while they play the Dbacks. 25% is probably a bit high.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Right. Not good
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
This too
General Malaise
Footballguy
Looking at the current odds to win the WS - courtesy Fanduel:
Dodgers +320
Phillies +410
Yankees +450
Astros +750
Orioles +1100
Guardians +1300
Padres +1300
DBacks +2300
Brewers +2400
Twins +2700
Mets +3200
Royals +3900
Braves +3900
Tigers +5000
- I think the Dodgers SP will be too anemic to make it to the WS. Too short of a price for me to even consider with that rotation.
- Phillies have played .500 ball since the AS break. No thanks.
- Yanks are correctly listed as the chalk of the AL. They'll have to hit their way into the fall classic, but I think they're a good bet to make it.
- Astros are the biggest obstacle in the Yankees way, IMO. Big second half, hitting well, pitched well as a team after the AS break. +750 is awfully tasty.
- I don't know what to make of Baltimore. Pitching after the AS break has been meh. Sub .500 as a team post break too. Not riding in with a ton of confidence. 3-7 in their last 10.
- Anybody here want to make a case for Cleveland? I know they've won a lot of games, but I just don't know what their identity is. Scuffed along after the break with some pretty poor hitting figures.
I'm going to put a little $$ on the Padres +1300. 1) I love the number. 2) Red hot since July, best record in baseball at 40-17. Pitching numbers since the break as a team 3.30 ERA/1.12 WHIP. Right behind the Yankees in team hitting 2nd half of the season. 3) Good defensively and I find myself mesmerized by Tatis as an OF. He makes plays that other humans cannot. 4) Machado has been on a tear.
Padres' fans, I'm sorry. But I'm taking a swing here at juicy odds. I think they're a better team right now than LA and Phil. Dbacks worry me a little too as they've been on fire since Corbin Carroll remembered who he was.
Dodgers +320
Phillies +410
Yankees +450
Astros +750
Orioles +1100
Guardians +1300
Padres +1300
DBacks +2300
Brewers +2400
Twins +2700
Mets +3200
Royals +3900
Braves +3900
Tigers +5000
- I think the Dodgers SP will be too anemic to make it to the WS. Too short of a price for me to even consider with that rotation.
- Phillies have played .500 ball since the AS break. No thanks.
- Yanks are correctly listed as the chalk of the AL. They'll have to hit their way into the fall classic, but I think they're a good bet to make it.
- Astros are the biggest obstacle in the Yankees way, IMO. Big second half, hitting well, pitched well as a team after the AS break. +750 is awfully tasty.
- I don't know what to make of Baltimore. Pitching after the AS break has been meh. Sub .500 as a team post break too. Not riding in with a ton of confidence. 3-7 in their last 10.
- Anybody here want to make a case for Cleveland? I know they've won a lot of games, but I just don't know what their identity is. Scuffed along after the break with some pretty poor hitting figures.
I'm going to put a little $$ on the Padres +1300. 1) I love the number. 2) Red hot since July, best record in baseball at 40-17. Pitching numbers since the break as a team 3.30 ERA/1.12 WHIP. Right behind the Yankees in team hitting 2nd half of the season. 3) Good defensively and I find myself mesmerized by Tatis as an OF. He makes plays that other humans cannot. 4) Machado has been on a tear.
Padres' fans, I'm sorry. But I'm taking a swing here at juicy odds. I think they're a better team right now than LA and Phil. Dbacks worry me a little too as they've been on fire since Corbin Carroll remembered who he was.
dkp993
Footballguy
We are about as complete of a team as there is right now. SP is legit, bullpen is elite, best hitting team in MLB, strong bench and defense is really solid. Baseball is a funny game so anyone can get hot and win (TX and AZ last year for example) but the Pads can compete with anyone imo.
Roberts as a crap playoff manager matters more than anything else. He is terrible
General Malaise
Footballguy
I mean, he did win ONE WS, right?
The Dodgers won one In spite of him.
General Malaise
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
Recency bias is real.
Todem
Footballguy
Acuna had a hellevua season a year ago.
And now Judge only the 5th player in MLB history with multiple 55 plus HR seasons.
This guy is a Yankee legend and a player for the ages.
I mean chicks dig the long ball and all plus the 50-50 is a catchy term that people glob on to but what Acuna did last year was just as impressive to me considering he played a really solid OF as well. Playing in the field does take a bit of a toll over the course of a season much more than just DH-ing.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Bobby Witt Jr having a year too:
.334, 32 HR, 30 SB, 108 RBI, 206 Hits. WAR of 9.3
All the while playing a gold glove level shortstop and has played every game. And all of that with a lineup that is pure dog crap other than Salvy and Pasquantino, who has been hurt for a month.
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