Just saw video of Gerrit Cole doing the full overhead windup. Cinema.

Dollander airing it out in his first start of Spring lol

No but you see, I see one social media post a week from big accounts losing their minds over a pitch that was a millimeter off the plate on the fake TV zone being called a strike. Therefore, umps have never been worse.

Sean Sullivan throwing 90-92 is exciting. Lots of effort though.

Both Rockies pitchers today, homegrown to the extreme, have shown drastically altered pitch mixes already.

Not sure I understand the Rockies trying their hardest to put together the lowest possible ceiling rotation in the majors on purpose. Surely you could've found innings in other ways.

Verlander back in Detroit is cool as shit. Can't even lie.

Every football player is a lunatic. You have to be in order to play a sport like this.

That's game

This is a really good primer on fastball movement, how to measure it, and how to analyze it from @mariodelgadogenzor.bsky.social www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I like to watch old baseball games every once in a while as I do my chores. Going over G1 of the '96 WS right now and Andy Pettitte just got a called strike on a 1-1 breaking ball that was basically in the righty batter's box against Fred McGriff. Good lord lmao

Just did a quick deep dive on Derek Law after seeing he was signed to a MiLB deal with an invite to ST for a team that has nothing to do with the one I root for. I'm so starved for baseball it's not even funny.

Just beat Chelle in Run & Bun, deathless. My heart is about to jump out through my chest even though I had good luck with the RNG lol

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That, and having Kyle Tucker on your team beats having another contender in your league having him instead. If you gotta pay a premium, sure, why not.

Can we not act like Kyle Tucker is fighting the good fight for the 9-to-5ers working a second job lol

Was thinking exactly this before. The Dodgers are like the Galácticos except they actually have on-field success.

Stars signing with the Dodgers is dickriding at this point idc how ignorant that sounds lol

The lamest fucking outcome lmao

Not sure I understand the Rockies signing Willi Castro. Good utilityman, sure... but for a team that should be in "evaluate talent" mode?? Best case scenario, he plays very well and you trade him, but why the second year on the deal?

My take on the Kauffmann thing: smaller ballparks are an enemy of BABIP, taking extra bases, spectacular outfield defense and generally everything good about baseball other than homers. It sucks. MLB would benefit from more Kauffmann-like ballparks, not less.

Just beat Brawly deathless in Run & Bun after needing to steer the most dangerous part of the fight on the third turn because I crit the Kubfu too early. My heart is just jumping out of my chest lol

Reposting this after their hitting coach hire was the Dodgers' 41-yr-old MiLB hitting coordinator. What is happening here

I'll do some very unholy things if the Rockies sign Murakami somehow.

5/155 for Pete Alonso's age 31-35 seasons is insane no matter how you wanna interpret it.

The Rockies are behaving suspiciously like a normal baseball organization as of late. I'm puzzled. Maybe Dick really has taken a forced backseat.

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But the catholic church never is

Sly Cooper done fell off hard

Had some time to gather my confused thoughts on the hire of Paul DePodesta and ultimately arrived at a simple conclusion. Even when they try to be like everyone else, the Rockies can't stop doing weird shit. (But also, maybe it works? Maybe? Idk.) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Márquez at his best was a breaking ball artist and master supinator who had the supination coached out of him. (Right before he started getting hurt.) His velo is a little down. I still think he's a gem as a reclamation project, but the upside is no longer an elite #2 like it was 3 years ago.

I have so much to say about the Rockies. Getting it all out there is going to be like the swan song for my fandom if I do it, though*, and that's giving me some level of pause. *unless something unforeseen happens

Watch the Rockies not be at the GM Meetings at all because they still don't have a PBO nor a GM (and manager) in place by then.

Game 7 of the World Series and you think he's throwing at you on purpose? Cálmate un poquito co

All I'll say regarding the ending is that if the Rockies blew a chance to tie or outright walk off the World Series and avoid a Game 7 in that fashion I'd probably commit seppuku

This made me so fucking mad because why did I stay up until 4 AM to watch horrific baseball end a World Series game.

What a bunch of dumbasses

Are you kidding me Clement lol

That ball was super playable

Fucking knew it lol

Kirby is so stubborn with his fastball sometimes

There are times when Kirby pitches almost like he's trying to prove a point rather than getting batters out. He also always empties the tank early during important starts and clearly loses steam by the 4th-5th inning.

Punting a playoff game is always entertaining so kudos to Seattle for that

Leaving Kirby out to die

He's aggressively okay imo. His best calls happen when he's taken by surprise and during the mundane. A better partner would really help him tho

We all love George Kirby but we gotta stop lying about the level of pitcher he is at the moment. (Not that he's anything less than very good and/or can't improve.) In other words, no, he probably shouldn't face the order three times in the playoffs unless the circumstances are favorable.

Wooo SHIT that's a quick bat

this game is an encapsulation of my “shit happens” approach to baseball analysis

(Relatedly I would probably not be pulling him here)

The problem is there are only 0-3 of these guys pitching at any given time but 27 managers who think they have one of them