MLB 2025

[supermike80 2,045]

3 minutes ago, edjr said:

Not a record. 

I know...but jeez that's crappy in basically a "must win" game

[edjr 6,783]

2 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

I know...but jeez that's crappy in basically a "must win" game

it is brutal to watch. I can't tell you how many focking times a Red Sox player gets up to plate with a man on 3rd with less than 2 outs and whiffs

[edjr 6,783]

2025 liberals be like.. SKUBAL SHOULD BE ARRESTED!!!!

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,471]

36 minutes ago, edjr said:

2025 liberals be like.. SKUBAL SHOULD BE ARRESTED!!!!

naw Fry is white

 

[HellToupee 2,058]

Yankees are going to win the east.The Red Sox broke Toronto

[Hardcore troubadour 15,826]

Judge with his fourth season of 50 HR’s. He’s an all time great. 

[MikeMatt 257]

18 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Judge with his fourth season of 50 HR’s. He’s an all time great. 

Overrated. 

[thegeneral 3,449]

8 minutes ago, MikeMatt said:

Overrated. 

Judge is a monster…Cal had the better season though, he just tagged number 59.

[thegeneral 3,449]

And then 60

M V P

[MikeMatt 257]

6 hours ago, thegeneral said:

And then 60

M V P

Beats/ties Ruth

1 away from Tie Maris - longtime leader 

2 away from tie Judge most HRs AL

3 away from all time AL HRs

[patweisers44 864]

Blowing a 15.5 game lead is, so we got that!

[patweisers44 864]

19 hours ago, edjr said:

2025 liberals be like.. SKUBAL SHOULD BE ARRESTED!!!!

You think Pedro, Clemens, Ryan, or Bob Gibson go to the hospital to visit the guy in a spot like this?  SAWFT!

[Hardcore troubadour 15,826]

The genital is all of a sudden interested.  I wonder why? The piper calls the tune. 

[edjr 6,783]

10 seasons 0 titles. The perfect 21st century yankee  

[edjr 6,783]

 

Springer got sprung

[HellToupee 2,058]

Someone has to explain 2025 Cal Raleigh to me. It doesn’t add up

[edjr 6,783]

23 minutes ago, HellToupee said:

Someone has to explain 2025 Cal Raleigh to me. It doesn’t add up

Brady Anderson

[MikeMatt 257]

26 minutes ago, edjr said:

Brady Anderson

Awesome answer Ed. I knew there was someone on the top of my stoned brain and that was it. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,634]

1 hour ago, edjr said:

Springer got sprung

I don't think he's wrong.  I definitely know he's right on strike 3 though. (in regards to the umpires calls... not comments in the dugout).

[edjr 6,783]

11 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I don't think he's wrong.  I definitely know he's right on strike 3 though. (in regards to the umpires calls... not comments in the dugout).

Well, I can't speak to the umpire doing it for the yankees. BUT, That was a fair ball and the strike was not a strike

[edjr 6,783]

 

[TBayXXXVII 2,634]

2 hours ago, HellToupee said:

Someone has to explain 2025 Cal Raleigh to me. It doesn’t add up

 

1 hour ago, edjr said:

Brady Anderson

 

1 hour ago, MikeMatt said:

Awesome answer Ed. I knew there was someone on the top of my stoned brain and that was it. 

Nah, not Brady Anderson.  Once he became an everyday player, he was hitting a HR about 2.5 to 3% of his plate appearances, then all of a sudden shot up to 7, and then back down.  His fly ball% did go up, but back down again.  The reason Raleigh isn't like him, is because his HR% was always high, it just went higher.  In his first (mostly), full season, he was at 6.5%, he then went down to the mid-to low 5's and now this year at 8%.  It's not really the outlier.  He's a power hitter who's squaring up more and getting more comfortable.  This is his 4th season, so the numbers make sense.  It didn't for Anderson because it happened at age 32, after being a role player for 3 years and a regular for 6.

Raleigh is more like Schwarber, but hitting that stride at a younger age.  Prior to this year, in Raleigh had 93 HR's in 1760 PA's (462 games)... Schwarber had 110 HR's in 1884 PA's (492 games).  They're more similar than Brady Anderson.

[supermike80 2,045]

25 minutes ago, edjr said:

 

:middle finger:

[edjr 6,783]

14 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

 

 

Nah, not Brady Anderson.  Once he became an everyday player, he was hitting a HR about 2.5 to 3% of his plate appearances, then all of a sudden shot up to 7, and then back down.  His fly ball% did go up, but back down again.  The reason Raleigh isn't is because his HR% was always high, it just went higher.  In his first (mostly), full season, he was at 6.5%, he then went down to the mid-to low 5's and now this year at 8%.  It's not really the outlier.  He's a power hitter who's squaring up more and getting more comfortable.  This is his 4th season, so the numbers make sense.  It didn't for Anderson because it happened at age 32, after being a role player for 3 years and a regular for 6.

Raleigh is more like Schwarber, but hitting that stride at a younger age.  Prior to this year, in Raleigh had 93 HR's in 1760 PA's (462 games)... Schwarber had 110 HR's in 1884 PA's (492 games).  They're more similar than Brady Anderson.

Schwarber HRs by season

2015 - 16
2016 - 0
2017 - 30
2018 - 26
2019 - 38
2020 - 11
2021 - 32
2022 - 46
2023 - 47
2024 - 38
2025 - 56 and counting

Cal Raleigh HRs by season

2021 - 2
2022 - 27
2023 - 30
2024 - 34
2025 - 60 and counting

We have no idea what Raleigh will do for the rest of his career. I have a feeling he won't come close to 60 again

 

 

 

 

[HellToupee 2,058]

11 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

 

 

Nah, not Brady Anderson.  Once he became an everyday player, he was hitting a HR about 2.5 to 3% of his plate appearances, then all of a sudden shot up to 7, and then back down.  His fly ball% did go up, but back down again.  The reason Raleigh isn't like him, is because his HR% was always high, it just went higher.  In his first (mostly), full season, he was at 6.5%, he then went down to the mid-to low 5's and now this year at 8%.  It's not really the outlier.  He's a power hitter who's squaring up more and getting more comfortable.  This is his 4th season, so the numbers make sense.  It didn't for Anderson because it happened at age 32, after being a role player for 3 years and a regular for 6.

Raleigh is more like Schwarber, but hitting that stride at a younger age.  Prior to this year, in Raleigh had 93 HR's in 1760 PA's (462 games)... Schwarber had 110 HR's in 1884 PA's (492 games).  They're more similar than Brady Anderson.

It’s the wear & tear of catching 120 games and a big spike in HRs-26 in 34 more ABs

[TBayXXXVII 2,634]

48 minutes ago, edjr said:

Schwarber HRs by season

2015 - 16
2016 - 0
2017 - 30
2018 - 26
2019 - 38
2020 - 11
2021 - 32
2022 - 46
2023 - 47
2024 - 38
2025 - 56 and counting

Cal Raleigh HRs by season

2021 - 2
2022 - 27
2023 - 30
2024 - 34
2025 - 60 and counting

We have no idea what Raleigh will do for the rest of his career. I have a feeling he won't come close to 60 again

Yeah, I know the numbers... I gave them to you.  LOL   Define "come close"?  Does 50 qualify?  I mean, he's now entering his peak prime years.  He should have 1 or 2 more like this before any decline.  But, it depends on what you consider a decline.  I mean, what if he ends up with 62 this year, hits 48 then 52, before going down to say 38?  Do you think he's going to drop down to 30 next year?

46 minutes ago, HellToupee said:

It’s the wear & tear of catching 120 games and a big spike in HRs-26 in 34 more ABs

So you think that he's the ONLY ONE who's able to circumvent the steroid testing?

[thegeneral 3,449]

If you are on the Juice, Cal. Keep it coming and share with all the M’s. A nice cycle rolling into playoff would be just fine!

TIA

 

[HellToupee 2,058]

56 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

So you think that he's the ONLY ONE who's able to circumvent the steroid testing?

Not sure what it is.. Even this years home/away raises flags with me. But it’s not just him and I really don’t care. I’m more of if you’re not cheating you’re not trying guy. Probably a combo of improvement, whatever he’s taking, torpedo bat, juiced ball etc

[TBayXXXVII 2,634]

33 minutes ago, HellToupee said:

Not sure what it is.. Even this years home/away raises flags with me. But it’s not just him and I really don’t care. I’m more of if you’re not cheating you’re not trying guy. Probably a combo of improvement, whatever he’s taking, torpedo bat, juiced ball etc

Curious, how do the home/away splits raise a flag for you, in what way?  Looking at Statcast and I saw that Seattle is not a very hitter friendly ballpark.  T-Mobile Park ranks as the 30th most hitter friendly park in baseball this year, so dead last, and 18th best HR-friendly park in the league this year.  If you track it over the last 3 years, they're 28th most hitter friendly park out of 28 (as the A's & Rays don't have 3 years of data in their current ballpark), and 20th best HR-friendly park.  To me, it makes sense that he's putting up a better slash line on the road than at home.  Last year was similar, and more road heavy.  To me, this says he's learned to hit for power at home this year.

 

 

[supermike80 2,045]

3 hours ago, edjr said:

Schwarber HRs by season

2015 - 16
2016 - 0
2017 - 30
2018 - 26
2019 - 38
2020 - 11
2021 - 32
2022 - 46
2023 - 47
2024 - 38
2025 - 56 and counting

Cal Raleigh HRs by season

2021 - 2
2022 - 27
2023 - 30
2024 - 34
2025 - 60 and counting

We have no idea what Raleigh will do for the rest of his career. I have a feeling he won't come close to 60 again

 

 

 

 

JUICED!!!!

[thegeneral 3,449]

Just now, supermike80 said:

JUICED!!!!

I hope so. Get the whole team on that shet!

[supermike80 2,045]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

I hope so. Get the whole team on that shet!

Damn right!

[edjr 6,783]

11 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

JUICED!!!!

If the player isn't, his balls sure are

[HellToupee 2,058]

22 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Curious, how do the home/away splits raise a flag for you, in what way?  Looking at Statcast and I saw that Seattle is not a very hitter friendly ballpark.  T-Mobile Park ranks as the 30th most hitter friendly park in baseball this year, so dead last, and 18th best HR-friendly park in the league this year.  If you track it over the last 3 years, they're 28th most hitter friendly park out of 28 (as the A's & Rays don't have 3 years of data in their current ballpark), and 20th best HR-friendly park.  To me, it makes sense that he's putting up a better slash line on the road than at home.  Last year was similar, and more road heavy.  To me, this says he's learned to hit for power at home this year.

 

 

2024 Home 11 Away 23 …..2025 Home 28 Away 32

[HellToupee 2,058]

1 minute ago, edjr said:

If the player isn't, his balls sure are

Combo plus Raleigh uses a torpedo bat. Probably 70% “supplements” 20% juiced ball 10% torpedo bat 

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[TBayXXXVII 2,634]

36 minutes ago, HellToupee said:

2024 Home 11 Away 23 …..2025 Home 28 Away 32

Well, like I said, Seattle isn't a hitter nor HR friendly park, so it makes sense that he's better on the road.  That's been the case every year for him.  To me, the difference is that he's more experienced and learned more how to hit in his home park.  Learned more of what pitches to hit, where, and how.  After all, this is only his 4th full season and he's shown progression.  It's not like he's an 8-9 year vet (like Brady Anderson was), who's been relatively static.

[TBayXXXVII 2,634]

Public Service Announcement:

Paul Skenes is a stud.

 

That is all.  

[TBayXXXVII 2,634]

On 8/19/2025 at 8:37 AM, TBayXXXVII said:

Is the next MLB Superstar (Konnor Griffin), a year (or so), away from his MLB Debut?

Drafted 1 year ago, at 18, now 19 and has been promoted from A- to A+ to now AA over a course of 101 games played.  All while hitting over .320 with an OPS over .920 at both levels.

Is it possible that in 2 consecutive years, the Pirates drafted baseballs next 2 biggest super stars?

.332/.414/.524  w/59 SB's in 70 att

Yes, I'm quoting my own post.  lol 

Reason?  He IS!!!  Dudez gonna be a stud!!!! (yes, my fingers and toes are crossed).

Baseball America 2025 MiLB Player of the Year!!!

[Hardcore troubadour 15,826]

Even though Judge is better than Raleigh in 8 out of 10 categories, I’m leaning Raleigh. 60 hrs from a catcher is sick.