IUFLA Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, ATX_sig said: I got my Rangers 20 package to see the new stadium. The team, meh. Unfortunately, it's year late and my opening day tickets won't be the first MLB game ever since they played playoff games there. So some of that excitement is gone. I still don't know what is going on though as far as fans and how many will able to go. Maybe since Texas is going back to normal in a couple of days they will not limit the number of fans at the game. I got to pick 20 primo games so lets hope they sell well on stub hub. I really only want to go to about half the 20 games. I'll sell all the Astro, Yankee, and Red Sox games I can unload. Looks like a really nice stadium...I always wondered what the hell they were doing when they built The Ballpark in Arlington to replace old Arlington Stadium...didn't they learn anything from old Colt Stadium in Houston? Way too hot down here during the summer to enjoy outdoor baseball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, ATX_sig said: I got my Rangers 20 package to see the new stadium. The team, meh. Unfortunately, it's year late and my opening day tickets won't be the first MLB game ever since they played playoff games there. So some of that excitement is gone. I still don't know what is going on though as far as fans and how many will able to go. Maybe since Texas is going back to normal in a couple of days they will not limit the number of fans at the game. I got to pick 20 primo games so lets hope they sell well on stub hub. I really only want to go to about half the 20 games. I'll sell all the Astro, Yankee, and Red Sox games I can unload. Are you offering any ticket packages that include airfare and hotel accommodations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Anyone know how to get Marquee Network in Indy without it being subject to blackout rules by MLB? I have YouTube TV but iirc from last year the games were blacked out. Edited March 9, 2021 by Seeking6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Seeking6 said: Anyone know how to get Marquee Network in Indy without it being subject to blackout rules by MLB? I have YouTube TV but iirc from last year the games were blacked out. I get that station but I am on Xfinity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Seeking6 said: Anyone know how to get Marquee Network in Indy without it being subject to blackout rules by MLB? I have YouTube TV but iirc from last year the games were blacked out. I now it is in my Roku Channel Store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Can we talk about how absurd this stat is? Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said: Can we talk about how absurd this stat is? Wow What is sad about baseball is that teams don't try to steal much any longer, That is way less than 100 SB a year and players use to get that many in one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Stlboiler23 said: Can we talk about how absurd this stat is? Wow No need to run against the Cards.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 22 hours ago, Stlboiler23 said: Can we talk about how absurd this stat is? Wow Yes. The fact that the Reds are Top 5 in any positive stat is absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 The Reds is full season suck mode already. 2-6 this spring going into today. In today's game, David Bell could not figure out how to put together a lineup without Kyle Farmer in the cleanup spot. Lorenzen started and got bombed. Doolittle pitched an inning and got bombed. Castellanos does not have a hit yet this spring. Yep, it's going to be another great year to be a Reds fan. Just hope the Brewers and/or Cubs prevent the Cards from winning the division. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, 5fouls said: The Reds is full season suck mode already. 2-6 this spring going into today. In today's game, David Bell could not figure out how to put together a lineup without Kyle Farmer in the cleanup spot. Lorenzen started and got bombed. Doolittle pitched an inning and got bombed. Castellanos does not have a hit yet this spring. Yep, it's going to be another great year to be a Reds fan. Just hope the Brewers and/or Cubs prevent the Cards from winning the division. And Votto on injured list? Something serious or not? PS...don't count on the Cubs helping out in that department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 33 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: And Votto on injured list? Something serious or not? PS...don't count on the Cubs helping out in that department. Votto has Covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 13 hours ago, 5fouls said: The Reds is full season suck mode already. 2-6 this spring going into today. In today's game, David Bell could not figure out how to put together a lineup without Kyle Farmer in the cleanup spot. Lorenzen started and got bombed. Doolittle pitched an inning and got bombed. Castellanos does not have a hit yet this spring. Yep, it's going to be another great year to be a Reds fan. Just hope the Brewers and/or Cubs prevent the Cards from winning the division. I think that is twice now for Lorenzen getting shelled. Maybe the Reds should convert him into a shortstop? I see Deivy Grullon is having a good spring thus far. Whoever he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Interesting statistical oddity from last season. San Diego had a better E.R.A. from their starters than Cincinnati San Diego had a better bullpen E.R.A. than Cincinnati Cincinnati had a better team E.R.A. Think about that one for a minute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Time to sell... https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/trading-card-industry-has-boomed-during-pandemic/10t850qdlc24c101eezddjxibg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Interesting statistical oddity from last season. San Diego had a better E.R.A. from their starters than Cincinnati San Diego had a better bullpen E.R.A. than Cincinnati Cincinnati had a better team E.R.A. Think about that one for a minute. May I ask where you dug that one up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 23 minutes ago, rico said: May I ask where you dug that one up? I was just reviewing one of the preseason magazines that broke down E.R.A. by starters and relievers. The Reds were 2nd overall in E.R.A. behind the Dodgers, but I happened to notice they were behind the Padres in both breakdowns. The Padres were 3rd best overall, but it did not seem right that they could be ahead in both statistical breakdowns but behind overall. At first I assumed it must be a mistake, but once I started to think about it, I understood what happened. For both teams, the starters provided the 'good' E.R.A., while the relievers contributed the 'bad' E.R.A. So, what happened is that the Reds starters pitched more innings than the Padres starters, and the Padres relievers pitcher more innings than the Reds relievers. You can actually create the condition in a single 9 inning game. Assume the game goes the full 9 and the Reds win 3-2. All runs are earned. The Padres starter goes 5 innings and allows no earned runs. The Reds starter goes 8 innings and allows 1 earned run. That means the Padres relievers go 4 innings allowing 3 earned runs, while the Reds bullpen went 1 inning and allowed 1 run. See the breakdown below for my scenario. Starter E.R.A.: Padres - 0.00 Reds - 1,13 Reliever E.R.A.: Padres - 6.75 Reds - 9.00 Overall E.R.A. Reds - 2.00 Padres - 3.00 In theory, it would seem to be much more difficult to create such a scenario over the course of a season, even one shortened to 60 games. But, the Reds and the Padres were close enough statistically in all 3 breakdowns to make it happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, 5fouls said: I was just reviewing one of the preseason magazines that broke down E.R.A. by starters and relievers. The Reds were 2nd overall in E.R.A. behind the Dodgers, but I happened to notice they were behind the Padres in both breakdowns. The Padres were 3rd best overall, but it did not seem right that they could be ahead in both statistical breakdowns but behind overall. At first I assumed it must be a mistake, but once I started to think about it, I understood what happened. For both teams, the starters provided the 'good' E.R.A., while the relievers contributed the 'bad' E.R.A. So, what happened is that the Reds starters pitched more innings than the Padres starters, and the Padres relievers pitcher more innings than the Reds relievers. You can actually create the condition in a single 9 inning game. Assume the game goes the full 9 and the Reds win 3-2. All runs are earned. The Padres starter goes 5 innings and allows no earned runs. The Reds starter goes 8 innings and allows 1 earned run. That means the Padres relievers go 4 innings allowing 3 earned runs, while the Reds bullpen went 1 inning and allowed 1 run. See the breakdown below for my scenario. Starter E.R.A.: Padres - 0.00 Reds - 1,13 Reliever E.R.A.: Padres - 6.75 Reds - 9.00 Overall E.R.A. Reds - 2.00 Padres - 3.00 In theory, it would seem to be much more difficult to create such a scenario over the course of a season, even one shortened to 60 games. But, the Reds and the Padres were close enough statistically in all 3 breakdowns to make it happen. Mind boggling...gotta love the game of baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, rico said: I think that is twice now for Lorenzen getting shelled. Maybe the Reds should convert him into a shortstop? I see Deivy Grullon is having a good spring thus far. Whoever he is. Lorenzen will be fine. He is taking a different approach to this spring training than he did last year and it's smart. Last spring training he was trying to throw 100 mph on every pitch and didn't work on control. That's what led to his terrible start to last season and that bothered him. This spring training he is only throwing 91-94 so far but he's working on command and actually pitching. Once he gets through a couple more outings I would expect him to start dialing up the velocity to his usual 95 mph and faster. That's when he will probably get back to getting better results. I still expect him to be starter #5. I have a hunch Miley ends up in the pen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, DC2345 said: Lorenzen will be fine. He is taking a different approach to this spring training than he did last year and it's smart. Last spring training he was trying to throw 100 mph on every pitch and didn't work on control. That's what led to his terrible start to last season and that bothered him. This spring training he is only throwing 91-94 so far but he's working on command and actually pitching. Once he gets through a couple more outings I would expect him to start dialing up the velocity to his usual 95 mph and faster. That's when he will probably get back to getting better results. I still expect him to be starter #5. I have a hunch Miley ends up in the pen. Miley is looking like a terrible signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 51 minutes ago, rico said: Miley is looking like a terrible signing. That's not been great but who knows. I think he could be fine as a long man in the pen but I don't really want him taking the ball every fifth day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, DC2345 said: That's not been great but who knows. I think he could be fine as a long man in the pen but I don't really want him taking the ball every fifth day. Should have kept DeSclafani. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, rico said: Should have kept DeSclafani. I'm good with what they've got. I wouldn't have had Disco in the rotation this year over any of those 5. I also think one of Antone or Lorenzen might end up in the pen. The Reds have several rotation options at their disposal. 1. Gray 2. Castillo 3. Mahle 4. Antone 5. Lorenzen Depth De Leon Miley Gutierrez Santillan Lodollo Greene 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, DC2345 said: I'm good with what they've got. I wouldn't have had Disco in the rotation this year over any of those 5. I also think one of Antone or Lorenzen might end up in the pen. The Reds have several rotation options at their disposal. 1. Gray 2. Castillo 3. Mahle 4. Antone 5. Lorenzen Depth De Leon Miley Gutierrez Santillan Lodollo Greene Miley will be in the starting rotation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Antone is going to be very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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