7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

[countryboy]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

*Mookie Betts strikes out looking*

Jessica Mendoza: "I think that was a good take with 2 strikes"

Um....

Spoiler

I get that it was just outside of the all-knowing ESPN "K-Zone", but I think it's automatically a bad take if you strike out....

I so hope they remove her from the booth next season. She's atrocious to listen to.

[DamnYanks2]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

I so hope they remove her from the booth next season. She's atrocious to listen to.

They all are. They just don't mix together. Even Matty V. Who I like and grew up with playing the Show.

It's a terrible broadcast team.

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[Speedy]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

Trevor Bauer, noted logical and perfectly balanced human being, just launched the baseball over the CF fence as Francona was coming to the mound to make a pitching change.

You need to post the video to do it justice. The 2B flinched, thinking he was about to get cheapshotted. 🤣

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[Caulfield]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

Jays/Rays are first teams in live ball era to be on opposing ends of 7+ run deficits in consecutive days.

and then to have both games end in an unusual 10-9 score AND both be decided in the last inning...spooky

[BleacherBum2310]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

This is the key, imo. He's not really getting on base anyway, so why not turn some of those solo homers into 2-run and 3-run shots? Schwarber is a run-producer (when he hits at all), not a table-setter. He does see enough pitches to be a decent #8 hitter in the NL.

Ian Happ in ultimate 3 true outcomes form today with 3 BBs and a backwards K.

You know what would make this game feel even better? If the Cubs would stop blowing leads and losing series.

now they have a leadoff hitter that strikes out damn near 40% and gets on base less than Schwarber. against RHP I strongly hate Schwarber hitting 8th he's 120 wRC+ career hitter vs RHP. It worked out today but I don't like it for the longterm. It doesn't have to be leadoff lol.

agreed on the last part though. They should've been up 1 or 2 games.

[countryboy]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

They all are. They just don't mix together. Even Matty V. Who I like and grew up with playing the Show.

It's a terrible broadcast team.

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I don't mind Matty V and A-Rod. I think if it was just them, the commentary would be 1000 times better. But they have to let her giggle and say something about the game and try to pretend like she's speaking something intelligent.

[CBoller1331]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

Gosh I should just put this game on mute....

A-Rod saying Gio Urshela plays "all-world defense" while he's below average according to pretty much every metric. Also says its rare to see Xander Bogaerts misplay a ball when Xander has the worst DRS (-15) among all qualified shortstops.

I don't need them to force sabermetrics into every broadcast or anything, but just don't say things that are clearly wrong according to the data.

[Speedy]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

I don't mind Matty V and A-Rod. I think if it was just them, the commentary would be 1000 times better. But they have to let her giggle and say something about the game and try to pretend like she's speaking something intelligent.

Arod is terrible in the booth.

Put Matty and Pedro in the booth. I can listen Pedro talk baseball all day.

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[Speedy]

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.......

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This cracked me up something fierce. [emoji23]

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[CBoller1331]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

Arod is terrible in the booth.

Put Matty and Pedro in the booth. I can listen Pedro talk baseball all day.

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I really liked A-Rod in studio for postgame stuff when he did it for Fox. But he is so annoying and not very insightful in the booth.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

You need to post the video to do it justice. The 2B flinched, thinking he was about to get cheapshotted. 🤣

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Ask and you shall receive. Some NSFW language from the narrator here.

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[TheMatrix31]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

Someone on MLB Network Radio, Jeff Joyce, on their Saturday afternoon show tied the presence of a strike zone box as a reason why people think the umpiring has gotten even worse.

People see the box which is not official in any way and they think or are conditioned to think that is what the strike zone is and when they see something a bit out or off they think it's not a strike or it is a strike or whatever. He was saying that it plants doubts of incompetence and inaccuracy, basically undermining the legitimacy of the umpires (such as they supposedly have, anyway) and they start to think it's worse than it is.

Its an interesting observation for sure. I absolutely cannot stand the overlay from an aesthetic standpoint and I think it should be removed from all broadcasts. Not only does it skew our perceptions but it's an eyesore and we often times can't even tell where the pitch comes in. Coupled with the catchers flopping and I think that's got quite a bit of truth to it.

Dude was my hero for saying this. Check it out if you have MLB Network Radio on demand. It starts on the Saturday "Home Plate" show starting around 1 hour and 55 minutes into the show.

[Mabster]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

Ask and you shall receive. Some NSFW language from the narrator here.

I love JomBoy's breakdowns and commentary on his vids. His breakdown of the bruhaha in Oakland this weekend was spot on. https://youtu.be/gXLQm15XkxY Some NSFW language there too.

[CBoller1331]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

Ask and you shall receive. Some NSFW language from the narrator here.

If there was ever a time that it was understandable to chuck a ball over the centerfield fence from the mound, it would be after that disaster of a half inning. So many little things just didn't go his way

Also I love Lindor's reaction. Just sort of watches the ball sail over the fence thinking "wow. that's far. did you really just throw it that far?"

[ImTellinTim]

Re: 7/22 - 8/4 Game Discussion Thread

You need to post the video to do it justice. The 2B flinched, thinking he was about to get cheapshotted. 🤣

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The best reaction is from the center fielder, who had his back turned when the ball was thrown.