Yeah, depending on how these next two games go I kind of feel like this might become Milwaukees division to lose. Gonna he an exciting final few weeks
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The Red Sox are just dramatically better than the Yankees. It's not like the Yankees are wildly underperforming.
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you say that like it's a terrible performance.
They actually increased Miley's ERA on the year.
He might not have been great in the past, but he is rocking a 2.23 era through 13 starts this year.
he seems to have found his 2012 way or pitching.
yay era. he has an xfip over 4 and a k rate hovering around 6, with a walk rate almost 2x as high as his 2012. it's pretty fair to say he's a pitcher that the highest scoring offense in the NL should have been able to do more against in a crucial game.
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I mean, he also isn't walking many people, has an good WHIP, is giving up basically no home runs meaning he is constantly getting people to put the ball into play in a way that is letting his team consistently field it to keep from having big innings.
Also highest scoring offense in the NL might be accurate, but not all that impressive given even the last place Rangers have a higher scoring offense :P
but rangers jokes aside 7 of the 14 other teams in the NL are with in 20 runs of the cubs.
the main point being regardless what his extended stats say he has been very effective at not having many runs scored against him this year, and the "highest scoring offense" really doesn't mean much when it comes to the NL in regards to how it should be able to do something against him given half of the teams in the NL arguably have nearly as good offenses by runs scored.
I mean extended stats are fun and all, but they don't dictate reality. Wade Miley has been highly effective this year, and whether it appears to be luck by the extended stats or not, when you have almost a half of a season's worth of data it shouldn't really be that surprising when the best the "highest scoring offense" could do was slightly raise his ERA.
I mean by your criteria someone like Mark Buehrle is a horrible pitcher with a career xfip of over 4 and a k rate of 5.13 and yet he had a perfect game, a no hitter, and was a 4 time all star and really only had 2 bad seasons over a 15 year career.
damn dude just admit you didn't realize how bad his peripherals are lmao. you're basically shunning the slightest bit of analytical thinking and making this huge defense for..... wade miley. because of his era. in 60 innings. c'mon man.
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But... you're doing the same thing. And lo and behold you're doing it against the Brewers again too
Fucking joke! Esp at home. The offense has been complete shit once you pass the number 5 hitter.
Yeah, I don't get this either. Yankees have an incredible record and tons of star power, but the Red Sox are one of the best teams maybe ever, so the Yankees suck?
I'm just thankful that the Padres will never allow Padre fans to become entitled. Or something.
No one is saying the Yankees sucks (in any seriousness). Those of us who follow the team every game are obviously going to notice the flaws of the team much more clearly than those who don't. It has nothing to do with entitlement. The Yankees spend a ton of money on payroll and in turn charges very high ticket prices. The fans should expect a good product on the field and have every right to complain when they see a player being lazy, not hustling, and not performing up to standards.
If the Rays finish with 88 Wins this season will be a success in my eyes. What they have done after the "Fire sale" is simply amazing. The new stadium in Ybor has to be built if theres any hope of the Rays keeping this core of players.
So you are saying that because the Yankees spend a ton of money and charge high ticket prices the fans have a right to expect a good product on the field correct? And because of those things they also "have every right to complain when they see a player being lazy, not hustling, and not performing up to standards." ?
Just making sure I understand your statement correctly.
As a Red Sox fan i also agree
what you guys did this season was nothing short of incredible, just a shame you couldnt have kicked it into gear a bit sooner to challenge for the wild card
Let me clarify as I can see where some may misunderstand. I'm not implying that only fans of high payroll teams can complain. Every fanbase of every team has the right to complain as they see fit. My main point is that people telling Yankees fans they shouldn't complain because the team is 30 games over .500 is absurd. The overall record may be good, but if a player makes a terrible boneheaded play in a crucial moment of a game or is lazy and not hustling, the fans should absolutely be able to complain about it, regardless of the overall record of the team.
But the original statement wasn't about anyone being lazy or not hustling. It was about Bird and Sanchez' stats and the fact they were batting together in the lineup. The Yankees are disappointing because Brid and Sanchez had bad stats. That is what is absurd.
I don't know who the original statement was from or in response to, but it's been a pretty regular occurrence in the past couple months that whenever Yankees fans complain about under-performance, the detractors will just cite their overall record and say it's a non-issue. Again, I'm not seeing a lot of Yankees fans here saying the team's record sucks. Mostly they're complaining about players playing poorly, making dumb errors, or not hustling. Sanchez and Bird are just easy targets because quite frankly even if you don't follow the Yankees, it's hard to deny how badly they've underachieved this year.
Man what are you even talking about. I was being complimentary to the brewers after last noght. How am I going against analytical thinking by saying that wade.mileys current performance is lightning in a bottle? It is so incredibly obvious. like, please explain to me how I'm doing what you bolded.
If you think what I said about wade fucking miley is unfair or biased then I dont ehen know what to say other than that you are unwilling to be impartial about your team. I mean god damn, how can you even try to start a fight about that and pretend like you're being honest?
https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/pitcher-spotlight-wade-mileys-ridiculous-season/
Just enjoy the fact that the brewers are having a good season and stop pretending like everyone is being unfair to your team
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But that wasn't the case in this particular thread. So. Okay, I guess?
Bird turning out to be a complete bust and Sanchez (and Severino) falling off a cliff this year are significant reasons why the New York Yankees have been unable to keep pace in their division despite universal consensus both entering the season and at the midway point of the season that they were equipped to challenge for and possibly win their division despite their primary competition being similarly loaded and having a historic year. That is disappointing as a fan of said team. Sanchez and Bird being bad is both causative (because being bad at baseball means a team wins fewer baseball games) and emblematic (because both were expected to be better than they have been this year) of that disappointment. What part of this is absurd exactly?
TIL the Brewers could possibly finish the season with the best record in the NL. This needs to be a reality
bases loaded for the Yankees. inning should be over soon.
edit: sorry, sorry I'm not allowed to complain, carry on.
edit: sorry, sorry I'm not allowed to complain, carry on.
Those first 3 months of the season basically killed the Rays chances.
Complain all you like. I was only saying, from a fan of one of the 20+ teams in the league that have no hope, that I only wish I had your problems.
If you were in the NL you would have a chance but sadly its what it is
East is gonna be insane next season though if your guys come through
You actually have hope in baseball even if you root for a small market team. The Padres has a top 3 farm system and could become the next Houston Astros in a few years. The Royals won the whole thing just a few years ago. I'm a Brooklyn Nets fan. We literally have no hope in the NBA.
first thing baseball has to fix is get rid of that perception that teams have no chance. a lot of teams have a chance, more than the other sports.
Nets have all their draft picks going forward, their books are in good shape, and the organization, top to bottom, has been demonstrating real signs of competence for several years now. It will take some time but they finally have a future again.
No please! Means shitty teams don't trade us their good players!
I admire your optimism, but the NBA is all about the super-teams now. The Nets may become competent and even make the playoffs one of these days, but I can't see the Nets ever being a desirable destination for superstar free agents to want to go play for.
I can, eventually. New York is still a basketball and entertainment mecca and the Knicks will continue to be a dumpster fire as long as James Dolan is still around. There is a void there waiting to be filled.
New York will never be a nets town even if the nets are good and the Knicks continue to be trash.
That very well may be the case, but I don't think that means a well-run organization in New York City can't become an attractive free agent destination.
I know, I know. but the greater good and all that.
Boone has done this a few times already.
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