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I was wondering whether I could easily and quickly cut through last year’s and this year’s Statcast data to see whether I can locate some key differences, but that might take me the rest of the year, given my general lack of capabilities (i.e., Excel and nothing else). Tell you which slugger is doing just fine, though: our old buddy J.D. Martinez. In a league where batting averages are dropping like toilet floats, he’s basically leading the league in batting average, hitting around .360. But how he’s gotten there is a big deal: he’s changed the launch angle profile of his hitting so that his line drive rate is by far the highest of his career (31% vs previous high of 24%), and his fly ball rate is down to a career low of 32% (down from recent seasons over 40%). This is just one anecdotal example, but it is a clear indication of how a hard hitter can adjust his swing and still crush it in a new deader-ball environment.

Well played, sir.

Baseball job open locally for anyone interested. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/job-posting-detroit-tigers-data-quality-engineer/

No, but then, I think Morris might have been conflicted on whether the call was actually bad. EDIT: To be clear, I’m kidding about Morris being conflicted as a pitcher versus a hitter, not Morris as a Twin vs a Tiger.

Four hundred and sixty-two professional home runs in the majors, minors and overseas. Only 14 of those in the majors. Very strange ratio. I wonder who the active minor league home run leader is?

Jack Morris had a very muted criticism of it. 😏

Can you elaborate? I’m not sure were talking about the same thing.

It’s always nice to win, but did it really have to be a Pyrrhic victory?

On the other hand, McCoskey’s gotta work with that team.

I was just going with the better hitter recently.

I have not listened to the Doors on a voluntary basis since 19-something.

Which flavor? Red Pop or Rock & Rye?

Candelario second? You mean .184-hitting-.244-on basing-for-the-last-two-weeks Candelario? That Candelario? Nahh. Leadoff is a black hole for this team because we have no on-base-first hitters, but Willi has been the closest we’ve had for a week now, so … yeah. So how about: Willi Schoop Tork Miggy Baez Jeimer Hill Daz Catcher Who knows, it’s all gonna change in a few days, anyway …

Are we still doing top ten songs? Here are my favorites at the moment Theme from Dr. Pyser (live) - Ben Folds So What - Miles Davis Jesus Thinks You’re a Jerk - Frank Zappa A Song for the Dead - Queens of the Stone Age Know Your Enemy - Rage Unchained - Van Halen Get Up - James Brown 6’1” - Liz Phair Lost in the Crowd - Bassnectar Nobody Speak - DJ Shadow On My Own - Old Man Saxon You Came to Party - Too Short I Don’t Need a Reason - Dizzee Rascal Over and Over and Over - Jack White Yeah, I know it’s fourteen.

I had never heard of Zog and I just looked it up. God help us all.

Do you mean to imply that The Good Liars isn’t actually a top mainstream news outlet?

Taking a stand against the tyranny of book-larnin’

Back to your question …

Studies and research have a well-known liberal bias … 😏

B-Ref confirms that the number is indeed twelve. Nine of them have started more than one.

Trump is going to run in 2024 on removing and replacing the activist liberal judiciary.

I agree with your take on expectations.

Come on, you Tigers hitters, do you really have to make every schmo pitcher you face look like goddamn Cy Young??

I know, I know … just playa hatin is all … John Salley once said, the more famous you get and the more money you make, the more free stuff you get so the less you spend.

Bally crawl just said Casey Mize is starting his throwing progression in Lakeland. What’s the over/under on them shutting him down? It’s gotta be sometime Thursday or Friday …