The scrappy lunch pail guys are the next Ted Williams. The surprisingly articulate natural athletes are the next Willie Mays.
People called Tucker "Ted" because of his swing, that's all, not his ability. I'm assuming you know what the 2 gentleman's swings look like, right?
I'm aware and also aware Ted Williams was beating shifts 80 years ago. Shifts aren't new. His response was to hit the ball harder, very Tucker like, wouldn't you say?
This Padres collapse is certainly something I didn’t see coming when the season started. Crazy they’ll likely miss out on the WC at this point.
We whine and complain when our guys lose games and play badly. But at the end, there they are with the 2nd playoff seed. Expectations met (IMO). But I can only imagine the SD perspective where you think you might go deep in the playoffs and instead, don't even make them. Ditto for NYY if they miss out. But I don't care about those guys so f#ck NY.
Garcia getting 4 missed calls in the 1st two batters of the game against the Orioles is the most frustrated I've been this season. Strom got ejected.
4.06 – The Astros starting pitchers have an ERA of 4.06 in the month of September, seventh in the MLB and fourth in the American League. 4.04 – The Astros bullpen has an ERA of 4.04 in September which ranks 15th in MLB and ninth in the American League. 6 – The combination of Jake Meyers and Chas McCormick have combined for six outs above average in center field, with each accounting for three. 167 – Kyle Tucker’s wRC+ since May 1 is 167, the third highest in MLB and first in the American League. 116 – The Astros team wRC+ of 116 is the best in MLB, as is their batting average (.268) and runs scored (830). .126 – Opponents are batting .126 on Framber Valdez’s curveball. In 167 at bats versus the pitch Valdez has given up only a home run while striking out 88. 19.4 – The 19.4% strikeout rate for Astro batters is the lowest in the MLB. .164 – Jake Meyers is batting .164 in 55 September at bats after batting .316 in August. https://climbingtalshill.com/2021/09/26/astros-bytes-8-interesting-numbers-houston-astros-vol-5/
It means articulate. I assumed it was obvious, but my comment was a satire of the racist “compliments” older sportswriters always give to either white or black athletes and their insistence on only comparing athletes to those of the same race.
