Saturday Night: Game 2 of Fenway Doubleheader, when weather permits

[Beysbol]

1 minute ago, ArtVanDelay said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yastrmi01.shtml

Oh, yeah. I remember he was in the Orioles system. You're right. He's having a very good year so far. 

[tntoriole]

Adley on the usual introductory ride of the highly touted … 

 

Willie Mays went 0-for-5 in his first game.

The slump continued. He went 1-for-26, his only hit in that initial series of at-bats being a home run off pitching legend Warren Spahn. It happened during a Braves-Giants game that served as Willie Mays’ Polo Grounds debut.

[ArtVanDelay]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

He's my ace in the hole anytime someone wants to bring up an Elias reclamation project.

Every team misses on guys they had in their system and finds guys that other teams gave up on.

We’ve done a decent job with reclamation projects but losing Yaz hurts.  He was immediately really good for them. 

[SteveA]

Ball found the perfect spot.

You don't see too many ground rule doubles that go into the stands that far in foul territory.

[SteveA]

Hit probability 7%

[OriolesMagic83]

What a fluke hit.  Don't know if I've ever seen a ground rule double like that.

[Beysbol]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

He's my ace in the hole anytime someone wants to bring up an Elias reclamation project.

Every team misses on guys they had in their system and finds guys that other teams gave up on.

If there was one guy that I wanted back on this team it would be Hader. That guy is such a good pitcher. Every time I see him I always get sad that he was in the Orioles minor league and they traded him. 

[OriolesMagic83]

5 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

We’ve done a decent job with reclamation projects but losing Yaz hurts.  He was immediately really good for them. 

Yaz was 28 when he left.  I'm more disappointed the O's hadn't unlocked his potential before he left at that age.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Beysbol said:

If there was one guy that I wanted back on this team it would be Hader. That guy is such a good pitcher. Every time I see him I always get sad that he was in the Orioles minor league and they traded him. 

I hated that trade so much.

Mostly because of the draft pick.

[OriolesMagic83]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I hated that trade so much.

Mostly because of the draft pick.

Wasn't Hader more of an extra piece in the trade?  Was it Hoes that was the main piece?

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, OriolesMagic83 said:

Wasn't Hader more of an extra piece in the trade?  Was it Hoes that was the main piece?

I don't know how the Astros rated the pieces.

My guess it was

1. Salary relief
2.  Draft pick
3.  Hoes
4.  Hader

The fact that they flipper Hader makes me think he wasn't seen as a key cog.

 

 

[tntoriole]

26 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Where can one see that?

It’s more pronounced in other ones. I don’t think it is anything negative it just is that he deliberately finishes by swinging the right leg through 

[LA2]

5 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

It’s more pronounced in other ones. I don’t think it is anything negative it just is that he deliberately finishes by swinging the right leg through 

Doesn't put him in good position to field the ball, which is I guess why he K's everybody! At least he doesn't seem to end up off-balance.

[LA2]

New Fenway pitcher has K'd 24 in 16.33 innings, but those innings have been in only 20 games. Would-be LOOGY, but now LTBGY (Lefty Three-Batter Guy, not his sexual orientation haha).

[justD]

Wow that’s an impressive graphic about Hays in Fenway and Yankee Stadium, pretty good company!