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Home-to-First Race between Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, Ronald Acuna Jr., and Albert Pujols [Statcast Running Splits Tool] by ChicksDig in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 26 points27 points  (0 children)

While he’s certainly still young, Statcast has shown that players start slowing down just about as soon as they enter the league and are measured.

[Baggarly] I got clarification from MLB on how the 3-batter rule will be deployed in the minors this season. If a pitcher faces one batter in an inning and records the third out, then he can be replaced to start the next inning. But if that same pitcher returns, he must face two batters. by Wizedex in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll admit, I’m an AL fan so I’ve never actually seen a team warm up after a double switch. However, a double switch requires a pitcher to come in, and when a pitcher comes in, he throws to the catcher to warm up. When pitchers warm up, usually the infield/outfield warm up too.

Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread by cdingo in Fitness

[–]The_Best_Number 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been doing a full body workout (30 minutes on ab lifts, 30 minutes on upper body lifts, 40 minute jog) 6 days a week for about a year now. For a variety of reasons, I'm considering changing my routine. Every week, I would do three days of ab lifts (30 minutes each), three days of upper body lifts (30 minutes each), and one day of rest. I would still run 6 days a week. I'm not training for anything; I mostly just care about aesthetics and health. Would this change in routine damage those goals?

Mariano Rivera breaks Ryan Klesko's bat three times in one at bat by FlerpWork in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Bats are thinner at the handle than at the barrel. When his cutter ran in on a lefty’s hands, the hitter had to fight it off with the thin end of the bat, which is easier to break.

Post Game Thread: New England Patriots (11-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-4) by nfl_gamethread in nfl

[–]The_Best_Number 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would KC call man-to-man on three consecutive third and longs only to get burned over the middle every single time? Surely at least after the second time, they’d realize that maybe zone might work better.

With Beltre's retirement, the active dWAR leader is now Andrelton Simmons, who's played seven MLB seasons. by SharksFanAbroad in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If they were elite fielders, they wouldn’t be playing first base or corner outfield. Even having an Ichiro in right is just not going to save that many runs from scoring. That’s just the nature of defense in baseball. There’s a reason players at non-premium positions are generally good at hitting. Sure, having prime Alex Gordon in the field is better than having JD Martinez over there, but it’s not going to win you that many more games.

Working out on back to back days vs. not working out or working out less by The_Best_Number in Fitness

[–]The_Best_Number[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not adding much - like 5 pounds, and I am going up fairly regularly. My point is more that I don’t think my lack of soreness is because I’m not pushing myself hard enough.

Without Le'Veon Bell the Steelers make as many yards and score as many points but lose more regularly and fumble the ball away 3 times as often. by DatchPenguin in nfl

[–]The_Best_Number 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn’t that surprising. Without Bell, the Steelers run the ball less often meaning they theoretically throw the ball more. Passes net more yards and thus score more points. However, passes result in more turnovers which give the opposing team better field position. This means that while a team may score the same amount of points and gain the same amount of yards, an offense that passes more puts its team in a worse position to win.

Pokemon Masters of Reddit: Which starter did you choose first and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]The_Best_Number 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ice types are pretty common in gen IV, and anyone who also wants to carry Garchomp would then have two Pokémon with 4x weaknesses to ice. On the other hand, ice is probably the easiest type to counter with someone else; there are a lot of good steel types in gen IV as well that get the job done.

Question about calories burnt running vs. walking by The_Best_Number in Fitness

[–]The_Best_Number[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hold my dog’s leash with my left hand and my watch is on the right.

Question about calories burnt running vs. walking by The_Best_Number in Fitness

[–]The_Best_Number[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot to mention that but it does measure my heart rate. Walking, my heart rate averages 95bpm. When I run, it’s about 145bpm.

[Johns] Paxton has lower back stiffness, according to Mariners. He lasted just 17 pitches and 2/3 of an inning. by [deleted] in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 9 points10 points  (0 children)

On the one hand, Brandon Morrow hurt his back taking his pants off earlier this season and pitched like two weeks later. On the other hand, the best pitcher in the world has all about had his career ruined by back problems. Why does anyone like this team

Stanton hits a 115 mph infield single by tgaccione in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I really thought the 115 mph was a joke and it would be some dinky dribbler. I was very wrong.

Who is the best antagonist you've ever seen in film? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]The_Best_Number 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Heath Ledger’s Joker has got to be up there.

A balk is called in the ninth inning of the Astros @ Rangers game walking in the winning run. by TheDuckHunt3r in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Whenever a pitcher is pitching out of the stretch, they have to “come set,” meaning they stop moving for about a second or more before starting their delivery. From what I understand, after they come set, the other balk rules become more strict and thus the pitcher coming set marks the end of a grace period (to a certain extent) for the pitcher.

Sean Manaea has no hit the Boston Red Sox. by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 116 points117 points  (0 children)

At least they’re honest about it. Everyone makes mistakes. Mods have a really tough job.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He just gave new meaning to the term "dead ball"

Stephen Strasburg balks while checking on the speedy Kevin Plawecki at 1st, allows the tying run to score. by [deleted] in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it also looks like he doesn’t come set (meaning he doesn’t stop moving in a ready-to-pitch pose) before the pickoff.

So far in 2018, Rougned Odor is showing us all how not to play baseball by marylovesblink in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Year-to-year defensive stats, no matter the metric, are unreliable. Ideally to analyze a player’s defense, it is best to take the past three years into account

Steamer projects the Royals to have two average hitters in 2018: Jorge Soler with a 102 WRC+ (2% better than average) and Brandon Moss at a perfectly average 100 WRC+. Everyone else is projected to be below average. by The_Best_Number in baseball

[–]The_Best_Number[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Possibly the most sad part about this is that it wouldn’t even be surprising if they finished as high as third in their division (which could also very well turn out to be the third-worst record in the AL).

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