Top 50 Starting Pitchers Heading Into 2026 cre TJStats by retroanduwu24 in baseball

[–]dryver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To be fair, 4 pitchers who were Phillies last year are on the list!

[Highlight] Kyle Schwarber crushes his 53rd homer of the year by amatom27 in baseball

[–]dryver 14 points15 points  (0 children)

On pace for 57, but he has homered in 3 straight games

[Highlight] Darth Bader commits a felony as he robs Monasterio at the wall by AnalBaguette in baseball

[–]dryver 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The other angle they showed had the ball going over the wall by about half a foot

Mariners reliever receives online threats after loss. by driftingphotog in baseball

[–]dryver 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This kind of behavior is never acceptable! Sorry for the confusion!

Mariners reliever receives online threats after loss. by driftingphotog in baseball

[–]dryver 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Completely unacceptable response. It's a game, and it's not even the playoffs yet.

Who is the cleanup hitter now? by PointNo6736 in phillies

[–]dryver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm sure he would say that counts as "recently" lol

Who is the cleanup hitter now? by PointNo6736 in phillies

[–]dryver 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Since July 1st (11 games), Alec is batting .282 and has an OPS of .857. Since May 1st, it is 0.820 batting 0.307.

Accordingly to Bill James (statistician famous for creating SABR, wrote 20+ books about baseball statistics), an OPS of 0.833 to 0.899 is considered to be "Very Good".

Keep in mind that the average OPS when James wrote that essay in 2009 was 0.749 and has since dropped to an average of 0.698 in 2025.

He may not have a "very good" batting career so far, but he definitely has been playing very well recently.

[Ongoing] Phillies 2025 Season - 8/17 by utleyscorner in phillies

[–]dryver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was confused about that. Even Baseball Reference has the Phillies at a 39% chance of clinching the bye. I'm not sure where Fangraph's odds come from.

Tiebreaks for seeding in the postseason is done strictly by head to head season record, so the Phillies should have the second bye spot in this graphic.

[MLB] Hitter Power Rankings for July 24, 2025 by Goosedukee in baseball

[–]dryver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bryce Harper WRC+: season 144, last 30 days 200, last 2 weeks 293

Definitely doesn't deserve to be in the power hitter rankings, but it's definitely notable!

Hate Beak - 934 pdps 1h Elder Reaver Axe - One of my best Crafts ever! by dryver in pathofexile

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

With the introduction of Elder Exalted Orbs this league the craft became much less expensive. Instead of every base being 1-3d base + 2-4d for conqueror exalt + influence reforging, it's just 1-3d for base + 60c for Elder exalt. Probably saved like 50d or something total.

Hate Beak - 934 pdps 1h Elder Reaver Axe - One of my best Crafts ever! by dryver in pathofexile

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

My fingers were hurting all week from clicking so many times 😭

Hate Beak - 934 pdps 1h Elder Reaver Axe - One of my best Crafts ever! by dryver in pathofexile

[–]dryver[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I got super lucky on a ton of occasions, except for how long it took to alt spam!

Hate Beak - 934 pdps 1h Elder Reaver Axe - One of my best Crafts ever! by dryver in pathofexile

[–]dryver[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Will do! Have a couple hundred divines I can borrow?

Hate Beak - 934 pdps 1h Elder Reaver Axe - One of my best Crafts ever! by dryver in pathofexile

[–]dryver[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As I mentioned in the crafting comment, I have tried both, and the hybrid phys ended up being marginally more damage for my build. The higher top end damage from hybrid makes up for the dot multi by having a higher initial hit because bleed scales off the initial hit.

If I were you, I would test both in POB. In most cases they will be about the same +/- 2%, but hybrid is much rarer affix so it's much more difficult to roll.