GDT: 2024 Regular Season Thread

[GKJ]

The Phillies were willing to write this one off, this game was not important, especially after winning the first 2 games. Realmuto sat on Sunday, he didn’t need to sit again today, but this was the plan. Sunday was also a bullpen game, so they could’ve skipped Walker today if they wanted to.

Phillies already won this series and will have won 5 of 8 going into the Braves series at home, where they set the rotation Sanchez-Suarez-Wheeler-Nola.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Gem of a game by Spaghetti. Too bad he couldn't get the no no though.

And boy did we need this. It has been a very underwhelming week and a half .

 

[PanniniClaus]

The Italian stallion is playoff ready.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Next up is a 4 game set against the Royals. They've owned us recently so I'm a little anxious. This whole 18 straight days without a day off part of the schedule , has /will be tough.. Don't have a day off til September 3rd. For some reason there is a day off right in the middle of our series with the Reds. A rare Tuesday off day.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Cush]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1828966290154733935

 

[Cush]

Nats hold on for the win

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

The sky just fell on the Twins, who put out a lineup of mostly nobodies against Sale. Opening the door for BOS and even SEA.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Watching White Sox/Rangers game

Surprisingly 3-3 in bot of 8th

Looking at some of the White Sox tonight

Chuckie Robinson
Gus Varland
Justin Anderson

Really scrapping bottom of barrel of MLB talent. Shows how terrible our farm system is we don't have any young talent to play to finish out year

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

And I am reminded of just why I have stopped watching Sox

Texas takes lead after dismal fielding on what should have been inning ending out

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

f***ing Rangers LF robbed Vaughn of walk off HR

Wow

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Bases loaded, 2 outs

Sosa up to bat

And White Sox lose

Record now

31-103

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1828989355395875282

Absolute catch of the year contender.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Burnes vs Buehler - two former aces. Just sad now

 

[Terry Yake]

Burnes vs Buehler - two former aces. Just sad now

did i miss something? is burnes not an ace anymore?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

did i miss something? is burnes not an ace anymore?

Well apparently he wants 8 years...so clearly his camp still thinks he is.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1828404423850070236

 

[PanniniClaus]

did i miss something? is burnes not an ace anymore?

He most certainly is not.. I've watched his whole season.. He is fooling no one. Fastball is nothing and unless he's painting it.. he's getting killed. he's getting killed on most of his pitches. Doesn't matter what he throws.

Well apparently he wants 8 years...so clearly his camp still thinks he is.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1828404423850070236

I would pay Soto whatever he wants for as long as he wants.

I wouldn't touch Burnes with a 10 foot pole.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

From that article...and yes the ERA is going up again tonight in LA.

And while Burnes' strikeout rate is down to 8.2 per nine innings this season -- his fourth consecutive year with a lower K rate -- the quality of his stuff continues to rate elite in pitching models and his velocity actually has ticked up. Burnes turns 30 in October, and while he has had an August to forget -- over four starts, his ERA jumped from 2.47 to 3.28 -- teams are far from souring.

 

[PanniniClaus]

From that article...and yes the ERA is going up again tonight in LA.

I know he was consistent for the early part of the season but rarely dominant. His last 6 starts he has been hit extremely hard and by all types of teams and hitters. Every pitch smoked and he's lucky the damage hasn't been worse with some unearned runs.

The GM that signs him for 8 years will be out of a job quickly.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1828989355395875282

Absolute catch of the year contender.

From a Sox perspective

https://x.com/i/web/status/1828991812058353680

Amazing catch, possible one of the best you will ever see robbing team of walk off

Sox can't have even one good moment

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Mets gonna Met

Edwin Diaz gives up go ahead grand slam in 8th

 

[Blitzkrug]

I know he was consistent for the early part of the season but rarely dominant. His last 6 starts he has been hit extremely hard and by all types of teams and hitters. Every pitch smoked and he's lucky the damage hasn't been worse with some unearned runs.

The GM that signs him for 8 years will be out of a job quickly.

Yup. Burnes entire breakout was predicated on him dumping a traditional four seam fastball for a cutter. The cutter is his bread and butter pitch because for a time, it legitimately had an argument as best single pitch in the game.

His whiff rate has cratered on that pitch. I don't have the stats from tonight but I do know in his last start he threw 42 cutters for a total of 1 whiff. And then a hilarious 0 whiffs on 40 thrown in the start prior to that.

Compare it to 2021 when he won the Cy Young, his whiff% on the cutter was 32.9% In 2024? The cutter is down to an alarming 16% whiff rate. Batting average and slugging are also up.

If Burnes cutter is that bad now, he's done as an impact starter.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Braves/Phillies big 4-game set this weekend.

Mets start a series against the White Sox. If the Mets don't capitalize here...LOLMets

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Yup. Burnes entire breakout was predicated on him dumping a traditional four seam fastball for a cutter. The cutter is his bread and butter pitch because for a time, it legitimately had an argument as best single pitch in the game.

His whiff rate has cratered on that pitch. I don't have the stats from tonight but I do know in his last start he threw 42 cutters for a total of 1 whiff. And then a hilarious 0 whiffs on 40 thrown in the start prior to that.

Compare it to 2021 when he won the Cy Young, his whiff% on the cutter was 32.9% In 2024? The cutter is down to an alarming 16% whiff rate. Batting average and slugging are also up.

If Burnes cutter is that bad now, he's done as an impact starter.

He is garbage. Orioles need at least 3 starting pitchers.