GDT: 2024 Regular Season Thread

[PanniniClaus]

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.

You framed it much better than I did... You can see the confidence teams have against him.

 

[Terry Yake]

3 HR day for lawrence butler

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

No idea how the depleted Braves keep doing this but they lead 4-0 in Philly. The Mets won in Arizona today (and did well to win that series) and won't get gain ground it appears.

Edit: Phils have cut it to 4-3.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Bowden Francis is suddenly Dave Stieb circa 1985.

 

[Halladay]

The Phillies come from back 4-0 to win. Marsh and Nick with homeruns. Snitker made an interesting choice letting Morton pitch to Marsh in 6th.

 

[GKJ]

Brutal loss for the Braves

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Brutal loss for the Braves

I hate sports

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Nastrini with an actual good game

6 IP
1 ER (Solo HR)
3 K's

Getting his ERA down to just above 7!

But White Sox do nothing offensively and lose 2-1

Nastrini falls to 0-7 on year and Sox fall to 31-104

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Royals defence implodes, Astros with a huge 8th inning to grab the lead.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

So Nick Castellanos hit a home run last night...like seriously, how does this keep happening.

 

[Blitzkrug]

So Nick Castellanos hit a home run last night...like seriously, how does this keep happening.

At this point Castellanos is like the canary in the coal mine. If he hits a tank, begin scanning news sources and just assume something went wrong somewhere.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Total no show by the Bengals against the Packers, who win it 14-0...oh wait.

Cubs win again but can't gain ground on the Braves, who rebound from that disaster yesterday with a big W.

On a Cubs and Braves related note, the Greg Maddux MLB Network documentary is incredible. I believe they are showing it again sometime tomorrow, you have to watch it if you can.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Framber pullled after 7 no hit innings and only 98 pitches. What happened to the game I love?

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Another day another costly error. We've been playing some sloppy defense lately. That blown save stings but we still got this ... Maybe. Though we absolutely suck in extra innings.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Altuve with the walk - off double!

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Met fans fearing they would lay egg can breathe easy

Mets like everyone else come into Chicago and just punked the pathetic White Sox with an easy 5-1 victory

Sox bats disappeared after first two innings recording, I believe 1 hit rest of game

In my life a White Sox fan rarely have I witnessed as pathetic a sight as Miguel Vargas

Can't field worth a damn and is hitting a pathetic .095 with White Sox

Dodgers front office must be laughing asses off that a ML team actually thought this bum was worth a damn

 

[Blitzkrug]

the White Sox are 6-44 in their last 50 games.

- They've yet to match their 2020 win total of 35 during the weird COVID season

- 12 wins is the number they need to hit in their final 26 to avoid tying the worst record in the modern era.

At least the 1962 Mets had an excuse being as bad as they were being an expansion club and all.

 

[Terry Yake]

the White Sox are 6-44 in their last 50 games.

- They've yet to match their 2020 win total of 35 during the weird COVID season

- 12 wins is the number they need to hit in their final 26 to avoid tying the worst record in the modern era.

At least the 1962 Mets had an excuse being as bad as they were being an expansion club and all.

they're not winning 12 more games

 

[Blitzkrug]

they're not winning 12 more games

I think i would agree. Their september schedule definitely isn't in their favor

Lots of games against teams jockeying for position, and given how bad they are not even the Angels and A's are gimmies

 

[punk_o_holic]

Currently in the Astros Royals game, Ragans has 8 strikeouts in 9 at bats for the Royals and Kikuchi has 6 in 9 at bats. Can they keep it going??

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Both pitchers have been lights out. Ragans is a stud and Kikuchi has been amazing in a Astros uniform so far.

Only 3 combined hits through 4 innings.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Skubal with another gem.

Dodgers already up 3-0 in Arizona. The big 3 went back-to-back-to-back to start the game.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Ragans going for the CG/1 hitter at this rate. Absolutely filthy stuff tonight.

Diaz is a stud. God I love this kid. We'll be set at catcher for years.

I jinxed the hell out of Ragans. He has fallen apart outta nowhere.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Mets smacking around White Sox yet again

LOL at Met fans who actually were worried about this series

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Phillies very likely won the division tonight, Wheeler was brilliant. Harris made an unbelievable catch to prevent a homer though.

The Royals added Tommy Pham, Robbie Grossman and Yuli Gurriel over the last few hours as they try to make up for the loss of Vinnie Pasquantino for rest of the season. Their schedule is quite tough the rest of the way, so good on their FO for not sitting on their hands.