OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: New season of plundering begins

[Rossi Rat]

Skenes bringing the heat, and that’s good. Because James Paxton is unreal.

…and/or we just suck offensively. But Paxton does have good numbers - that’s the issue with this starting pitching situation of ours. Too many other teams have really good pitchers thus far. Most maybe not as good as ours, but good enough. Like how we got Sku-balled last week.

Heyward double. Sick shimmy from the Jay-Hey kid!

 

[Empoleon8771]

Nice job by Gonzales to drive in Hayes and Olivares there.

 

[WickedWrister]

Boom! Nicky G

Edit: And Yas brings him home

 

[Empoleon8771]

Skenes bringing the heat, and that’s good. Because James Paxton is unreal.

…and/or we just suck offensively. But Paxton does have good numbers - that’s the issue with this starting pitching situation of ours. Too many other teams have really good pitchers thus far. Most maybe not as good as ours, but good enough. Like how we got Sku-balled last week.

Heyward double. Sick shimmy from the Jay-Hey kid!

Good to know your baseball opinions are just as bad as your football opinions.

How is Paxton "unreal" and who is "the Jay-Hey kid"?

 

[Empoleon8771]

It's bizarre to me how this team just flat out dominates the Dodgers. It's not even this year, it was the same thing last year.

 

[Rossi Rat]

Good to know your baseball opinions are just as bad as your football opinions.

How is Paxton "unreal" and who is "the Jay-Hey kid"?

I was being sarcastic, those guys aren’t really that good so let’s not make them look it. Paxton with a rough start - I’ll eat crow tho. These guys actually hit when Skenes starts.

 

[WickedWrister]

Got to say, I kind of feel silly posting that Paul Skenes-Rowdy Tellez run support "We don't do that here" meme...

If I'm reading this ESPN stat correctly, entering into tonight Skenes had received more run support (35) in 4 starts than Jared Jones has (33) in 12 games .

Wow, Paxton pulled after 1.2 IP

 

[End of Line]

What a f***ing inning

 

[Scandale du Jour]

f***ing gambler...

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Skenes is toasted. Time to pull him.

 

[Rossi Rat]

After those giants debacles I can’t help but be worried. Even felt that way at 7-0.

 

[TNT87]

There we go.

 

[Rossi Rat]

Good for Skenes to face a test and get out of it. Now, the bullpen…

 

[Empoleon8771]

I love that a "bad" Skenes start is 3 runs in 5 IP. Dude is a generational pitcher.

He obviously still has areas needing to improve, namely with his efficiency, but he's living up to every ounce of hype he was given.

 

[Factorial]

Skenes is toasted. Time to pull him.

This should be his last inning.

He needs to get his pitch count down.

Edit: He's already gone.

 

[Sorry]

Can't wait until they lose this 10-9.

 

[Factorial]

Can't wait until they lose this 10-9.

 

[WickedWrister]

Chapman 103 holy shit

104 now too

 

[ChaosAgent]

Are the stats nerds actually positioning them correctly? A lot of weak grounders getting through.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Chapman 103 holy shit

104 now too

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Yeah the 5th pitch was 104 MPH on the dot, while the 6th pitch was rounded up from 103.8 MPH.

Absolutely insane velocity. It's kinda crazy how much his velocity swings, his fastball has sat anywhere from 95 MPH to 104 MPH now.

 

[WickedWrister]

Yeah the 5th pitch was 104 MPH on the dot, while the 6th pitch was rounded up from 103.8 MPH.

Absolutely insane velocity. It's kinda crazy how much his velocity swings, his fastball has sat anywhere from 95 MPH to 104 MPH now.

At age 36 too! I'm seeing he threw 105.8...14 years ago. Crazy.

We're surely going to break some kind of velo records with Skenes, Jones, and Chapman, right?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Hayes has been hitting really well since he came back from his injury. I think that may just be something that hampers him his entire career, which would really stink and limit how well he'll hit, but you know he can hit really well when he's healthy.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Chapman 103 holy shit

104 now too

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[Scandale du Jour]

Might be PTSD talking, but it feels like we will lose this game.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Wonder how much Ohanti bet on this game