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Giants (Hicks) vs Cubs (Assad): 6/17/24, 7:05pm

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Just now, I owned a Suzuki said:

Cubs have like 1 hit past the pitcher with RISP the last week...it was probably wrong but I get it

Yeah, it was a likely out, but I think a 2 out hit with RISP is less likely than the throw being a little offline or something. I probably make that send as well. Out of desperation given the putrescence of the offense, purely.

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5 minutes ago, Cuzi said:

It's not complicated.

Does the catcher have the ball?

No. - Cant block the plate.

Yes. - Block away.

How does that protect the catcher (which is why it was implemented to begin with)? I thought the rule was added after Buster Posey wrecked his leg in a collision?

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5 minutes ago, Stratos said:

I like questions like this.

Another thing I've thought about is what pitchers a hitter (or team) hits well or not against.  For instance, when a team is down especially by multiple runs they will typically bring in their worst relievers.  Are there hitters who do much of their damage against those kinds of pitchers, which doesn't have as much value as hitting against a SP or better relievers who only pitch during leads or close games?

And for a team, the runs scored/against stat can be skewed by teams that win or lose in blowout fashion more than other teams.  Winning or losing by 1-3 runs vs by 4+ runs is irrelevant, a win is a win, loss is a loss.  Blowouts will pad stats but are totally irrelevant to winning/losing.  So run "efficiency", I would guess, may differ among teams with similar stats and/or records and might matter (no idea).

I also don't think the stats us fans have access to (like wRC+ and WAR) that we use to evaluate players factor situational stats like hitting with RISP or runners on.  Some of that can be random, but not so much over larger samples (multiple years).

The answer is all hitters are streaky. Peaks and valleys are the issue 

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1 minute ago, Derwood said:

How does that protect the catcher (which is why it was implemented to begin with)? I thought the rule was added after Buster Posey wrecked his leg in a collision?

The Buster Posey rule has nothing to do with a catcher blocking the plate. The Posey rule is the part where the runner deviates from the base path to initiate contact with the catcher. Buster Posey was infront of the plate, not blocking at all, and the runner changed his trajectory to plow through him, not even attempting to touch the plate.

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Two pitches this time for Wesneski, wonder if he's given up the tying homer on that exact pitch of an inning before

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2 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

If by "that guy" you mean the best hitter in the lineup, he is probably already that.

Yeah, but I don't want him to merely be the best hitter in THIS lineup, y'know?

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