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NL East:
1) Nationals
2) Mets*
3) Braves
4) Phillies
5) Marlins. Nationals had a fantastic winter, everything that they needed to upgrade (Catcher, 2b, LHSP, bullpen) they did, and Martinez should do a much better job in year 2 than in year 1.
Wildcard 1 Mets, Wildcard 2 Rockies; Mets over Rockies
NLDS: Mets over Dodgers in 4; Nats over Cardinals in 4
NLCS: Nats over Mets in 6
World Series: The Nats get their first World Series in franchise history beating the Rays in 6 games.
Still like those fantastic winter moves by Nats-bullpen?
Its a long season. Nats pen is not as bad as it looks, but it does stink. Mets pen will end up far better than it looks.
Old timey pitchers weren't in better shape. They were able to stay in the games longer because they pitched tens of mph slower than today's guys.
I believe the above is correct. The emphasis used to be "pace yourself for the long run" and now the dynamic is "throw as hard as you can for as long as you can" and then you get replaced by another hard thrower.
Though the Brewers are the only club in the division with a negative run differential, they have the best record. The reason for this is that they have been very fortunate in one run games so far, a 5-0 record. The other four clubs, not so lucky, they have a combined 5-9 record in one run games.
It is way too early and the database far too small to attach any significance to this, I just thought it a good illustration of the role which luck plays.
Though the Brewers are the only club in the division with a negative run differential, they have the best record. The reason for this is that they have been very fortunate in one run games so far, a 5-0 record. The other four clubs, not so lucky, they have a combined 5-9 record in one run games.
It is way too early and the database far too small to attach any significance to this, I just thought it a good illustration of the role which luck plays.
Clash of the Titans today in San Francisco. The top hitter in the Rockies lineup today was Nolan Arenado who is batting .246/.299/.311. The Giants lineup featured batting averages of:
.238
.234
.231
.227
.200
.190
.189
.161
The result was 5-2 Giants win, pushing them to 7-9 on the year while Colorado is a wretched 3-12.
I believe the above is correct. The emphasis used to be "pace yourself for the long run" and now the dynamic is "throw as hard as you can for as long as you can" and then you get replaced by another hard thrower.
The V-load of a major league pitch has increased significantly over the years. Add that to the fact with the amount of money invested in these guys the allotted pitch counts has dropped for preservation.
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