2021-04-20: Brewers (Burnes) at Padres (Paddack) [Brewers win, 6-0 -- Burnes reaches 40 strikeouts without issuing a walk to start the season, the new major league record for a starter]

[brewcrewdue80]

Kinfa funny seeing wows and great play yet statcast gives that xba of .110

[rickh150]

Visions of Oglivie in the corner against Baltimore.. except head first.

[Lostpawn]

That was a spontaneous shout kind of catch. Involuntary.

 

I am approaching Scott Podsednik level Billy McKinney love.

 

I almost woke up my kids. Amazing catch!

[SeaBass]

It's amazing what a hot start as a pinch hitter can do for a fringe roster acquisition. Jesus Aguilar, Daniel Vogelbach and now Billy McKinney. Can you imagine what he'd be doing right now if he'd started cold? He might be on the bench right now. Baseball is really all about odds busting and making the most of an opportunity.

[yfinn6]

Horrendous 2-1 call on Shaw.

[FVBrewerFan]

Kinfa funny seeing wows and great play yet statcast gives that xba of .110

 

Which tells you all those stats are still subjective, and often wrong. Defensive metrics another good example. It looks so scientific, it's not.

[FVBrewerFan]

It's amazing what a hot start as a pinch hitter can do for a fringe roster acquisition. Jesus Aguilar, Daniel Vogelbach and now Billy McKinney. Can you imagine what he'd be doing right now if he'd started cold? He might be on the bench right now. Baseball is really all about odds busting.

 

Which makes it even tougher, because guys like McKinney know how much is riding on every ab. If they fail, they never know if or when they'll have another chance.

[adambr2]

30% catch probability on the McKinney catch? That seems highly generous.

[homer]

Kinfa funny seeing wows and great play yet statcast gives that xba of .110

 

Which tells you all those stats are still subjective, and often wrong. Defensive metrics another good example. It looks so scientific, it's not.

 

 

All they are saying is that a balls that have had that launch angle and that exit velocity were a hit 1 time out of 10 (roughly). It doesn't take into account where in the field the ball goes.

[adambr2]

Kinfa funny seeing wows and great play yet statcast gives that xba of .110

 

Which tells you all those stats are still subjective, and often wrong. Defensive metrics another good example. It looks so scientific, it's not.

 

 

All they are saying is that a ball with that launch angle and that exit velocity are hits 1 time out of 10 (roughly). It doesn't take into account where in the field the ball goes.

 

So how do they figure percentages on things like the McKinney catch?

[Eye Black]

Kinfa funny seeing wows and great play yet statcast gives that xba of .110

 

Which tells you all those stats are still subjective, and often wrong. Defensive metrics another good example. It looks so scientific, it's not.

I believe the expected batting average is based on launch angle and exit velocity, it doesn’t take into account precise location of the batted ball. They showed on the broadcast that the “catch probability” was just 30%, and that seems like it probably isn’t that far off.

[adambr2]

That location was a strike to Shaw in the top half of this inning.

[wallus]

JBJ needs to come up with that one.

[adambr2]

That wasn't such awesome defense at all by JBJ.

[stoutdude04]

JBJ needs to come up with that one.

 

Awful jump.

[trwi7]

I feel like a good defender should've had that ball by Mateo. Was in the air for a pretty long time and not hit too hard for that to fall.

[Eye Black]

Throw Grisham the changeup, please.

 

EDIT: Or breaking ball. Thanks.

[adambr2]

I feel like a good defender should've had that ball by Mateo. Was in the air for a pretty long time and not hit too hard for that to fall.

 

If Bradley was signed primarily for his defense that's absolutely a play he needs to make.

[wallus]

Taylor would have been camped under it. Am I doing this right?

[adambr2]

The two drunk dudes behind homeplate were certain he didn't go around on that 3/4 swing.

[adambr2]

Taylor would have been camped under it. Am I doing this right?

 

No, but I can't remember the last time I've seen Cain get that bad of a jump.

[adambr2]

With 1st and 2nd and nobody out, you're pretty concerned with most pitchers. Corbin Burnes is not most pitchers.

[CheezWizHed]

I'm sorry, but the baserunning mittens just look funny; especially when they have them on both hands.

[bm1090]

Impressive display of blocking by Narvaez that half inning.

[markedman5]

All soft contact that inning and Burnes still found himself in trouble......pitches out of it anyway.