Brewers (Misiorowski) vs Pirates (Bachar): 09/15/26, 5:40 PM

[Sixtolezcano]

Ortez 0.268 BA, AND 0.729 OPS.

[Zad Fnark]

I still fondly remember Manny Pineapple.  Nobody ever ran on that guy.

[Baldkin]

15 minutes ago, just_some_guy said:

Good point, but wouldn't pitch-outs help prevent those?

It's math. Guys are running less than .1% of the time. that isn't worth a ball.

[wiguy94]

Just now, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

So, the theory is: teams don't pitch out because they don't need to? That's a good theory!

My question is: WHY don't they need to? Especially since it's theoretically easier for baserunners with bigger bases and limited number of disengagements. 

I would guess it has to do with catcher and middle infielder mechanics and positioning. But I'd love to hear other theories.

I think teams don't pitch out because the nerds have said a pitch out isn't valuable enough in suppressing CS to give up a free ball. In theory if a guy is stealing a pitch out probably helps get a CS but the baserunner isn't going to run every time you throw a pitch out.

I think teams have more focused on catcher's exchanging the ball quicker and pitchers getting the ball to home sooner to suppress stealing.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Just now, Baldkin said:

It's math. Guys are running less than .1% of the time. that isn't worth a ball.

This can't be true. .1% is one in a thousand. WAY more guys than that are running.

[LouisEly]

Gotta give William credit on that challenge.  That thing had wicked movement.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

1 minute ago, wiguy94 said:

I think teams don't pitch out because the nerds have said a pitch out isn't valuable enough in suppressing CS to give up a free ball. In theory if a guy is stealing a pitch out probably helps get a CS but the baserunner isn't going to run every time you throw a pitch out.

I think teams have more focused on catcher's exchanging the ball quicker and pitchers getting the ball to home sooner to suppress stealing.

I'm sure this is part of it. Maybe the biggest part. I could definitely be convinced that the vast majority of it is the idea that an automatic ball is a bad thing, and it far outweighs the odds of guessing right on a pitch out, and then executing that pitchout correctly significantly more often than you would throwing on a normal pitch.

[BCF]

5 minutes ago, Pugger said:

So, did the Miz pitch long enough to hopefully get the W?

He went 5 so he qualifies for the win 

[wiguy94]

1 minute ago, LouisEly said:

Gotta give William credit on that challenge.  That thing had wicked movement.

Definitely helps that Ashby pretty much nailed the target. Feel like when a pitcher does that it really helps the catcher to be confident it caught the edge because they are going to be putting the target up on the edge.

[Baldkin]

4 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

This can't be true. .1% is one in a thousand. WAY more guys than that are running.

I meant 1%. I suck at my phone's keyboard

 

1 attempt per hundred pitches give or take

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

1 minute ago, Baldkin said:

I meant 1%. I suck at my phone's keyboard

It's cool. 1 in 100 still seems way low, though. Not to beat a dead horse, but it seems to me that if a random guy gets to first, his odds of trying to steal are way higher than 1 percent.

[Pugger]

6 minutes ago, BCF said:

He went 5 so he qualifies for the win 

Ok, I wasn't  sure.  🙂

[Pugger]

9 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Gotta give William credit on that challenge.  That thing had wicked movement.

I'm  laughing at myself.  Tonite I just noticed William is wearing a silvery glittered belt.  Hubby said he's worn it a lot this season.

[wiguy94]

Unless DL has passed Ashby on the leverage depth chart, I have no idea why Ashby is pitching multiple innings up 5-0.

[wallus]

That was the worst Woo hoo I've ever heard

[Pugger]

Pratt got sick?  I was wondering why both  Ortiz and Hamilton started.

[trwi7]

My favorite Antoine is not Kelly or Walker, but Bugle Boy.

[folly412]

Goodness gracious Joey.

[Bulldogboy]

36 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

The Joey Ortiz story coming to Disney in 2027.

Who stars as Joey?

[Pugger]

Yeah, stay hot Joey.

[DesertBrew52]

Yelich stock plummets

Ortiz stock soars

 

 

[CheezWizHed]

15 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Unless DL has passed Ashby on the leverage depth chart, I have no idea why Ashby is pitching multiple innings up 5-0.

Ashby hasn't pitched in a few days. I wouldn't read much into how people are used in the next few weeks.  Some people are getting challenged while the games mean less and less. 

Either that or someone was mistaken that Ashby could get the win there...

[CheezWizHed]

The puzzle of Joey O.  This guy reminds me of 2024 March-June Joey...what happened from July 2024- July 2026???

[DesertBrew52]

2 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Who stars as Joey?

Justin Bieber, I think 

[BCF]

Cubs 3

Braves 2 

Acuna 2 run HR in the 6th