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  1. Samurai Bucky
    One thing I find amusing is the people who were calling for the players to get paid are the ones complaining the most about players transferring.
  2. Samurai Bucky
    1 out of 1 Tyrese Haliburtons agree.
  3. Samurai Bucky
    Fantastic post! I like how the k% has gone down from 2022 to 2024: 23.9%, 23.2%, and 22.0%. Team exit velo is still slightly above 88 (88.7 for 2022, 88.0, and 88.1). I know they have been fighting off a lot of pitches, but was surprised they are lower in Pitches per Plate Appearance (P/PA) is the lowest it has been in three years (3.91 for 2024 vs. 4.05 and 4.02 for 2022 and 2023). Let's see how they are at the 40 game mark. Hopefully the good approaches at the plate continue.
  4. Samurai Bucky
    Yes, it is a small sample size. However, his whiff % is 12.0 vs. 21.5 last year. That interests me more. His average Exit Velo is 88.1 up from last year for sure. Yelich's average Exit Velo this year is 90.0. Turang needs to get on base. He does that by making contact ala Willie Mays Hayes. Let's see how he does (and the rest of the team for that matter) after facing some lights-out pitching. Frelick is probably on the same trajectory. Baseball Savant doesn't have relative ratings for last year, so last year might be considered a small sample size, too.
  5. Samurai Bucky
    It would be interesting to see how his swing compares with < 2 strikes vs. with two strikes. It depends on the approach a batter (and even team) has when they get to two strikes. Here is a video of Turang's two run homer on 4/8 (with less than two strikes, mind you). Look at his front foot -- more of a slide versus a lift or kick. The lead up to the swing is simpler: https://www.mlb.com/video/graham-ashcraft-in-play-run-s-to-brice-turang Here is a video of Bo Bichette when he takes a two-strike approach. The stance may be a little wider, but the bottom half is much simpler. Again, that is probably because the goal is to put the ball in play vs. trying to hit it 110 MPH with two strikes. I haven't done much of an analysis on Contreras this year, but it appears a lot of the Brewers are taking the approach of making the swing simple -- especially with two strikes. With that said, the Brewers are striking out more as a team than last year (9.27 vs. 8.73), so my analysis is probably all wet... 🤦‍♂️ https://www.teamrankings.com/mlb/stat/strikeouts-per-game
  6. Samurai Bucky
    I used the camera on my iPhone. The lens flare was able to show the eclipse. Of course, the old "pin hole" trick worked great. Watching it on TV is very good, too. Back to work...
  7. Samurai Bucky
    I actually did see a Wisconsin hockey player on a commercial over the weekend outside of the Madison area. There is a first for everything.
  8. Samurai Bucky
    Actually, wasn't he trying to avoid the suitcase that was flying towards him?
  9. Samurai Bucky
    If he puts in an umbrella bar, hosts concerts until 11:00PM at night, and has fireworks after the game, then people can complain. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
  10. Samurai Bucky
    If his OBP is over .300 or more, that will be a huge lift. He is not a power hitter and should not try to be one. His comment during the press conference of him, "being the best version of me [him]" is perfect. Get on base, steal bases, score runs. Don't try to hit the ball 110 MPH off the bat each time.
  11. Samurai Bucky
    So-crates would not be impressed... 😁
  12. Samurai Bucky
    Clark was throwing it up from all over tonight. She also had some nice dimes, too. During the game, I asked my daughter, "Why do women feel the need to wear false eyelashes during a basketball game?" She had no idea -- neither did my wife.
  13. Samurai Bucky
    This, like so many things in baseball, is riding a fine line. Of course pulling a Nuke Laloosh and hitting the bull is a bit different at the Major League level. Even if it was a mistake, Ramirez needs to be better and having a few games to think about his life is a good idea. What would have happened if he came a little inside and hit grazed Hoskins? How about a slider that didn't break as much or did actually get away? If Hoskins gets hit in any way against the Mets, would it be an immediate trip to the showers? No, it shouldn't. Then again, Ramirez shouldn't be fighting it and should say to McNeil, "I got your back. Now, buy me a steak." 😉
  14. Samurai Bucky
    Some posts related to the new scoreboard
  15. Samurai Bucky
    75 -- sorry for being pessimistic. I was actually thinking 72 originally. The starting pitching isn't close to what it was even last year. They would have 2-3 solid starters and that was the foundation of the team. There was a consistent closer whether it was Hader or Williams. It is up for grabs, but I don't know if the "new closer," whether by committee or otherwise, will be able to put up the same numbers. The offense has been doing well in spring training. Hopefully that will carry over, although losing Mitchell doesn't help.
  16. Samurai Bucky
    Oh Jim... we all know that there is no more "Student" required in the "Student / Athlete" equation.
  17. Samurai Bucky
    I know that we want to get Middleton to get more opportunities, but here is what I saw -- In the fourth, there were five straight possessions where they gave him the ball, and he pulled a Tyler Wahl -- try to back his man down, turn, and miss. Five...... straight...... possessions......
  18. Samurai Bucky
    I was waiting for another post that started, "But that's not all...!" 😉
  19. Samurai Bucky
    I wonder how much the "Fear of Gard" was put in the players. Did Chuckie not shoot as much earlier in the season because he didn't want to, or because he was told not to. When AJ Storr started contributing in a game, then made one or two poor decisions, he was benched. However, this worked earlier in the year up until the Nebraska game. Actually, that was a huge game for Storr -- especially in the first half. Crowl was exposed, teams picked up on that, and that was the script by which to beat the Badgers. Chuckie played very well in the B1G tournament because he either took charge or was allowed to score more. I don't think teams were expecting that.
  20. Samurai Bucky
    The Wisconsin Women's team lost in the NCAA Championship to Ohio State 1-0. Payback for last year, I guess. OSU was #1 and Wisconsin was #2 most of the year. I thought Wisconsin would win after beating OSU in the WCHA championship 6-3.
  21. Samurai Bucky
    They are making Virginia look good compared to them.
  22. Samurai Bucky
    The offense is a lazy offense. It works when Crowl can get on the block and do something. Unfortunately, Nebraska showed that when you double Crowl, he is going to turn the ball over -- 80% of the time. Tyler Wahl can't hit a bunny. This isn't anything new, either. When they are playing five out and Storr tries to dribble, nobody knows what to do because the offense isn't designed for that. Yes -- the referees are letting a lot of hand checking, etc. going on. On the dribble handoff, the JMU player had his hand OVER THE SHOULDER of the Wisconsin offensive player. No call... "Great Defense." They need to set some off the ball screens. Period. The refs aren't going to call the physical play. Heck, they screwed up the obvious call where the ball went off of the JMU player. Bottom line -- Wisconsin needs to play better. Period.
  23. Samurai Bucky
    I have watched a few at bats and although his hands are much more quiet before toe touch, he still has a propensity to flatten his bat too much. This is evident when he takes pitches. Basically his back elbow connects with his body dropping the top hand flattening the bat. I haven't done much more analysis, but I'm guessing that is why his whiff rate is close to 30% and his average is so low. Hopefully he figures it out. I agree -- he should start out at AAA and get the rest of his swing fixed.
  24. Samurai Bucky
    I see what you did there... 😂
  25. Samurai Bucky
    I do not see how Edey is going to be successful in today's NBA. The closest person I could think of would be Greg Odom, but at least he was more athletic. Edey cannot generate a dynamic shot. He will get called for illegal defense every time down.
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