Can we wait at to at least the third week of May? I've got a bloc of game tickets for a weekend's worth of watching live.Originally Posted by Benihana
Can we wait at to at least the third week of May? I've got a bloc of game tickets for a weekend's worth of watching live.
Sounds like last year was June 10th.
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Both of Marte's HRs were moon shots.
https://twitter.com/RedsOnTheRise/st...25139197755403
Tom Servo (05-06-2023)
Marte a walkoff dinger for the Noogs tonight. He appears to have found his power.
Quantum computing promises to be a revolutionary tool, making short work of equations that classical computers would struggle to ever complete. Yet the workhorse of the quantum device, known as a qubit, is a delicate object prone to collapsing.
icehole3 (05-06-2023),mth123 (05-05-2023),Old school 1983 (05-05-2023)
Noelvi Marte walk off
https://twitter.com/RedsOnTheRise/st...77487803064325
Mitri (05-06-2023),Old school 1983 (05-06-2023)
He and Hendrick both have gotten hot. Roa had a good game yesterday too.
Old school 1983 (05-06-2023)
Seriously, the cooler weather seems to be moving on. As the temperatures become more summer-like, I suspect some of these prospects will shake out of their season beginning slumps.
“I think I throw the ball as hard as anyone. The ball just doesn't get there as fast.” — Eddie Bane
“We know we're better than this ... but we can't prove it.” — Tony Gwynn
BaseballAmerica on the tacked ball they are using this spring in the Southern League:
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Strikeouts, walks and wild pitches are up significantly in the Southern League this season with the new enhanced grip baseballs, largely because of the extreme movement the balls are generating. Spin rates on four-seam fastballs have increased and the amount of carry on four-seamers has jumped significantly, making the ball simultaneously more difficult for pitchers to control and for hitters to make contact against.
“We’ve noticed that there has been more carry on the ball,” said Montgomery manager Morgan Ensberg in the Rays organization. “We will get some guys up to 26 inches of carry, which is pretty amazing. That’s a shocking number.”
Through the end of April, the number of walks per nine innings had increased 16%, strikeouts per nine had increased 10% and wild pitches per nine had increased 23% in the Southern League compared to April 2022. Compared to other Double-A leagues this season, the Southern League had the highest walk rate by a slight margin and the highest strikeout and wild pitch rates by wide margins. It also had the highest rate of hit batters.
Quantum computing promises to be a revolutionary tool, making short work of equations that classical computers would struggle to ever complete. Yet the workhorse of the quantum device, known as a qubit, is a delicate object prone to collapsing.
*BaseClogger* (05-10-2023),icehole3 (05-06-2023),UKFlounder (05-06-2023)
More on the ball:
The enhanced grip baseballs are pre-tacked with a substance made by the materials science company Dow, formerly known as Dow Chemical. The ingredients and chemical makeup of the substance are proprietary.
The balls will be used in the Southern League through July 13. After that date, the league will return to using standard major league balls rubbed with mud from the Delaware River. MLB will compare the results from the two halves after the season.
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So what's that mean to Abbott?
BA report:
Reds lefthander Andrew Abbott represents a particularly notable case of how much added carry pitchers are able to generate with the enhanced grip ball.
Abbott averaged 17 inches of carry on his four-seam fastball while pitching for Chattanooga in the Southern League last season. With the new pre-tacked ball this season, he jumped to an average of 20 inches of carry in three starts before being promoted to Triple-A.
In his first start at Triple-A Louisville, where the standard major league ball is used, Abbott dropped back down to an average of 16 inches of carry.
Quantum computing promises to be a revolutionary tool, making short work of equations that classical computers would struggle to ever complete. Yet the workhorse of the quantum device, known as a qubit, is a delicate object prone to collapsing.
icehole3 (05-06-2023),UKFlounder (05-06-2023)
Lol! Is “Delaware River” mud any better/different than “Hudson River” mud or “Ohio River” mud?
“I think I throw the ball as hard as anyone. The ball just doesn't get there as fast.” — Eddie Bane
“We know we're better than this ... but we can't prove it.” — Tony Gwynn
It's a thing that's been happening since the 50s. A whole company is based on it. Every team in MLB uses it and the source is known to a general area but not exactly.
Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud
Old school 1983 (05-06-2023),RED VAN HOT (05-06-2023)
Elly De La Cruz threw this ball 99.2 MPH across the diamond
https://twitter.com/RedsOnTheRise/st...54564427104256
Elly De La Cruz 110 mph double and Matt McLain homer
https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/stat...17321360941058
The main thing is he provides power something sorely lacking from this team. When Friedel is leading your team with three hrs you got issues.
Old school 1983 (05-07-2023)
McLain has an 1.195 OPS vs RHP with 17 BB to 20 SO, and is OPS'ing .983 vs LHP. He has only K'd 28 times in 140 PA overall. There's literally no holes in his offensive game. If they don't think he can hack it at SS then find a spot for him to play with the Reds. I don't care if it's LF get this kid up an get his bat in the lineup.
Old school 1983 (05-07-2023)
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