@tangotiger How do you weigh the difference of IPs of this performance versus something like Orel Hershiser's scoreless month in September 1988?
Or is just "who cares, baseball is awesome"?
@AlamoABB_Dan@freeg4h It’s the kid’s first career home run. We were already up big. Let him have it.
TxSt putting hands on Hallmark is another story though
@mike_petriello My new favorite stat is the single season record for K/9+. The top 3 are all from 1875, and led by a 305 K/9+ from Pidgey Morgan. Who *checks notes* struck out 8 batters in 42 innings. His only season pitching ever
@astrosfade@GigsandSwigs@AidanResnick Full tenure was basically 2 seasons. And those 2 seasons were pretty identical (.666 vs .672).
Willy T had an OPS of .666 in 2005. Out of 149 qualified hitters, he ranked 145th (Adam Everett was 149th). In no universe was Willy T a good hitter.
@GigsandSwigs@AidanResnick Willy T didn’t hit .300, and had an OPS of .668 as an Astro…. He was a terrible hitter and only had value because he could field