to show pony."I'm a big f---ing guy," Manoah, 24, says now. "I'm strong as a horse. I'm built for this stuff. ... I can take some hits, man. If you don't let a pitcher pitch, you're never building him up. You're never letting him struggle. I...
Springer’s home runs came in a different manner than he is accustomed to. In the regular season, six of his 34 home runs came on low pitches (lower-third of strike zone and below). In the World Series, four of his five home runs came on low pitches. He joined Jackson (1973...
Sloping-sided coupes, the alternative choice for martini stemware, are also known as Nick and Nora glasses, named for the married characters in the 1930s-era “Thin Man” movies who are constantly guzzling martinis. In the first film, Nora shows up at a bar and orders seven martinis to c...
For a complete no-hitter, a pitcher has to throw for the entire 7 innings or 21 outs without batters connecting for a hit even once. In case that there were no hits, but more than one pitcher has stepped up to the pitching circle, then that game is a combined no-hitter. As a no-...
The number of features in a model is sometimes used as a proxy for its performance instead of more salient metrics. However, the number of features -- or size of the model -- doesn't directly correlate with performance or utility. It's possible to train a model with more parameters yet...
The most interesting free agent pitcher is Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki, who was officially posted for MLB teams on Monday, December 9. It’s not a normal free agent situation, as he’ll be signing as part of the 2025 international amateur signing period. There’s unlikely to be a...
Skenes tossed 133 innings with a 1.96 ERA that was tops among all pitchers with at least 100 innings. He struck out a whopping 170 batters and 33.1 percent of opposing hitters while flashing excellent control (6.2 percent walk rate) for a pitcher with this type of stuff. The result was ...
Sox starters have a 4.66 ERA (18th among the 30 teams) since May 1 — the same mark the team has posted since the beginning of July. Are there any patterns in the team’s struggles? And is there reason for hope of a reversal?
First pitch on Friday is set for 8:05 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on the newCLEGUARDIANS.TV, but until then, here are a few of the players to look out for in the showcase for the Guardians. Get some of the best Guardians giveaways with tickets for Theme Nights ...
For now, Sasaki said his focus was on his two primary pitches. “My fastball and splitter weren’t good last year,” he said in Japanese. “I want to take care of that first this year.” Sasaki’s ERA was 2.35 last season with the Marines, up from 1.78 the season before that...