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@athleticBsK You mean Denzel Clarke

Cortes should start over Law after Rooker returns

@AthleticsRants Loss is 100% mark kotsay

I was mentally prepared for the loss and then they gave me hope only for “Justin Sterner” to take that away.

@BWH85 How far with no wind?

According to this, the wind would have to be blowing in 20mph to create that event.

Wind must be blowing in 50 mph. 103ev/27la but only going 320 feet is wild.

@ThatBootlegGuy Especially bunting with a 2-0 count!

#athletics Denzel Clarke (R) bunting against left-hander so he can move the runner up for the left-handed Nick Kurtz (who just struck out) is a quirk in lineup construction the A's should...consider addressing? Idk

@srbrown70 The Athletics certainly do not have any sort of stuff model

Braves need to immediately 1) check if any of the 30 teams either don't have or don't use a stuff model 2) trade Bryce Elder to that team

@cuppingmaster I don't get it. Makes zero sense

Please no MLJ. Leave Elvis in there. Or bring Kuhnel in.

@FAmmiranteTFJ I am not worried yet. The stuff is fine. 13% BB rate and 20% HR/FB should normalize

Man, Eury Perez has been extremely disappointing so far. Looking like a huge whiff by me. I'm a bit concerned now.

@SamulskiNYC Not the baseball. ABS.

Have to wonder if the baseball is any different this year. MLB offenses are averaging 3.76 walks per game coming into today. That’s the most per game since 1950. It’s early but something to monitor

@ThunderbirdRay I get its a day game. But his days off should not come against LHP IMO.

I actually think this is perfect. No notes. Shea needs days off from DHing too. I like it. #Athletics

@ThunderbirdRay Hilarious

How fuckin high are we rn?! Go to Alvarado in the 8th and Joel fuckin Kuhnel is the closer?! Jesus Christ, Mark.

@cuppingmaster Got lucky! Let's get some hits

@TrevFBB Same. Barlow was rolling - let him finish the inning! Feels like he plays the platoon advantage too much.

Much better outing this time for Barlow

@ThunderbirdRay Now Judge gets to face a lefty

Hey four strikeouts in a row. Let’s make a pitching change!!

@cuppingmaster Closer stuff the first few batters

Kelly went from looking like the nastiest RH reliever on the planet to not finding the plate in about 3 batters

After today the A's offense will "lead" the MLB in: Most Ks (74) Most GIDP (8) Lowest AVG (.166) Least BBs (12)

@DerekCarty How about pitcher vs batter stats?

Alright kids, buckle up. Here's why BvP is completely, 100% meaningless. Even if you think a certain batter "sees" a certain pitcher well, or his swing plane matches the pitch plane well, or any other plausible explanation for it, the fact is we're dealing with sample sizes too small. And that's not lip service. If a batter is 5-for-10 against a pitcher for a legitimate reason, there will be 10 others just like him that are 5-for-10 by random chance. By trying to be "right" about that one guy, you wind up being wrong about many others. You wind up being less accurate and less profitable if you're trying to use this for betting. You simply can't separate the legitimate guys from the random guys, which makes the entire exercise... yes, meaningless.

@ThunderbirdRay @cuppingmaster I am not a huge Kotsay fan but am fine with Kurtz leading off tbh

@TrevFBB @cuppingmaster Could you imagine a runner on base?

I hate Mark Kotsay with every ounce of my being. THAT IS WHY YOU DONT BUILD YOUR BATTING ORDER THIS WAY! #Athletics

@ThunderbirdRay @cuppingmaster At least we have Bangeliers!

@cuppingmaster @TrevFBB What Fatboy Schneider is doing doesn’t interest me. How the A’s are ran has been, and is being sans good. Fire this batting order into the sun ffs.

@ByJasonB Any idea why A's players are not challenging pitches?

Not a bad introduction for Scott Barlow.