The NFL season actually gets underway tonight after an unique training camp circumstance and no preseason games. Its weird, but in terms of the infection, it worked. Now, just as baseball and basketball did, the league learns how it works when you in fact start playing games. I expect the players and the group and league personnel that this can work. The nature of football makes things– to me, a minimum of– a bit more scary, and I also stress a little bit about how the abbreviated/altered preseason could impact the frequency of regular football injuries. I cant deny it: Im pleased to see another sport back, offering us something else to enjoy at the moment. (At least until Sunday when the Bears offense gains 2 backyards the entire video game … )
– This is an excellent read from Sahadev Sharma on the entire “whats incorrect with Kris Bryant” thing, and while we understand that there are injury concerns and little sample fluke problems, there are likewise genuine interest in his discipline and how pitchers are attacking him:
Kris Bryant is normally ahead in the count frequently, something thats occurring less than ever before for him this season. How are pitchers attacking him in a different way and how can he change? https://t.co/Up3EYWoKVE
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) September 10, 2020
You get attacked more in the zone, so you stroll less. You get behind in counts, so you get even fewer of those pitches to drive in the very first place. Again, theres an entire lot more to it, however one truism in baseball is that when you arent punishing hittable pitches in the zone, it winds up having a multiplying effect on your other outcomes.
– To that end, its noteworthy that Bryant is * also * getting truly unfortunate this year on how his strike zone is being called:
The 8 pitches called strikes up high are tied for many in the league with Belt in spite of Bryant ranking 80th in pitches seen in the upper part of the zone. Crazy https://t.co/87nSMItZPI
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) September 10, 2020
Small sample size … however the computer is informing us that umpires have actually been calling balls as strikes for Kris Bryant. This things is prone to considerable mistake, so its not “extremely accurate” right now.
However generally … KB is getting unlucky.
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— Brendan Miller (@CubsRelated) September 9, 2020
– Because of the travel constraints, the Cubs (and other groups) have a very restricted pool of umpires working their video games. Perhaps a few of these guys simply have a strike zone that happens to play really poorly for Bryant, and thats a contributing factor?
– Also, not specific to Bryant, but something notable about the entire team– if you believed the Cubs enormous boost in passivity at the plate was obvious this year, heres your data:
– Good lord. The third greatest drop in swing rate for a group in the last 20 years.
– I like that Darvish defined this planet, due to the fact that there is no opportunity Bauer is the very best pitcher on Zorgon-X18 (Jacob deGrombleminzstooor ftw):.
– In all seriousness, Bauer was exceptional last night. Not just did he have nasty stuff working, he was getting all the edge calls, so he used that, and his command was freaking ridiculous at those edges– thats how you keep getting the edge calls. Combine that with Cubs batters who extended the zone, you had a pitcher was working the edge of the zone more than he ever has before:.
Everyone is swinging less this year, possibly due to the fact that of the distinct nature of the 2nd spring training. Its remarkable, though, when you take a look at the greatest team decreases in swing rate, year to year: pic.twitter.com/5GXEJaJyHl
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) September 9, 2020
That makes him more relaxed, possibly. Hes a terrific pitcher. Even on this planet, I believe hes the finest pitcher.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) September 10, 2020.
69% of the pitches Trevor Bauer tossed tonight were out of the strike zone, a profession high. #Reds.
— Lance Brozdowski (@LanceBroz) September 10, 2020.
– More of the current on the MLB-MiLB negotiations, and why its highly most likely at this moment that MLB is just going to be able to impose whatever structure it wants:.
Details on the current proposition from MLB to MiLB, which states its intent to assume governance of the minors next year https://t.co/pA6qwSBaKU.
And @jjcoop36 describes a prospective alternate plan some MiLB teams may support https://t.co/PV3S7YvfEw pic.twitter.com/7hfZi8JPF6.
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) September 10, 2020.
– The combination of Bauers stuff, command, (spin), the strike zone, and some bats that go out of the zone … the Cubs never ever had a chance last night. And that really draws to have actually been paired against a Yu Darvish start that turned out to be another quality start, even after the three-run homer in the very first.
– It does not mean hes signing up with the big league group quickly, however lefty Andrew Chafin threw at Wrigley Field the other day, instead of continuing to operate at South Bend. Cubs personnel getting an eyes-on, perhaps?
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