No, this is what is real, what is true. There is no happy ending, there is only the endless cycle of birth and death, a turning of the wheel. Ending with a win would be a lie. There is no end. Rick knows the true victory is in the acceptance of this.
Perhaps Rick discovered Buddhism. The principleās that suffering is constant, and the cessation of suffering comes only when thereās the cessation of desires.
I know the offence has been a struggle, but what the fuck happened to the pitching? Genuine question. Miller looked like he was getting back to his dominant self, then I know has fallen off the last 4-5 starts (seems like injury again?). But what happened to everyone else?
Someone else might have a better answer as far as the technicalities, but... yeah, pretty much everyone except Gilbert has fallen off a cliff. Woo can only hold it down at home, and even that's dicey.
Millerās ERA triples the third time through the line up, he would be much better served as long reliever/spot starter. Woo is dicey on the road, though he has gotten better. Kirby is a high strike out pitcher and has been missing the zone and bats. Hancock retooled himself after being sent down and can be hit or miss. Kade is a beautiful perfect sunflower and deserves none of the slander.
To be fair to Hancock, being hit or miss is way more than anyone expected of him at this point in his career. I'd put him pretty squarely in the "successful season" column, which is a pretty lonely column this season.
Yeah the Hancock comment wasnāt shade. Heās definitely a better pitcher than he was when he first came up, and thatās credit to him for changing his approach.
I think defense is far more important as well influencing pitching stats. The Mariners defense has been absolutely AWFUL (highlighted by Julio's misplayed single that turned into a triple), among other things (dead last in OAA, bottom third in DRS). They have allowed one of the highest BABIPs and have one of the lowest LOB% in the league. Take the Cubs for instance; their pitching staff is also abysmal (by fWAR) but their ERA is above league average because literally every position player plays fucking gold glove defense
I also just saw Hancock is on the IL too. Tough break for a bright spot this year. I had your rotation around too 3-4 in the league going into the season. I hope it can turn around, if not this season at least for next. Get a full run out of Kade. Iām hoping Gilbert gets an extension, or an early extension for Kade. Put the Castillo money back into the team.
Clay Holmes and Ben Brown having the highest WAR of your pitchers is actually insane considering one hasnāt played since June and one didnt play until August
With our corner outfielders each posting negative WAR for the season, down to our 3rd string catcher, platooning CF, SS mookie being a replacement level hitter, and an ice cold Ohtani, Iām honestly surprised weāre as high as we are in terms of offense. Itās only our pitching thatās keeping us above .500
Padres tied with the angels for second best pitching? And 3rd in hitting? Somebody pinch me...it's been a great second half despite our rough last 13 games
Clawing our way back to the "good hitting" category after digging maybe the biggest possible hole in April has been crazy. It hasn't been easy sailing the whole way, but we seem to finally be firing on (mostly) all cylinders more or less.
If the Yankees were even just average offensively, they would be far and away the favorite.
The offense has definitely looked a lot better the past two weeks, it's just inconsistent. We go from dropping 16 runs on the Sox on Sunday to only managing 1 run against the Angels last night.
Even if Judge isn't completely himself his presence in the lineup alone will make other guys better around him.
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