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Shame on MLB for changing the balls for the World Series. Just saw some stats on sliders. Couple of the pitchers (Darvish is one) had their slider completely neutered by the slick balls they're using, resulting in statistically, abnormally ineffective pitching for them. If it's a gimmick to increase runs, big shame.
 
MadDogRevival said:
Shame on MLB for changing the balls for the World Series. Just saw some stats on sliders. Couple of the pitchers (Darvish is one) had their slider completely neutered by the slick balls they're using, resulting in statistically, abnormally ineffective pitching for them. If it's a gimmick to increase runs, big shame.
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They're both using the same ball. Too bad for Darvish. Ken Giles says, "Hold my beer."

Anyway, all the more reason for Morton to start game 7 if it comes to that. He doesn't throw one, although he did suggest the slicker ball might cause him to kill someone when he tries to run his 2-seamer inside to right hand hitters.
 
zyron said:
No, you said Altuve is the best player in baseball. Trout is better, Harper is better, Votto was better this year, his teammate Carlos Correa is better, Machado is better.

He might win the MVP if Judge doesn't. But he isn't the best player is baseball, not by a longshot.
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Altuve is the guy you want up in any spot and every spot....

He has shown the world that there is a new sheriff in Baseball, kid is incredible....

Give me Altuve for the next 5 years over those guys and I will be just fine, not sure what your watching....
 
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EBonz30 said:
Altuve is the guy you want up in any spot and every spot....

He has shown the world that there is a new sheriff in Baseball, kid is incredible....

Give me Altuve for the next 5 years over those guys and I will be just fine, not sure what your watching....
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Altuve had a great year and he will win and deserves the MVP. Trout is the best player in baseball.
 
Danzz said:
Altuve had a great year and he will win and deserves the MVP. Trout is the best player in baseball.
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Judge had more HR, RBI, Runs, higher OBP and a monster September. Altuve is a great player and had a great year but with those stats Judge is MVP in my book.
 
storrsroars said:
They're both using the same ball.
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Yeah but, they didn't both base their rosters, season, and strategy on the same set of player talents. It's just fundamentally wrong to change the game in the post season after teams have gotten to where they are based on the regular season. Seems like a cheap trick meant to drum up interest.
 
MadDogRevival said:
Yeah but, they didn't both base their rosters, season, and strategy on the same set of player talents. It's just fundamentally wrong to change the game in the post season after teams have gotten to where they are based on the regular season. Seems like a cheap trick meant to drum up interest.
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Again, Ken Giles. Slider is all he's got. So if LAD loses a starter, HOU loses their closer. Verlander said both HRs hit off him were sliders. He manages to work around that.

This is a very entertaining WS, btw. So if that's what MLB was trying to do, it's working for me.
 
Danzz said:
Altuve had a great year and he will win and deserves the MVP. Trout is the best player in baseball.
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He probably won’t win the regular season MVP, but more importantly he’s on pace to win the World Series MVP.

Altuve has batted an incredible .472 @ Home in the playoffs with 6 HR’s this playoff.

With what he did last night and as well as hitting HR’s in both game 6 & 7 verse the Yankees this kid has ice in his veins.

Over the last 4 years his batting average has only been .334 while averaging 39 steals a year, not to mention the kid plays gold glove second baseman.

Like I said before, you take who you want I will take Altuve and see you at the Series and we will see where the chips will fall, oh yea they already have 7 HR’s this postseason in 16 games & 1 win a way from bringing the first World Series title to the city of Houston.
 
MSGSeven said:
Votto is easily one of the best hitters/players in baseball over the last ten years and a borderline HOF'er
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Why is Joey Votto being brought up in this thread, that’s embarrassing & I apologize for bringing light to the matter.
 
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EBonz30 said:
Why is Joey Votto being brought up in this thread, that’s embarrassing & I apologize for bringing light to the matter.
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Reread the entire thread you're embarrassing yourself with your nonsensical posts
 
While you guys argue I'm seeing this turn into one hell of a world series. Being a Yankees fan playoffs were also very interesting. We almost got there.
 
EBonz30 said:
Yea Altuve didn’t do much that series verse the Yankees, only hit a homer in both Game 6 & 7.
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What are you Altuve's agent? He played well but Verlander was the difference in the series.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
What are you, president of the "We hate Altuve" Club? He didn't even praise Altuve in his post lmao.
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Actually he did praise him (he was being sarcastic by saying he ONLY hit HR's in Games 6 & 7) and so did I saying he played well in the series but Verlander was the difference. He's also doing the same thing you're doing - butting into other posters conversations. Either you have a serious reading comprehension issue or you're just trying to cause problems.
 
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MSGSeven said:
What are you Altuve's agent? He played well but Verlander was the difference in the series.
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Don’t have to be nasty about it....

In reality if we had a poll with every GM of baseball and ask them the following two questions, I truly believe 100 percent of them would take Altuve over Votto....

- Who would you choose to start your franchise with moving forward, Votto or Altuve?

- In the biggest at bat who would you choose to be at the plate, Votto or Altuve?

Again, not even sure why I am writing about Votto, probably 95 percent of people on this board would choose Altuve too.
 
EBonz30 said:
Don’t have to be nasty about it....

In reality if we had a poll with every GM of baseball and ask them the following two questions, I truly believe 100 percent of them would take Altuve over Votto....

- Who would you choose to start your franchise with moving forward, Votto or Altuve?

- In the biggest at bat who would you choose to be at the plate, Votto or Altuve?

Again, not even sure why I am writing about Votto, probably 95 percent of people on this board would choose Altuve too.
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100% should because he is like 8 years younger than Votto. But I was talking about his year this year, not who I would build a franchise around going forward. Which would be Trout because he is much better and younger than Altuve.
 
Northbound said:
Come on man, Trout is the best player in baseball - just look at baseball reference. Trout has been consistently great from the very beginning, Altuve has had a couple of real good years, but that's not what he's done for his career.

Trout is a generational talent.
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Yes Trout is an amazing player but Altuve was the best player this year and it's more than a couple of real good years from him. He's had over 200 hits in 4 straight years and a .335 average over that span. Somehow people still don't seem to recognize how good he's been.

As Zyron points out Joey Votto is way older than Altuve (I think around 7 years older) and Altuve has only around 300 less career hits than him.
 
superjohn said:
As Zyron points out Joey Votto is way older than Altuve (I think around 7 years older) and Altuve has only around 300 less career hits than him.
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And 730 less walks, which is very important.
 
bballgrda said:
Why people cite batting average when talking about who the best hitter is, is truly mind boggling. OBS and slugging tell so much more.
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Watching games tells you more than anything.
 
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Verlander is cruising by no surprise a run here is huge 2 runs would be enormous.
 
Verlander is still on fire. Leave him in as long as they have the lead.
 
Butch said:
Verlander is still on fire. Leave him in as long as they have the lead.
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Pulling him isn't even an option giving him a 2 run lead would be big.
 
EBonz30 said:
He probably won’t win the regular season MVP, but more importantly he’s on pace to win the World Series MVP.
Altuve has batted an incredible .472 @ Home in the playoffs with 6 HR’s this playoff.

With what he did last night and as well as hitting HR’s in both game 6 & 7 verse the Yankees this kid has ice in his veins.

Over the last 4 years his batting average has only been .334 while averaging 39 steals a year, not to mention the kid plays gold glove second baseman.

Like I said before, you take who you want I will take Altuve and see you at the Series and we will see where the chips will fall, oh yea they already have 7 HR’s this postseason in 16 games & 1 win a way from bringing the first World Series title to the city of Houston.
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IF Houston wins Springer will be MVP. .348, 4 HRs, 5 RBIs. No idea who you give it to on LA
 
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