I think you have something there. The back of the new shirt they gave him, had “Arnold“ on the collar. Someone passed it to him and said: Here you go “Benedict.”Any truth to the rumor that, when Luke took off his jersey to put on the NL champ shirt, there was a Dodger undershirt he forgot to hide?
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Sense of humor = Costs nothing.I don’t think Luke Jackson is a traitor, I just think he sucks
Per the Elias Sports Bureau, 63 of the 106 teams (59%) that played the first two World Series games at home prior to 2020 went on to win the championship, and 17 of the 25 (68%) teams with World Series home-field advantage in the Wild Card Era (dating back to 1995) also raised the Commissioner's Trophy.
Houston has 4 of the 7, in Texas.
I believe you are right to a certain extent. The great historical teams get the calls, in all the sports I’ve watched or played in. I was captain of a baseball team where I was frozen the full three years. We lost zero games in our league. An older Babe Ruth team in Lilburn of 16-18 y.o. beat us in an exhibition after our WS, by a 2-1 score one of those years. They got the calls on that field in a tight game. We got the calls in our league, because whether subliminal or not, the good clubs get favor. I totally agree that officiating isn’t easy. Behind the plate or basketball on the baseline or linesman in foots. Although, you better believe LaBron, Kobe, got the benefit of the calls.Calling balls and strikes is hard. Really hard. And umpires make mistakes. But, I can't buy the argument that MLB is fixing the games via umpires fudging calls in favor of either team.
There have been a couple of phenomenon that have been proven: 1. The Maddux Effect: big name pitchers get more close calls, and 2. The Framing Effect: some catchers are better at framing a pitch and are more likely to get close calls. Those are real and unintentional.Calling balls and strikes is hard. Really hard. And umpires make mistakes. But, I can't buy the argument that MLB is fixing the games via umpires fudging calls in favor of either team.
Don't overthink it. It's REAL SIMPLE....Houston a good hitting team, but the splits aren’t enough to warrant too much of a difference in starting or relief pitching philosophy:
- LHBs vs. LHP: .776 OPS
- RHB vs. LHP: .834 OPS
- LHB vs. RHP: .794 OPS
- RHB vs. RHP: .754 OPS
It took him a while to get going just like all the rest of his team mates!I like Riley. A lot. But he has more strikeouts than hits. It would be nice if he made contact more often.
He had a nice season, but one season does not make him a star. In three seasons his BA is .226/.239/.303. And he had 168 strikeouts this year!