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Mirror's Album Compilation!
Tagged by @nuclear-cowboy to share 4 albums I listen to a lot!
Floral Green by Title Fight: This was a toss up with Hyperview and Shed, but Floral Green was my introduction to this band (please come back), and hearing the song Head in the Ceiling Fan for the first time was a religious experience to me. I AM gonna get a tattoo about this album. Once I think of something. Eventually.
Belongs to the Dead by Tigers Jaw: This album genuinely is what got me through high school. I thiiiink this is my most-listened to album ever? The vocals are so quietly devastating, I really can't describe it well enough. I always come back to it and I would kill to have a physical copy.
Translating the Name by Saosin: (I know this is an EP not a full album but shhh) I liked this quite a bit before I saw Saosin live earlier this month—but when I saw them live!—I've just become even more obsessed with it. They played most of this EP, and (not that my sample size is particularly exhaustive) it was the best time I've had at a show ever!! I got to speak to Anthony Green too, he was incredibly kind and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Anywayyy, EP super good, highly recommend.
Just Got Back from the Discomfort—We're Alright by The Brave Little Abacus: One of my favourite albums ever. I have been completely enamoured with this album for years now, the lyricism is so layered and intriguing, I love how the ideas are abstracted so that your understanding of it builds every time you listen to it. I can't get anyone else to listen to this one though, one of my irl friends caught me listening to it once and called it horrendous lmao. Like I get it's not the most accessible thing ever but this album is everything to me.
I'd like to include some honorary mentions as well: Get Disowned by Hop Along, Pictures of Your Pets by Newgrounds Death Rugby, and Divorce Lawyers I Shaved My Head by Jordaan Mason. Listen to them all it'll make your life better.
Tagging @merv-wasnt-here @monsterultra-peachykineema and @lambpisss ! Obviously no pressure ;p also opening this to anyone who sees it, if you wanna join please do (and tag me)!!
#yeah I accidentally deleted this after I finished writing it shutup#also just throw in Frank Iero and The Hotelier but Cain already did that and I don't want half of my answers to be the same rip#and thanks again for the tag Cain <33
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got tagged by @not-so-blue thank you <33
Relationship Status: i'm a silly goose
Favorite Color: purple and turquoise
Song Stuck in Head: a house in nebraska by ethel cain
Favorite Food: lasagna and anything spicy
Last Song Listened To: Open Your Eyes by STRFKR
Dream Trip: I want to go to England again and damn Ireland would be so cool too!! (also I wanna go to Spain, I want to go to Italy again...just all the places i can't choose)
Last Show: Percy Jackson hehe
Spicy, Sweet, or Savory: spicy, spicy, spicy
Last Thing Googled: BG3 Patch 6 release date lmaooo
Favorite Game: da:o and da2 tbh. but i also looove life is strange and mass effect. they're my whole personality.
i'm tagging anyone who wants to do this :)) just say i tagged you hehe
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OC Tag
I was tagged by @simonxriley thank you so much dude! I'm excited to try this out!
Tagging: literally anyone who wants to do it. You have an OC? Feel free to do this!
Ivanos Lonstranka (No face claim, sorry)
Name: Ivanos Lonstranka
Alias: Courier/Dragonborn/Inquisitor (I don't know if these count)
Gender: Cis Male
Age: 33 in Skyrim, 27 in Fallout New Vegas, and 29 in Dragon Age Inquisition
Species: Human or Imperial in Skyrim.
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Abilities/Talents: He is highly persuasive, and can usually get what he wants. (Does that count?
Alignment: lawful / neutral / chaotic / good / neutral / evil / true
Religion: Atheist
Sins: envy / greed / gluttony / lust / pride / sloth / wrath
Virtues: charity / chastity / diligence / humility / justice / kindness / patience
Languages: English, (Skyrim: dragon)
Family: mother: unknown, father: unknown, little brother: Carlyle "Cain" Lonstranka, [these next few are only in the Skyrim universe] wife(deceased): Elesandra, biological daughter (deceased): Isabel. He also has two adopted daughters: Sophie and Lucia. He has no children in either FNV, or DAI.
Friends FNV: Veronica, Rex, Raul, and Cassidy. (The rest are simply companions)
Friends Skyrim: Hadvar, Lydia, Serana
Friends DAI: Iron Bull, Krem, Liliana, Cassandra, Varric, Sera, Blackwell, Vivienne (if she considers him such. He sees her as a friend, though.) Dorian.
Sexuality: heterosexual / bisexual / pansexual / homosexual / demisexual / asexual / unsure / other
Relationship Status Skyrim: single / dating / married / widower / open relationship / divorced / not ready for dating/not ready to remarry / it’s complicated
Relationship Status FNV: single / dating / married / widowed / open relationship / divorced / not ready for dating / it’s complicated
Relationship Status DAI: single / dating / married / widowed / open relationship / divorced / not ready for dating / it’s complicated
Libido: sex god / very high / high / average / low / very low / non-existent
Build: slender / average / athletic / muscular / curvy
Hair: white / blonde / brunette / red / black / other
Eyes: brown / blue-gray / green / black / other
Skin: pale / fair / olive / light brown / brown / dark / other
Height: 6'
Weight: 200 Ibs
Scars FNV: two gunshot wounds to his head
Scars Skyrim: a few small scratches along his left cheek, as well as a scar around his eye.
Facial Features: predominant cheekbones, thick and bushy red eyebrows, tired eyes, an almost permanent frown on his face (his children make him smile more.) Some scars along his cheek and face, and a small beard/5 o'clock shadow.
Tattoos: none
Dog or Cat: rex is his best buddy
Birds or Bugs: he loves birds
Snakes or Spiders: Ivanos has dealt with enough spiders in both Skyrim and DAI.
Coffee or Tea:
Ice Cream or Cake: he used to bake with his wife and daughter, and Isabel's favorite sweet was cake.
Fruits or Vegetables: he likes the crunch
Sandwich or Soup: you can't make sandwiches in Skyrim, but you have the ingredient to do so. If Ivanos could, he would, as carrying bowls of soup around can get messy.
Magic or Melee:
Sword or Bow:
Spring or Autumn: in FNV he doesn't get to see trees change, but in DAI and Skyrim, he'd love to watch the colors change and watch the leaves fall. It'd be something he'd do with his family. His little girl was very precious to him, his first and only child.
Summer or Winter: the NCR ranger said it best: "patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter."
Past or Future: he'd give anything to see Elesandra and Isabel again.
Five Songs That Remind You Of Them: oh geez, I don't know if I can find those, lol. I knew I should've made him a playlist.
1. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
2. Wrong Side of Heaven by Five Finger Death Punch
3. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle by Gene Autry (I literally can't listen to this song without imaging him jogging through the Mojave with this playing, just enjoying life.)
4. O Fortuna Epic Trailer cover by Hidden Citizens (weird, I know, but it reminds me of his intense life full of battles, and wars he shouldn't be in. That, and I love Hidden Citizens)
5. Unsainted by Slipknot
Bastian Leams (no face claim)
Name: Bastian "Bas" Edward Leams
Alias: Bas
Gender: trans male
Age: 19 in Infatuation, and 21 in Breaking Point
Species: human
Zodiac: Leo
Abilities/Talents: not sure right now
Alignment: lawful / neutral / chaotic / good / neutral / evil / true
Religion: He believes in God, but he doesn't tie himself to a specific religion. He loves God, he believes in God, and he works from there.
Sins: envy / greed / gluttony / lust / pride / sloth / wrath
Virtues: charity / chastity / diligence / humility / justice / kindness / patience
Languages: English, and hardly any German. Some Spanish as well.
Family: Maddie Leams (mother, his favorite person in the whole world.) Charles Leams (father) Cody Leams (little brother)
Friends: Calamity Phelps, and Logan Walker
Sexuality: heterosexual / bisexual / pansexual / homosexual / demisexual / asexual / unsure / other
Relationship Status: single / dating / married / widowed / open relationship / divorced / not ready for dating / it’s complicated
Libido: sex god / very high / high / average / low / very low / non-existent
Build: slender / average / athletic / muscular / curvy
Hair: white / blonde / brunette / red / black / other
Eyes: brown / blue-gray / green / black / other
Skin: pale / fair / olive / light brown / brown / dark / other
Height: 5'7
Weight: 198 lbs
Scars: three small lines just below his left eye, where a dog bit him as a child. Self-harm scars along his left forearm, and some scar his right, but are difficult to see. A small cut on the upper right side of his lips.
Facial Features: high cheekbones, gentle smile, (not really sure what to put here.) A small start of a mustache, and some slight stubble.
Tattoos: what looks like a smugged watercolor trans flag, with a semicolon over it, below his right palm, on his wrist.
Dog or Cat:
Birds or Bugs:
Snakes or Spiders: he hates, HATES, spiders.
Coffee or Tea: he only likes tea when he's sick.
Ice Cream or Cake: but cake is just as good.
Fruits or Vegetables: he enjoys biting into whole cucumbers.
Sandwich or Soup:
Magic or Melee: he likes magical things, but he can't do magic, lol, nor does he know anything about self defence. Except maybe aim for the solar plexus.
Sword or Bow: he actually took a course when he was younger, and loves bows!
Spring or Autumn:
Summer or Winter: he hates winter, but tbh he hates summer too. Fall is his favorite season.
Past or Future: he's very hopeful for his future!
Five Songs That Remind You Of Them:
1. Scary Love by The Neighbourhood
2. Leave Me Alone by NF
3. Dancin (Krono Remix) he's such a happy person most days, and loves to jam out to songs like this!
4. Cry Baby by The Neighbourhood
5. Void by The Neighbourhood
#oc ivanos lonstanka#ocivanoslonstranka#fnv oc#oc tag#oc Bastian Leams#bastian#I'm only doing two for now#i have more though#simonxriley#oc tag meme#oc tag game
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Post Crisis Cassandra Cain - A Summary
Well, folks, this is it – we have gone through all of Cassandra’s Post Crisis material (at least that of certain chronology)! What a ride! Now it is time to take one more look at the tag counter, before we reset everything for the New 52/Rebirth. Without further ado, here’s the final tally (with changes from the previous counter summary in brackets):
Aphasia: 88 (+16)
Living Emoji: 78 (+2)
Little Lady Of War: 53 (+13)
Batdad: 52 (+6)
Batmom: 50 (+6)
Dubious Characterization: 49 (+33)
Fast As Lightning: 45 (+3)
Fiercely Assertive Protector: 26 (+1)
Ghost Of Failures Past: 25 (+9)
Symbolism!: 24 (+6)
Creepy Bat: 24 (+8)
Cass Sass: 23 (+9)
Plight Of Permanent Perfectionism: 14
Better Off Dead: 13
Unusual mannerisms: 9
Made Of Steel: 9
Retchcon: 9 (+9)
Ballet Battler: 2
Spells ‘Team’ With An ‘I’: 2
First of all, as we can see, there were some traits to Cass’ character that can best be labelled as a case of Early Installment Weirdness and disappeared from her characterization after her defeat of Shiva.
Secondly, damn that Retchcon and Dubious Characterization counter! Late Post Crisis was really not kind to Cass, with Beechen in particular running her into the ground at every opportunity. Even just looking at it now hurts.
Thirdly, ignoring all the crappy Retchcons and Dubious Characterization, we now have a very clear picture of who Cass is. Her most defining traits remain:
Her aphasia, which resulted in her being very expressive with her body language and continued being an issue of varying degrees of severity, even after she learned to understand spoken language. Cass does not give grand speeches and reading is a very taxing process for her, but she did improve over the course of her Post Crisis history.
Her insane combat skills (Little Lady Of War), which, combined with her very assertive style of handling problems, her insane speed, and her very tacit nature, often caused people to be at least intimidated and sometimes even downright terrified of her.
Her tendency to blame herself for past failures, whether they are people she failed to save or mistakes she made while on the job. This is especially relevant since Cass’ loyalty is not towards any one person, but towards what the bat symbol represents.
Her tendency to sass out her opponents (and sometimes allies) with what little words she uses.
Now, as for her relationship with the Batfam, the following can be said in summary:
Bruce was both a mentor and a father figure to her, from the beginning to the end, with varying degrees of heartwarming/jerkish behavior. The latter was usually a result of post Jason’s death causing Bruce to be an emotional brick and put the mission before everything else. For most of the story… Cass did not mind all too much, at least if you can ignore Beechen’s retcons, although she was still happy about her eventual adoption. That said: if you ever want to trigger the Batdad in Bruce, let someone catcall after Cass and he’ll probably break the guy’s jaw.
Barbara was essentially Cass’s mother figure and trying very hard to nurture Cass’ civilian identity, much in contrast to Bruce’s and Cassandra’s approach. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Cass established a similar, if brief, relationship with Brenda while in Blüdhaven – another redhead with a kind, but firm approach to encouraging Cass to actually live her life for her own sake. It is a crying shame that the Barb and Cass had very few interactions after War Games, but it is hardly surprising, given that DC was in the process of writing almost every single woman/girl in the Batman stories out of these stories. One thing that should be mentioned: barring that single brain fart in Birds of Prey Vol 2, Barbara has always had Cass’ back, even during times when other members of the family did not trust her.
Speaking of which: Dick Grayson. Oh boy. This relationship started relatively neutral, with Dick being very much ok with Cass in their first interaction, despite Cass’ disability and her related quirks. Then it became heartwarming on screen, with Dick quickly coming to Cassandra’s aid and making sure she was okay during the “Soul” drug storyline in Batgirl and being very upset when she let him hit her during the Bruce Wayne: Murderer? storyline, as well as off screen, since he apparently acted out all the parts of Cinderella for her at one point. Then it took a complete nose dive into the opposite direction following Cass’ asinine turn to evil, which led to Dick being openly hostile towards her and not trusting her with… well, pretty much anything. It took Alfred shouting at him to reconcile the two and while their last few interactions were of the reasonably friendly nature again, it was too little too late. What a mess.
As for Tim, he went from not trusting her during their initial interaction to gradually accepting her as a member of the family to being very supportive of her and a very good friend, especially following War Games, when the two of them worked together in Blüdhaven. In contrast to Dick, Tim was much more willing to forgive Cass for her actions during her turn to evil and maintained a good, friendly relationship with her, even after she moved to Hong Kong. He was the one who gave her the Blackbat suit and reminded her that she was family and he was also the one who worked with her the most. Last but not least, he did not put up with Damian’s bullshit about Cass in Gates of Gotham. Good job, Tim! You’ve been a very good brother to Cass.
Speaking of Damian, he had very little interaction with her and went from “she sounds wonderful” before they met to being very abrasive towards her after they met and calling her “spineless, naïve and fragile”. Honestly, it comes across very unconvincingly and much more like Damian’s bruised ego trying to defend himself from someone who does actually live up to her reputation may be legitimately better than him in certain aspects. Either way, there is not much love lost between the two of them.
Next up: Stephanie. During their first meeting, Cass was rather cold towards Stephanie, mostly because of their difference in skill level. Cass’ concern about Stephanie not being strong enough to do the job remained for a long time, but she still grew to like and respect her as a friend and partner eventually, to the point where Stephanie could arguably be called Cass’ best friend. They chatted about boys, they played rooftop tag together, they discussed important changes in their lives, such as Stephanie becoming Robin. During War Games, Cass wanted to go looking for Steph because she was worried about her and only didn’t because Bruce promised he’d do it instead. Steph’s ‘death’ hit Cassandra hard, to the point where she hallucinated Stephanie being the one to greet her and comfort her on the other side of the pearly gates during two (near)death experiences. During Convergence, Stephanie and Cass lived together for a full year, supporting each other both physically and emotionally. Stephanie is, without the doubt, the best friend Cassandra ever had.
Finally, there is Alfred (because DC were cowards and never gave us Cass & Jason). Alfred, as always, was a real treasure. At first, he merely took care of Cass’ own Batcave home and later her apartment near Gotham U as per Bruce’s request. Then he went through the trouble of finding her the perfect apartment/secret cave combination in Blüdhaven. He was shocked to hear of her supposed death and upon her return to the Batfam and her moving into Wayne Manor was quick to point out that Cass felt like she did not belong there and that they should do more to reassure her that this was really her home and her family now, with no strings attached. More than anybody else in the family, Alfred recognized the often self-destructive need Cass felt to redeem herself for past failings and it is only thanks to his intervention that Dick reconciled with Cass. In short, over time, Alfred has come to care deeply about Cass, as he does about all the children that ever fought alongside Bruce/Batman.
Last but not least, a few notable mentions about other relationships Cass had with various people:
Cassandra has a complicated relationship with her father, if you ignore Adam Beechen’s horrible retcons. For eight years, Cain was all she had, and while she recognizes that he is a horrible human being and a lousy father (she beat him into a pulp over this), she also recognizes that he does actually care about her. As a result, Cass is not friendly with him, but she is not cruel towards him either.
Her mother, Lady Shiva, barely had anything to do with her and left her in Cain’s hands an hour after Cass was born. She mainly saw Cass as a tool (someone to finally defeat her in combat and later someone to help Nyssa Raatko lead the League Of Assassins), but showed at least some motherly concern when it was believed that Cassandra had been killed and Shiva helped Tim investigate her murder.
One of the few people she was close to before operating independently as Batgirl was Leslie Thompkins. Cass has insane respect for Leslie, because of her iron pacifist nature and was deeply saddened when Leslie broke ties with her during War Games. We sadly never got to see reunite on page.
Cassandra has had a rocky relationship with Huntress, mostly because Cass is staunchly anti-killing and because Batman took the Batgirl mantle from Huntress and gave it to Cass. Mind you, Barbara never approved of Helena as Batgirl.
She got along very well with Onyx, thanks to Onyx having been with the League Of Assassins before and thus actually being a challenge for Cass, while being a genuinely good person. Sad we didn’t get to see much of these two together.
Azrael (Jean-Paul) had a crush on her, which Cass did not quite reciprocate, but she wasn’t unfriendly to him either.
The first boy she ever kissed was Connor Kent (Superboy), even though she was annoyed with his way-too-carefree nature and his focus on her physical attractiveness. They broke up amicably.
She had three more dates with guys, none of which went anywhere.
And to round off our summary, here are some nice little bits and pieces of Cass
The first words she learned were, in chronological order: (thanks - incomplete), (goodbye - incomplete), stop, no, me, shutup, what, why, stay, instinct
She was 17 years old at the time of her introduction. Her birthday is January 26th.
Her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate.
Cass is a big and messy eater.
Her home is very untidy and while in the manor she did not customize her room at all (no pictures or other mementos).
She likes horror movies (she really enjoyed Alien).
She is probably the only person in the family who really wants to be the next Batman and actually became Batman in some timelines/alternate universes.
She likes rice krispies, Assam tea, and long showers.
Cass can’t hold her liquor.
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Tagging game - About me
tagged by @brumr thank you!
The rules: You must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people
Tagging: @loudfellow @grievingcain @ousamapudding @emperorsfortune @everymanwillbeaking @coalas @bacuri i’m not tagging 20 people OTL
The last...
1. Drink - Guaraná
2. Phone call - Mom
3. Text message - paypal LOL
4. Song you listened to - i have no idea
5. Time you cried - Today, bc of bantaka. thanks cain
6. Dated someone twice - what is dating
7. Kissed someone and regretted it - last year. i didn’t regret regret it but it gave me anxiety,,, but the person was cute
8. Been cheated on - what is dating
9. Lost someone special - uhh
10. Been depressed - ;)
11. Gotten drunk and thrown up - never
Favorite colors…
12. red
13. black
14. gray
In the last year, you have…
15. Made new friends - if online friends then yes irl no
16. Fallen out of love - huh i wonder i’m not sure
17. Laughed until you cried - probably
18. Found out someone was talking about you - i don’t remember?
19. Met someone who changed you - idk??
20. Found out who your friends are - uh
21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list - :-)
In general…
22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life - almost everyone lmao
23. Do you have any pets - a dog. her name is luna
24. Do you want to change your name - nope
25. What did you do for your last birthday - cry. thanks sorachi. (actually i ate a lot and was glad to have nice friends even if online jwtiwttjw)
26. What time did you wake up - 9 AM
27. What were you doing at midnight last night - idk
28. Name something you can’t wait for - my merch to come home
29. When was the last time you saw your mom - like 20 minutes ago
31. What are you listening to right now - nothing
32. Have you ever talked to a person named tom - no
33. Something that is getting on your nerves - Life
34. Most visited website - twitter
35. Hair colour - blond? natural hair is brown
36. Long or short hair - uhh it’s Kinda long
37. Do you have a crush on someone - :-)
38. What do you like about yourself - uh
39. Piercings - nah
40. Blood type - A+
41. Nickname - Isa, Isy or u know Seke jwtiwttwjwt
42. Relationship status - pff
43. Zodiac - cancer
44. Pronouns - She/Her
45. Favourite tv show - uh
46. Tattoos - n
47. Right or left handed - Right
48. Surgery - n
49. Piercing - again??
50. Sport - NO
51. Vacation - Last one: São Paulo
52. Pair of trainers - uh
More general…
53. Eating - meat
54. Drinking - Guaraná
55. I’m about to - write
56. Waiting for - mOney
57. Want - mONEY
58. Get married - not sure
59. Career - just let me be a translator
Which is better?
60. Hugs or kisses - hugs
61. Lips or eyes - eyes
62. Shorter or taller - shorter
63. Older or younger - older
64. Nice arms or nice stomach - ???
65. Hook up or relationship - uh ok
66. Troublemaker or hesitant - ???
Have you ever…
67. Kissed a stranger - yeah
68. Drank hard liquor - n
69. Lost glasses/contact lenses - I dont wear them
70. Turned someone down - ye
71. Sex on the first date - what
72. Broken someone’s heart - maybe LMAO
73. Had your heart broken - pff ye
75. Cried when someone died - ye
76. Fallen for a friend - :-)
Do you believe in…
77. Yourself - ha
78. Miracles - yeh
79. Love at first sight - kinda
80. Santa claus - n
81. Kiss on the first date - what
82. Angels - idk
Other…
83. Current best friend’s name - cain
84. Eye colour - brown
85. Favourite movie - hhhhhhh
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Real or Not? Wealthy Hill helps make the Los Angeles Dodgers even scarier - SweetSpot
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Real or Not? Wealthy Hill helps make the Los Angeles Dodgers even scarier - SweetSpot
It was typically a incredibly Wealthy Hill sort of outing on Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lone lefty starter baffled the Miami Marlins for five innings, burning by means of ninety two pitches although making it possible for a one run, as his workforce went on to get three-2. It was the ninth straight get for the juggernaut Dodgers, who are threatening to access 70 victories before they even access 30 losses. They just do not seem to drop any more.
Hill has been the poster boy for baseball’s surge in blister troubles in excess of the very last pair of seasons, through which he’s gone on the disabled listing 4 various times simply because of the nettlesome illness. The difficulty has retained Hill’s innings complete very low, and not just simply because of the DL stays. He’s now pitched five innings or considerably less in 10 of his thirteen begins, even though he had gone 7 in 3 straight outings prior to Sunday.
An regrettable offshoot of Hill’s very low innings complete is that it skews just how effectively he’s pitched in general. Hill has had two bad outings, giving up five runs in 4 innings from the St. Louis Cardinals on Could 24 and 7 runs in 4 innings from the Cleveland Indians on June 15. Simply because of people bombs, his period Period remains an artificially-high three.fifty five even soon after Sunday’s effectiveness.
But because, Hill has hit a extend of superior well being and longer outings, let’s ponder the choices right here. Consider out the two negative outings, and Hill’s Period this period is 2.twenty five — only a little bit higher than very last year’s 2.twelve mark amongst L.A. and Oakland.
Wealthy Hill’s strong period has been overshadowed by just a couple of negative begins. Jasen Vinlove/United states Now Sporting activities
Now think about this: If Hill is pitching at that level and you’ve got obtained Clayton Kershaw, who has been at that level because delivery, and Alex Wood, who has permitted 3 runs in excess of the very last thirty day period, just how superior is that playoff rotation stacking up?
We generally glance at groups, like the San Francisco Giants in years earlier, as becoming a larger risk in October than in the common period simply because the postseason structure allows their starting up pitching to paper in excess of shortcomings elsewhere and generally to dominant influence. But these Dodgers … do not have any clear shortcomings to paper in excess of.
Hill is about the most un-frightening guy you’d at any time meet up with. But if he stays off the DL, he helps make the Dodgers certainly scary.
The serious Samardzija, the place are ya? Is there a ballplayer who is creating just flat-out weirder effects these times than the Giants’ Jeff Samardzija? Samardzija entered Sunday’s begin from the San Diego Padres major the Nationwide League with a fee of 1.1 walks per nine innings and a strikeouts-to-walks ratio of 9.07. And nonetheless he was just four-10 with a four.fifty eight Period.
Make that four-11 with a four.86 Period. Samardzija was tagged with 7 runs and nine hits in excess of six innings through San Francisco’s seven-1 decline to San Diego. But people regulate numbers ended up nonetheless rising: He struck out eight and did not wander anyone.
Considering that April 28, Samardzija has struck out 100 batters and walked 4 in excess of ninety two 2/three innings in fourteen begins. That is an straightforward K:BB ratio to determine: twenty five.. His Period through that extend? It really is four.37.
So we check with once again: Who is the serious Samardzija? Frankly, I’m betting it is more the regulate grasp model than the one with the inflated Period. Samardzija has permitted a .333 common in balls in engage in this period. It really is “only” the 11th-greatest variety among qualifying hurlers, but it is 33 points previously mentioned his profession mark.
And possibly not coincidentally, the Giants rank twenty ninth in the majors with minus-74 defensive runs saved.
This is why they phone it a ballglove. The Chicago White Sox are a minimal more intriguing in the current for their job in the future trade deadline than their tries to get game titles on the field. That is the truth of the rebuild, and an regrettable byproduct of that is their presence in highlight offers will be largely confined to curiosities. But as considerably as curiosities go, this is a quite superior one: Derek Holland‘s powering-the-back again stab and subsequent toss of his glove — with the ball trapped in the webbing — to to start with baseman Jose Abreu.
At least he retained his glove in the park. In more glove-similar hijinks from non-contending groups, Giancarlo Stanton‘s glove fled his hand when he ran into the outfield fence although making an attempt to get an further-base hit absent from Chris Taylor. The only bewildering point right here is why Stanton did not just tear a gap in the wall to retrieve his glove, simply because we know he’s more than able of doing that.
.@Giancarlo818 needs a new glove. @Giancarlo818 gets a new glove! pic.twitter.com/y8CPxuHxYI
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 16, 2017
Sunlight blocked. It really is normally a superior notion to continue to keep religion out of recreation-response pieces, but the sun god Sol played a critical job in supporting the Kansas Town Royals to a four-three get in excess of the Texas Rangers. Following Jorge Bonifacio struck out with one out and the bases loaded, Lorenzo Cain lofted a lazy fly ball to Rangers correct fielder Shin-Soo Choo. But the afternoon sun blinded Choo, and the ball clanked off his glove, making it possible for Alex Gordon to rating the winning run.
The most effective element is Cain’s reaction, which was to spend homage to that vibrant, glowing orb in the sky. Many thanks, Sol. The get finished a five-recreation skid for Kansas Town and place the Royals back again at the .500 mark. By Sunday, the American League wild-card race now functions 4 groups inside a recreation of .500 chasing a postseason slot, just powering the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays. It really is a superior year to be so-so.
Godley streak finishes. Zack Godley has been, effectively, a godsend for the Arizona Diamondbacks‘ rotation, which had to pivot from the period-ending injuries by Shelby Miller early in the year. Getting into Sunday, Godley had started off 11 game titles and permitted 3 runs or much less in all of them. In accordance to ESPN Stats & Data, that was the third-longest streak in Arizona background.
The streak is in excess of. Godley was tagged for 7 runs — six attained — in excess of six innings in Arizona’s seven-1 decline at the Atlanta Braves. The Braves swept the weekend series at SunTrust Park and, at forty five-forty five, are back again at .500 for the to start with time because April seventeen. And when the Braves hit .500 that day, it was their to start with time acquiring back again to crack-even because July seven, 2015.
The Braves are a fifty percent-recreation powering the Chicago Cubs in the Nationwide League wild-card chase as the groups start out a 3-recreation series in Atlanta on Monday. Chicago is five.five game titles back again of the Colorado Rockies for the NL’s 2nd wild-card place, and six.five recreation powering Arizona.
Aged faculty standings. Among the slew of innovative metrics, forecasts and simulation models in my MLB tracking method, I continue to keep one sheet that is very simple as very simple can be. This one displays the present standings as if there ended up just two leagues and no divisions. Certainly, if I was in charge, that is the way it would be.
With the Dodgers and the Houston Astros managing absent with their respective leagues, that would not be a preferred plan correct now. By Sunday, Houston leads the AL by 11 game titles in excess of the Boston Pink Sox (pending Sunday night’s recreation), and the Dodgers direct the Washington Nationals by eight game titles.
My argument would be that if one race or the other actually turns into a race, it would be of the epic kind that in modern construction is basically unachievable. And all of this examination of who could arise from the gaggle of .500ish wild-card contenders would be moot.
I will never allow go.
Language peeve inform. I’ve never been way too thrilled with the increase of “wander-off” as an adjective, specially as it pertains to matters like “wander-off walks” and even “wander-off balks.” This year, I’ve progressively picked on announcers going one move even more and using it as a verb. Instance: When the Royals gained their recreation from Texas in the ninth inning on Sunday, I read the broadcasters from another recreation say, “The Royals walked off the Rangers today.”
A person ask for: End. Be sure to. Just stop.
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