Pete Crow-Armstrong is Making a Legit Case for NL MVP | Pitch Clock
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What is the Pitch Clock format and who’s hosting this episode?
It's the pitch clock. Hi, everybody. Oh, Ethan's there. That's right. No Jeremy for this portion. I. Jeremy's out at Camp Fiesta. We love that cause. Support that if you haven't already. I'm doing the interview this week. And I know what you're thinking, audience. We're going to get a Jeremy-less pitch clock.
yes but no he will be part of the trivia game how good is your jeremy we're about to find out welcome to the pitch clock here's the pitch a two-part baseball segment combining a nostalgic baseball trivia game and an interview with an expert this is the pitch clock Baseball, baby! Yeah. That's how we're opening. Hi, everybody. Yeah. Yeah.
I'm bringing a different energy this week's Pitch Clock because I am still reeling from last week's defeat in the Immaculate Grid. We have gotten that much closer in our competition. We'll update you guys next week on where Chris and I stand. I think I have a one-game lead. It might be two. Well, I'm sitting. But... ethan what is our game for today we're gonna build a lineup today boys so there are nine criteria in bullet points in front of you you have to use each of these criteria once i don't care which position you use them at but you need to give me a player at each position using these criteria so what we're gonna do is you're gonna put the team together i'm going to take each player's highest
season of war and we're gonna add it up and at the end whoever has the highest total for one season war is the winner love this love this so if you can pull somebody out of your ass that had a one great season Then that is going to be money there. Chris Cody. And what we're going to do is we're going to draft. So we're going to go back and forth. Oh, okay. Can't pick the same guy twice. Okay, okay, okay. So Chris Cody. So just to update the audience, the categories we have here. Five-time gold glove winner. Fewer than three-time All-Star. 50 stolen base season. Played for the Florida Marlins. 40 home run season. 40 double season. 150 strikeout season. That is a hitter, by the way. They struck out at least 150 times.
Sorry, I should have clarified. Switch hitter and four-time Silver Slugger winner. We are drafting this, and we have to stick within 2000 to 2009? Yeah, our years. Cody, you have the first pick. 40 home runs, Barry Bonds. Okay. That's a great pick. Well, that's a good pick. Barry Bonds, unbelievably, in 2002, had a 12.7 F war season. That's so stupid. That's so stupid. So for those at home playing, we are using fan graphs war. We're not using baseball reference war. And just a reminder, guys. So Chris Cody, you just picked Barry Bonds.
How does the trivia draft game work to build a highest single-season fWAR lineup?
That's your left fielder. So you're picking one person from each position. Okay. Okay. Thank you for that. Then I'm going to also go with 40 home run season. Okay. And I am going to take Alex Rodriguez at shortstop. Nice. A-Rod's highest worst season was in 2002 as well. He had 10.0 on the nose. I'm going to take that. You know what? I'll go for my switch hitter. Okay. I'll take Larry Jones. Larry Chipper. That's what I was going to take. Jerk. Chipper. And you're playing him at third base, I'm assuming? Yeah. I mean, that's... Chipper's highest war, he had 7.1 twice in 98 and in 08. Wow. Jesus. That's crazy. 10 years apart. Now I go twice? Yeah, you go twice. So everybody's going to go twice. You ready? Mm-hmm. 40 doubles, Pujols.
Oh, great decision. Wow. In 03, Pujols posted a 9.5.
All right. I will go 50 stall on base Ichiro.
Ichiro's highest F4 was 7.1 in 04. All right. Can I go for 150 strikeout season Sammy Sosa? Of course. And you're going to use him as your right fielder? Yes. Okay. Sosa's highest F4. Oh, my God. In 2001, he had that MVP year where he had 9.9 F4. Yeah. All right.
Which nine statistical criteria are used for drafting players from 2000–2009?
Five-time Gold Glove winner, Pudge Rodriguez. 6.8. All right, so thus far, I have my catcher, shortstop, third baseman, and right fielder in Pudge, A-Rod, Chipper Jones, and Sammy Sosa. Chris has back-to-back picks here. He has Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Ichiro. Man, corner outfielders in first base. Isn't this a fun game?
Yeah.
Yeah.
All right, we are now joined by Adnan Virk.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the Pitch Clock format and who’s hosting this episode?
0:00–2:53
2
How does the trivia draft game work to build a highest single-season fWAR lineup?
2:53–4:40
3
Which nine statistical criteria are used for drafting players from 2000–2009?
4:40–6:07
4
Who are the early blockbuster picks and what single-season fWAR values do they contribute?
6:07–11:13
5
Who is Adnan Virk and what are his trade-deadline predictions for teams like the Tigers and Rays?
11:13–13:48
6
Why is Pete Crow-Armstrong being talked about as a legitimate NL MVP candidate?
13:48–17:06
Speakers
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