{"id":94084,"date":"2019-04-03T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/?p=94084"},"modified":"2019-04-03T10:10:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:10:32","slug":"morning-wood-bae-comes-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2019\/04\/morning-wood-bae-comes-back.html","title":{"rendered":"Morning Wood: Bae Comes Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a bunch of losers.<\/p>\n<p>Your fan base is so bad that it doesn&#8217;t know right from wrong, basic good vs. evil.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to boo Bryce Harper was so laughably uninformed and wrong-headed that not only did it have the exact opposite effect, spurring him on to a 3-5 performance with a double, home run and 3 RBIs, but it also showed what a classless bunch of sad sacks Nats fans are, all 8 of them and the 2 who remained after the Phillies rained down a hailstorm of extra base hits into their cavernous baseball diorama.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe if the handful of congressional aides who root for the Nationals had looked up from <em>Politico<\/em> and stopped pining for Mike Allen&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Playbook<\/em> long enough yesterday to see the big, hulking article in Jeff Bezos&#8217; Washington Post detailing the pair of offers whose structure resembled something more akin to a life insurance annuity than a contract befitting one of the best athletes on the planet they would have known to direct their boos to the owner&#8217;s box and not onto the field.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the difference between Phillies fans and singular Nats fan, lone Wolf Blitzer&#8211; we would have been clued in to that subtle dynamic and channeled our vitriol according. Dopey Nats fans just brought their weeny little signs and half-assed attempts to feign something even resembling a real fan base.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, losers, boo this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The return. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Crushed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Crushed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nUMAupbpg5\">pic.twitter.com\/nUMAupbpg5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1113272111861239809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s Wood!<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Blastoff<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2019\/04\/bryce-harper-just-ended-the-washington-nationals.html\">Bob tackled the home run already<\/a>, but let&#8217;s see that in an instant replay:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Holy Bryce Harper <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RingTheBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RingTheBell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y0Olu4lf9S\">pic.twitter.com\/y0Olu4lf9S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Foley (@2008Philz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2008Philz\/status\/1113271528572039168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The bat flip<\/h2>\n<p>Gimme:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">F U homer of there ever was one <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HxjB8lLbIs\">pic.twitter.com\/HxjB8lLbIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrossingBroad\/status\/1113272157994455040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You asked for it. You got it.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to your 1st Batcast\u2122 moment of 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryceharper3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bryceharper3<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oaIyZesWcY\">pic.twitter.com\/oaIyZesWcY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cut4 (@Cut4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cut4\/status\/1113292307124629506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The bow<\/h2>\n<p>The funny thing is, Harper had already used up his bow for the evening after his RBI base hit earlier. When he returned to the field after the home run, a simple nod and hat tip was all he could offer. It&#8217;s like even he didn&#8217;t want to fully bury Nationals fans after just one round. Though had he taken a curtain call after the home run, it somehow wouldn&#8217;t have felt out-of-place. In fact, it would have been just right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Bryce Harper is batting .429 with a 1.770 OPS, two doubles, three home runs, and five RBIs. He has reached base on more than half of his plate appearances and he&#8217;s hitting the ball farther than he ever has before. His 458-foot home run last night came on the heels of his 465-foot blast the other day, giving him two of the three longest home runs in baseball this year. He only had two 450+ foot home runs all of last season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Who wore it better?<\/h2>\n<p>Who do you think spent more time practicing their dig in the mirror last night, Tom McCarthy or the Nats&#8217; Twitter person?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m gonna give the edge to T-Mac here. I like feisty T-Mac, when it&#8217;s obvious the Nationals are building their entire branding campaign and identity this year around hating Bryce Harper. Oppo research that turns up nothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCarthy after Harper&#8217;s first strike out<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cThese Nats fans have never won a championship since coming back to DC, but they\u2019re celebrating as if they\u2019ve won something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nats Twitter person after both strike outs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">thank u, next<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Nationals (@Nationals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nationals\/status\/1113227728931696641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yo homes, smell ya later. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Jf1aR8mJq\">pic.twitter.com\/3Jf1aR8mJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Nationals (@Nationals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nationals\/status\/1113238553239216129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The best part is, the Nats&#8217; account didn&#8217;t Tweet until 100 minutes later, when they cut it to 8-2. They never mentioned Harper again. Weird.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Latin Quarter came up strong<\/h2>\n<p>Cesar Hernandez-Odubel Herrera-Maikel Franco were a combined 6-9 with four runs scored.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Tom McCarthy reads Crossing Broad<\/h2>\n<p>Last night, T-Mac noted why it made sense to sit Aaron Nola, citing his stats after five days rest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2019\/04\/heres-why-giving-aaron-nola-an-extra-day-of-rest-makes-sense.html\">Sounded familiar<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>And here are his career rest splits:<\/p>\n<p>Four Days: 41 games, 17-18, 4.73 ERA, .256 BA, 30 HR allowed, .426 SLG% .735 OPS, 1.281 WHIP<br \/>\nFive Days: 43 games, 23-7, 2.29 ERA, .210 BA, 21 HR allowed .309 SLG%, .580 OPS, 1.036 WHIP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I see you, Tommy. Give me some code on the broadcast today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dopey little Nats fans<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Between the ass-whooping the Phillies are putting on the Nationals or the fact that Nats fans can&#39;t even spell traitor right, I&#39;m not sure which is worse, but I&#39;m loving every part of it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RingTheBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RingTheBell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RingTheDamnBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RingTheDamnBell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ho4EbRO01P\">pic.twitter.com\/Ho4EbRO01P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Feeny (@coachfeeny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coachfeeny\/status\/1113261366050197504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Wave<\/h2>\n<p>The wave is quickly becoming the best thing about the 2019 Phillies. I mean:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me in Little League pretending I don\u2019t see my mom waving to me from the stands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9XUBFbEOhp\">pic.twitter.com\/9XUBFbEOhp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CogginToboggan (@CogginToboggan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CogginToboggan\/status\/1113244897828573184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MOOD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gKgfMf33LZ\">pic.twitter.com\/gKgfMf33LZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phillies\/status\/1113259843194949633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More of this, please.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Betting<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2019\/04\/the-phillies-are-healthy-underdogs-against-the-nationals-tonight-heres-why.html\">From yesterday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Capto_Capture-2019-04-03_09-18-55_AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Capto_Capture-2019-04-03_09-18-55_AM.png 791w, https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Capto_Capture-2019-04-03_09-18-55_AM-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Capto_Capture-2019-04-03_09-18-55_AM-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Capto_Capture-2019-04-03_09-18-55_AM-650x266.png 650w, https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Capto_Capture-2019-04-03_09-18-55_AM-440x180.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know why you&#8217;d read any other site!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Hardballs<\/h2>\n<h3>Actual analysis from Bob<\/h3>\n<p>Gabe Kapler once again rolled with the same eight position players in last night\u2019s game. That streak will continue this afternoon as the same lineup will take the field again and it speaks volumes about the manager\u2019s confidence in what he\u2019s working with. Unfairly criticized for his lack of lineup continuity last season, because the lineup was, um, trash, Kapler didn\u2019t start the same eight position players in four straight games until early June. Amazing how we&#8217;re seeing some consistency from him after receiving upgrades from what was just slightly better than a JV offense. Now he has one that is currently posting MLB\u2019s second-best OPS (.965) and top-ranked slugging percentage (.577). Yeah, it\u2019s early, but these guys can rake.<\/p>\n<p>Some other way-too-early rankings from the Phillies\u2019 offense: BB% (2<sup>nd<\/sup>), OBP (3<sup>rd<\/sup>), ISO (1<sup>st<\/sup>). Nerd shit, I know, but let\u2019s put it like this\u2014the Phillies have the third-lowest O-Swing% (out of zone swing percentage) thus far, meaning they\u2019re being selective at the plate and capitalizing on opposing pitchers\u2019 mistakes. That\u2019s the name of the game, and while this level of production isn\u2019t entirely sustainable, some of the deeper numbers suggest that what we&#8217;re seeing isn\u2019t exactly a fluke.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a practical application of those pitch selection numbers, take a look at what the lineup did last night against Max Scherzer. Indeed, Scherzer had nine strikeouts and only allowed one earned run, but the Phillies had him out of the game after only five innings because he threw 96 pitches. They won\u2019t just rely on the long ball, they\u2019ll continuously grind away at opposing starters. Pair that with their considerable power potential, and, well, good luck, National League.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Aaron Nola goes today. I wrote yesterday about why it was smart of Kapler to hold his ace back another day. Take a look at Nola\u2019s rest splits from last season:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Four Days<\/strong>: 13 games, 7-4, 2.71 ERA, .201 BA, 11 HR allowed, .359 SLG% .611 OPS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five Days<\/strong>: 17 games, 10-1, 1.83 ERA, .186 BA, 4 HR allowed, .261 SLG% .521 OPS<\/p>\n<p>And here are his career rest splits:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Four Days<\/strong>: 41 games, 17-18, 4.73 ERA, .256 BA, 30 HR allowed, .426 SLG% .735 OPS, 1.281 WHIP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five Days<\/strong>: 43 games, 23-7, 2.29 ERA, .210 BA, 21 HR allowed .309 SLG%, .580 OPS, 1.036 WHIP<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what using your data to maximize player output looks like. Nola faces Anibal Sanchez, with extra rest, and a scorching-hot team behind him. I didn&#8217;t know it was possible to feel this level of serenity so early in the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a bunch of losers. Your fan base is so bad that it doesn&#8217;t know right from wrong, basic good vs. evil. The decision to boo Bryce Harper was so laughably uninformed and wrong-headed that not only did it have the exact opposite effect, spurring him on to a 3-5 performance with a double, home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-94084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-phillies","category-writereditor-kyle-scott","tag-phillies-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Morning Wood: Bae Comes Back - Crossing Broad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2019\/04\/morning-wood-bae-comes-back.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Morning Wood: Bae Comes Back\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What a bunch of losers. 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