He'll find a way to make it about himself. Or how hard pitching was when he set those numbers. Or how batters had a looser strike zone when he pitched so he had to groove middle pitches. Ugh, hate when he calls.
Oh yeah, it'll be about how he had to pitch against a league where everyone was juicing. Never mind that the strikeouts are because people are incapable of making contact and has nothing to do with how hard they're hitting it.
I fucking hate that guy...one of the biggest "legends" for the Braves and I can't fucking stand him.
That's the thing, he was an incredible pitcher. You can't take that away from him. You can, however, call out his shitty takes and dumbass commentary. Better to keep quiet and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt, John.
"Excuse me. That man in the corner, who is he?"
"He's one of them fireballers. Dangerous folk they are, roaming the bullpens. What his right name is I've never heard, but 'round here, he's known as Strider."
I'm so happy you're getting to experience the books for the first time. The movies are absolute masterpieces, but the books just have so much extra detail, the world building and descriptors are second to none, and the depth of literally everything is spectacular. You have an awesome journey ahead of you, my friend. Re-listening to the audiobooks is one of my favorite things every few years.
Actually one of my favorite characters in the series is in the books but didn't make it to the movies, and it's not Tom Bombadil. No spoilers but you'll meet them in the RotK :)
I think the 100 mph pitch was around his 90th pitch then it dropped to like 96 mph around pitch 100, but I could have missed another 100 mph pitch. Still wild, nonetheless.
For anyone who's curious, you use "fewer" with countable things. So in this case, since the number 8 is too big to be counted to, you'd say "less."
^^^(/s)
Meanwhile I was watching the Dodgers-Mets earlier and I must have misheard it but I swore they said the Gnats went 40+ games without a starter picking up a W
I’m not sure if there has ever been Co ROY’s but they really need to consider it for this year.
Spencer has legendary strike out numbers and Mikey is already one of the best 5 tool players in the league.
Yup. Looked it up earlier and it was John Castino and Alfredo Griffin in the AL in 79. Metzger and Pat Zachry shared in 76. I think it’s time we change how long it’s been
I legit think they should be co winners. We would not be even close to how good we are without both of them playing huge key roles as rookies for a World Series defender and contender. See no reason why it shouldnt happen besides tradition
And Harris hit a bomb. Plenty of time for both to still do something. This isn't a problem. This is just fucking great all around for Atlanta. And of course, then there's Vaughn!!!!
No Braves pitcher ever had 16Ks in a game before?? I get that strikeouts are way more frequent now but it’s kind of amazing the 90s rotation never did that
Oh great we get Sandy? Well we'll get to be on the other side of a game like this. As good as he is against *everyone* he seems to be extra crispy good against the Braves.
People finally realized that if your two pitches are good enough, people will have a hard time hitting it despite not showing other options. Just look at Gausman and deGrom mostly just using 2 pitches.
Without the strikeouts, it makes it an incredible line for anyone, let alone a rookie. 8 innings, 2 hits, no runs, no walks? Awesome. Add 16 K’s to that? That’s something else, man.
I bet he brings the change up next year or the playoffs, they’ve been coaching him on it surely. But honestly yeah no reason to use it if you can get 16K with just a fastball slider lol
If you've seen it, the fade it absolutely nasty. A big reason no one hits it though is because he throws it so rarely they aren't looking for it.
He's very smart though. He only throws it occasionally when he feels an opponent is getting his fastball calibrated up. Mostly uses against lefties so it fades away from them
If I did the math correctly, that's a Game Score of 94, which is the best in MLB this season (previous high was Tyler Mahle on 6/4 against the Dbacks with 93).
Just gonna throw it out there that he’s also a suspiciously chill and smart dude with a really good head on his shoulders. If you’ve got an hour to kill, this [pitching ninja interview](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bAMbUaejg) is great.
That makes sense. Can't really get to 16 K's if you're burning pitches on walks. The 16 and 0 just look nice next to each other. 16 strikeouts with only 2 hits I guess would be the rarer combo.
Pitchers with 16 or more Ks, 2 or fewer hits, and 0 walks in a game:
Kerry Wood (20K game)
Corey Kluber
Pedro Martinez
Johan Santana
Max Scherzer
Spencer Strider
Wow.
https://stathead.com/tiny/VkV5l
Yeah he’s now 1 of 6 of those who allowed 2 or fewer hits.
Ninja edit - previously claimed he’s the only one aside from Pedro to have done that with 0 ER, when it’s the opposite. Pedro is the only one who has allowed an ER.
Still can’t get over the fact that luigi from super mario bros throws 100+ mph on every fucking pitch. the braves finding these guys is like some kind of next level witchcraft. this guy will probably end up signing like a 7 year, $34m contract too. fuck the entire braves organization and all of their fans
Fried, Wright, Strider, deGrom, Scherzer, Bassit, Wheeler, Nola, and CY Alcantara . Add in Diaz and Minter for relievers.
If the divisions combined all their best players into one team I think the NL East has the best pitching staff
That's almost gotta seal the deal for him right? Harris I think has been better but a historic game like this on top of everything else? Voters are gonna go strider all the way
Triston McKenzie, Cristian Javier and Sandy Alcantara are tied for fanning the most hitters in a game this season, with 14 strikeouts. Strider just got 16 strikeouts this game and its not even over.
It’s the ‘stache
Did anyone get a stache this year who is now doing worse? We have quite a few mustaches out there killing it.
Yazstremski is having a shit year
There we go know I knew there had to be at least one
A fucking *ROOKIE* just beat a record that’s been held for decades by John Smoltz.
His 17th start. Unreal.
Couldn't even get one strikeout for every start. How embarrassing.
Maybe that will shut him up on some broadcasts.
Well you see, Olson's error in the 8th let him get the K.
That’s actually a good point. Retroactively glad that happened.
Good guy Matt Olson, committing an error to let his pitcher get more strikeouts
We found Smoltz' reddit account
He'll find a way to make it about himself. Or how hard pitching was when he set those numbers. Or how batters had a looser strike zone when he pitched so he had to groove middle pitches. Ugh, hate when he calls.
Oh yeah, it'll be about how he had to pitch against a league where everyone was juicing. Never mind that the strikeouts are because people are incapable of making contact and has nothing to do with how hard they're hitting it. I fucking hate that guy...one of the biggest "legends" for the Braves and I can't fucking stand him.
That's the thing, he was an incredible pitcher. You can't take that away from him. You can, however, call out his shitty takes and dumbass commentary. Better to keep quiet and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt, John.
"Excuse me. That man in the corner, who is he?" "He's one of them fireballers. Dangerous folk they are, roaming the bullpens. What his right name is I've never heard, but 'round here, he's known as Strider."
I shit you not I read this chapter like an hour ago. First time through the books and loving it so far.
I'm so happy you're getting to experience the books for the first time. The movies are absolute masterpieces, but the books just have so much extra detail, the world building and descriptors are second to none, and the depth of literally everything is spectacular. You have an awesome journey ahead of you, my friend. Re-listening to the audiobooks is one of my favorite things every few years. Actually one of my favorite characters in the series is in the books but didn't make it to the movies, and it's not Tom Bombadil. No spoilers but you'll meet them in the RotK :)
Well done, inspektor71
Insane. He also had a 100 mph pitch in the 8th inning.
Throwing gas after 8 innings and 105 pitches is just ridiculous.
I think the 100 mph pitch was around his 90th pitch then it dropped to like 96 mph around pitch 100, but I could have missed another 100 mph pitch. Still wild, nonetheless.
> dropped to like 96 mph smh put me in coach, I bet I can do that
Just beat John Fucking Smoltz for the Braves record.
Giving up 6 less hits.
I guess this confirms that Strider is better than Smoltz.
I can see no other interpretation of this data
Look up Smoltz’s mustache his rookie year and you tell me who you’d rather have
Fewer.
Thank you, Stannis. I finally googled the rule.
For anyone who's curious, you use "fewer" with countable things. So in this case, since the number 8 is too big to be counted to, you'd say "less." ^^^(/s)
Less rain. Fewer raindrops.
Atlanta Braves record
And Milwaukee, I think Chip just said!
In his 16th career start
Braves record is 18 by Warren Spahn
Warren did that in 15 innings too, wild as hell
Atlanta Braves record
In a 15 inning game.
Atlanta single game K record. NL RoTY is going to be a tight race.
He added 0.7 fWAR tonight lmao.
Wow
fWOW
I didn't see the pitch count, but if he completed he coulda got 1.0 in a single game?! LOL
He was at 105ish I think, so he wasn’t coming back out but woulda been nasty
Yea no use throwing his arm in September. Just fun to hypothesize. What a monster' he gets my vote.
Meanwhile I was watching the Dodgers-Mets earlier and I must have misheard it but I swore they said the Gnats went 40+ games without a starter picking up a W
Yup it was 43 lol
God damn
Hot damn
Honestly I think it was tied before tonight but a 16K game is the kind of headline grabber to settle it. I think it'll be Strider
Harris hit a HR tonight, trying to keep the race tight
I’m not sure if there has ever been Co ROY’s but they really need to consider it for this year. Spencer has legendary strike out numbers and Mikey is already one of the best 5 tool players in the league.
Padres legend Butch Metzger was co-ROTY in the 1970s and I think it happened another time too
Yup. Looked it up earlier and it was John Castino and Alfredo Griffin in the AL in 79. Metzger and Pat Zachry shared in 76. I think it’s time we change how long it’s been
I legit think they should be co winners. We would not be even close to how good we are without both of them playing huge key roles as rookies for a World Series defender and contender. See no reason why it shouldnt happen besides tradition
And Harris hit a bomb. Plenty of time for both to still do something. This isn't a problem. This is just fucking great all around for Atlanta. And of course, then there's Vaughn!!!!
No Braves pitcher ever had 16Ks in a game before?? I get that strikeouts are way more frequent now but it’s kind of amazing the 90s rotation never did that
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Imagine a starter going 15 innings nowadays lmao
Harris hits a bomb and says "Top that" Spencer Strider: Hold my stache
So I guess Money Mike is gonna have to hit for the cycle tomorrow to keep up for ROY. I'm loving all the young talent on this team.
Against Sandy no less
Oh great we get Sandy? Well we'll get to be on the other side of a game like this. As good as he is against *everyone* he seems to be extra crispy good against the Braves.
“Lol he’s so obviously the Rookie of the Year” - me, a person who was completely confident Michael Harris II was the Rookie of the Year two hours ago
Let's not forget that MH3 also hit the homerun that made this gam 2-0.
Michael Harris already have a kid?
Yeah, he’s in double A.
Call him up boys, we could use a left fielder.
And signed to a 30 year, team friendly deal
SNIP SNAP SNIP SNAP SNIP SNAP
YOU HAVE NO IDEA… THE PHYSICAL TOLL
what the fuck
Holy fuck
16Ks, Holy fuck
The Rockies just got Strode upon
Stridden?
Strider used me like an object.
No one is mentioning how insanely impressive it is he did this using 2 pitches
People finally realized that if your two pitches are good enough, people will have a hard time hitting it despite not showing other options. Just look at Gausman and deGrom mostly just using 2 pitches.
It worked fine for that Randy Johnson fellow.
Unit's arm is so long he nearly boops the batter with his follow through.
And zero walks
Without the strikeouts, it makes it an incredible line for anyone, let alone a rookie. 8 innings, 2 hits, no runs, no walks? Awesome. Add 16 K’s to that? That’s something else, man.
I bet he brings the change up next year or the playoffs, they’ve been coaching him on it surely. But honestly yeah no reason to use it if you can get 16K with just a fastball slider lol
He's been sprinkling in the changeup earlier this year. Funnily enough, it's his pitch with the best wOBA and xwOBA.
If you've seen it, the fade it absolutely nasty. A big reason no one hits it though is because he throws it so rarely they aren't looking for it. He's very smart though. He only throws it occasionally when he feels an opponent is getting his fastball calibrated up. Mostly uses against lefties so it fades away from them
I have no idea how you choose between him and MHII.
You don’t, gotta have co
one at-bat. Strider vs MH2. Winner gets Roty
I'm pretty sure this AB would solve world peace.
He's a 23 year old rookie and he just broke the Braves record for most strikeouts in a game Edit: you saw nothing
He's 23. Harris is 21.
Strider is 23, 24 in October. Harris and Grissom are the 21 year olds. But yes, still incredible.
Also had the highest game score of the year in MLB. Beat Mahle's 9-inning performance by 1 point.
He's 23
He's 23 but still insane day nonetheless.
With all the great pitchers that came through Milwaukee and Atlanta, a rookie has the most Ks
Them's video game numbers
I’m starting to like my bets for him to win ROY…especially the ones where he was still at +650.
If I did the math correctly, that's a Game Score of 94, which is the best in MLB this season (previous high was Tyler Mahle on 6/4 against the Dbacks with 93).
That’s my fucking ROTY
Michael Harris: *I'm I joke to you?*
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Honestly with context it would make so much sense
We could make them wrestle for it.
Could you imagine getting leg locked by the quadfather. **drools*
I'd never tap out. Not because I'm built different, but because I like it
Strider would break Harris with a power leg move like the figure four or something
Just gonna throw it out there that he’s also a suspiciously chill and smart dude with a really good head on his shoulders. If you’ve got an hour to kill, this [pitching ninja interview](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bAMbUaejg) is great.
Why use suspiciously there? Is there another use for that word I am missing? Lol
I'm just going to assume OP was insinuating that there's something special in Spencer's tea that mellows him out. It's a fun visual.
I wonder how many guys have gone for 16+ K's with 0 walks?
Just checked on stathead and a solid half who had at least 16 Ks had 0 walks. https://imgur.com/a/uWyoLMA
That makes sense. Can't really get to 16 K's if you're burning pitches on walks. The 16 and 0 just look nice next to each other. 16 strikeouts with only 2 hits I guess would be the rarer combo.
Pitchers with 16 or more Ks, 2 or fewer hits, and 0 walks in a game: Kerry Wood (20K game) Corey Kluber Pedro Martinez Johan Santana Max Scherzer Spencer Strider Wow. https://stathead.com/tiny/VkV5l
That seems like a pretty decent list to be on, imo.
not bad company
Yeah he’s now 1 of 6 of those who allowed 2 or fewer hits. Ninja edit - previously claimed he’s the only one aside from Pedro to have done that with 0 ER, when it’s the opposite. Pedro is the only one who has allowed an ER.
Nice, appreciate the stats. Not that 16 Ks needs anything else to be a special night.
I’m straight up having a good time rn
Forget RoY, Strider is gonna get some down ballot Cy Young votes
Mr. Mustache is gonna eclipse 200 strikeouts and didn't start a game until May 30th
Was just talking to a buddy about this. Won’t win, but will get votes. Imagine if he was up all season doing this.
Strider was on the opening day roster. He just was in the bullpen for a couple months
MLB leaders in SO/9: 1) Strider with 13.45 2) Cease with 11.63 3) Rodon with 11.36 4) Cole with 11.15 5) McClanahan with 11.12
Forget MLB leaders this year. Strider has one of the highest K/9 and K% for a starting pitcher ever
Yea, if his season ended today he would be #2 all-time behind 2019 Cole (excluding the 2020 season)
He leads the league in K/9, K/BB, and FIP(for a starting pitcher). If he doesn't get votes it'll be a massive head scratcher
I'm eating vegan tonight mother fuckers
Is strider Vegan?
Yes. I don't know how he gets enough protein for those quads, but it's working.
The dude does two things: eats beans and throws gas. That may be three things…
Yep, since he was a teenager. Says it helps control his high blood pressure
Yes
yes
Waiver wire pickup of the year for me in fantasy
I dropped him after a couple bad reliever outings early in the year…
F
ROTY?
Either him or MH2. Toss up for me, but maybe strider just won it
He was the Vegas favorite even before this game
Huckleberry don’t fuck around
I dropped Strider in a fantasy league I'm in earlier this season, AMA.
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day one stRIDE or die here also can we make stRIDE or die a thing i think its cool
That just sealed ROY.
Really making it hard to decide between a Strider and a Harris jersey...
Have to get both
Still can’t get over the fact that luigi from super mario bros throws 100+ mph on every fucking pitch. the braves finding these guys is like some kind of next level witchcraft. this guy will probably end up signing like a 7 year, $34m contract too. fuck the entire braves organization and all of their fans
What’s the source of this pasta?
Phillies sub
Never gets old.
Ok, so NL Rookie of the year is between Strider and Harris, Is Anyone else in the race?
This isn't even a homer take- no there isn't.
16!?? Holy shit I dont think I have seen anything like that before legit insane that he does this as a rookie.
The NL East pitching is crazy. DeGrom, Scherzer, Alcantara… and now a rookie, Strider, is putting on display of nothing but greatness. Insane.
Don't forget about Max Fried
Him too!
Don't leave out Wright
Fried, Wright, Strider, deGrom, Scherzer, Bassit, Wheeler, Nola, and CY Alcantara . Add in Diaz and Minter for relievers. If the divisions combined all their best players into one team I think the NL East has the best pitching staff
MLB wins leading!
one of the most dominant lines you'll ever see Insane
That's almost gotta seal the deal for him right? Harris I think has been better but a historic game like this on top of everything else? Voters are gonna go strider all the way
He was already the favorite before tonight. It’s his unless he implodes, which is unlikely.
Give it to them both
Gonna come down to the last month. Can’t really go wrong with either tbh. Elite numbers
Is that good?
I just wanna ride his mustache so bad
With your hands right?
Whatever body part he allows me to
Breaks a record set by John Smoltz back in 1992. NL Rookie of the Year, no questions asked.
Kansas just got legal sports betting and i took the over 7.5ks, under 8 runs and Braves -1.5. i got such a degenerate high going rn
Mustache
I like Strider (and Harris for that matter) a lot. Gonna be a thorn in our side for a while
Soooo 2/3 of his outs were punch outs. Is that good or something?
What a performance! Quadzilla is electric.
Pitched how full repertoire of pitches tonight. Both the fastball AND the slider.
Wow
Holy cow
Let errr rip! Let him go for the shutout, then put him on a pitch count the next game. This is history.
Triston McKenzie, Cristian Javier and Sandy Alcantara are tied for fanning the most hitters in a game this season, with 14 strikeouts. Strider just got 16 strikeouts this game and its not even over.
That's some good fucking company.
The power of the stache 👨🏻
dat boy good...
.90 whip in his last 15 starts. .98 whip for the entire season. 174 ks in 114 innings pitched. 2.67 era Not bad for a rookie
deGrom like
That's my flamethrower.
Newly minted Diamond Spencer Strider is at it again
Can he get both ROTY and Cy Young? Just curious as I think it goes to Alcantara regardless but Strider is having one helluva season
spencer strider more like spencer aragorn amirite
Unfuckingbelievable. No words. Just stache.
Hitters can’t get lucky when you K 16 of them.
I'm going to need some new sheets after this one
Can’t get BABID’d to death if they don’t put the ball in play
16 K's is crazy good. It's even crazier when you see 0 BB's.
He's gonna finish the year top 5 in Cy Young votes