kagami (kagami)

what are some of the best fc native physical good products? planning some early holiday shopping using my fc rewards. top of my mind is humankind by @samantha and merch by @mintedmerch. would appreciate some more suggestions!

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this is equivalent to 107 mph at the major league level https://x.com/jomboymedia/status/1956122515006480905?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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whether or not we get to the point where yamamoto pitches the fact that he’s up in the bullpen after throwing a complete game in game 2 is INSANE this tells you how long this game is going. how important this game is. and how much yamamoto wants this. if he comes in, we’re talking madison bumgarner against the royals territory.

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what's going on with rafael devers—a deep dive with help from a custom claude statcast skill rafael devers is a career .274 / .346 / .500 hitter with a .357 woba. this year, he's hitting .210 / .250 / .290 with a .241 woba. he's walking less, hitting the ball with less authority, and striking out at a career high. he's in the middle of a 10 yr / $313.5m contract that ends in 2033 which has many giants fans wondering if buster posey traded for a toxic contract. so, what's causing rafael devers' abysmal start? - a continual bat speed decline: his average bat speed now sits below league average. his average bat speed has fallen from 73.4 mph in 2023 to 71.2 mph this year - a drop in fast swing%: similar to his bat speed, his fast swing% has dropped to 15.1%, much lower than his career average of 24.7%. fast swings generate +0.6 run value per 100 while not fast swings genearte -3.2 run value per 100 - zone contact issues: devers is swinging through pitches in the zone at a career high rate. he makes contact on balls in the zone about 68.7% of the time, a huge dip from his 75.3% career average and 84% league average continuing this in a thread to include more screenshots + videos

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