Derek VanRiper

Derek VanRiper

@dvr.bsky.social

Rates & Barrels host at The Athletic | (he/him)

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Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

I think the still makes Junior’s decision look a lot worse than it appeared live, when you could see how his momentum and body positioning were a factor.

Mike Petriello@mikepetriello.bsky.social

one of the few reasons I stay on the other site is just because players are there, and it's funny because: Votto is saying people who think there was a play at 1B are stupid Pham is saying if JC just throws to 1B, the inning is over

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

After seeing him live for the first two times this weekend, Junior Caminero's quality of contact reminds me of young Pujols, and that gave me an even greater appreciation for Pujols doing it with a sub-10% K% from his age-23-to-29 seasons.

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social & I on the Brewers' big Game 2 comeback and a look ahead to Game 3 in Tampa Bay on Monday night.... 🎧 pod.fo/e/6f34c1 📺 youtu.be/SDwcYGti8k4

pod.foRates & Barrels: A show about fantasy baseball: Brewers STUN Rays With 4-Run Comeback! | How Can Tampa Bay Turn Things Around?THE BREWERS DID IT AGAIN! 🏆⚾ Milwaukee erased a 4-0 deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in World Series Game 2, taking a commanding 2-0 series lead!But this comeback had everything: a rooki...
Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

Part of the discussion on our episode coming out this afternoon, where would you choose to bat Chandler Simpson if you were calling the shots for the Rays? Their Game 2 Lineup 👇

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

Anything is possible.

Michael Baumann@baumann.bsky.social

Wisconsin is one of two states I've lived in whose insularity leads to the kind of evolutionary cultural craziness you find in animals in the Galapagos or language in isolated settlements. This is what hath been wrought in the name of sausage

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

Three interesting things about the starting lineups. The Brewers put their lefties back-to-back in *three* parts of the lineup. Jonny DeLuca (sneaky good against high velo FB) in against a RHP instead of Cedric Mullins, Ben Williamson in for Richie Palacios.

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

I think "Adam Jetski" is going to be a Dude.

Brent Maguire@bmags94.bsky.social

Another fun part about the Brewers-Rays matchup is looking at each team's respective farm systems. Per MLB Pipeline, there are 10 combined Top 100 prospects between those clubs. Four of them are in the top 20, including No. 1 prospect Jesús Made. Loaded organizations. www.mlb.com/milb/prospec...

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

Wait until they try the sausages.

Michael Henk@mykenk.us

I love all of the national media posts about the Brewers. Did you know their logo is a ball and glove? Did you know they were the Seattle Pilots?

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

Let this man be a GM.

Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social

"Analytics is a good way to lose your job as a coach," says Troy Aikman, the world's foremost hater of informed decision making and touchdowns.

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Sam Miller
@sammillerbb.bsky.social

The most humbling job in sports is "guy who makes 33 regular-season starts only to find out his team would rather do 10 bullpen games than let him pitch in the postseason"

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robert orr
@notthebobbyorr.bsky.social

Blake Snell left in the game too long last night. Kevin Cash trying to squeeze one inning more out of his starter than he should. At last the circle is complete.

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

I can’t be the only one who sees the words Miller High Life insurance beer and hears Ueck saying them in my head.

Todd Mader@todddmader.bsky.social

And I just opened a Miller High Life insurance beer

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

I also think Joe Davis has done a nice job in this series.

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com

The entire internet seems to think the Fox play-by-play guy is in the tank for the Dodgers, because he works for them the rest of the year. I just don't hear that at all. He's very good at this and if you are looking for national media Dodger favoritism you can find it elsewhere

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

Going to break this down with Jed on the Wednesday episode...just an incredible sequence with two outs in the third that paved way for Yelich’s two-run single….

Steve Drumwright@drummerwrites.bsky.social

Relieve Bauers' plate appearance through the video. Read my recap about it here: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

brewerfanatic.comJake Bauers' Epic 12-Pitch Walk Set Stage for Brewers To Take Game 2Facing Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Milwaukee first baseman fouled off six straight full-count pitches before a curveball in the dirt sent him to first, loading the bases with two outs. The nex...
Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social & @brittghiroli.bsky.social join me as the Guardians take Game 1 against the Rays, and the Brewers head to Los Angeles up 2-0. The Dodgers aren't really going to bench Shohei Ohtani, are they? 🎧 pod.fo/e/6b35a6 📺 youtu.be/qMmfLPdh-pQ

pod.foRates & Barrels: A show about fantasy baseball: Should the Dodgers BENCH Shohei Ohtani? | NLCS & ALCS BreakdownsShould the Los Angeles Dodgers actually consider BENCHING Shohei Ohtani? The Milwaukee Brewers have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the NLCS, Cleveland has stolen Game 1 of the ALCS from Tampa Bay, and...

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"Le Chonk"
@cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com

Replying to @threetwoeephus.bsky.social

they definitely have a commercial for some app that does like "relaxation sounds" or whatever that is just [30 seconds of silence with text on the screen] so I have to imagine you can do this

Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

🎙️ Rates & Barrels Previews! ⚾ With another four-game slate getting underway for the Divison Series round Saturday, @enosarris.bsky.social and I broke down the matchups.... NLDS: pod.fo/e/67e4c4 (YouTube: youtu.be/d2D1XCw812E?...) ALDS: pod.fo/e/67aff4 (YouTube: youtube.com/live/4bUevAX...)

pod.foRates & Barrels: A show about fantasy baseball: Braves Have a Dodgers Problem & Padres-Brewers Could Be a ClassicThe NLDS is here. DVR and Eno preview Braves-Dodgers and Padres-Brewers, breaking down the pitching matchups, lineup weaknesses, bullpen advantages and X-factors that could decide both National Lea...
Derek VanRiper
@dvr.bsky.social

Familiarity against a pitcher (even though they can change a lot over the course of career BvP splits) paired with declining stuff, and being on the road (home team uses a Trajekt) seems like a very tough combo. On the other hand, nobody in the majors has taken more than four PA against Ray Kerr.