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Post by threeifbaerga on May 18, 2020 19:49:44 GMT -5
Maybe he’s touched it in life... you seen Jeter’s dating life list? Damn that guy got it done. I have not seen his dating life list, but I would assume it has been immaculately curated to project a public image, and is in no way a reflection of any real human feeling or depth of romantic commitment, as the man is, at his core, fundamentally hollow.
Boy really throwing around some strong words about a man you've never met, huh?
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Post by incandenza on May 18, 2020 22:48:15 GMT -5
I have not seen his dating life list, but I would assume it has been immaculately curated to project a public image, and is in no way a reflection of any real human feeling or depth of romantic commitment, as the man is, at his core, fundamentally hollow.
Boy really throwing around some strong words about a man you've never met, huh?
Not a man, threeifbaerga. Not a man at all. A Yankee.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 24, 2020 8:55:42 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 24, 2020 9:09:57 GMT -5
David Laurila davidlaurila· 18h How different are bWAR and fWAR? In 1963, Ron Perranoski threw 129 innings and went 16-3 with 21 saves and a 1.67 ERA. Arnold Earley threw 116 innings and went 3-7 with one save and a 4.79 ERA. Perranoski had 0.0 fWAR and 4.5 bWAR. Earley had 0.9 fWAR and -1.3 bWAR.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 25, 2020 21:00:18 GMT -5
Yeah, they are very different when it comes to pitchers. That said, the implication that W-L record and saves matters in the calculation in David's tweet is pretty misleading. I think the difference comes down to RA9 vs. FIP. In Perranoski's case, his FIP was a run higher than his RA9, and Earley's FIP was more than two runs lower than his RA9.
Does make clear why it's important to label your WAR based on the source!
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 13, 2020 9:07:10 GMT -5
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Post by beasleyrockah on Jun 13, 2020 11:35:13 GMT -5
Interesting to note Joe Girardi was fired at the end of this season despite reaching game 7 of the ALCS. The club underachieved their pythagorean W-L by 9 games and we know Girardi has been tough for some to work with so it was probably a justified firing - but it'd be classic Manfred to skip punishment as long as the club promised Girardi would be fired at the end of the season.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Jun 13, 2020 17:49:46 GMT -5
Wasn't it Chris Young, after coming from the Yankees, the one that showed the Red Sox how to use the Apple Watch?
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Post by gerry on Jun 15, 2020 4:12:32 GMT -5
Wasn't it Chris Young, after coming from the Yankees, the one that showed the Red Sox how to use the Apple Watch? Did he? That would ‘splain some things
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 15, 2020 7:28:39 GMT -5
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Post by congusgambler33 on Jun 15, 2020 15:43:29 GMT -5
Wasn't it Chris Young, after coming from the Yankees, the one that showed the Red Sox how to use the Apple Watch? Did he? That would ‘splain some things Yes. i read it in an article a few weeks back.
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Post by gerry on Jun 19, 2020 15:23:55 GMT -5
No wonder the nyfy are fighting the release of that letter. Amazing an element of their case states it would be embarrassing for the team. I should hope so.
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Post by incandenza on Jun 24, 2020 12:44:33 GMT -5
Oh my god, I am just now learning that the Rangers have committed an absolute crime against civilization with the design of their new ballpark.
$1.2 billion, including $500 million of taxpayer suckerbucks, for... that.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 11, 2020 10:24:38 GMT -5
Prospects 365 Baseball @prospects365 · 20h Huge news. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will see most of his playing time during Summer Camp at first base.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 11, 2020 11:53:38 GMT -5
Prospects 365 Baseball @prospects365 · 20h Huge news. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will see most of his playing time during Summer Camp at first base. Yup. That's a permanent move for Guerrero. Travis Shaw will slide across the diamond to 3b. The present going forward is 1b for Vlad Jr until he eventually winds up at DH.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 11, 2020 14:41:24 GMT -5
Oh my god, I am just now learning that the Rangers have committed an absolute crime against civilization with the design of their new ballpark. $1.2 billion, including $500 million of taxpayer suckerbucks, for... that. We have something like that out here - on a smaller scale of course - that's used for livestock auctions. It is Texas so...
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Post by ramireja on Jul 14, 2020 15:14:02 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 14, 2020 21:20:36 GMT -5
Makes a lot of sense as a Markakis replacement.
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Post by patford on Jul 14, 2020 22:25:23 GMT -5
Oh my god, I am just now learning that the Rangers have committed an absolute crime against civilization with the design of their new ballpark. $1.2 billion, including $500 million of taxpayer suckerbucks, for... that. Around here we call that a pole barn.
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Post by patford on Jul 14, 2020 22:27:22 GMT -5
Interesting to note Joe Girardi was fired at the end of this season despite reaching game 7 of the ALCS. The club underachieved their pythagorean W-L by 9 games and we know Girardi has been tough for some to work with so it was probably a justified firing - but it'd be classic Manfred to skip punishment as long as the club promised Girardi would be fired at the end of the season. As the forums #1 conspiracy theorist I am fully prepared to eat crow. I just don't think I'm going to have to.
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 15, 2020 10:10:47 GMT -5
Prospects 365 Baseball @prospects365 · 20h Huge news. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will see most of his playing time during Summer Camp at first base. Yup. That's a permanent move for Guerrero. Travis Shaw will slide across the diamond to 3b. The present going forward is 1b for Vlad Jr until he eventually winds up at DH. I think Vlad can be a good first baseman. His arm is somewhat wasted there, but it's not like a good arm is valueless at first. He has good reflexes and pretty soft hands but his natural skills weren't really there for third base. Part of me thinks he could be a decent outfielder despite his size, but I'd also think his body type would give him a lot more wear and tear out there. And if the bat gets to where it can then it will very, very easily play at first.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 15, 2020 11:28:52 GMT -5
Yup. That's a permanent move for Guerrero. Travis Shaw will slide across the diamond to 3b. The present going forward is 1b for Vlad Jr until he eventually winds up at DH. I think Vlad can be a good first baseman. His arm is somewhat wasted there, but it's not like a good arm is valueless at first. He has good reflexes and pretty soft hands but his natural skills weren't really there for third base. Part of me thinks he could be a decent outfielder despite his size, but I'd also think his body type would give him a lot more wear and tear out there. And if the bat gets to where it can then it will very, very easily play at first. 3rd base has likely been a better offensive position than first base the past couple years. Not disputing your point but it feels like there’s kind of been a lull in first base production recently. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s how it feels.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 15, 2020 12:16:42 GMT -5
Eh, I mean, last year AL shortstops hit better than any other position in the AL. Arguably at least and perhaps even not so. Doesn't necessarily mean the defensive spectrum is dead. Maybe it's evolving a little?
I'd be interested in seeing error bars, and seeing how many good lineups had certain production from certain positions.
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 15, 2020 19:13:17 GMT -5
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/split.cgi?t=b&lg=MLB&year=2019It looks like first basemen and right fielders were the best in baseball last year by OPS+ but 3B was very close behind. Looks like 1B had better walk rates and Iso but third basemen basically made up the whole difference with superior content rates. Given that you generally need better hand-eye coordination to play third, that adds up. I do agree with the greater point that we've had something of a lull the past several years in having great first basemen. Thinking back to the late 90s and there was Thomas, Bagwell, Thome, Palmeiro, McGwire, then Helton and Pujols coming on not long after. I wonder if some level of it is just players staying at other positions longer. I wonder if a team would wait longer to move Bagwell off third base today. Teams don't want to move a guy off third because you can always find an okay 1B (Moreland and Pearce were relatively cheap) but the dropoff at third base is larger if you don't have someone average. And then, by extension, when teams aren't paying a premium for a first baseman then players aren't motivated to move there.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 15, 2020 20:10:31 GMT -5
Exactly, that's kind of what I was getting at with error bars. Like is one position more boom or bust, whereas another is just sort of mediocre right now.
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