I kind of appreciate his earnestness and love of the most bland Americana-rock possible, it seems so fitting.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 14 March 2016 01:00 (eight years ago) link
This recent "analytics = made predominantly by white people = RACIST!" trend is the worst thing ever.
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 15:03 (seven years ago) link
http://theundefeated.com/features/roberto-clemente-was-a-fierce-critic-of-both-baseball-and-american-society/
The use of "white-boy" really jumped out at me.
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 15:06 (seven years ago) link
http://adequateman.deadspin.com/heres-a-simple-tweak-to-fix-extra-innings-1781949836
― Immediate Follower (NA), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhxtGxsXUAE61uw.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 July 2018 22:21 (five years ago) link
surprising, considering the source!
https://www.weeklystandard.com/alan-jacobs/giving-up-on-baseball
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 July 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
I've heard other geniuses say this... Harold Reynolds, WFAN jocks, etc.
https://deadspin.com/the-constantly-stupid-braves-announcing-booth-has-infec-1828310939
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 14:41 (five years ago) link
Francoeur does way more than his share of the jabbering in that booth. The weirdest part is that he pretends Chip Caray doesn't exist -- he never adds commentary to anything CC says, only has dialogue with Simpson.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 15:05 (five years ago) link
Mike Hargrove: "Fifteen to 20 years ago, if a guy struck out 100-plus times, he really had a hard time breaking into a lineup...."
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2791455-i-find-it-very-difficult-to-watch-why-mlb-greats-think-baseballs-in-trouble
Mickey Mantle's strikeout totals, 1954-61: 107, 97, 99, 75, 120, 126, 125, 112
Reggie Jackson's strikeout totals, 1968-75: 171, 142, 135, 161, 125, 111, 105, 133
Jim Thome's strikeout totals, 1996-2004: 141, 146, 141, 171, 171, 185, 139, 182, 144
Chipper Jones is the smartest oldtimer quoted in that piece.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 August 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
lol gossage is such a relentless dick
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 August 2018 20:26 (five years ago) link
i want to know what hargrove and gossage think should be done to fix things. should the bases be moved closer together, so there's more stealing? should homers only count as two bases, to encourage contact? all starters required to go seven innings? let's hear some ideas instead of just bitching
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
presumably just a wholesale return to the tactics and priorities of 1977
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
gonna be tough to make modern pitchers throw their fastballs 5-10 mph slower
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 15:17 (five years ago) link
you just draft the slower ones!
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
Nick Castellanos gets last laugh as he exposes the flaws of analytics in #Cubs ' deadline coup https://t.co/fZfH1BtPz2— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 29, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 29 August 2019 23:12 (four years ago) link
Zack Wheeler, Mike Trout consider opting out, abandoning their teams and the game
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 17:03 (three years ago) link
That article is the closest I've ever come to clicking a Twitter handle and angry replying in my life
― TRANCED INTO RADIOACTIVE PUREE (Will M.), Friday, 10 July 2020 07:22 (three years ago) link
You might miss a birth, or the first few weeks of your kid’s life, or back-to-school 2020. But you will be protected, and you will be tested, and you will be doing your job.
Because that’s what it is. A job. Players were hired to comprise a team with the goal of winning a championship, no matter how asterisked the season becomes. These players were hired to display their skills and drive an industry.
OUR GOD IS A MIGHTY GOD
― Karl Malone, Friday, 10 July 2020 07:27 (three years ago) link
Until MLB standardizes ballpark dimensions, homerun records are meaningless.— Matt Bruenig (@MattBruenig) September 29, 2022
― mookieproof, Thursday, 29 September 2022 04:43 (one year ago) link
Martin Luther… Bing?
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Thursday, 29 September 2022 11:21 (one year ago) link
Climate affects fly balls more than dimensions so who gives a shit
― ✖, Thursday, 29 September 2022 19:03 (one year ago) link