dumbass media 2016

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.

http://adequateman.deadspin.com/heres-a-simple-tweak-to-fix-extra-innings-1781949836

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhxtGxsXUAE61uw.jpg:small

surprising, considering the source!

https://www.weeklystandard.com/alan-jacobs/giving-up-on-baseball

I've heard other geniuses say this... Harold Reynolds, WFAN jocks, etc.

https://deadspin.com/the-constantly-stupid-braves-announcing-booth-has-infec-1828310939

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.

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.

lol gossage is such a relentless dick

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

presumably just a wholesale return to the tactics and priorities of 1977

gonna be tough to make modern pitchers throw their fastballs 5-10 mph slower

you just draft the slower ones!

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

Zack Wheeler, Mike Trout consider opting out, abandoning their teams and the game

That article is the closest I've ever come to clicking a Twitter handle and angry replying in my life

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

Until MLB standardizes ballpark dimensions, homerun records are meaningless.

— Matt Bruenig (@MattBruenig) September 29, 2022

Martin Luther… Bing?

Climate affects fly balls more than dimensions so who gives a shit