Baseball Thread - friendly arguments about fWAR and bWAR amongst friends

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Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

tinstaach posted:

It's such a bummer to see what's happened to him and Pujols. First-ballot hall of famers who were the most fearer hitters in the game, and now their names are the only things keeping them on a major league roster.

Jesus god I just looked up Miggy's contract and not only does it have two more years on it, it also has $30m vesting options if he finished in the top 10 of the MVP voting in his age-40 and age-41 seasons

The best dumb contract has to be Chad Davis' though, no questions asked

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# ? May 7, 2024 17:56

Greg Legg: Oct 6, 2004

Schnorkles posted:

MiLB is a superior product to the majors imho.

That's good to know. I don't watch much MLB but I plan on watching as much in person minor league that I can after the move.

# ? May 29, 2021 19:31

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Greg Legg posted:

That's good to know. I don't watch much MLB but I plan on watching as much in person minor league that I can after the move.

MiLB often also has the benefit of being really cheap. They want fans in the stadium a lot of times, so beer and snacks (of dubious quality) are often very reasonably priced.

# ? May 29, 2021 20:32

Lux Anima: Apr 17, 2016; Dinosaur Gum

Kenley Jansen puts the fear of god in me whenever he goes onto the mound because I am a Dodgers fan that likes it when they win games instead of losing them.

# ? May 29, 2021 21:53

Lux Anima: Apr 17, 2016; Dinosaur Gum

Here's my major contribution to the CSPAM baseball thread:

Read this amazing Let's Play by TheMcD that's incredibly informative about baseball:

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# ? May 29, 2021 22:05

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

Lux Animus posted:

Here's my major contribution to the CSPAM baseball thread:

Read this amazing Let's Play by TheMcD that's incredibly informative about baseball:

Baseball, Zizek, Hentai and Twitter - Let's Play The Closer!

that title contains 3 of some of my favorite things

# ? May 29, 2021 22:06

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

if you like baseball you're racist

# ? May 29, 2021 22:09

Bouillon Rube: Aug 6, 2009

Schnorkles posted:

MiLB often also has the benefit of being really cheap. They want fans in the stadium a lot of times, so beer and snacks (of dubious quality) are often very reasonably priced.

it blew my mind going to a Houston Dynamo game a few years back and getting beer for like $3

# ? May 29, 2021 22:32

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Bouillon Rube posted:

it blew my mind going to a Houston Dynamo game a few years back and getting beer for like $3

I have been stared down by so many young scrub-tier players because I got kind of drunk and started heckling

# ? May 29, 2021 22:57

tinstaach: Aug 3, 2010; MAGNetic AttITUDE

People like to say that baseball is boring, and I like to tell those people that baseball likes to give time for little narratives to develop within each at-bat, which contribute to the larger stories of the inning and the game as a whole

and then I hope those people don't counter by saying that sometimes at-bats go on for so long that everyone just straight up forgets the count, on a semi-regular basis lol

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1398450973551599616

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qKWMgs4HG4

# ? May 29, 2021 23:16

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

what you say about narratives in the game is true

that�s what makes espn telecasts such an abomination . they are terrified of covering the game . all words and graphics and segments are about things other than what is happening in the game . the announcers hardly know who is playing. I can�t imagine growing an audience with this product

local broadcast are somewhat better and only get distracted by ad reads

# ? May 29, 2021 23:45

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

mini-schnork is with his mom and grandma and they're at the cabin for a day or two while I get the house in order

time to stuff my face with eggplant parm and watch baseball tonight though

# ? May 29, 2021 23:47

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

what are even the story lines this year ?

Boston seems to be good again. the np east is a travesty . anything else ?

# ? May 29, 2021 23:48

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

euphronius posted:

what are even the story lines this year ?

Boston seems to be good again. the np east is a travesty . anything else ?

i feel like the storylines that are starting to emerge are the dudes who are way down the depth chart who are getting called up and making a real go of it.

Mercedes on ChiSox, there's a couple relivers floating around who have pitched really well. If Pujols had hit the walk off dinger last night that got robbed, I'd say Pujols hitting better for the dodgers than he's hit in years.

# ? May 29, 2021 23:49

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

The Angels managing to ruin two once in a generation players at the same time

# ? May 29, 2021 23:51

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Yankees fans melting down at a team that's probably the best in the AL because they're not hitting enough dingers, though that could just be something awful.

# ? May 29, 2021 23:53

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

almost every at bat in an mlb game is an exciting strategy confrontation with paragraphs that can be said about pitch sequences, the pitchers command , the pitchers current stamina, the hitters weak areas, the outcome of previous at bats, the game context of the at bat (how many out , runners on , the score ), a hitters and pitchers historic match up, the position of the fielders, the actions of three catcher, etc etc

local broadcasts cover this pretty well imho . but even then baseball people on tv are afraid to talk baseball and instead talk in cliches . espn doesn�t cover any of this

# ? May 29, 2021 23:53

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

Schnorkles posted:

The Angels managing to ruin two once in a generation players at the same time

trout ? hes never done anything . it�s getting to the point where you really have to wonder why his teams never do well

Ohtani is impressive in a trivial sense.

# ? May 29, 2021 23:55

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

euphronius posted:

almost every at bat in an mlb game is an exciting strategy confrontation with paragraphs that can be said about pitch sequences, the pitchers command , the pitchers current stamina, the hitters weak areas, the outcome of previous at bats, the game context of the at bat (how many out , runners on , the score ), a hitters and pitchers historic match up, the position of the fielders, the actions of three catcher, etc etc

local broadcasts cover this pretty well imho . but even then baseball people on tv are afraid to talk baseball and instead talk in cliches . espn doesn�t cover any of this

everyone who i talk to who's more our age (and I know you're a bit older than me, but say, gen-x + millennial) who actually likes baseball leans heavily into the nuance of it. The depth and complexity is actually the fun part. The problem is that the brain geniuses who run the drat game think it needs to be more like the NFL

# ? May 29, 2021 23:55

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

euphronius posted:

trout ? hes never done anything . it�s getting to the point where you really have to wonder why his teams never do well

Ohtani is impressive in a trivial sense.

i mean except win multiple MVPs and average more than a base an at-bat for almost his entire career. The angels failing to put any pitching on a team around him isn't his fault.

# ? May 29, 2021 23:56

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

radio announcers in baseball do a really good job imho

# ? May 29, 2021 23:56

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

Schnorkles posted:

i mean except win multiple MVPs and average more than a base an at-bat for almost his entire career. The angels failing to put any pitching on a team around him isn't his fault.

he could obviously pitch like ohtani does

# ? May 29, 2021 23:58

Zisky: May 6, 2003; PM me and I will show you my tits

Joe Davis calls a good game and actually talks about baseball, and Orel is a good if somewhat dated match for him.

# ? May 29, 2021 23:59

Zisky: May 6, 2003; PM me and I will show you my tits

Charly Steiner definitely does not talk enough, not just about baseball, like at all.

# ? May 29, 2021 23:59

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Zisky posted:

Joe Davis calls a good game and actually talks about baseball, and Orel is a good if somewhat dated match for him.

Orel occasionally says things that veer a bit into the :stare:

territory

# ? May 30, 2021 00:00

Zisky: May 6, 2003; PM me and I will show you my tits

Yeah that's pretty much what I meant by dated, lol

# ? May 30, 2021 00:00

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

I don't actually know who the local White Sox announcers are but they're decent.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:00

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Noted not great human being but very good pitcher Urias is pitching tonight. The slurve is a bit of a dated pitch tbh, don't see that many of them anymore.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:02

Lux Anima: Apr 17, 2016; Dinosaur Gum

Schnorkles posted:

Noted not great human being but very good pitcher Urias is pitching tonight.

Bellinger off the injured list, too.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:05

Zisky: May 6, 2003; PM me and I will show you my tits

Lights out urias and healthy belly, love me some Saturday afternoon ball.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:07

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Lux Animus posted:

Bellinger off the injured list, too.

McKinstry too, who is basically the walking incarnation of why you should ignore journalist lists of the best prospects.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:07

Bullfrog: Nov 5, 2012

super mega baseball 3 goon league when

# ? May 30, 2021 00:16

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

That was pretty slick from Beaty

# ? May 30, 2021 00:22

Lux Anima: Apr 17, 2016; Dinosaur Gum

Schnorkles posted:

That was pretty slick from Beaty

Luv to see players do a barrel roll and still stick the catch.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:24

Lux Anima: Apr 17, 2016; Dinosaur Gum

Due to my username I am probably required to be rooting for Gavin Lux and demanding revenge for his jammed toe.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:26

Zisky: May 6, 2003; PM me and I will show you my tits

I was worried for a second given the glass bones we seem to have this year.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:29

Lux Anima: Apr 17, 2016; Dinosaur Gum

Revenge achieved :hellyeah:

# ? May 30, 2021 00:30

Lux Anima: Apr 17, 2016; Dinosaur Gum

ah poo poo, Urias - not like this.

# ? May 30, 2021 00:43

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

hello darkness my old friend

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# ? May 7, 2024 17:56

Zisky: May 6, 2003; PM me and I will show you my tits

This is what I get for talking up pitchers.

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