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Everything posted by USAFChief

  1. USAFChief
    Changing my answer. Anotber vote for Jorge Polanco.
  2. USAFChief
    Concur. Jacque Jones
  3. USAFChief
    Cannibalism, only with worse writing.
  4. USAFChief
    There is no such thing.
  5. USAFChief
    Shane Mack would also like a word
  6. USAFChief
    "...and depending on radar gun readings, a possible MLB contract--at league minimum, natch--might just be in the offing!" stated the spokesman. "Who says we don't sign free agent talent?"
  7. USAFChief
    However, try the Amazon appstore for the MLB app.
  8. USAFChief
    Be careful you don't break a hip but stay active. Ba-dum-tschhhh
  9. USAFChief
    "Best Bullpen In Baseball" ... I kid, I kid
  10. USAFChief
    At least they've been quick. If used, it would be mildly interesting to see who really knows the zone. Mildly.
  11. USAFChief
    Austin Martin with a little reminder why Harrison Bader.
  12. USAFChief
    Who, pray tell, is "D. McCaughan?"
  13. USAFChief
    We scored!!1!
  14. USAFChief
    I've developed an irrational distaste for Brooks Lee. That GIDP on a 1-0 count only serves to reinforce it.
  15. USAFChief
    I LOVE these, Al From SoDak! Easily among my favorite reads on TD. I like the reminiscing, and always so well chosen and well written. And I do remember The Klaw! If only because I have something of a soft spot for people born in 1958. Lots of tremendously intelligent and easy-on-the-eyes folks born that year.
  16. USAFChief
    No, I'm sorry, thanks for playing. "Yes." Yes is the answer we were looking for.
  17. USAFChief
    About Hocking, or loving the idea? //there IS a correct answer....
  18. USAFChief
    1990s, stocky. RH thrower. Infield glove...Denny Hocking. BTW love this idea.
  19. USAFChief
    This is ridiculous. There is zero chance baseball teams are losing money continually while also seeing the value of the franchises rise year after year. Zero. Chance. None. Zip. Zilch.
  20. USAFChief
    Heh.
  21. USAFChief
    It's a start. Particularly the part about taking infield.
  22. USAFChief
    I agree defensive stats are pretty doubtful. However, that's completely unrelated to whether saving a run is more valuable, or less valuable than scoring a run. If either. It's just harder to measure defense. If we believe Bill James old pythagorean theorem for baseball, saving a run is worth slightly more. (Rs scored)² / (Rs scored)² + (Rs allowed)² Take a team that scores 800 runs and gives up 800 runs. That team should be .500, according to the theorem. Give them 900 runs scored and the same 800 runs allowed. They should win at a .558 pace. But give them the same 800 runs scored but 700 allowed, they should win at a .566 pace. So at least according to Bill James, saving runs is worth slightly more than scoring runs.
  23. USAFChief
    ? Based on what? It's hard to measure defense, but I don't think the value of a run saved is less. The only research I've seen about the value of runs is intuitive....a run is more valuable in a low scoring environment than a high scoring one. That'd tend to make me think a run saved might actually be worth MORE than a run scored. I'd also posit the range of skill is narrower for defense than offense, so it's harder to actually BE a run better than another player on defense.
  24. USAFChief
    Yes.
  25. USAFChief
    What flavor were the Swedes? The Germans?
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