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Everything posted by Don Walcott

  1. Don Walcott
    Good job, Jorge.
  2. Don Walcott
    Torturga, the legend.
  3. Don Walcott
    Great play, Marwin!!
  4. Don Walcott
    Jake Cave? Anyone?
  5. Don Walcott
    Ned Yost making that face that begs to be punched.
  6. Don Walcott
    Looked safe to me.
  7. Don Walcott
    Big time Eddie!!
  8. Don Walcott
    10 LOB . . . So far.
  9. Don Walcott
    What was Buxton thinking there? He jumps up at the wall, not even looking at the ball? Terrible.
  10. Don Walcott
    This is a total surprise to me. These guys were RAKING in Spring Training. . . .
  11. Don Walcott
    I'm down with OPP.
  12. Don Walcott
    Breaking News!! Astudillo just walked!!
  13. Don Walcott
    No way, Rod Carew was the best player who ever played for the Twins!! . . . And I'm coming up with a formula of statistics to prove it!!
  14. Don Walcott
    I think some of the confusion with this argument is that, as Yarnivek said, WAR and FIP are like the QB rating system. They aren't "statistics," though their formulas are based on statistics. And as has been pointed out by others, it's how the rating system's formula is comprised that is "subjective" to an extent. However, it's not that "subjective" formulas are inherently unreliable. Rather, they are as reliable as the person on whose expert opinion we rely, and the data that they are using. Even without diving deep into the composition of the formulas, we can look at different formulation of WAR, for example, and determine which outcome most closely aligns with what we believe reality is. I prefer not to use WAR at all, because I believe it is generally used by people who believe it is authoritative, like a statistic, proving definitively how one player is better than another or how one player's season or career is better than another player's season or career. I think it's a lazy way of making an argument from authority, without really knowing much about the authority. And it's also not the correct way to use these rating systems, which are really intended to be predictive (attempting to equalize things like luck and park factors) and not a reflection of what actually happened.
  15. Don Walcott
    I'd be more interested in seeing how many runs they score with him vs. without him in the lineup. He has very little to do with how many runs we give up.
  16. Don Walcott
    Buxton just hit another home run. Although MLB.com's gamecast isn't entirely clear about this, it appears that he was talking the whole time during this plate appearance, as he rounded the bases and up until he got into the dugout. Obviously, there are some posters here who won't be happy about it . . . .
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    Maybe. . . back when he was still humble.
  19. Don Walcott
    Thanks for that info. Just read about it. Still don’t understand animosity towards the Friars.
  20. Don Walcott
    Reading through this thread, I'm kind of amazed at how much animosity there is towards the San Diego Padres. Yeah, the San Diego Padres!! Really? Is it because they signed Manny Machado? I had no idea Twins fans would have an axe to grind with the Padres, of all teams. Or is this about San Diego? Is it the perfect weather? Lovely beaches? Lack of professional championships in any sport? The fact that, other than the Padres, all of their other major sports teams abandoned them? If you are directing your anger toward San Diego, it may be time to address your anger issues.
  21. Don Walcott
    He's good insurance for Miguel Santos.
  22. Don Walcott
    A story about my family on Twins Daily!! I'd feel honored, except this hit a little too close to home.
  23. Don Walcott
    Or maybe he has enough confidence in his abilities that he doesn't need to be a hired gun on a team that is already good enough to win the WS. Maybe he relishes the challenge of bringing an underdog to the WS.
  24. Don Walcott
    So . . . if I repeat that the Padres have only been to the WS once, that would be three such posts. Would that make it true?
  25. Don Walcott
    I agree with you. But, unfortunately, gambling has become such a big part of the sport, that not having that information publicly available would result in chaos.
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