Homer Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Ooof. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 That first comment tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ben8884 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 If there was another Canadian team I would be tempted to ditch the Jays. I can't stand Shapiro. My Grandpa was a Giants fan because in the days before Toronto had a team he lived in New York and knew them as the New York Giants. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Real Estate RICO Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Poverty franchise president says the quiet part out loud: If I was Kyle Seager, I'd walk out of Spring Training and force them to either trade me or release me. If you're not going to exercise the team option, let's just get it over with right now instead of doing it in July or November. I don't even care if Mather resigned; better yet, him resigning instead of straight up getting fired is an even bigger reason to do it. I mean, it wasn't even a week ago when Draymond Green rightfully blasted teams for doing this type of stuff after the Cavs publicly put Andre Drummond on the trade block, and here comes dumbass Ashy Larry to give the game away completely. Not to mention, the Rockies are in a smaller market than Seattle is, and they just forked over their generational talent AND $50M to the Cardinals for pennies on the dollar. I never, ever, ever, want to hear these MLB owners cry their poor me bullshit ever again after this, especially in markets like Seattle or Miami where you can actually do something in. It's not even an Oakland or Tampa Bay situation where they find ways to make it work despite their constraints; the Mariners, Marlins, and Rockies have just basically admitted they don't put effort in. Funny how we were all mad at the Yankees for buying their championships back then. I mean, yeah, the Yanks have more resources, but at least the Steinbrenners want to put a winning product out. (also, I like how this dude also buries Hisashi Iwakuma and Julio Rodriguez for not speaking English well while whining about a $75K a year interpreter and more than likely knowing only one language. Dude probably thinks $7.00/month for Duolingo Plus is too much for him) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 The concept of "owners" of sports clubs is so weird to me. We don't have such a thing in Germany and I'm glad about this. Then again, they're franchises in the US, not clubs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Kevin Pillar got hit in the face by a fastball and it... left a mark. Holy cow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Yankees fan here 😄(cue the "Imperial March") Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AspieAlly613 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, vinlan said: Yankees fan here 😄(cue the "Imperial March") *Watching yesterday's game* "A day may come when they pitch a 1-2-3 9th. But it is not this day." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 After the trade deadline, do the Chicago cubs still have a team? Spoiler OK, I plagiarised that from the Jim Brockmire Podcast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, AspieAlly613 said: *Watching yesterday's game* "A day may come when they pitch a 1-2-3 9th. But it is not this day." Omg, right?? And I had a close fantasy baseball match that was counting on the points from Cortes getting a win, so I was extra not there for the sweating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, iff said: After the trade deadline, do the Chicago cubs still have a team? Hide contents OK, I plagiarised that from the Jim Brockmire Podcast They might have a team, but there's not much left of their championship team. It's okay though because Cubs fans have to be patient now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AspieAlly613 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, vinlan said: They might have a team, but there's not much left of their championship team. It's okay though because Cubs fans have to be patient now To be fair, hardly any Yankees from the 2016 team are still on the team now. All I can think of are Judge, Gardner, Sanchez, and Chapman (sort of, he left the team for two months in 2016) Edit: I checked Baseball Reference and forgot about Green, Hicks, and Severino. Of the 8 total players named, only Gardner, Sanchez, Chapman, and Green played major roles on the club in both 2016 and 2021. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coolshades Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 13 hours ago, vinlan said: Yankees fan here 😄(cue the "Imperial March") Me too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AspieAlly613 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 2 hours ago, coolshades said: Me too! From Arizona? 2001 must have been weird for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coolshades Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 12:01 AM, AspieAlly613 said: From Arizona? 2001 must have been weird for you. You have no idea. 😐 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AspieAlly613 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I noticed a while back that there's been good competitive balance in MLB when it comes to who wins the World Series, dating back to 1979. I'm going to do some analysis to see how well-balanced the league is when tracking which teams win the most regular-season games and which teams lost the most regular-season games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AspieAlly613 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Here are the results of the analysis: Complicating factors: There were only 26 teams in 1979, but that grew to 28 in 1993 and to 30 in 1998. Also, there was no World Series in 1994, but obviously there was a team with the best record and one with the worst record. In the event that teams' records were tied, their run differentials were used to break the tie. World Series Championships: If competitive balance were achieved, then we would expect the four new teams (Rockies, Marlins, Rays, and Diamondbacks) to win three times between the four of them. This is exactly what happened. Of the remaining 26 teams and 38 World series, we would expect: 6 teams to win no World Series 9 teams to win the World Series once 6 teams to win the World Series twice 5 teams to win the World Series three times or more: Actual results: 5 teams did not win the World Series 12 teams won the World Series once 4 teams won the World Series twice 5 teams won the World Series three times or more The only difference between reality and what we'd expect from perfect balance is the Nationals winning games 6 and 7 in 2019 and the Braves losing four in a row to the Yankees in 1996. Most wins/losses in a season: Again, we'd expect the four new teams to combine for three winningest seasons and 3 losingest seasons. However, the four new teams have NEVER won the most games in a season, and combine for 6 losingest seasons. Looking at the winningest seasons, once we know that the newest teams never achieved this, here's what we'd expect from the remaining 26 teams: 5 teams to never post the best record 8 teams to post the best record once 7 teams to post the best record twice 6 teams to post the best record 3 or more times In reality, here's what happened: 5 teams never had the best record 10 teams had the best record once 6 teams had the best record twice 5 teams had the best record three times or more. Some slight deviation, but balance is still fairly well-maintained and within what one might expect from a chi-squared test. (In fact, even with competitive balance, we'd see more outlandish results than this in most universes). Worth noting is that the slight deviation is in the direction of slight overbalancing. Losingest Seasons: Given that the four new teams combined for the worst records in 6 of the 42 years, this is what we'd expect from the other 26 teams across the remaining 36 seasons: 7 teams would never have the worst record 9 teams would have the worst record once 6 teams would have the worst record twice 4 teams would have the worst record at least three times. In reality, here's what happened: 8 teams never had the worst record 9 teams had the worst record once 5 teams had the worst record twice 4 teams had the worst record three times. This is, again, surprisingly close to what we'd expect. Conclusion: Major League Baseball has achieved competitive balance since 1979. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
celtshea Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Greetings from NY! I really hope the MLB will get their "stuff" together and give us a season. I can't deal with another shortened one. 😰 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 Super bummed about the universal DH Let the pitchers hit, dammit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ben8884 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 16 minutes ago, Homer said: Super bummed about the universal DH Let the pitchers hit, dammit. This. I am against the DH rule because pitchers are part of the team and should hit. If both teams have pitchers hitting there is no disadvantage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Real Estate RICO Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 now hold on, wait a minute Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AspieAlly613 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, MPDFA said: now hold on, wait a minute Still not complaining about the trade that brought Elehuris Montero to Hartford last year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Real Estate RICO Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 happy opening day, now let us laugh at the angels 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TormentDubz Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 7/24/2020 at 12:59 PM, Homer said: but only got into actually watching it in 2015 or so, when I broke my foot and had nothing better to do than to familiarise myself with the rules. Coincidentally, that was the one season of the last 15 or so where the Mets didn't totally suck, so I ended up with them Royals fan here 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn ace Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Lifelong cubs fan here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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