Around Baseball 2019

[Spanky__99]

Yeah but he's Canadian

 

Just learned this, cool. Thanx

[Spanky__99]

Is he a King again? K/BB of 7 through 25 innings?

[BTS]

Michael Pineda must have spent his entire rehab on the couch drinking beer and eating doritos. Dude is fat as f***.

[Spanky__99]

Michael Pineda must have spent his entire rehab on the couch drinking beer and eating doritos. Dude is fat as f***.

 

lol... you hate fatties.

[BTS]

The Astros broadcast just brought up a graphic explaining what xFIP is and they are discussing how Gerrit Cole's ERA is a lot higher than his FIP and xFIP and doesn't really reflect how good he's been.

 

We have Buck and Pat.

[Orgfiller]

The Astros broadcast just brought up a graphic explaining what xFIP is and they are discussing how Gerrit Cole's ERA is a lot higher than his FIP and xFIP and doesn't really reflect how good he's been.

 

We have Buck and Pat.

 

The Astros broadcast has always been ahead of the game in showing some of the more advanced stats and giving a decent explanation for them, I remember a WAR graphic a few years back. I believe the Rays have done the same. It's frankly embarrassing that we employ Buck and Pat and make zero attempt towards an effort to increase the knowledge of our general fanbase.

[John_Havok]

The Astros broadcast just brought up a graphic explaining what xFIP is and they are discussing how Gerrit Cole's ERA is a lot higher than his FIP and xFIP and doesn't really reflect how good he's been.

 

We have Buck and Pat.

 

The only X stat that Buck and Pat would be aware of is .....

 

Uh...

 

Nope. I got nothin

[Deadpool]

The Astros broadcast just brought up a graphic explaining what xFIP is and they are discussing how Gerrit Cole's ERA is a lot higher than his FIP and xFIP and doesn't really reflect how good he's been.

 

We have Buck and Pat.

 

We need Buck and Pat to tell us that when you play for one run you get more!

[BTS]

The Astros broadcast has always been ahead of the game in showing some of the more advanced stats and giving a decent explanation for them, I remember a WAR graphic a few years back. I believe the Rays have done the same. It's frankly embarrassing that we employ Buck and Pat and make zero attempt towards an effort to increase the knowledge of our general fanbase.

 

Yeah, the Asros and Rays broadcasts are two of the best in the business. It's on a completely different level than what our fans are exposed to with Buck and Pat.

[Abomination]

It's frankly embarrassing that we employ Buck and Pat and make zero attempt towards an effort to increase the knowledge of our general fanbase.

 

It's worse than that, they actively try to discredit advanced stats.

[Orgfiller]

John Gant showing some filthy stuff out of the bullpen. Two-seamer at 97-98 with crazy movement, a huge overhand curveball and a nasty splitter/changeup with absurd drop.

[5ToolPhenom]

Please stop posting anything from Sheryl Ring

 

Thank you

 

Yeah, it only plays into "her" hand. Sorta like when Libertarian types ramble on every time AOC says something retarded. Only gives them a spotlight and a more powerful voice.

[5ToolPhenom]

Buck and Pat and make zero attempt towards an effort to increase the knowledge of our general fanbase.

 

They should partner Buck up with a new-school kind of guy. Strike a bit of a balance.

[Orgfiller]

They should partner Buck up with a new-school kind of guy. Strike a bit of a balance.

 

They try to do that with Dan who likes to bring up some of the more advanced stuff from time to time but Buck dismisses it every time and just continues blabbering on. When it's Buck and Pat though it's just unbearable.

[Brownie19]

The Astros broadcast just brought up a graphic explaining what xFIP is and they are discussing how Gerrit Cole's ERA is a lot higher than his FIP and xFIP and doesn't really reflect how good he's been.

 

We have Buck and Pat.

 

Whenever I bring up the suggestion that we retain some non-dinosaurs who could start to introduce casuals to advanced stats I get told that fans don't want that - the want stories (whether coherent or not) and people saying they like Buck.

 

Please let us follow the Astros/Rays lead. I f***ing hate these 2 twits.

[5ToolPhenom]

I think the tides starting to turn though. They show WAR on the back of baseball cards now along with some other advanced stats and I bought one of those Lindy's baseball preview magazines and they focused heavily on the advanced stats. Never would've seen that 5-10 years ago.

[Brownie19]

I think the tides starting to turn though. They show WAR on the back of baseball cards now along with some other advanced stats and I bought one of those Lindy's baseball preview magazines and they focused heavily on the advanced stats. Never would've seen that 5-10 years ago.

 

I wish they'd start listing wRC+ and WAR with the players stats on TV (when they show avg, hr & rbi prior to their at bats)....why the f*** not?

[Orgfiller]

Joey Gallo hit another mammoth blast.

 

 

This pushes his career homeruns to singles ratio to an impressive 98:90. Truly a player of extremes.

[Boxcar]

Just learned this, cool. Thanx

 

Yeah ok

[Abomination]

Joey Gallo hit another mammoth blast.

 

This pushes his career homeruns to singles ratio to an impressive 98:90. Truly a player of extremes.

 

Off a lefty too!

[BlueRocky]

The only X stat that Buck and Pat would be aware of is .....

 

Uh...

 

Nope. I got nothin

 

Pitches per plate appearance!

[Abomination]

Pitches per plate appearance!

 

Yeah, but if I remember right they had to ask if that stat existed before being told it did and providing it.

[Bobthe4th]

I wish they'd start listing wRC+ and WAR with the players stats on TV (when they show avg, hr & rbi prior to their at bats)....why the f*** not?

 

WAR isn't an official stat, I've said it before but it'd be an interesting step if MLB endorsed one methodology and started using it officially. There would then be more chance of it being quoted regularly by broadcast teams IMO.

[Deadpool]

WAR isn't an official stat, I've said it before but it'd be an interesting step if MLB endorsed one methodology and started using it officially. There would then be more chance of it being quoted regularly by broadcast teams IMO.

 

Judging by how accurate they are with video replay, they'd get that decision wrong too. Probably end up using WARP which nobody but the inventor of that stat still uses.

[Bobthe4th]

Judging by how accurate they are with video replay, they'd get that decision wrong too. Probably end up using WARP which nobody but the inventor of that stat still uses.

 

Haha, true.

 

Can you imagine Buck and Pat’s analysis?

 

“So Pat this year we’re incorporating WAR in our graphics, what do you think”

 

“I have no idea where WAR comes froms”

 

“I agree, in my day all you needed to know was your batting average and RBI total”

[Pendleton]

Haha, true.

 

Can you imagine Buck and Pat’s analysis?

 

“So Pat this year we’re incorporating WAR in our graphics, what do you think”

 

“I have no idea where WAR comes froms”

 

“I agree, in my day all you needed to know was your batting average and RBI total”

 

Have a feeling they would end up just discussing WWII or something .

[Pendleton]

Nick Anderson just keeps going, 27 strikeouts and 2 walks in 13 innings.

[G-Snarls]

Addison Russel to be optioned to AAA after his suspension

[TheHurl]

Addison Russel to be optioned to AAA after his suspension

 

All people who do bad things should be forced to go to Iowa

[TheHurl]

Not sure if this was posted but it's worth a discussion if not.

 

For the first time in like 50 years have starters posted a lower ERA than relievers in a month. 4.34 for starters and 4.39 for relievers.