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  1. John_Havok
    That was trolling at its finest.
  2. John_Havok
    There's any number of reasons, but marketing is a huge part of it. Part of it is also the nature of the game and the lack of emotion and action in it, and the continued efforts of morons like Gossage that would rather watch 9 gentlemen congratulate each other with handshakes and hugs than flip a bat and create some intensity.
  3. John_Havok
    That's just it though, small samples in spring training are essential meaningless especially this early when half the hitters he faces are A ball guys. I see his putting on weight and working on a cutter as evidence that he realizes what he needs to do to improve, not that improvement is imminent. It's step 1 of like ... 20
  4. John_Havok
    People are worried about optics for some reason.
  5. John_Havok
    This is actually one of MLB's biggest problems. I bet you could walk down the street of any major city in the US and show pictures of LeBron James, Tom Brady and Mike Trout....and Trout would be in the far minority of being recognized. Baseball doesn't market it's stars nationally with any effectiveness at all.
  6. John_Havok
    Then point to anything in Sanchez's minor or major league track record that actually suggests he is capable of taking the next step. Analytics or not, Sanchez has yet to harness his tools. Expecting a sudden leap based on nothing but a narrative of "well he's young so he should improve, right?" that another poster suggested doesnt make any sense. That's not analytics or even traditional thinking, it's just blind hope. He still has the same running fastball he can't really command, a curve that isn't effective enough and a changeup that's basically useless because of his poor fastball command. That lack of effectiveness from his secondary pitches is a large reason why he doesnt miss bats. He's working on a cutter, which would help him alot if it's becomes reliable to actually have a pitch that moves to his glove side and that he can keep inside to lefties, but fastball command is still the big problem.
  7. John_Havok
    Nobody uses them as absolutes except when obviosly trolling the entrenched anti-analytics dinosaur crowd. That happens all the time because it's easy and fun. The problem is with individual people who see anything presented relating to analytics as being presented as an absolute, when that's not the case, but that individuals perception is flawed.
  8. John_Havok
    They arent. But traditionalists tend to interpret things differently that rational people.
  9. John_Havok
    People who bash analytics really need to understand what they are, not what they think them to be. They aren't meant to be absolute predictors. Anyone who feels thye are being presented as such is basically choosing not to understand. BEsides, quoting a 100 PA sample size from 2013 as proof of anything is pretty foolhardy.
  10. John_Havok

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    John_Havok replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    1st quarter wasn't bad. 2nd quarter was probably the single worst quarter I've seen the Raps play this year
  11. John_Havok
    There's no such thing as a bad 1 year deal. I'd offer him one if he put up 4 WAR without even thinkng twice.
  12. John_Havok
    What a weird situation.
  13. John_Havok

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    John_Havok replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Wow, that's some ugly s***.
  14. John_Havok
    Weird, the Jays don't need either of them....
  15. John_Havok
    I'm just going by watching I've heard from the talking heads. My sources are all drunk and banging hookers knee deep in a mountain of coke. Yes, my source is Greg Zaun.
  16. John_Havok
    Should have ended the thread right there.
  17. John_Havok
    Bautista called Rogers cheap *******s. Then 5 hours later there's trade rumours involving Jay Bruce from the Reds in a 3 way deal including the Athletics. The 3 way is already a no go according to sources but Jas still trying to land Bruce. THE Jays are on Bruce's no-trade list but is apparantly willing to waive it.
  18. John_Havok
    I'll keep writing. I'm not doing it for exposure or anything, I just like it.
  19. John_Havok
    I'm not sure I can picture a guy coming off as more of a douche as he did in that interview. I have no issue with his stance or his overall points, because as far as that goes he's 100% right. But the way he stated his point is douchebag 101.
  20. John_Havok
    I don't mind the leaf, but the wholething is the wrong f***ing colour blue.
  21. John_Havok
    Cincinnati - Under Milwaukee - under Texas - under Oakland - over Detroit - under Angels - under Braves - over Yankees - under Dodgers - over D-backs - under Padres - under Royals - under
  22. John_Havok
    I live in Lethbridge and you're bang on. There still towns around here that don't have a single liquor store. When the area was settled back in the 1800's it was largely by Mormons coming north from Utah. Most of the towns around here are named for Mormons. I will say tho, when they build a temple, they build really nice looking buildings.
  23. John_Havok
    I had to do the same thing at Fenway, and their seats are solid f***ing metal with 0 give. I had to give up seats in about the 3rd row.
  24. John_Havok

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    John_Havok replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Too early for legit congrats and eating crow on my part, but it is looking up for you. I really wanted Mudiay but I think he was gone by then anyways
  25. John_Havok

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    John_Havok replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    I watched a good chunk of the game, Golden State had no gas. The short stretches they did have it going they dominated but their legs were gone about 5 minutes into the third.
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