Brownie19

Hold "old" are old fans? I'm 37 - I'm old. I want to hear about advanced stats. To be honest, I don't know many 50+ year olds that watch baseball regularly.

I completely agree. Maybe it's just me, but I find Buck typically delivers it in a negative tone like "Koufax didn't need all that advanced information - he would use his eyes to read the batter" - suggesting that all the advanced stats are gobbledygook and great players didn't need all that nonsense. Instead - he could say "Boy I wonder whether all the advanced statistics and defensive alignments would have made someone like Koufax even better. He has to rely on his eyes to read the batter and he developed an incredible feel for what adjustments the batters were making. There's no doubt that advanced stats and shifts have changed the game - the question I might pose is how much better could an all-time great like Koufax have been?

I was thinking the same thing. This sure seems like the best FA crop in recent years no?

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/mlb/83462/2/top-111-free-agents JD is 5th on this list!

I suspect you're right (as bizarre as that seems to me). I wonder why that is? Every time I hear Buck tell a story about the old days, it just sounds like an attempt to prove new age strategies wrong. Instead of embracing change, the old broadcasters sounds bitter that the game has changed and tell you about how it used to be in a tone that suggests it used to be "better" in the old days. "Back in the old days, before there were shifts, that ground ball would have been an out." "Imagine how good Sandy Koufax would have been if he had spin rates and all the advanced metrics on these batters? Yeah, but Sandy didn't need all that stuff. He relied on reading the batters and how they were reacting to his pitches. He as the best." "Back in the old days, a starting pitcher didn't have a good bullpen to rely on. They had to navigate through the order 3, sometimes 4 times. It took a lot more skill. Those guys were savy back in the day. They used to setup the batter in the first so they could get him out in the 8th." Who the f*** wants to listen to that s***? Seriously. All it does is put a negative spin on how baseball has evolved. It's terrible for the sport IMO.

I find it funny that most MLB teams are turning to younger leadership teams that implement and embrace new analysis and technologies....yet those same teams don't turn to younger broadcasters that are able to keep up with the ever changing game of baseball. Broadcasters that could educate the viewers in a captivating manner as to why some teams are using "openers" or why they don't bunt much anymore or why average starting pitchers are pulled after 6 inning even while tossing a shutout. Instead of having fans question the moves of teams - educate them so they understand.

how are the robot umpires going to do this??? Has AI come that far?

like Ron & Don.

"Reports" says Yanks are luke warm on Machado after all the **** moves he made during the playoffs.

Trump agrees.

Probably the same reason people still use a real estate agent...

Last night's game was a bit of a win for the analytic community. Dubbed as a classic, old time pitchers duel throughout the game - Kershaw hit the proverbial wall and was almost instantly ineffective the 3rd time through the lineup.

Chirped the f*** out of the ump for calling a legit strike on a 3-1 count. Hes such a ****. Spiked Pearce at 1st last night too. Eat s*** Machado.

FFS - this is all I can think of. I love this movie. If nothing else, we'll be able to use lot's of Princess Bride memes...

Deja vu of last night. Madson can't throw strikes.

Just such a missed opportunity by MLB to appeal to a younger crowd. I can't let the Machado thing go either.

You're an idiot.

Holy f***....did the dinosaur's just talk about how catchers are more worried about framing pitches than catching the ball - and really question how stupid the catchers think the umpires are? Umpires get like 12-15% of pitches wrong. They are easily swayed. Are they still going on about this? Suggesting that framing is stupid? f*** sakes MLB.

Is there a douchier celebration than the "money" finger thingy? I think not.

Of course the dinosaur's would discuss the AL MVP race - show the traditional stats and then mention that you could add Khris Davis as the 6th option. WHY in the f*** doesn't MLB promote the use of WAR? Would it kill them to include WAR with the traditional stats and have the dinosaurs suggest that the base running and defense of Betts and Trout set them apart from the likes of JD Martinez (and obviously f***ing Khris Davis). f***

4 pitch walk.....Machado swings at the first pitch..which is a ball up and away. Idiot.

I have no idea why Joe Kelly isn't one of the most dominant relievers in baseball.

Sweet effort Madson. Barnes was lucky to catch that 4th ball

In my world - if you're going to do something - do it right or don't do it.

So much for the old school pitching duel. These Aces can't get through 5.