Sounds like, if anything, we should be suspicious of Juan Gonzalez carrying his rates over!
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- Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
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- Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
Bagwell was absolutely a prospect, but he was a college 4th round 1B coming off a 4 HR season. I’m pretty sure his reasonable best case was like righty Mark Grace and not massive 40 HR dude.
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
And now you’re one of the most jacked mapmakers in all of New Hampshire. Although given your massive physical transformation and the known rampant PED usage among mapmakers in New Hampshire, it’s probably reasonable to wonder if you were among those who used.
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
I mean, yes but ... we all think he did PEDs, right? Its bullshit certain guys are targeted and others aren't and the reasons are often bullshit, but we also agree the targets are almost universally "guilty"?
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:27 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
Although if you look at it this way, maybe there's more nuance than I'm thinking?
https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx? ... &sort=16,d
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- Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:22 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
I can’t imagine a universe where Joey Votto isn’t a first ballot hall of famer. I just checked bb-ref, and while it looks like he’ll get in, the metrics they use suggest it will not be on his first ballot. Votto is really close to "what if Edgar could play the field and was a plus defender&quo...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
Flipside, 7 hitters are in the bottom 100 of wOBA and pull% and 23 are bottom 100 wOBA and oppo%. Very bad and very pull: Andy LaRoche, Byron Buxton, Geoff Blum, Jayson Nix, Jesus Flores, Koyie Hill, Sam Fuld Very bad and very oppo: Adeiny Hechavarria, Alexi Amarista, Andrew Romine, Billy Hamilton, ...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:08 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
Yeah, my comment higher up was referring to Gwynn/Boggs/Jeter (or Williams for the olds) who are always held up as "well he did it". But I think that list does indicate that to both hit opposite field and be great is a rare trait given all five of those guys were really, really great hitte...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:59 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
Arbitrary numbers ... Last 15 years, there are 776 hitters w/ 1,000+ PA and only 5 rank in the top 100 in both oppo% and wOBA: Votto, Holliday, Helton, Magglio, Mauer Same sample of players, the correlation between wOBA and pull% is +0.19, wOBA and oppo% is -0.16 (and wOBA and middle% is -0.15). The...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:46 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
Because the list of hitters who consistently successfully go the other way and hitters who are in the Hall of Fame is pretty much the same. Its an extremely rare and difficult skill.
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:31 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
I swear I've posted in here before about how "just hit it the other way" both isn't nearly as simple as people make it sound and not nearly as fun to watch.
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
I am going to speculate so buckle up ... (long winded explanation about the Yankees having Severino approaching his arb years, Tanaka on the books, Paxton on the roster now) ... I wonder if they Yankees are on a longer term plan and would have taken Corbin at a relative bargain but are fine keeping ...
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:59 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-2019 NHL Season
- Replies: 597
- Views: 17201
Re: 2018-2019 NHL Season
Also kind of beautiful that Reaves’ hit was almost exactly what Caps fans tried to pretend Wilson’s against NJ was.
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:53 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-2019 NHL Season
- Replies: 597
- Views: 17201
Re: 2018-2019 NHL Season
Dirty. Good.
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Help a swamper out
- Replies: 199
- Views: 9083
Re: Help a swamper out
Something about the Triscuits being a prequel to the poops they'll later cause.
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
1) Cashman didn't view Corbin as highly as others do and/or, 2) there's a recession looming over Bronx, New York. 3) He really thought Corbin wouldn't go somewhere that wasn't the team he's always wanted to play for. And if that's the case, it sucks they couldn't meet in the middle. If you figure C...
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
There's no money saved; Cano is owed $120MM, the Mariners kicked in $20MM and the offsets back were like $40MM, so they're still taking on $60mm or something in Cano's salary, plus giving up their top 2 prospects for a reliever. I just don't get the overall logic for a team not right there.
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:22 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
- Replies: 451
- Views: 8135
Re: 2018-19 MLB Offseason Thread
Corbin is a kinda painful miss. I was certain he was coming.
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2022 is a long way away USA Soccer Thread
- Replies: 918
- Views: 70041
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:03 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Welcome NHL Seattle
- Replies: 61
- Views: 1295
Re: Welcome NHL Seattle
It's been a fait accompli for months now, so don't think it changes much for anyone. Teams have been preparing to lose a guy after the 19-20 season even before the last offseason started. Don't remember how much service time a player has to have before he has to be protected so could see some teams...
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:33 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2022 is a long way away USA Soccer Thread
- Replies: 918
- Views: 70041
Re: 2022 is a long way away USA Soccer Thread
I'd really rather he didn't go to Liverpool because I inherently link them to Red Sox fans.
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:26 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8831
- Views: 409772
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
One of the first times I left the immediate area with my now-wife I did this and ended up having to go buy one because it was too distracting.
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:24 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
- Replies: 2757
- Views: 90077
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:32 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: George H.W. Bush
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1064
Re: George H.W. Bush
And how’d that one work out?
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 4:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Kevin Spacey's Career?
- Replies: 698
- Views: 48519
Re: Kevin Spacey's Career?
Good question and I don't know. I meant from a standpoint of what Hunt did was outside of his employment and CK's was very much not. If you want to say both should be gone from entertainment, I'm certainly listening, but they're still pretty different to me.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:03 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Kevin Spacey's Career?
- Replies: 698
- Views: 48519
Re: Kevin Spacey's Career?
Curious, but are we unanimous that Kareem Hunt should have an NFL career long before Louis CK should have an acting/comedy career?
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9208
- Views: 462845
- Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: My Fantasy Football League Needs One...
- Replies: 245
- Views: 7837
Re: Twitter
Ha, that was it. Couldn’t be phrased any funnier.
Re: Twitter
Isn’t Mensch the one who reported Trump or Pence would be getting the death penalty?
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: My Fantasy Football League Needs One...
- Replies: 245
- Views: 7837
Re: My Fantasy Football League Needs One...
This is why you always hold the handcuff.
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-2019 NHL Season
- Replies: 597
- Views: 17201
Re: 2018-2019 NHL Season
“Actually it was a legal check from behind where maybe he got shoulder before head on a player who gave up the puck 4 strides prior. It was a good hockey play.”
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-2019 NHL Season
- Replies: 597
- Views: 17201
Re: 2018-2019 NHL Season
Webster’s dictionary defines tribalism as ...
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:40 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2018 - Week 13
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1507
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:30 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: George H.W. Bush
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1064
Re: George H.W. Bush
I didn’t like his politics and he was terrible for the most vulnerable in our country but you’ve gotta admit Hitler was way worse may he and his find comfort in this difficult time!
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2018 - Week 13
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1507
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2018 - Week 13
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1507
Re: NFL 2018 - Week 13
“You should know not to incite them” works with like lions and shit, not as a means of distributing share of blame in a conflict with another human.
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-2019 NHL Season
- Replies: 597
- Views: 17201
Re: 2018-2019 NHL Season
(Morally, of course I see why it wouldn’t be good to take out Kuznetsov, that’s an opponent versus team debate. I honestly think you can argue greater good if literally any player in the league chooses to run Wilson.)
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018-2019 NHL Season
- Replies: 597
- Views: 17201
Re: 2018-2019 NHL Season
I can’t even see a good argument for not either looking to end his career or targeting a different Cap. He’s proven he can’t safely be on the ice.
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:03 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2018 - Week 13
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1507
Re: NFL 2018 - Week 13
Chiefs taking it more seriously than Citgo.