Red Reposter: 3/3/2009
by Slyde on Mar 3, 2009 9:48 AM EST
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PrintSome stuff to read while you are getting thrown out stealing second:
- I have to start with this one since it is too perfect. Major kudos to the gang at Redleg Nation, specifically Rivercity Redleg for this comment:
- Our old pal Justin Inaz will be chatting over at Beyond The Box Score today at 2pm about the NL Central. He'll be joined by bloggers from all of the NL Central teams and I'm sure will cover a bevvy of nerd-o-rific baseball topics. Check out the chat here.
- Paul Daugherty has a fancy little article about Dusty Baker today:
Dusty Baker says he has the team he always wanted. A young, athletic club he can teach how to play. How well the instruction goes could massage some opinions on the manager. Or harden them.
Doc mentions that Dusty is "a very good teacher of hitting, who will have willing students." Given Baker's collection of statements on his philosophy of hitting, I can't say that I'm excited to hear that.
- Uniwatch has some great pictures from past Spring Trainings up on their site. (hat tip: RLN)
- Doug links us to a couple of articles on Yonder Alonso. Sounds like he's seriously working his butt off. One of the advantages of a youthful team is that everybody's got something to prove.
- Speaking of something to prove, I'd link you to all of the articles on Homer Bailey from the last day or so, but FVA has already taken care of that.
- Crawfish Boxes rates the Reds as the second best starting rotation in the NL Central.
- Lou Piniella wants the Cubs to go after Curt Schilling. Personally I think he's done, so go for it Cubbies!
Did anyone else notice that our starting rotation,
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C uetoSpells HAVOC!
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An interesting conversation from MLB Network
Watch Harold Reynolds and Barry Larkin completely misrepresent the point of statistical analysis. A tip of the hat to Sean Casey for at least realizing that there is too much information out there to not at least consult it.
"How big IS your magic wand?"
A new sabermetric term is born....
G.W.A.S.H.
"Dr. Two-Brains has a strange name because he does have two brains but he's not really a doctor. He just steals cheese."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 3, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
that was painful
And they really should have stressed that PECOTA projections represent a range of possible outcomes. When will there be an NFL Matchup style show on MLBN?
Rivercity Redleg is a keen speller.
I’ve heard they have trouble right there in River City. Trouble with a capital “T” and that rhymes with “P” and that stands for pool.*
- I do not watch musicals. I was forced to do so in school.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
Speaking of musicals...
Anyone seen Lil’ Abner? I’m doing pit for it. Interesting show to say the least.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Barry Larkin's commentary re stats is a sad commentary
I had always thought that BL would be a good asst.GM/GM but after the ‘touchy – feely’ shit he espoused I’ve lost any interest in that idea. I’m old school and believe in the intangibles, but I also think that in the long run those ‘intangibles’ (clutch, heat, leadership etc) can also be translated sabremetrically.
Clubhouse leadership is one of the few areas where an individuals impact on the team will not show up in that leader’s personal stats. But usually you gotta have the stats to be a clubhouse leader.
Will the real Barry Larkin please stand up, please stand up
Perhaps a a flatbed truck loaded with cadavers will explode in front of a Star Trek convention. One can only dream and hope.
Get the Toothpicks ready!
Here is a quote from the article:
Baker is planning on having his team run much more this season, and he hopes using that aggressiveness will create more scoring opportunities.
“No. 1, you manage to your personnel. The personnel we have has more speed,” Baker said. “Plus, nine years of losing the other way, you have to try something. Don’t you think?”
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Mar 3, 2009 12:20 PM EST reply actions
yay
I’m really looking forward to losing in a new way!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Mar 3, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
a new less exciting more frustrating way
that’s just awesome..
our guys hardly get on base anyway, so why not just get them all thrown out when they do get there?
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Mar 3, 2009 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
Shall we count the logical fallacies in these types of articles?
Displacement, straw men, fiats made of horseshit…..
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 3, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
and before anyone jumps me,
I realize that the above are not actual logical fallacies.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 3, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
no, I think flats made of horseshit is a logical fallacy
but yeah, the “we lost with home runs, so let’s stop doing that” argument is beyond dumb.
"How big IS your magic wand?"
The font on rr is sometimes hard to read
i had to put a lot of work into determining if he was saying f-i-a-t or f-l-a-t
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Mar 3, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking as a man who watches Top Gear
Fiats are, in fact, made of horseshit.
Skodas aren’t much better, and they sound like something you find in a crotch. “He kicked me in the skoda.” “I wear a cup to protect my skoda.” Etc.
I just got home from work and this is the best I can do.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
I'm a fan of Fiats
I mean, they’re probably the best car made by a country that is realistically Developing World.
Ain’t got nothing on a Citroen, though.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
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