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QUOTE (ptatc @ Nov 28, 2017 -> 06:00 PM) Not necessarily. It is all based on the average time this happens for everyone in the league. Players vary in their ability whether it be speed, taking leads etc. So the expectant run scored it an estimate on often they should score not whether or not they actually do or don't score. so it isn't really based on your chance of scoring it's more based on how often it happens on average throughout the league. the 5 times he makes it doesn't mean he will generate more runs. By this stat it is just increases the times he is expected to score based on how often all of the other players throughout the the league have scored on average. So what if this player is slower than the average player and takes a shorter lead than the others. This stat is going to be way often on how often he scores compared to how often others in the league scores. So this stat can be very misleading in how it rates this player in based running. It will penalized him for not taking the extra base, because most others would, but it would be the smart, correct choice for him. This is not a purely math stat stat based on numerical chances. It is based on the averages of how the other players in the league perform. This is not generalizable to everyone in the league. If the player is so many standard deviations from the norm it will have no applicability to the player. It is applicable to the average player. If you can find him. So your argument is that it is a stat relative to other players in the League rather than how good a baserunner the player can be given his physical tools?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 28, 2017 -> 09:03 AM) Machado and Harper? Cmon. The Sox do not sign guys to 10 year deals. They just don't. Wanting to sign those guys is dreamland. It's not based anywhere close to reality. Tell me names of guys Sox fans want to pay 15 mill a year to for 5 years or so. I'll point out flaws in those players. Hosmer? Not enuf power. Moustakas? Injury risk cause of conditioning. Cain? Too old. Those are just some examples. Abreu? Too old. Avi? Flash in the pan. He'll never repeat those stats. Yeah, and the Sox don't make big trades with the Cubs, and they would never give $50 million to an international FA, either. And they would absolutely NEVER, EVER rebuild.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 24, 2017 -> 10:54 AM) Jeff Passan is giving up his vote because of the Joe Morgan letter. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/...-144738128.html Wow, what a great article!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 05:49 PM) Is that Ohtani's actual questionnaire or something that the people at MLB Network came up with as regards to an outline as to what Ohtani may be asking for? Because it seems more like the latter. It seems odd that they would come up with the phrase "questionaire topics" if this wasn't something that was submitted by Ohtani.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 11:15 AM) Really want one time for somebody to be like "I only want to go to the White Sox" You missed your window one hundred years ago.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 22, 2017 -> 10:06 AM) I've had six Christmas's (apostrophe?) and birthdays with my lady and I am officially lost at what to buy her. I am sure she's already done shopping for me though. A ring?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 07:27 PM) There have been some advances in recent years. If it's torn in the mid-substance they still really don't have a good surgery. however, if it's closer to one of the ends there is a fairly good chace they could help. However, as someone else noted most reports are stating sprain not tear. A tear is technically a 3rd degree sprain but it's not usually reported that way. So if it is indeed a sprain, should be expect any long-term effects?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 05:57 PM) These players get to keep their bonuses. They are restricted to international rules like everyone has said though. The White Sox can't sign anyone for more than $300K. There really aren't a ton of teams with a bunch of money to throw around and teams already have money committed during the 2018/2019 period. Some of these prospects like Almonte (catcher) were never $3 million + prospects anymore. They were bundled to save on other guys. Sox may have a shot at a few guys for $300K but I don't expect them to be too active. It's just the way it is once they decided to go all out for Luis Robert. Always appreciate your informative posts, Jimmy.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 04:55 PM) I hope I didn't come off as dismissive there. I was curious if I was misunderstanding something. That being said, I don't see why these guys already having a payday would make a difference to the players as they hit the free market. Do you think their agents and/or managers care these guys already got paid a little bit (by baseball standards) a few years ago? These guys are going to get paid as much as they possibly can in more cases than not. If any one of these guys sign with the Sox it's because they are the caliber of prospect, at this moment in time, who is only worth 300K at the most. Pretty sure you are misunderstanding the jedi mind tricks of HahnSolo. Jerk.

The White Sox have the best farm system in baseball. This is inarguable.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 08:08 PM) It's not about holding his own. The guy can pinch run, play defense and get the occasional at bat. Nieto wasn't that great when we had him out of A ball and we sheltered him enough to keep him and that was when he was 24-25. This kid is only 21. A club can stash him, give him the big league expierence, 80-100 ABs and still put him in the low minors next year where he will still be age appropriate. This is a LOT of guys.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 07:56 PM) Not to mention is a pretty good prospect who wasn't even age appropriate in A+. Yea, there's GMs who would definitely take a flier. You don't need to be Eloy Jimenez to be highly regarded. This is fair, but if you are going to excuse his performance because he was young in A+, I struggle to see a great argument for why he will hold his own in MLB next season.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 08:51 AM) What does "as a performer" mean. Like, while you were on stage performing? If you were at work and a coworker was grabbing your ass and kissing you against your will then yes that is wrong. But given your tendencies to welcome any interaction with those you perceive as "in industry", I'm guessing the moral of the story is you loved it. Wtf? It really undermines your politics when you treat people you encounter regularly in this fashion.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 07:15 AM) No, this is so cynical. There is an opportunity here to actually change things. Your comment is so similar to the "So ALL cops are bad!? we get it" comments. If the people that take advantage of their power, for one, are held accountable for this behavior maybe it stops. But now that there are so many stories where people are putting their name on the line as accusers we hit a point where we just say "we get it, all men are bad, blah blah get over it". No, let the offenders face real consequences. Nothing was truly being solved by just paying out victims silently. No, you are naive. This is not going to stop men, particularly old men that are no longer getting laid, from being perverts.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 07:13 AM) It's a story about a well-known US Senator who just faced an allegation last week. That seems worthy of being a national story. Let's prepare for a never-ending parade of dips*** politicians being accused of touching women's asses now.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 07:07 AM) "Don't put your hands on a woman's ass" seems pretty straight forward. e: where else are they supposed to go to expose these creeps? Does it really need to be a national news story? Really? We all just figured out that men, particularly those with influence, are inherently dirtbags?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 06:59 AM) Sigh. I gotta be honest - when you've taken tens of THOUSANDS of photos with people, the odds someone doesn't take something the wrong way is nonexistent. I think I'm getting desensitized. And that's not good. For me or this movement. Because I'm finding it hard to care about this one. Probably partially my bias, but also the idea that the average person with a social media account can now come out with a story about a political opponent and completely castrate them or cause them to resign, has me feeling uneasy about this whole thing. Yeah, now these people just want attention. I get it isn't cool for him to grab your ass, but do we really need to call f***ing CNN?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 19, 2017 -> 04:56 PM) https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanUhl/status...360650747252736 https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanUhl/status...360136705929217 https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanUhl/status...359980589703169 Ahh. They had changed it back by the time I checked it.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 19, 2017 -> 03:06 PM) Check out Conor Barths wiki. ?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 19, 2017 -> 01:35 PM) I’m still laughing at how terrible that kick was. And he did that body twist like “it’s gonna hook and come back” LMAO Yeah, that was like when you push a drive straight right into the f***ing water and lean left like the damn thing is going to draw back into the fairway. When you don't have a draw.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 17, 2017 -> 07:26 AM) Yeah, I forget about the active lane assist when I turn it on and I forget my blinker and start fighting my car. I do literally everything via voice or the steering wheel controls. As long as those exist I dont care what else is in the car. Yeah, it has trained me to always use my signal.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 17, 2017 -> 07:11 AM) There was a big study I heard about on the radio a month ago that found the high-tech touchscreens are pretty distracting. The voice commands don't really help much, either, because it still takes a lot of your mental attention to give the command and then verify that it was executed properly rather than blindly reaching for the volume knob or whatever and knowing you've got the right button just from muscle memory. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-...1004-story.html Hey! That's my car! It does have a lot of tech, but not a touchscreen. I primarily just listen to music through Carplay or Sirius. Everything I need, including navigation directions, is projected onto the windshield by the HUD. Tbh, I don't really use the tech in a manner that distracts me; I find the more dangerous feature can be the active lane assist, which every once in awhile will jerk the vehicle because it misreads the lane line.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 17, 2017 -> 06:38 AM) Isn't Tesla way, way behind production schedule and laying a bunch of people off? Also touch screens in cars aren't great because they provide zero tactile feedback and require a lot more attention from drivers than physical controls do. Going 100% touchscreen is a bad idea. Yes. Even still, what they've pulled off in the short amount of time they've been producing cars is pretty incredible. As for the touchscreens, not sure how important tactile feedback is if your assumption is that these vehicles will be fairly autonomous. Given the current applications of voice control, I know people who basically never touch anything. I like buttons and knobs though. So I hear you...

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