Bananarchy

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 09:39 AM) The pendulum has swung WAY too far here. While it isn't the most important stat, if you are getting a high number of wins it means you are pitching well enough to give your team a chance to win on a regular basis, while you can get some statistical flukes built into that such as the year Nolan Ryan led the league in ERA, but went 8-16, it is usually a pretty good indicator that a pitcher is doing two things. They are not giving up a lot of runs, and they are pitching relatively late into games. Last I checked, those are two pretty good things to get out of your starting pitcher on a regular basis. It isn't an important stat at all. It doesn't tell you anything. That's an extreme example, but a player like Q is the poster child of why wins are a bad stat. They don't tell you anything.

Jesus, guys. He just didn't have it. It's not about "playoff baseball". It's a bad start in one game against a high powered offense.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Oct 8, 2017 -> 11:43 AM) OK....................................... What does a pitching win tell you about anything?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 6, 2017 -> 09:46 PM) The sox are in trouble then. I don't think they will spend spend 155 mil on a pitcher like the cubs did for Lester. I wouldn't worry about that too much. Sox have a deeper pitching farm than the Cubs have had since Theo took over. They will be in the market for a starter in "win now" time, but that's not a big concern right now. The one thing I would be concerned about is the White Sox ability to keep their pitchers longer term. You're probably not going to get very many Sale/Q type deals anymore. If Arrieta gets a boatload of money this offseason, expect it to get harder and harder to sign pitchers to extensions.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 6, 2017 -> 10:40 PM) Sale has not beaten the Yankees yet this year. Some have been no decisions but some players have that kind of luck. Pitching wins are trash. Who gives a crap about them?

QUOTE (Wanne @ Oct 8, 2017 -> 01:21 AM) how huge is it for this team having Saad back?!? Really sucks not having Hossa...but having Saad...and a seemingly rejuvenated Sharp is really nice. Young guys have been skating very well too... It was worth getting Toews Saad even if it cost Kane a line mate.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 8, 2017 -> 01:39 AM) Well this is absolutely horse s***. Exactly. If women were the same size and weight and strength as men, there would be women playing now. Women are as capable as men to figure out a route tree.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 6, 2017 -> 04:03 PM) He wasn't half bad until he took on that Score mentality of a professional troll. If he dropped that act, he wouldn't be half bad. I think that's why i enjoy Spiegel and Parkins so much. They aren't super trolls by any stretch. I feel like Bernstein is the only super-troll left, although his opinions are often well thought out.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Oct 8, 2017 -> 08:39 AM) I didn't get the memo this year. Are Sox fans still obligated to root for the Cubs? I was happy for them last year but now I just kind of want them to go away.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 30, 2017 -> 01:09 AM) Cubs a lock to reach WS; ditto Cleveland. It's destined to be a rematch and Cleveland fans shouldn't assume revenge is complete. Cubs will be loose if they get that far and win it again. Then we'll be looking at a possible threepeat? My gawd. Bartman would finally come out of hibernation if Cubs win their second in a row. Who the hell would do anything but hug him then? I think LA has too much for the Cubs

He never full time called for the Blackhawks, but I was very sad to see Dave Strader passed away. Called many a great game, including this one https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/914537530288230404

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 03:30 PM) All it takes is the assistant looking to make a deal to screw over Illinois. Meh, it's just a matter of how long Illinois is at rock bottom. If it gets ugly for Underwood, Josh Whitman should lawyer up and fire him.

I pretend not to believe in the curse of the banner. But it's real.

QUOTE (turnin' two @ Sep 23, 2017 -> 01:38 PM) One thing I would like to see more of from Moncada (as well as a whole bunch of the other guys), is stolen bases. This team has speed to burn and hasn't used it to any real extent. Anderson, Moncada, Engel and Hanson should be running just about every time they are on base. Anderson and Engel have great rations but they don't run enough. Having speed can create a lot of havoc and put pressure on the defense and pitcher, but only if the team uses that speed. Stolen bases are overrated as a stat. They're nice, but an out is a lot of risk.

To sum up, yes, you are allowed to be nervous about Moncada but you don't have to and shouldn't be.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 16, 2017 -> 11:02 AM) MLB's streaming services were the gold standard of streaming before everyone else caught on. They still kind of are. HBO Now is an MLB Advanced Media product

Moncada with the base running

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Aug 23, 2017 -> 04:50 PM) Well aware of that. As I said Russ is loyal to OKC, I don't think it's too likely he leaves, especially since LA is set at PG. I think it's more likely Cleveland S&T LBJ to OKC for Adams and 1st (PG and Russ re-signing of course) than him going to LA. No way. He's going West. Westbrook is too good to pass up if you're LA

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 11:17 PM) I've enjoyed watching this lineup. There aren't a lot of pretty stats but they seem to produce compared to having it littered with veterans. I just hate the way they lose with a pen you want investigated for throwing games. Oh please. They are neither the first nor the last to do this. These games are now individual performance centric.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 12:02 AM) I contend though that if we are 10 games out of first at the end of next April, individual performance means very little. How can a player give optimal performance when the team is that bad? It has to affect the little things in your approach. Why move a runner when it doesn't matter? Just swing from the heels and try to homer. The young studs will put in the time and get used to pitching and hopefully do well enough. My point is, all that training will be put to the test when we are projected to be a good team. On April 1 of that season, whenever it is, is when the can't miss guys like Moncada, Robert, Eloy, etc., begin their trial periods. When it matters. I'm not saying Moncada can hit .111 and management will be satisfied but none of it really matters til the team is projected to be a contender. Then the apprenticeship is ova. Baseball is an individual sport disguised as a team sport. A team win is a combination of individual victories. A player's ability is not directly tied to the performance of his team mates. And before you bring up RBI, note there is nothing a player can do to get the players ahead of him on base.

Excellent tank win!

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 12:14 PM) Only those who cling to the past. With names like Moncada, Jimenez, Lopez, Hansen, Giolito, Burger, Sheets, Dunning etc in the system, I could care less what happens to a majority of who the Sox have traded. Right? All the former Sox players I care about are retired.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Aug 16, 2017 -> 07:31 AM) Not getting Boston's best prospect for Sale is going to sting for a while. AlexeihNOOOOO

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 16, 2017 -> 08:53 AM) Home Run Derby ruins swings or simple regression? Agreed. Mostly the latter. The fact is, people do the derby because of their torrid first half pace. A lot of them regress, but that's expected in 162 game season.

Aaron Judge has been horrible since the home run derby. Only batting .184 with a strikeout in 30+ consecutive games.