rico Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 minute ago, IU Scott said: No it wasn't but as a Reds fan you think if you give them one game then they would take the series. What exactly is your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, rico said: What exactly is your point? That you shouldn't take out a starting pitcher who is dominating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, IU Scott said: That you shouldn't take out a starting pitcher who is dominating That may be, but the scenarios you cite are like comparing an apple to a raisin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 hours ago, rico said: I was happy for Kershaw... I was too. Nice for him to get that stink off his hall of fame arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Went to the Reds board and one of the threads swere about Cash takiSo many over there agreed with pulling him becaus the numbers indicated it was the right thing to do. I am so tired of everything having to be done by the numbers and how everyone thinks a computer knows what the right thing to do in every situation. Sports are entertaininment played by humans and humans makes mistakes but that is what makes sports great. Today everything has to be perfect and has to have an outcome that is scripted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Went to the Reds board and one of the threads swere about Cash takiSo many over there agreed with pulling him becaus the numbers indicated it was the right thing to do. I am so tired of everything having to be done by the numbers and how everyone thinks a computer knows what the right thing to do in every situation. Sports are entertaininment played by humans and humans makes mistakes but that is what makes sports great. Today everything has to be perfect and has to have an outcome that is scripted. I get what Cash was thinking. Why change what you've done to get to the world series when you finally get to the world series. They relied on the numbers all year to get there. That said you also have to have some feel as a manger and not just really on numbers and some of these analytical guys don't get that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-hire-tony-la-russa-as-new-manager/ White Sox get their new manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-hire-tony-la-russa-as-new-manager/ White Sox get their new manager Don't realy understand the hiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-hire-tony-la-russa-as-new-manager/ White Sox get their new manager That is insane. Casey Stengel not available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 This is Jerry and Kenny. Wouldn't it be funny if Rick Hahn switched jobs at the end of next year and went to the North Side? He built the team but now when it's ready to make the final call on coach he's basically got zero input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-hire-tony-la-russa-as-new-manager/ White Sox get their new manager And now I have a reason to dislike the White Sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 17 hours ago, DC2345 said: I get what Cash was thinking. Why change what you've done to get to the world series when you finally get to the world series. They relied on the numbers all year to get there. That said you also have to have some feel as a manger and not just really on numbers and some of these analytical guys don't get that. I think Cowherd said it best the other day. Something along the lines of "You would have to be an idiot in this day and age not to look at the analytics, but you would be a bigger idiot not to value the human element." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 15 hours ago, rico said: And now I have a reason to dislike the White Sox. I'm torn. I've always been a Tony fan. Hate the White Sox. Even though most of his stops have been for rivals. With that said about 95% of White Sox fans are livid this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Seeking6 said: I'm torn. I've always been a Tony fan. Hate the White Sox. Even though most of his stops have been for rivals. With that said about 95% of White Sox fans are livid this morning. I would be livid too for hiring that 'roid loving LaRussa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 10:01 AM, Seeking6 said: I'm torn. I've always been a Tony fan. Hate the White Sox. Even though most of his stops have been for rivals. With that said about 95% of White Sox fans are livid this morning. Anything that pisses off white sox or cardinals fans makes me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Costellanos is staying with the Reds and did not opt out of his contract. Not really a surprise since he did not ifnish the year off well and the uncertainty around the economics of baseball. Stil can't believe there are reds fans who hoped he would opt out this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 20 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Costellanos is staying with the Reds and did not opt out of his contract. Not really a surprise since he did not ifnish the year off well and the uncertainty around the economics of baseball. Stil can't believe there are reds fans who hoped he would opt out this year. I think that is a good get for the reds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Yankees Tanaka may be available..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 So far a lot of good players are becoming available due to teams not picking up options. I bet we will see a lot of players still being free agents close to spring training becase teams won't want to give multi year contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 I guess it is time for one of my old man rants. Since I have a lot of time on my hands I have watched a lot of sports shows and I am coming to a conclusion that they are tryong to drive away the older fan. I no I am a simple person and I just care about the sport itself and don't dig deep into the stats but watchign these shows that is all they talk about. Watching MLB now they are tlaking about the finialist for the awards and they don't really talk about what the players did on the field but just spill out stats that a lot of us old timers don't understand at all. Actually there are stats that I couldn't care less about and never made an attempt to even see what goes into these stats. These people who made these stats up could just go by what they feel is important and weight those stats to read how they want them to do when determing who is better. I care about batting average, HR, RBI when it comes to batting but all I saw was WAR WRC+, DRS, FIP and can go on and on. I just feel that there goal is to get us old timers away from the game and they think they invented the game. They make it feel like the game of the past never existed and what they did was the wrong way of doing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 And, in a move that I'm sure will thrill @IU Scott to the core... "This year's Gold Gloves were based on a collection of defensive metrics known as the SABR Defensive Index, which combines several methods of estimating defensive performance statistically. Because of MLB's regional schedule this season, managers and coaches -- usually one part of the final component -- did not vote." So stat geeks were the only voters...Yes, they know more that coaches and managers, I'm sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, IUFLA said: And, in a move that I'm sure will thrill @IU Scott to the core... "This year's Gold Gloves were based on a collection of defensive metrics known as the SABR Defensive Index, which combines several methods of estimating defensive performance statistically. Because of MLB's regional schedule this season, managers and coaches -- usually one part of the final component -- did not vote." So stat geeks were the only voters...Yes, they know more that coaches and managers, I'm sure... Good ole Tucker, the next coming of Jeff Reed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 I saw where Javy Baez is going to get a Gold Glove tattoo... "Grandpa Javy, what is that tattoo of 5 wrinkled bananas on your arm about?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I saw where Javy Baez is going to get a Gold Glove tattoo... "Grandpa Javy, what is that tattoo of 5 wrinkled bananas on your arm about?" Javy doesn't have much skin left. Better choose wisely where this one goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Javy doesn't have much skin left. Better choose wisely where this one goes. Lord hope he don't go all Post Malone on us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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