JRull86
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I'd assume that's the plan.These nationals starters....sheesh
Corbin going game 4?
I thought WSH would win this series, but I didn't expect them to flat out dominate them Cardinals like they have.
I'd assume that's the plan.These nationals starters....sheesh
Corbin going game 4?
ExcellentGame 1 of the World Series is a week from tomorrow. Washington could very well be sitting and waiting for a week while the Astros and Yankees slug it out for 7 games.
For the Monday crowd who might feel like engaging Lonnie's latest baseball thread troll job.
That's the best part of all, Mike. When I'm telling the truth, it's not a troll job. Dave Roberts is an analytics guy. He works for a GM that is an analytics guy. The GM reports to a President of Baseball Ops that's an analytics guy. They have pregame meetings to go over strategy. They discuss things like in scenario A you do this. In scenario B, you do that. They go over everything in painstaking detail because that's who they are as an organization. They're paint by numbers.
And why do I say this? Is it because I hate analytics and think it has no place in sports??
No. I'm not saying anything close to that. All I've been saying the entire time is that the analytics crowd is pathetic because they're happy to take credit when a manager makes a head scratching move that works out, but when they do something that doesn't work, it's attributed to the manager going rogue and using their gut.
So thank you for continually proving my point, Michael. It's really nice of you to continually offer up articles that back exactly what I'm saying here. They want the credit, but won't accept the blame.
Even better is that you yourself claim Roberts went rogue, yet the team's response was a vote of confidence in the manager despite the fans and articles screaming he has to go. If Dave Roberts truly threw out the analytics and went with his gut, why would the team back him? Makes zero sense. Much like the unwillingness for analytics people to accept that sometimes you can play the odds and still lose.
Not your best work. Worse? Not even good work.
But to give you more credit than you deserve, they just gave him a 4-year extension. It was highly unlikely they were firing him even though he clearly botched Game 5 by going against everything he should have done.
Maybe. But they still didn't have to give him a vote of confidence, which they did. They could have left him dangling in the breeze longer to feel the pressure and learn his lesson to not go rogue, but they came out immediately and backed him. Why is that? I mean crap, doing that tells me everything I need to know about where the moves originated from, but hey, logic isn't for everyone.
Since you're so hardcore on this though, how do you track which questionable moves are his versus the questionable moves of the number crunchers on their laptops? Well, aside from just picking the ones that worked out, like you've been doing, that is...
Boy that would have been really ****ing stupid and it's obvious why no decently run organization would do something like that. Aside from that though good stuff.
I also love how you continue to ignore how no one from the analytics community said what Roberts did was right. They have all said the complete opposite. It's almost like your entire argument - that Roberts is an unthinking puppet - is wrong.
Molly Knight said that exactly.
**** after warning everyone yesterday not to take the bait I took the bait. Well kudos on that. But I'm an idiot so don't feel too much pride.
My non-4K broadcast keeps hiccuping.Another plus for watching in 4K is no commercials - just a cover shot between innings
Is it dehydration?How can it take this long to change umpires???
Hahaha the obnoxious Yankee fans in the background!
On MLB Network Tonight they said ‘they’ all met late morning to discuss the plan for game 5- the front office and coaches. It was a fascinating show as they dug deep I into the move and optionsThat's the best part of all, Mike. When I'm telling the truth, it's not a troll job. Dave Roberts is an analytics guy. He works for a GM that is an analytics guy. The GM reports to a President of Baseball Ops that's an analytics guy. They have pregame meetings to go over strategy. They discuss things like in scenario A you do this. In scenario B, you do that. They go over everything in painstaking detail because that's who they are as an organization. They're paint by numbers.
And why do I say this? Is it because I hate analytics and think it has no place in sports??
No. I'm not saying anything close to that. All I've been saying the entire time is that the analytics crowd is pathetic because they're happy to take credit when a manager makes a head scratching move that works out, but when they do something that doesn't work, it's attributed to the manager going rogue and using their gut.
So thank you for continually proving my point, Michael. It's really nice of you to continually offer up articles that back exactly what I'm saying here. They want the credit, but won't accept the blame.
Even better is that you yourself claim Roberts went rogue, yet the team's response was a vote of confidence in the manager despite the fans and articles screaming he has to go. If Dave Roberts truly threw out the analytics and went with his gut, why would the team back him? Makes zero sense. Much like the unwillingness for analytics people to accept that sometimes you can play the odds and still lose.
Whoa , wait a minute.On MLB Network Tonight they said ‘they’ all met late morning to discuss the plan for game 5- the front office and coaches. It was a fascinating show as they dug deep I into the move and options
Kershaw was definitely coming in before their regular lefty. Roberts was part of the group and may have internally wanted it but this was no Grady Little about Kershaw
where it could have been a Grady Little decision- manager call was Kelly second inning
On MLB Network Tonight they said ‘they’ all met late morning to discuss the plan for game 5- the front office and coaches. It was a fascinating show as they dug deep I into the move and options
Kershaw was definitely coming in before their regular lefty. Roberts was part of the group and may have internally wanted it but this was no Grady Little about Kershaw
where it could have been a Grady Little decision- manager call was Kelly second inning