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  1. PopRiveter
    The first thing I learned to admire in a hitter was a .300 batting average, but even as little kid reading the backs of baseball cards, no one used batting average all by itself. In my experience, it never was a standalone stat, even before analytics we knew that Tom Brunansky was a more impactful hitter at .245 than Greg Gagne was at .254 Batting average never was a stat indicative of true performance in and of itself -but it is a useful measure. The arguments from analytics enthusiasts seem to be based on a perception that users of old school stats don't understand this. Not true. We do. I like to use classic and modern, advanced stats. Somehow though, there is a romantic nostalgia for describing a player's performance with the measures I learned as a young fan and I still admire a batting champion. I want Luis to stay strong and productive so we're still having this conversation at the end of the year.
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    I think the author seemed awfully careful to point that out repeatedly throughout the article. Makes a fella want to stand up and cheer Rod Carew again when you watch a player performing this way for part of a season, then consider that Carew averaged that over 18 years. What a player!
  3. PopRiveter
    I can't lie. I miss my guy.
  4. PopRiveter
    By keeping Kepler, Pagan, Thielbar and Megill company.
  5. PopRiveter
    I’m ready to just say it. I love Chris Archer. Full stop.
  6. PopRiveter
    I thought they created a problem the moment they moved Garver but I've been so positivley impressed and surprised by Sanchez. I've been so impressed that the FO was able to unburden the team of Donaldson while getting similar catcher production with that swap, that I've totally ignored Jeffers. He's been a disappointment, but now that he's the backup catcher... Eh. How much does a backup catcher matter? There should be a replacement-caliber player available by trade or on the waiver wire at some point this season. If not, Jose Godoy is holding a golden ticket.
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    Ouch. I've been kind of ignoring him and letting him fly under the radar, but when you lay it out like that makes me want other catcher's names in the plans. In the short term, I'm grateful for Sanchez (really didn't expect I'd ever be saying that back when he was acquired.) Maybe this is the spot they should be look to upgrade when trade season arrives.
  8. PopRiveter
    Aha. I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but trying to interview a player while they’re up to bat is maybe not the best approach.
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    I was watching on Apple TV+. Not sure if that was a different b’cast team, but they ised some wrong terms and had a really awkward moment where they were attempting to interview Buxton when he had to bat. They were silent for awhile and then said something like, I guess we’ll stop asking him questions so he can focus on his at-bat. Yup. Prolly a good idea.
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    No one needs to do that Squirrel.
  11. PopRiveter
    That was a very good win. I’m satisfied
  12. PopRiveter
    You’re sometimes TOO funny
  13. PopRiveter
    Pagan is looking strong tonight
  14. PopRiveter
    They won’t. You can calm down.
  15. PopRiveter
    Give it to Bundy and skip his next turn in the rotation. ?
  16. PopRiveter
    Certainly not when Correa does that!
  17. PopRiveter
    Can’t get enough Lyis Arraez. I love that man so much!
  18. PopRiveter
    Like Nick Nelson?
  19. PopRiveter
    Oh crap. I’m just learning the Royce Lewis news. That could not suck more if it were an ad for Hoover.
  20. PopRiveter
    Gordon’s body language concerns me. He hit some ropes and they haven’t paid off. Can’t let frustration get to him. His process at the plate is clearly good even if they’re resulting in hard outs.
  21. PopRiveter
    Jake Cave at least would have immediately started running very slowly toward that ball after missing it. Nick Gordon stood there pouting. I expect better from an outfielder.
  22. PopRiveter
    Nice hustle by Gordon there. Miss on the jump and stand there like an idiot. welcome back Alex Kiriloff
  23. PopRiveter
    It’s not the “he’s been bad” that I was talking about, it’s the “why?” If it was due to sticky stuff, it should be a lack of movement. Looks instead like he’s lost his command.
  24. PopRiveter
    If it were a matter of Sticky Stuff, wouldn't movement be the problem? That is how it's been described in every article I've ever read about the subject. The numbers seem to show that there's been no dropoff in those metrics.
  25. PopRiveter
    I don't think booing players is about making a serious statement. It's just some of the fun of going to a game, just like cheering. I booed Donaldson when he was a Twin. I find him to be a truly unlikeable personality. That said, I can't find any angle from which his comment to Tim Anderson qualifies as racist. If anyone is guilty of anything, it was for minimizing Robinson's mammoth contribution to the integration of baseball. That happened when Tim Anderson named himself "Today's Jackie Robinson." It's pretty mild to gently poke fun at him by calling him "Jackie." Josh is an abrasive person who somehow got in trouble for one of his more innocuous statements. He is a fine ambassodor for the evil abomination that is the NY Yankees... ...and I'll keep booing him, thank you.
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