No more Matz for Mets https://t.co/SaHoiGNpV9
The best comment in LSB history.
(This is talking about draft rankings, but is really applicable to much of life)
RT @AlecStapp: It's even better than that — it was the real life investment firm from The Wolf of Wall Street https://t.co/00JrQ9rQxO
@mike_petriello I’m still very angry about the Rangers DFAing him to keep Mark Lowe after 2011.
I realize that IHOP makes more money on the three or four pancake breakfasts but this seems awfully...
Oh. Oh, okay, I’m mistaken, I thought he was talking about “short stacks”...
>This man on Fox News just said that they should “ban social media from talking about short stocks” https://t.co/lYs54F2Yu3
Wishing he could have been healthy for the playoffs, however, is Lamet’s Lament.
Padres GM A.J. Preller says Dinelson Lamet is in 'really good place' as he rehabs from elbow injury https://t.co/nxeYeQszwF
RT @ashishkjha: Two things happening with COVID data
1. Infections falling across U.S., down about 33% from two wks ago
2. Deaths are climbing -- because they lag infections. Will likely peak in 7-8 days
Nonetheless, things are improving and race now is between vaccinations and variants https://t.co/nc393UDMjg
SBN Reacts: Expanded Playoffs https://t.co/JXNmgjjSut
2021 ZiPS Over/Under Poll: Kohei Arihara https://t.co/4Y1VelatPu
Each was considered a winner/great clubhouse guy.
Maranville was getting MVP votes in his age 39-41 seasons.
Vizquel was winning Gold Gloves at SS in his age 38-39 seasons.
Maranville is 6th all time defensively among SSs per FG, Vizquel is 9th.
Neither is close to Ozzie/Belanger
Omar Vizquel is, essentially, the modern Rabbit Maranville.
Each played in 23+ seasons.
Each accumulated over 2500 hits by virtue of hanging around forever.
Each has a career 82 OPS+.
Each stole a lot of bases.
Each had an elite defensive rep not quite supported by stats.
Wednesday morning Rangers things https://t.co/aYMGpebqB9
The other problem with a committee is that a small group is more likely to bring back idiosyncratic results.
For the most part, the BBWAA has done a pretty good job. I'm skeptical that results picked by a committee would be any better.
@lonestarball The problem is now that the committee(s) are voting on players that the writers have already left out. I think a committee, one that is not mainly made up of former players, and that is the only voting mechanism, could be good.
I’ve seen this sort of suggestion quite a bit.
The problem with it is that there’s already a Veterans Committee mechanism in place, so this exists.
And the Veterans Committee has made the most egregious selections.
See, e.g., Harold Baines, Jesse Haines, Jim Bottomley
@lonestarball There should be a HOF committee hired by mlb. That’s just my opinion. I’m open to suggestions though. What we have now is not acceptable.
Semien to Jays, Simmons to Twins https://t.co/kqVnVBZBbc
Playing CK3 and I just married off my daughter to a giant who looks like Shannon Hoon.
RT @normative: Watching YouTubes and skimming fringy message boards is not “doing research” (unless your topic is abnormal psychology). Reading specialist literature you lack the background or training to understand & evaluate is not, in any meaningful sense, “doing research” either.
RT @normative: I make fun of the phrase “do your own research” not because there’s anything wrong with ACTUALLY doing research, but because it is so often used by people with no concept whatever of what actually “doing research” entails.
RT @Mrs_McCarthy32: But.... like what family members? I want names. https://t.co/bgq9skXoo5
If you vote for Omar Vizquel but not Andruw Jones then you’re not really making your decision based on defensive greatness.
No BBWAA Hall of Fame inductees this year https://t.co/xsW0eqGZ7v
RT @LamarCoachT: 🤔 let this one sink in a bit . Smh 🤦🏾♂️ https://t.co/9IN4EzjqVq https://t.co/DJP2ULM59w
RT @vikkie: This project is what I’m most proud about working at WaPo. It was a labor of love.
Read and watch the full project here:
https://t.co/QeR2dcoxEm https://t.co/PaD383Osol
J.T. Realmuto, Phillies agree on 5 year deal, per report https://t.co/QU6GIsRsBo