Random Cubs Musings

[Guest]

 

I feel like Walter Sobchak. Who the [expletive] is Rany and why do we care.

 

Rany writes regularly at Rany on the Royals and has been a BP contributor. He's very good, thoughtful, and analytical writer(although I've heard him do radio and he's good at that too).

 

Also the inventor, for lack of a better word, of pitcher abuse points

[Banedon]

Boers and Bernstein mock anyone who questions the Cubs motivation and plan.

 

B&B is a terrible example to make your point. They mock everyone for having an opinion different from their own. The whole show is built around the "we're smarter than our listeners" schtick, and specifically screen to put the dumbest callers on the air.

[jersey cubs fan]

Boers and Bernstein mock anyone who questions the Cubs motivation and plan.

 

B&B is a terrible example to make your point. They mock everyone for having an opinion different from their own. The whole show is built around the "we're smarter than our listeners" schtick, and specifically screen to put the dumbest callers on the air.

 

Don't see why that makes it a bad example.

 

This "it had to happen this way" crowd are insufferable no matter their opinion on all other subjects.

[Guest]

The Economist says some MLB team bought a Cray supercomputer:

[O]ne MLB team has invested in a Cray supercomputer according to Pete Ungaro, the company’s chief executive officer. The team, which declines to be named, exemplifies an organisation that, five years ago, most people would not have dreamed would need, or even want, a supercomputer, he says.

 

The team obtained one both because the machine has the capacity to analyse enormous quantities of data and because of the short time in which it can process them. Other technologies, such as cloud computing, could wade leisurely through information, helping managers make choices during the off-season (perhaps concerning which players to add to the roster, for example). Instead, a team can use a supercomputer to process data in time to affect decisions during play, explains Mr Ungaro. Cray’s Urika appliance, launched two years ago, is specifically designed to help users interpret data in unusual ways.

 

Brett speculates it could be the Cubs...they sure would seem to fit that description. But can #PTR afford a $500K+ computer?

 

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2014/03/supercomputers

 

http://www.bleachernation.com/2014/03/18/did-the-cubs-buy-a-supercomputer-if-not-the-cubs-some-team-did/

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

My CPU is a neuro-net processor, a learning computer.

[Guest]

Something like that should really make it obvious to the crazies who think the Cubs are somehow spending all their extra funds on these types of things when they may have just purchased the craziest thing they could possibly buy and it still probably cost less than Bonifacio.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

The Cubs will be the first team to have a cyborg as a base coach.

[imb]

The Cubs will be the first team to have a cyborg as a base coach.

 

I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PRESS 1010101010101000010101010 TO GET ENGLISH

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Seriously, I hope I survive when baseball teams are managed by computers like HAL 9000.

[jersey cubs fan]

Something like that should really make it obvious to the crazies who think the Cubs are somehow spending all their extra funds on these types of things when they may have just purchased the craziest thing they could possibly buy and it still probably cost less than Bonifacio.

 

I've tried 5 times now but still don't quite get.

[Guest]

Something like that should really make it obvious to the crazies who think the Cubs are somehow spending all their extra funds on these types of things when they may have just purchased the craziest thing they could possibly buy and it still probably cost less than Bonifacio.

 

I've tried 5 times now but still don't quite get.

 

There are people who will tell you, even now, that a large portion of the Cubs reduced payroll is going to things like scouting, player development, infrastructure, etc. when, in actuality, to steal a line from Kyle, short of diamond and gold encrusted laptops for every scout, it would be really hard to come up with a way for this stuff to even make a small dent in that money.

 

This crazy computer that practically takes up an entire room is one of the most insane things they could have dreamt of buying that fits within that realm (outside of a new building/facility or something) and it still costs less than a decent player pickup off the scrap heap.

Edited March 18, 2014 by David

[treebird]

Something like that should really make it obvious to the crazies who think the Cubs are somehow spending all their extra funds on these types of things when they may have just purchased the craziest thing they could possibly buy and it still probably cost less than Bonifacio.

 

I've tried 5 times now but still don't quite get.

 

There are people who will tell you, even now, that a large portion of the Cubs reduced payroll is going to things like scouting, player development, infrastructure, etc. when it would be really hard to come up with a way for this stuff to even make a small dent in that money.

 

This crazy computer that practically takes up an entire room is one of the most insane things they could have dreamt of buying that fits within that realm (outside of a new building/facility or something) and it still costs less than a decent player pickup off the scrap heap.

 

i bet all those people are at bleacher nation

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Something like that should really make it obvious to the crazies who think the Cubs are somehow spending all their extra funds on these types of things when they may have just purchased the craziest thing they could possibly buy and it still probably cost less than Bonifacio.

 

I've tried 5 times now but still don't quite get.

 

There are people who will tell you, even now, that a large portion of the Cubs reduced payroll is going to things like scouting, player development, infrastructure, etc. when, in actuality, to steal a line from Kyle, short of diamond and gold encrusted laptops for every scout, it would be really hard to come up with a way for this stuff to even make a small dent in that money.

 

This crazy computer that practically takes up an entire room is one of the most insane things they could have dreamt of buying that fits within that realm (outside of a new building/facility or something) and it still costs less than a decent player pickup off the scrap heap.

 

This computer is so totally awesome. I hope it takes up an entire building and is becoming self-aware.

[SouthSideRyan]

Something like that should really make it obvious to the crazies who think the Cubs are somehow spending all their extra funds on these types of things when they may have just purchased the craziest thing they could possibly buy and it still probably cost less than Bonifacio.

 

I've tried 5 times now but still don't quite get.

 

There are people who will tell you, even now, that a large portion of the Cubs reduced payroll is going to things like scouting, player development, infrastructure, etc. when it would be really hard to come up with a way for this stuff to even make a small dent in that money.

 

This crazy computer that practically takes up an entire room is one of the most insane things they could have dreamt of buying that fits within that realm (outside of a new building/facility or something) and it still costs less than a decent player pickup off the scrap heap.

 

i bet all those people are at bleacher nation

 

There's quite the supercomputer bukkake going on over there in response to Brett's made up speculation

[d_money]

Boers and Bernstein mock anyone who questions the Cubs motivation and plan.

 

B&B is a terrible example to make your point. They mock everyone for having an opinion different from their own. The whole show is built around the "we're smarter than our listeners" schtick, and specifically screen to put the dumbest callers on the air.

Thank You. I change stations when Bernstein turns into an ass to hi callers - which as you point out, are screened. Bernsy's a dick

[Elwood]

http://grantland.com/features/chicago-cubs-boston-red-sox-theo-epstein/

 

Rany Jazayerli on Theo, Jed and the rebuild.

 

Just the same tired apologism in a reasonably-well written long-form (excluding the excruciating opening. Nobody cares about your kids, Rany).

 

i agree completely that it would be nice to go back and have this front office back when the things they knew how to do were special. but if the things they do well now aren't any different than anyone else, why write these glowing pieces about how great they are? we appear to have a front office no smarter than but a couple teams and no dumber than but a couple teams. hurray?

 

we sure showed the industry! (our Travis Wood, Edwin Jackson, Jake Arrieta, Kyle Hendricks, ??? 2015 rotation)

 

I have a great deal of cognitive dissonance about this turd sandwich we are being forced to eat. On the one hand Theo and his team are really smart guys. On the other, I think the "smartness" creates a sense of hubris on their part which I don't really like. Theo is too cool for school and he knows it. The writers eat it that [expletive] up with a spoon and fork and because of it tend to become sycophants. Boers and Bernstein mock anyone who questions the Cubs motivation and plan.

 

On the third hand is the ownership. The family seems really smart and obviously have the pedigree. You'd think they'd want to put a winner on the field post haste. But I wonder who is really running the show. Is Tom so differential to Theo that he's letting the plan play out? Or is he really pinching the pennies and forcing Theo to be "creative like the Astros" (puke!).

 

In the end, "the process" seems needlessly dramatic and painful to me. I guess it doesn't matter because I'll be listening as much as I can no matter what happens.

 

I hate this place.

[Sammy Sofa]

You hate the truth.

[WrigleyField 22]

They should use the supercomputer to compute how to oust Tunney from office.

 

 

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[bhogg]

How do I get this third hand of which NY speaks?

[Sammys Boombox]

They should use the supercomputer to compute how to oust Tunney from office.

 

 

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Find a competitor and give him tons of money.

[Soul]

A real baseball genius wouldn't need no stinkin' supercomputer

[Guest]

Random trivia here...who went on the DL in 1998 and opened a spot for Kerry Wood to be called up? Bonus points if you remember who he faced in his first start.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Random trivia here...who went on the DL in 1998 and opened a spot for Kerry Wood to be called up? Bonus points if you remember who he faced in his first start.

 

I wanna say Kent Bottenfield.

 

Edit: But he did not pitch for the 1998 Cubs, so there's a good chance that's wrong.

 

First start, I wanna say Expos and he K'd like 8 in 4 or something like that.

[treebird]

Random trivia here...who went on the DL in 1998 and opened a spot for Kerry Wood to be called up? Bonus points if you remember who he faced in his first start.

 

I wanna say Kent Bottenfield.

 

Edit: But he did not pitch for the 1998 Cubs, so there's a good chance that's wrong.

 

First start, I wanna say Expos and he K'd like 8 in 4 or something like that.

 

you're definitely right about it being the expos and a bunch of k's in less than a full start. i have no idea who went on the dl though.

[Guest]

Bob Patterson.

 

And yes, the Expos were the first team he faced.