Rosenthal: David Ross to Cubs (2yr/$5M)

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Trying to decide what I like better: When the Cubs didn't sign any players and people bitched, or when the Cubs signed a good amount of players and people bitched.

 

Yes, because all anyone wanted was for the Cubs to simply sign a random number of players.

 

All these random players make sense, so they aren't so random.

 

So instead of the stupid thing you said, why not just say "I like these moves and other people don't."

 

Listen, I'm sorry I offended you so much or didn't do a great job on my post and wasted your time.

 

I've never seen a bad or ignorant post by you, but you can best be sure I'm pointing it out if I ever do.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Just kidding, I've seen some.

[Guest]

Trying to decide what I like better: When the Cubs didn't sign any players and people bitched, or when the Cubs signed a good amount of players and people bitched.

 

Why on earth would you think that's something worth posting?

 

I have a hard time believing you ever hold yourself to such a standard.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I've never seen a bad or ignorant post by you, but you can best be sure I'm pointing it out if I ever do.

 

Jokes on you, I'll just never post again and you'll never get the chance.

[Sammy Sofa]

Trying to decide what I like better: When the Cubs didn't sign any players and people bitched, or when the Cubs signed a good amount of players and people bitched.

 

Yes, because all anyone wanted was for the Cubs to simply sign a random number of players.

 

All these random players make sense, so they aren't so random.

 

I was replying to the "good amount" part, where it seemed like you were saying there had been people simply wishing that the Cubs signed X number of players regardless of whether they were good or not. It wasn't just an issue between not signing anyone and signing someone.

[Guest]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j-Kn3fMTnc

[Sammy Sofa]

What the [expletive].

 

Sway is still working AND he has a baseball show?

[Guest]

What the [expletive].

 

Sway is still working AND he has a baseball show?

 

hahahaha same exact thought i had

[Proven Veteran]

This thread has delivered.

[TruffleShuffle]

david ross looks like andrew sullivan.

[treebird]

david ross looks like andrew sullivan.

 

but older

[wvcbxl]

Muskat still has it as "reportedly", so I'm not giving up hope.

[Tyrant]

People can scoff at framing if they want, but Theo and his analytics department obviously value it heavily.

 

The most pessimistic side of me really hopes this isn't a case of discovering a shiny new toy and going overboard.

 

like you and the internet

[TruffleShuffle]

People can scoff at framing if they want, but Theo and his analytics department obviously value it heavily.

 

The most pessimistic side of me really hopes this isn't a case of discovering a shiny new toy and going overboard.

 

like you and the internet

 

:lol:

[Hairyducked Idiot]

People can scoff at framing if they want, but Theo and his analytics department obviously value it heavily.

 

The most pessimistic side of me really hopes this isn't a case of discovering a shiny new toy and going overboard.

 

like you and the internet

 

I've been doing pretty much exactly this for 15 years now. It's oddly comforting.

[gscool89]

People can scoff at framing if they want, but Theo and his analytics department obviously value it heavily.

 

The most pessimistic side of me really hopes this isn't a case of discovering a shiny new toy and going overboard.

 

like you and the internet

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/415/883/883415.gif

[hawkeyecub]

There is no such thing as framing ability

 

This is beyond dumb. Coaches/instructors have recognized it and tried to work on it with catchers for years and years before it was ever a thing among advanced metric people.

[Guest]

david ross looks like andrew sullivan.

 

but older

 

And they could have had Andrew Sullivan for much cheaper.

[Guest]

There is no such thing as framing ability

 

This is beyond dumb. Coaches/instructors have recognized it and tried to work on it with catchers for years and years before it was ever a thing among advanced metric people.

I know I was a catcher. You work hard on setting up, making a good target and having a quiet body. but whether a strike gets called is beyond your control.

[Clem Fandango]

Can someone post the gif of Castillo stabbing at a pitch right down the middle that got called a ball please?

[NonProfitCow]

There is no such thing as framing ability

 

This is beyond dumb. Coaches/instructors have recognized it and tried to work on it with catchers for years and years before it was ever a thing among advanced metric people.

I know I was a catcher. You work hard on setting up, making a good target and having a quiet body. but whether a strike gets called is beyond your control.

You were a catcher but never did framing drills? Your coach sucked. Did he also take some of his buddies out to slide into first with a stopwatch?

[SABR Gamer]

There is no such thing as framing ability

 

This is beyond dumb. Coaches/instructors have recognized it and tried to work on it with catchers for years and years before it was ever a thing among advanced metric people.

I know I was a catcher. You work hard on setting up, making a good target and having a quiet body. but whether a strike gets called is beyond your control.

 

Spoken like someone who lost a lot of called strikes as a catcher.

 

I played some catcher too. It's definitely a skill.

 

You have a lot of bad opinions.

[imb]

There is no such thing as framing ability

 

This is beyond dumb. Coaches/instructors have recognized it and tried to work on it with catchers for years and years before it was ever a thing among advanced metric people.

I know I was a catcher.

 

Oh come on lol

[Elrhino]

There is no such thing as framing ability

 

You and Dusty can commiserate about all these stat geeks making stuff up and ruining the game you grew up with. Called strikes just clog up the strike count.

[Sammy Sofa]

There is no such thing as framing ability

 

This is beyond dumb. Coaches/instructors have recognized it and tried to work on it with catchers for years and years before it was ever a thing among advanced metric people.

I know I was a catcher.

 

Oh come on lol

 

Hahahahahahah!