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  1. CubinNY
    Yes, I'm not saying that either. This entire tanget started when the dude jumped saying I said Happ sucked. I was not commenting on Happ. I was commenting on the absurd notion that Happ has been unlucky all year. Luck, if you want to call it that, is fleeting. By its nature, it is not reproducible or a skill. So if you want to say Happ has been unlucky all year, that's one helluva a skillset.
  2. CubinNY
    xwOBA measures the quality of contact, taking out defense and ballparks. Because he's not at the exact point doesn't mean he was unlucky, it means 1) there is measurement error (there is always measurement error), and/or 2) there are other factors not accounted for in the statistic that account for the discrepancy. Once again, and for the last time, reality is never wrong. It's reality. When a measurement model does not reflect reality, it's the model that is off (not necessarily wrong, but inaccurate), not reality. People underperform and overperform their xwOBA year after year. Does that mean their entire career is unlucky or lucky. IT DOESN'T MEAN IAN IS UNLUCKY. Ian Happ isn't Charlie Brown, and life doesn't work that way.
  3. CubinNY
    Are you making the claim that Happ has had bad luck all year?
  4. CubinNY
    I’m not the one claiming Happ has bad luck all year. Saddle up, I guess, he might need backup
  5. CubinNY
    can't wait to catch Grambling at OSU.
  6. CubinNY
    No, you're merely going to be an ass thread cop, that is your want. Enjoy yourself.
  7. CubinNY
    Take it easy. It’s not remotely viable he’s had bad luck all year. It’s the kind of argument that doesn’t hold water. We’ve had long conversations on luck here. I’m not going to rehash. I’m fine with Happ, so lol again.
  8. CubinNY
    lol
  9. CubinNY
    Braves, not Brewers.
  10. CubinNY
    Measurement error. None of those defensive evaluations should be held tightly. They are only useful in the aggregate and perhaps at the tails. Shaw is playing solid defense. The best thing is he can play either 2nd or 3rd. With his hitting profile he’s a perennial all star 2nd baseman and a solidly above average 3rd baseman.
  11. CubinNY
    I'd love if they could keep him in the states and put him on a Schwaber nutrition program with a trainer all offseason. He has a rare talent that bodes well for his success in MLB. He could be a batting champion with an .800ish SLG .400+ OBP in a good year. The picture is from Schwaber's rookie season. The body is similar. The 2nd is just for comparison sake.
  12. CubinNY
    Ok, I didn’t pay any attention to preseason football. Is Williams a work in progress or a never will be? How many games is it going to take this year to find out?
  13. CubinNY
    Bernstein was/is a legend in his own mind; that's his main problem. I liked Boers and Bernstein because Terry could steer them a bit. To me, he was always auditioning for an ESPN radio gig where big personality matters more than anything else.
  14. CubinNY
    we got our mojo back
  15. CubinNY
    This is a reminder that the best version of this team is a contender. The worst version is a playoff team. All they need in the playoffs is a few hot starters, the best Palencia, and some SLG.
  16. CubinNY
    Marty Shaw right there
  17. CubinNY
    Why does this game feel like it’s going to be a heartbreaker?
  18. CubinNY
    Dodged a bullet in Suarez. When he's hot and when he's not.
  19. CubinNY
    Love the day walkers
  20. CubinNY
    OWNKC!!!!!
  21. CubinNY
    They won't tell the story to the public. These guys are prideful, uber-macho jocks. I'd bet a lot of money that they asked him if he wanted to take time off or go on the DL, and he told them, No—same thing with Dansby, who played with a damn hernia most of last year. They should let the medical staff decide what needs to be done. Tucker was still getting on base, but now he's Jason Heywarding because his swing is out of whack.
  22. CubinNY
    You are the biggest thread cop on this board. I block you regularly, and then I unblock you for some reason. There's nothing wrong with people bitching and being meatballs. Let them bitch and be a meatball. You don't need to point out every single "well, actually" when someone goes full stupid in the game thread. But you love to do that. I don't know why. And it begets more from the meatballs, and soon no one is talking about the game, you are having a pissing contest to see who can humiliate the other guy better. Who gives a horsefeathers about how someone wants to react or say something stupid? But you do you, I'm not sure what you get out of it.
  23. CubinNY
    Here's an idea for us all. You fan your way and let the other guy fan his way. Who cares? If you want to be a whiny cry baby, cry hard. If you want to look on the bright side, keep chasing the rainbows. The game thread would be much better without the complaints about the complaints and the complaints. Just let everyone be who they are. There is a block button that I use regularly and it makes my life less frustrating. And that's all I have to say about that.
  24. CubinNY
    Who are these tomato can pitchers for the Cubs? It's going to be a blow out before this is over.
  25. CubinNY
    a spicy meatball
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