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  1. squally1313
    Matt Chapman was just sitting out there the whole time
  2. squally1313
    Start it up. Need the mojo. 1-2 against the defending champs on the road is just fine.
  3. squally1313
    Yeah I don't mind win probability as a tool and certainly didn't bother me showing up in the top corner of the broadcast. I don't know how much it adds to like, the entertainment value of a game? Given Kyle's first point above, do you really want to showcase that (making up numbers) being down 2 going into the 8th only gives you a 20% chance of winning? Seems more likely to drive people off than keeping them interested. On the gambling side of it, it seems counterintuitive just because I assume at a very rough level that in game live betting odds mirror the win probability chart pretty closely, but for the (ever growing) spreads that the casinos bake in to the odds to make sure they get their revenue. I think it's pretty likely that tracking win probability against the live odds you'd rarely see like, some sort of value proposition available, which to me would lead to decreased betting having it put right in front of you. Then again, maybe they're just counting on the anti-stats crowd to get angry and try to prove a computer wrong or something.
  4. squally1313
    Most of this hinges on the expected time frame for Steele's recovery, but I think given that the next open start is Colorado (who sucks) at home, you let Wesneski take that one (and maybe let Smyly open to get through Blackmon/Jones/McMahon once). If he can't handle a Colorado lineup in April in Chicago (seeing a high of 41 and potentially snow on Wednesday), then you stretch Smyly out and give him a shot. While both of those guys get a shot, you're giving Brown a few starts in AAA to force his way up.
  5. squally1313
    The complete ease and omnipresence of gambling is the big issue for me. Without leaving my house, or even getting up from the couch, I could lose thousands of dollars by noon today. And then when the gambling account is empty, adding thousands more takes about 4 minutes, and either way I'm bombarded with promos and sign on bonuses and whatever else.
  6. squally1313
    Adbert* Alzolay* Alzolay was the 16th best relief pitcher in the league last year by fWAR Cubs, overall in 2023: 254/330/431 Cubs, RISP in 2023: 272/350/425
  7. squally1313
    I don't really know what this means. What team is equipped to replace their ace with anyone besides a 6th starter? There are 24 pitchers projected for over 3 wins. Five teams have more than one of them, including the Cubs. There's not a team in baseball that has an extra Justin Steele lying around to fill into the rotation.
  8. squally1313
    Garret Cooper does the worst thing you could do in that situation, drew smyly gives up a phantom run against 2-3-4 of the rangers lineup. Drew’s fault!
  9. squally1313
    Welp, manager blew the game with some bad decisions, what are you going to do
  10. squally1313
    No, yes, you’re also proving his point, not sure if you are meaning to or not
  11. squally1313
    That really should be a challengable play. Like, top of the list.
  12. squally1313
    You’re just ignoring the 3rd in NL last year thing aren’t you
  13. squally1313
    Going to get out ahead of it: No, we don’t want that guy anywhere near a cubs uniform
  14. squally1313
    We’re really doing in game interviews of the players in the regular season huh
  15. squally1313
    Yeah a lot of loud exit velos
  16. squally1313
    He makes such pure contact. I’m fine with him becoming speedy schwarber instead of javy
  17. squally1313
    There is maybe one overpaid player on this roster and even that is questionable. (it’s that we have 2 players amongst all our starting position players and rotation that are cost controlled and have given us a 2 WAR season in their career)
  18. squally1313
    The Angels starting off the year by being more on brand than anyone possibly could be, losing 8-1 in the 7th with the sole run coming off a solo Trout home run in the first.
  19. squally1313
    Seems like they did in the games that didn't matter. Now that they do...
  20. squally1313
    I'd skip the transfer part. Just extends the delay. I'd honestly push for people to start the next one as soon as possible after the end of the previous game (ideally the night before) just because the end of the game is when the most people tend to congregate, but not sure how that works with SEO, pinning topics, etc.
  21. squally1313
    Me, trying to plan the next four days out to maximize baseball and basketball watching while my wife is focused on easter baskets and egg hunts and what kind of food to make for the weekend:
  22. squally1313
    Yeah I think if we're being honest with ourselves, this is the issue. Someone gets busy for a couple days, goes on vacation, etc, and you end up in that weird middle ground where it's two hours before the game, there's no thread, no sign of the dude who's supposed to be doing it, no one wanting to step on any toes, etc. Doesn't seem like we're losing out on much by having the thread pre-made first thing in the AM and letting people do what they want in there after that. Having said that, happy to be proven wrong and have the old way work.
  23. squally1313
    I think the reason for lack of traction is assigning scheduled games was never how we did it around here, there would just be a list of posters and each one would be in charge until they started a losing game thread and then it moved on to the next one. Having said that, I got used to the auto threads coming up every morning and I'm sure it's preferrable in terms of metrics and whatever else, so my slightly begrudging vote is to just go with what we did last year (and keep the door open for the classic thread starter mode come October).
  24. squally1313
    Tell me more about the Netflix, Apple TV, and Hulu part, please
  25. squally1313
    Yeah it would be amazing to be able to slot in 2007 Daryle Ward at the end of the bench every year but ultimately I want the guys who can project to be future daily contributors to be getting as many PAs as possible, and we're pretty stocked up on guys at the Major League level that can and should play every day. Injuries will happen and I don't think someone like Mastro making the roster over Canario implies that Mastro would be the next man up to take over a starting role. For now, it's fine.
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