Crew @ ATL

 

Well, there's here when you first responded to me when I said K's weren't worse than any other out.

 

 

So name it.

And Boris can broker it.

If you can prove with statistically significant data that strikeouts are worse than any other out, I'll leave forever.

 

If you can't, you have to hit yourself in the face with a mallet in the attempt of trying to become more logical.  And, I need video proof.

 

Deal?

No deal, that's already been a given.
Besides, I was talking to Elka ... CAPpy, you are too easy.

I'd be stealing, your God wouldn't like that.

Still batting .000 on coherent thoughts.  Not sure that is a signature trump sharp groundout to second or a three pitch strikeout.  

That's a faster lay down than George Michael

 

OK, where did I say that in all that?

Probably a HR or easy run in TD ... Whatever CAPpy meant with that Dumas's analogy, it was.

I have video of trump's AB

 

Haha, finally you admit it.

Bet you whipped your brow at the time ... " thank god he only struck out".

" Now put it over the wall Fred ...
or strikeout damn it."

Well, considering there was no one on base, it didn't matter how he made an out.

 

But, I bet you were very sickened that he struck out instead of grounded out.

Show me AJ Davis doing it in 2015 and ilk puke up chunks all over you ...

That  one almost snuck through the infield

No one on base.

Two outs.

If Davis would have grounded out, tell me, what changes exactly in the outcome of this game?

 

2015 CAPpy?

Fuk it, I'll go hurl anyway ... What's your address so I can send you smoof proof?

AJ should if K like he normally does.

I wonder how this play from today rated on the "Average Number Of Advancements Per Out" stat

 

BTW CAPoy, keep your wife away from your meth neighbor, she will end up a whore. I've seen it happen ...

Yea, couldn't count on your boy to live up to your theory ... Thanks.

Forget about the debate

Just extend Dougie another 20 years and give him partial ownership of the team and a bronzed statue outside of Miller Park

That's the ticket

Exactly, Sherman should have never punted

I hope we trade Krod, since we don't want to use him in high leverage situations.

Runner on 3rd, less than 2 outs. Batter hits a fly ball out, runner tries to score from 3rd, thrown out at the plate.  It would most certainly would have been better if the batter had struck out since the runner would most likely still be on 3rd.  

It dawned on me that I forgot about grounders sometimes leading to double plays and so I am more than willing to consider a ground out to be worse than the strikeout which would be the case if double plays occur more than runners advancing.

 

But, anyway, I think you are being silly CA.

 

If a guy is on 3rd and there is less than 2 outs, a ground out is more likely to result in a run scored than is a strikeout.  Same thing with a runner on 1st or second (not scoring, but advancing), which was my whole point.

So, clearly then, teams and players that strikeout less would consistently and repeatedly be more productive and score more runs, yes?

 

And yet that is not the case.

 

 

Good for Wil Smith.  good to see that team did not get in his head.  

 

Hop in the way back machine.  gomez triples to lead off the inning.  Runnin Ron puts the contact play on.  Braun comes up to bat and lines it to third.  Easy throw to the plate and even the speedy Gomez is out by two steps.  Instead of one out and a runner at third, you have one out and a runner on first.  

 

Side note: coaches tried for years to make Gomez a contact hitter.  Once that expectation was removed and he didn't have to worry about his job if he struck out, he became an MVP candidate.  

 

Outs Are bad.  Avoid all of them at all costs.  Especially avoid double plays.  Unless you are playing Babe Ruth baseball, don't choke up with two strikes and just "try to make contact."  And if you are a professional baseball player, don't worry about getting strike outs, worry about getting out.  They all suck.  

This reminds me of the banter with the rubes in the outfield in Major League

Ultimately the one dude says "who gives a **** it's gone" and that's how I view our bats.  Simply put, we suck in just about every meaningful offensive statistical category.

Can't change everything overnight but a change is needed

Guess what horrible MLB offense led the majors in strikeouts this year?  By a WIDE margin?  

 

No.  Really, guess.  

Has to be the worst team in baseball

 

right?

 

(forgot how awesome this thread was)

Hou...ston Astros, Hou...ston Astros...Houston Astros strike 1, strike 2 strike 3!

 

Am I right?

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