tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post8323718737304275284..comments2024-02-13T06:56:14.486-05:00Comments on Walk Like a Sabermetrician: Silly Playoff "Thoughts"phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-89346584948533898452008-10-06T21:07:00.000-04:002008-10-06T21:07:00.000-04:00Barr certainly has a fascinating past. I read his ...Barr certainly has a fascinating past. I read his biography on wikipedia a few months ago after watching him on the Colbert Report. One thing that stood out was his willingness to change his views on controversial topics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-78383541219242714632008-10-06T20:28:00.000-04:002008-10-06T20:28:00.000-04:00Yeah, that post was basically just a reprint of th...Yeah, that post was basically just a reprint of the same post from last year, and I wrote that just as it was. But rereading the post, I saw that in a different light of course, and had to reference that silliness.<BR/><BR/>Not that anyone should care, but I am for Bob Barr.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-18701382021010230972008-10-06T19:16:00.000-04:002008-10-06T19:16:00.000-04:00It's hard to get the impression for which candiate...It's hard to get the impression for which candiate you are for after the hilarious quote you made referring to Palin in your End of Season statistics article:<BR/><BR/>"...it is putting lipstick on a pig (this is a much more exciting way of putting it in the 2008 context, don’t you think?)."<BR/><BR/>So I will assume that you don't care for either canidate. And I can respect that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-44841804167575130832008-10-06T18:46:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:46:00.000-04:00Yes, and mine by the fact that I'm about as libert...Yes, and mine by the fact that I'm about as libertarian economically as one can be. I usually try to avoid politics because there's always someone out there who disagrees with you (even people who agree with me on many issues would dislike my characterization of McCain as a "fool"). And nobody comes to a baseball blog to read what someone has to say about politics.<BR/><BR/>However, in this case, with the focus on Chicago, it was a hanging curveball and I couldn't help myself.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-89680887192034950682008-10-06T18:41:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:41:00.000-04:00My antipathy for the White Sox is centered around ...My antipathy for the White Sox is centered around my dislike of Ozzie Guillen, both as a player and a manger. Their acquisition of my favorite player (Nick Swisher; only to shun him in favor of Ken Griffey and DeWayne friggin Wise), and the addition of Clayton Richard to their team, has added fuel to the fire.<BR/><BR/>I hear what you're saying about "boring" offense though. I like (as a fan, independently of whatever my sabermetric-based conclusions might be) homer and walk players, and so I don't dislike HR-heavy offenses, but the White Sox don't walk a lot, and they are pretty average in doubles. So I agree that they are pretty one-dimensional.<BR/><BR/>An added annoyance about CHA's one dimension is that it is largely park-aided, as Comiskey is the best home run park in the majors. Over the last five years, the Sox and their opponents 2.85 HR/G there and 2.14 on the road, a 114 PF. One dimension, perfectly tailored for the home park = boring.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-63584632013884172592008-10-06T18:32:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:32:00.000-04:00"... and the worse of the two fools wins the presi..."... and the worse of the two fools wins the presidency." I'm assuming your are referring to Obama as the worse of the 2 fools. I don't see how you can say this. Obama/Biden have come across as being more serious, respectable, and credible than McCain/Palin. Of course my perception of the canidates is probably biased by the fact that I'm about as liberal as one can be. And Obama is probably the most liberal canidate who has ever ran for presidency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-76743413135597631022008-10-06T18:17:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:17:00.000-04:00The White Sox also strike me as being the least in...The White Sox also strike me as being the least interesting of the playoff teams. The Brewers (now eliminated) would have been second. Both teams have good pitching, average defense, and one-dimensional offenses. By one-dimensional, I mean, that if they aren't hitting HR and XBH, they can't put runs on the board. So I guess this combination of factors would constitute a "boring team." You could even throw the Phillies in this category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com