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How long has the SWF been around? 5+ years? 5 years and not a single show in New Jersey? I think it's about damn time.

You know, sometimes, I really fucking hate baseball.

Neeeeewww Jeeeerrsseeey

That is pretty trivial.

And why the hell was Endy Chavez running?

aw, so close.

I'm happy.

What's the TSM chatroom again?

I'm sooooooo stealing that aunt balls joke thing.

The New York Dolls don't get enough credit.

Including Robin Yount.

When's the last time the Rockies made the playoffs?

Guess Wagner's still hurt.

John Maine has 9k's through 5. woot. p.s. fuck steve j rogers

Louisville's going to finish the season with six losses.

Pitchers per plate appearance aside (I concede Adam Dunn sees more pitches than I thought) I'd much rather him put the ball in play if I'm a Reds fan. If there's a runner on third base with less than two outs, I really don't want a high-strikeout guy at the plate. By the way, have you heard of three true outcomes. A baseball player has control over three things: homeruns, walks and strikeouts. Everything else is completely in the hands of the defense, park effects, and a bunch of other stuff that has nothing to do with the batter at all. That's why we have a thing called BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play). Over a large enough sample, all players will have about a .300 average on balls that are put into play. There's no skill there. That's why batting averages are all over the map from year to year and OBP stays relatively consistent. Are you sure you're...explaining that right? Are you telling me that a regular base hit has more to do with park effects than a Home Run? And if all players hit .300 over balls put in play then doesn't that reinforce the point that putting balls in player is better than striking out?

Dropped Third Strikes are way way way less common than any other variety of error. I also wouldn't call Juan Pierre a bad hitter. He's actually a pretty good leadoff hitter. Czech: Typically these 100k guys aren't going down in 9 pitches each time. Guys like Richie Sexon and Adam Dunn swing wildly when they strikout and are done in three or four pitches. Also, for the record, I'm ok with using OBP as a stat for evaluating players. It's a perfectly reasonable stat. Calling batting average outdated though I find absurd.

If you ground into a double play there's a chance for an error. At least you're making the team field, you're not giving the outs away, you're making them earn both of those outs (not that a pitcher doesn't earn strikeouts). .300, by the way.

Name one player of the course of baseballs storied history that has a high batting average and was a bad hitter.

Did someone just say BATTING AVERAGE is an outdated stat? Shut the fuck up. And Czech, manner of outs matters. Not putting the ball in play is significantly worse than putting the ball in play. No chance of an error, you can't advance a runner. Striking out is bad. EDIT: I realize .381 is a high OBP, and yes, that's very good, but if his batting average .275 instead of .250 career, imagine how much higher still his OBP would be.

What's his average? It's reasonable to dislike a .250 hitter with 100k's and 40 homers, but a .270 hitter with 100k's and 40 homers is a little harder to knock. That sounds weird now that I say it, but it sounds about right. .20 points is a lot.

I thought everything was big in Texas lolololololol

Steve J. Rogers, you're aware the Mets still technically have the best record in the NL right? And that Philly is currently losing? The Mets will be fine.

His throwing motion is ridiculous. He won't succeed at the pro level. Also, pretty sure he got kicked off Colorado for showing his dick to some co-eds. Maybe both happened, I forget.

Hey, HarleyQuinn, I've always wondered why you like Division II so much. So, uh, yeah, why do you like Division-II so much?