Houston Astros...food for thought perhaps
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I think that exact quote is in the movie...
I think that exact quote is in the movie...
Really? Never saw the movie. Did they say that having a math guy from Harvard run a football team is akin to a lumberjack piloting a 747 too? Lol
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I think that exact quote is in the movie...
Really? Never saw the movie. Did they say that having a math guy from Harvard run a football team is akin to a lumberjack piloting a 747 too? Lol
Really? Never saw the movie. Did they say that having a math guy from Harvard run a football team is akin to a lumberjack piloting a 747 too? Lol
You’ve totally seen the movie to be able to quote it word for word.
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Really? Never saw the movie. Did they say that having a math guy from Harvard run a football team is akin to a lumberjack piloting a 747 too? Lol
You’ve totally seen the movie to be able to quote it word for word.
You’ve totally seen the movie to be able to quote it word for word.
Nope, not really a movie guy. I have read where that line was spoken by Doug MacArthur early 1940s. Maybe the movie quoted him?
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I’m just goofin’ the movie says nothing about a lumberjack flying a 747
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I am sure that GM also had some people in house who could ID talent. I don't think anyone has an issue with the idea of accumulating picks to acquire young talent. The IDing of the talent due to the lack of a good scouting dept is the problem. They got lots of swings and turned them into lots of misses.
I am sure that GM also had some people in house who could ID talent. I don't think anyone has an issue with the idea of accumulating picks to acquire young talent. The IDing of the talent due to the lack of a good scouting dept is the problem. They got lots of swings and turned them into lots of misses.
Solution: let’s get a bunch of new talent IDers who we know will just jump at the chance to get fire in two years! Right?
Baseball =/= Football
You would’ve been one of the guys deriding moneyball when it was first come up with.
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He also has a baseball background. We have a math professor running a football team. Maybe lumberjacks should pilot airliners too?
He also has a baseball background. We have a math professor running a football team. Maybe lumberjacks should pilot airliners too?
I still say, if given the opportunity I can be the captain of a nuclear submarine.
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He also has a baseball background. We have a math professor running a football team. Maybe lumberjacks should pilot airliners too?
He also has a baseball background. We have a math professor running a football team. Maybe lumberjacks should pilot airliners too?
Some skills are transferable in certain managerial positions others are not. The more specific the tasks (like evaluating college to professional talent in a specific sport) the more specialized the managers must be.
Another example would be a specific computer skill or engineering requirement you can NOT just throw anyone in there and expect top notch results just because they might be book smart.
Time to get it right in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
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Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
4 games a year? When will be that good again?
Two things that will define you: Your determination when you have nothing. Your attitude when you have everything. - Mike McCartney -
Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
Because theres no fucking way in hell this team is even a playoff contender in 2020 the way things are going. Improvement and building is one thing. From where I sit. This team isn't any better than last years team, not significantly enough to let these assclowns continue to make decisions. They don't make good decisions. They pass on playmakers in order to get more future draft picks.
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Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
Because theres no fucking way in hell this team is even a playoff contender in 2020 the way things are going. Improvement and building is one thing. From where I sit. This team isn't any better than last years team, not significantly enough to let these assclowns continue to make decisions. They don't make good decisions. They pass on playmakers in order to get more future draft picks.
Because theres no Shmucking way in hell this team is even a playoff contender in 2020 the way things are going. Improvement and building is one thing. From where I sit. This team isn't any better than last years team, not significantly enough to let these assclowns continue to make decisions. They don't make good decisions. They pass on playmakers in order to get more future draft picks.
Even if you were right about that, which you’re not whatsoever, there is zero evidence that scrapping everything would produce better results.
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Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
And who did they say would be the 2017 WS champs back there in 2014?
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I am sure that GM also had some people in house who could ID talent. I don't think anyone has an issue with the idea of accumulating picks to acquire young talent. The IDing of the talent due to the lack of a good scouting dept is the problem. They got lots of swings and turned them into lots of misses.
The IDing of the talent due to the lack of a good scouting dept is the problem. They got lots of swings and turned them into lots of misses.
How can this be the case already, after 1.5 years??
No way can that be judged at this time. And yes, I know what the record is.
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Because theres no Shmucking way in hell this team is even a playoff contender in 2020 the way things are going. Improvement and building is one thing. From where I sit. This team isn't any better than last years team, not significantly enough to let these assclowns continue to make decisions. They don't make good decisions. They pass on playmakers in order to get more future draft picks.
Even if you were right about that, which you’re not whatsoever, there is zero evidence that scrapping everything would produce better results.
Even if you were right about that, which you’re not whatsoever, there is zero evidence that scrapping everything would produce better results.
How am I not right? The team is 0-8. That's not an improvement over last years 0-8 at the same point.
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The IDing of the talent due to the lack of a good scouting dept is the problem. They got lots of swings and turned them into lots of misses.
How can this be the case already, after 1.5 years??
No way can that be judged at this time. And yes, I know what the record is.
How can this be the case already, after 1.5 years??
No way can that be judged at this time. And yes, I know what the record is.
The Browns are swimming in WR talent after all of those picks spent on them. I mean, they could probably trade a few because they are unneeded.
Sashi’s wife probably does the shopping so he doesn’t spend 80 bucks on moldy bread and spoiled milk.
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How can this be the case already, after 1.5 years??
No way can that be judged at this time. And yes, I know what the record is.
The Browns are swimming in WR talent after all of those picks spent on them. I mean, they could probably trade a few because they are unneeded.
Sashi’s wife probably does the shopping so he doesn’t spend 80 bucks on moldy bread and spoiled milk.
The Browns are swimming in WR after all of those picks spent on them. I mean, they could probably trade a few because they are unneeded.
Sashi’s wife probably does the shopping so he doesn’t spend 80 bucks on moldy bread and spoiled milk.
Sashi probably keeps trading his wifes expensive bread to his neighbors everyday for fresher bread, then trading even more bread till he has an army of mediocre bread.
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NO NO NO NO....you DONT get it.
The very nature of building a team in baseball and the nfl is different in just about every way. it's apples and oranges. Applying the 'moneyball' principles in baseball and the nfl look
totally different.
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NO NO NO NO....you DONT get it.
The very nature of building a team in baseball and the nfl is different in just about every way. it's apples and oranges. Applying the 'moneyball' principles in baseball and the nfl look
totally different.
NO NO NO NO....you DONT get it.
The very nature of building a team in baseball and the nfl is different in just about every way. it's apples and oranges. Applying the 'moneyball' principles in baseball and the nfl look
totally different.
And no doubt that was the widely regarded opinion when analytics first entered baseball....
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NO NO NO NO....you DONT get it.
The very nature of building a team in baseball and the nfl is different in just about every way. it's apples and oranges. Applying the 'moneyball' principles in baseball and the nfl look
totally different.
NO NO NO NO....you DONT get it.
The very nature of building a team in baseball and the nfl is different in just about every way. it's apples and oranges. Applying the 'moneyball' principles in baseball and the nfl look
totally different.
Unless you can explain the exact reasons its different, you're just talking out of your butt.
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Don’t forget SI had a “meet your 2017 World Series champs” issue in 2014. They could do that for us with 2020 but none of you have the patience to see it through that far.
So instead, we can just pat ourselves on the back because we win 4 games/year. Sweet!
And who did they say would be the 2017 WS champs back there in 2014?
And who did they say would be the 2017 WS champs back there in 2014?
Houston....
How am I not right? The team is 0-8. That's not an improvement over last years 0-8 at the same point.
So because they’re 0-8 now they won’t do anything in 2020? You really think that’s a logical case?
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