Comments on: Orioles, Red Sox, Colts Band, Radio

By: dan the man

dan the man — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:50:12 +0000

@Andrew - Well shit dude, I write a nice long post about how I appreciate your posts and you pick out the one thing about Moneyball to criticize me on. I realize it's old news at this point, but all I was saying that because I enjoy your posts, I found an interest in a book that in part is about advanced stats and thinking about the game differently. I love you dude, but you can be a dick sometimes you know? Haha.. but seriously it's clear we all hope you stick around. Ok, enough said about all this, on to the football post.

By: neal s

neal s — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:07:43 +0000

@Andrew – I think the above folks pretty much covered it, but I’ll basically repeat what they said.

1. I appreciate and welcome the dimension that your thinking brings to the table. I’m pretty sure I’ve said that before, too, as evidenced by the fact that I was genuinely curious if you had any thoughts on the US Open (it occurred to me that things like first serve %, performance on different surfaces, etc. might unearth some interesting perspectives). I don’t hate stats, I just don’t believe in their supremacy the way you do. I cherry pick them a little more. If your goal is to change that, I’m sorry. Probably won’t happen.

2. You are, of course, still and always welcome.

3. We are definitely taking this issue way too seriously.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:05:49 +0000

Ok, guys. I appreciate the support. But I’m at least taking some time off. I suspect BBM is totally right about taking shit too seriously. This is what happens when you live in a place with no Orioles (or Ravens) fans…you end up on the internet looking for support.

Oh, and Dan, Moneyball is completely dead. It doesn’t work anymore, and not because stats don’t work, but because every team has read it and now there is no advantage for the small market teams.

By: sci

sci — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:39:14 +0000

We’re all friends (or cyber-friends), right? I personally find your posts and comments very interesting and informative, Andrew, for what it’s worth. (Particularly the minor-league breakdowns.) AND I find Neal’s posts/comments very thoughtful and stimulating. Although I personally identify more naturally with Neal’s less stats-oriented perspective at TLC, that doesn’t mean I don’t love reading FanGraphs and such. Both entities are quite awesome and unique, really.

AND I agree with BBM here too. Why so serious? Isn’t this really all just for throwing thoughts/opinions around? None of it’s personal, and it all comes from the same place – an unabashed love of local pro sports teams. (In the case of the Orioles, a sad, unrequited love most of the time.)

By: Big Ben's Motorcycle

Big Ben's Motorcycle — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:47:03 +0000

man people take the internet way too seriously around here.

i read this site pretty much every day and i enjoy everyone’s posts even though i obviously don’t follow baseball (in case you didn’t know).

but seriously, why does everybody seem so over-sensitive?

andrew i wouldn’t want you to stop posting here because you’re the only one besides me who makes irrational, wasted, yet interesting 5:00 am posts!

dude just post your address in rochester and i’ll send you something that’ll mellow you out, and make stats blow your mind even more haha.