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NFL Off-Season Thread 5 - Everybody Do The Flop
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Coldnoodle
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Himynameischris
Member
Keep up the good work EZ! Annoying them until they leave!
Also Darkest do you remember who you hired as our head coach by any chance??
Also Darkest do you remember who you hired as our head coach by any chance??
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Don't worry guys in a few days you Wii get banned again
Ayup, Stevie Brown was a perfect fit for Fewell's system, but Webster was a horrible one.
mech has gone rogue, take care of him gata
Alligatorjandro
Banned
No more Mario Kart
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Oh crap, I probably should have written that down somewhere. I guess this is something a GM should know...
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Alligatorjandro
Banned
What is wrong with you
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Nothing happens in soccer whereas the volleys in tennis can get pretty crazy.
A lot of it really starts at first base, which when you look at the numbers might sound crazy. Mark Reynolds has been about replacement level (though his defense has been much better than expected, especially for a blind man ) and Lyle Overbay has been atrocious. However, when you realize that last year the Brewers had a smorgasboard of smegma playing firstbase (worst offensive production from the position in the recorded history of the game) you can see how being "just" replacement level is a huge win for this club. It helps that Reynolds provides a lot of pop so gets worked around a bit opening up opportunities for Khris Davis and Jean Segura behind him.
Betancourt, getting a lot of time at first (for some fucking retarded reason) was -1.8 WAR in 2013. Ale Gonzalez...yes that Alex Gonzalez...played 40ish games at first and in that short period of time was able to accumulate an impressive -1.1 WAR. Lastly Fat Juan Francisco (who went yard today to tie the game for the Blue Jays) put up a sort of amazing -1.3 WAR in 89 games. Why is that impressive? Because he was actually a league average hitter, but his -17 dWAR made him a fat fucking albatross piece of shit at first base.
So in 2013 (two AAA guys got sparing time at first to accumulate a -0.5 WAR) the Brewers first basemen contributed - 4.7 wins above replacement. In other words, they were FIVE WINS WORSE than the league average...at one position.
That's fucking insane. SO basically just by getting a platoon that plays replacement level, they have added almost 5 wins.
Tomorrow we'll keep going around the horn.
ActStriker
Member
It's only bread tho.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Kyrgios played a hell of a tournament but didn't quite make it.
A lot of it really starts at first base, which when you look at the numbers might sound crazy. Mark Reynolds has been about replacement level (though his defense has been much better than expected, especially for a blind man ) and Lyle Overbay has been atrocious. However, when you realize that last year the Brewers had a smorgasboard of smegma playing firstbase (worst offensive production from the position in the recorded history of the game) you can see how being "just" replacement level is a huge win for this club. It helps that Reynolds provides a lot of pop so gets worked around a bit opening up opportunities for Khris Davis and Jean Segura behind him.
Betancourt, getting a lot of time at first (for some fucking retarded reason) was -1.8 WAR in 2013. Ale Gonzalez...yes that Alex Gonzalez...played 40ish games at first and in that short period of time was able to accumulate an impressive -1.1 WAR. Lastly Fat Juan Francisco (who went yard today to tie the game for the Blue Jays) put up a sort of amazing -1.3 WAR in 89 games. Why is that impressive? Because he was actually a league average hitter, but his -17 dWAR made him a fat fucking albatross piece of shit at first base.
So in 2013 (two AAA guys got sparing time at first to accumulate a -0.5 WAR) the Brewers first basemen contributed - 4.7 wins above replacement. In other words, they were FIVE WINS WORSE than the league average...at one position.
That's fucking insane. SO basically just by getting a platoon that plays replacement level, they have added almost 5 wins.
Tomorrow we'll keep going around the horn.
Interesting and insightful
Only who? That name doesn't mean anything to me anymore.
Himynameischris
Member
Found it!
Edit: I have free time at work right now lol
Edit 2;
In fact here is our lineup
GM - The_Darkest_Red
President of Football Operations - Wrayfield
HC - Fantomex
Whatever job he wants - YankeeHater
Buckethead
Banned
I look forward to the day I have enough power to wield it on the undeserving.
Pretty sure there is bilaws written to disallow gingers that drink sissy drinks from attaining any kind of power. But then again a perma banned member came back and became mod. So what do i know ¯\_(ツ
_/¯ActStriker
Member
I just looked at the box score and this makes zero sense. I could maybe understand if you were behind in the 9th or something?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Chromebook? lol
A lot of it really starts at first base, which when you look at the numbers might sound crazy. Mark Reynolds has been about replacement level (though his defense has been much better than expected, especially for a blind man ) and Lyle Overbay has been atrocious. However, when you realize that last year the Brewers had a smorgasboard of smegma playing firstbase (worst offensive production from the position in the recorded history of the game) you can see how being "just" replacement level is a huge win for this club. It helps that Reynolds provides a lot of pop so gets worked around a bit opening up opportunities for Khris Davis and Jean Segura behind him.
Betancourt, getting a lot of time at first (for some fucking retarded reason) was -1.8 WAR in 2013. Ale Gonzalez...yes that Alex Gonzalez...played 40ish games at first and in that short period of time was able to accumulate an impressive -1.1 WAR. Lastly Fat Juan Francisco (who went yard today to tie the game for the Blue Jays) put up a sort of amazing -1.3 WAR in 89 games. Why is that impressive? Because he was actually a league average hitter, but his -17 dWAR made him a fat fucking albatross piece of shit at first base.
So in 2013 (two AAA guys got sparing time at first to accumulate a -0.5 WAR) the Brewers first basemen contributed - 4.7 wins above replacement. In other words, they were FIVE WINS WORSE than the league average...at one position.
That's fucking insane. SO basically just by getting a platoon that plays replacement level, they have added almost 5 wins.
Tomorrow we'll keep going around the horn.
Wow I didn't realize how poor MIL was at 1B last year, jeez adding 5 wins from just one position is pretty impressive.
Also can attribute MIL's success to the breakout year of Lucroy (already worth almost 2 wins more than he was all of last year), return of Braun (who should add a few more than last year just on playing time), and Carlos Gomez somehow having a better year than last year when he was worth 8.5.
i need windows
We'll get there friend. We will get there.
I like watching the majors and The Players but it is a niche sport. Tiger collapsing just means the casuals have stopped watching. Should also be a boon for on-course etiquette *adjusts monocle*
Ah missed that, my bad!! I for one can't wait to hear what you have to say about Rickie Weeks
Ah missed that, my bad!! I for one can't wait to hear what you have to say about Rickie Weeks
I wish twitter had a good search function. I'd just c/p every Weeks post I've made over the last two years.
Golf is great to watch. I mean the Majors anyway and various match play events (ryder cup, presidents cup, etc), I love golf, and can watch every round of a major, but can't really be bothered to much to watch random tourney x throughout the year.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Going and tennis fun to watch, but soccer is boring?
lol
lol
DO you like soccer more than Dora the Explorer?
WesternHeretic
Member
That window tablet with word, PowerPoint, and excel then.
I would just buy a decent lap top that I would use but if you're just aiming for school only...
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I don't really enjoy watching sports where there is no direct competition like golf and bowling.
i need cheap, like ~$300 lol
i just need something quick that can run windows.
i'll get a nice laptop after i graduate, i just want to have something so i can do online homework at home and not just on school computers.
i bet there's a gem at a NH pawn shop!
but nah i need a warranty and shit i dont trust these cheap things