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I didn’t like what they did with Luke’s character but it was easily the best of the sequel trilogy. Really disappointing that 9 pretty much ignored its existence and settled into Transformers-level mindless spectacle
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I didn’t like what they did with Luke’s character but it was easily the best of the sequel trilogy. Really disappointing that 9 pretty much ignored its existence and settled into Transformers-level mindless spectacle
The whole thing’s a giant and resource-intensive scam.
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The whole thing’s a giant and resource-intensive scam.
The positional adjustments are also problematic.
But does a team need a high-contact guy who gets on base a lot, or a slugger? Baserunning? Defense? WAR won’t let you break that down, but just gives a summary value. Which is why it is one stat of many. Not BAD, but not the whole picture
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But does a team need a high-contact guy who gets on base a lot, or a slugger? Baserunning? Defense? WAR won’t let you break that down, but just gives a summary value. Which is why it is one stat of many. Not BAD, but not the whole picture
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December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The positional adjustments are also problematic.
But does a team need a high-contact guy who gets on base a lot, or a slugger? Baserunning? Defense? WAR won’t let you break that down, but just gives a summary value. Which is why it is one stat of many. Not BAD, but not the whole picture
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But does a team need a high-contact guy who gets on base a lot, or a slugger? Baserunning? Defense? WAR won’t let you break that down, but just gives a summary value. Which is why it is one stat of many. Not BAD, but not the whole picture
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Yes teams use WAR - along with many other stats, both in isolation and combination - which is my point.
But saying it is “settled math” is absurd. You can look at the sometimes large gaps between fWAR and bWAR to see that. A big reason for that is because defense is hard to quantify. 1/2
Yes teams use WAR - along with many other stats, both in isolation and combination - which is my point.
But saying it is “settled math” is absurd. You can look at the sometimes large gaps between fWAR and bWAR to see that. A big reason for that is because defense is hard to quantify. 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
(Sigh)
Yes teams use WAR - along with many other stats, both in isolation and combination - which is my point.
But saying it is “settled math” is absurd. You can look at the sometimes large gaps between fWAR and bWAR to see that. A big reason for that is because defense is hard to quantify. 1/2
Yes teams use WAR - along with many other stats, both in isolation and combination - which is my point.
But saying it is “settled math” is absurd. You can look at the sometimes large gaps between fWAR and bWAR to see that. A big reason for that is because defense is hard to quantify. 1/2
Of course, anyone who disagrees with you is ignorant and doesn’t understand.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Of course, anyone who disagrees with you is ignorant and doesn’t understand.
I don’t think it’s a matter of “better”, it’s just that trying to sum up a player’s entire contribution with a single number is kind of a fool’s errand IMO
December 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I don’t think it’s a matter of “better”, it’s just that trying to sum up a player’s entire contribution with a single number is kind of a fool’s errand IMO
Would be awesome if it turned out that Rivers was actually the QB of the high school team, very 90’s TV movie kind of plot there
December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Would be awesome if it turned out that Rivers was actually the QB of the high school team, very 90’s TV movie kind of plot there
True, but also the idea that you can use it in place of all other stats is oversimplification and journalistic laziness.
December 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
True, but also the idea that you can use it in place of all other stats is oversimplification and journalistic laziness.
I wish I had an answer. Personally I think a general strike would make a difference but that doesn’t seem to be a thing in America
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I wish I had an answer. Personally I think a general strike would make a difference but that doesn’t seem to be a thing in America
Oh McDonald’s and dementia will do him in long before that, he’s barely alive now
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Oh McDonald’s and dementia will do him in long before that, he’s barely alive now
What about when he ends up in a full body cast by Monday?
December 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What about when he ends up in a full body cast by Monday?
This is why I recently acquired a record player. Well, one of the reasons
December 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is why I recently acquired a record player. Well, one of the reasons
It is a hoax that there is affordability in America, true
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It is a hoax that there is affordability in America, true
I think “comfortable” is unlikely. I’d also question Rivers’ decision-making if he thinks it’s a good idea to jump into an NFL game cold after years away at that age. He’s gonna get hurt and he can only blame himself.
December 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I think “comfortable” is unlikely. I’d also question Rivers’ decision-making if he thinks it’s a good idea to jump into an NFL game cold after years away at that age. He’s gonna get hurt and he can only blame himself.
No one has been able to convince me that Chuck Schumer isn’t a Republican
December 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No one has been able to convince me that Chuck Schumer isn’t a Republican
$30 shows is bad enough but no more $150 shows is what I say
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
$30 shows is bad enough but no more $150 shows is what I say
