Patrick
@patrickbertolino.bsky.social
Hes had the job since Nov 2019 so 6 years now. In my opinion if you have been rebuilding for 6 years and are 71-91 that's failure. Yes they should spend more and yes the farm is good, but tanking for 5 years to only win 71 games year 6 is failure.
Id be fired for that kind of performance at my job.
Id be fired for that kind of performance at my job.
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hes had the job since Nov 2019 so 6 years now. In my opinion if you have been rebuilding for 6 years and are 71-91 that's failure. Yes they should spend more and yes the farm is good, but tanking for 5 years to only win 71 games year 6 is failure.
Id be fired for that kind of performance at my job.
Id be fired for that kind of performance at my job.
I think there could be a market for a “good” product that encompasses the best of what social media could be… I just think actually creating it might be impossible given the monopoly on it already. I think the tech/experience would have to be innovative too, not just the concept.
August 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I think there could be a market for a “good” product that encompasses the best of what social media could be… I just think actually creating it might be impossible given the monopoly on it already. I think the tech/experience would have to be innovative too, not just the concept.
The challenges with that is you need governance or it’s just an empty promise. And who is that arbiter? Is cursing allowed? Does intent matter?Even with rules interaction is subjective; what’s offensive to you may not be to me. So what’s ok and who decides that? You’re always pushing some user away.
August 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The challenges with that is you need governance or it’s just an empty promise. And who is that arbiter? Is cursing allowed? Does intent matter?Even with rules interaction is subjective; what’s offensive to you may not be to me. So what’s ok and who decides that? You’re always pushing some user away.
I think if we went back 20 years we could* have developed a positive social media culture driven by responsible tools. But the cats out of the bag. Any new tool 1) needs an innovation to separate (# for Twitter or Feed for FB) and 2) a following.
August 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I think if we went back 20 years we could* have developed a positive social media culture driven by responsible tools. But the cats out of the bag. Any new tool 1) needs an innovation to separate (# for Twitter or Feed for FB) and 2) a following.
I'm curious; do you think it would be possible to create a social media site where people don't become worse versions of themselves? Humans are so angry all the time these days...
It's an interesting problem. Let me know if you want to work on an A3 together.
Also please buy the Pirates. Go Bucs!
It's an interesting problem. Let me know if you want to work on an A3 together.
Also please buy the Pirates. Go Bucs!
August 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I'm curious; do you think it would be possible to create a social media site where people don't become worse versions of themselves? Humans are so angry all the time these days...
It's an interesting problem. Let me know if you want to work on an A3 together.
Also please buy the Pirates. Go Bucs!
It's an interesting problem. Let me know if you want to work on an A3 together.
Also please buy the Pirates. Go Bucs!
It's not the site Mark; it's people and the tool. This is social media. Commenters like that aren't interacting with people they're interacting with pixels and when you don't recognize someone as human it's inevitable that you stop treating them like one.
August 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It's not the site Mark; it's people and the tool. This is social media. Commenters like that aren't interacting with people they're interacting with pixels and when you don't recognize someone as human it's inevitable that you stop treating them like one.
@baseballamerica.com I was thinking more about this today. Why purple and gold? I've never seen that color combo anywhere and from some quick research it isn't more color blind friendly. Was this just someone having some fun or is there a reason for it?
July 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@baseballamerica.com I was thinking more about this today. Why purple and gold? I've never seen that color combo anywhere and from some quick research it isn't more color blind friendly. Was this just someone having some fun or is there a reason for it?
Depends... what is TBF again?
June 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Depends... what is TBF again?
Ask him why he took his family swimming in that sewage river.
June 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Ask him why he took his family swimming in that sewage river.
What conclusions are you drawing here? Seems like a wide range of pitchers but it's mostly middle/back-end guys.... not sure this tells us much, but curious if you see another trend here.
June 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What conclusions are you drawing here? Seems like a wide range of pitchers but it's mostly middle/back-end guys.... not sure this tells us much, but curious if you see another trend here.
Right- because the problem was there weren't enough Dem strategists in a back room trying to figure out what most people want. That'll fix it.
June 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Right- because the problem was there weren't enough Dem strategists in a back room trying to figure out what most people want. That'll fix it.
Why do you rank 500 prospects? I get the top 100- even 200 or 250. But at some point isn't there so much variability and unknown with these guys that the value of ranking them has diminishing returns?
June 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Why do you rank 500 prospects? I get the top 100- even 200 or 250. But at some point isn't there so much variability and unknown with these guys that the value of ranking them has diminishing returns?
Why did you use a Purple/Gold scale?
June 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Why did you use a Purple/Gold scale?
What point would you be concerned? What exactly are you suggesting- that he's hurt? That he just swings softer?
Not really sure I understand the point of looking at this for a guy like Soto.
Not really sure I understand the point of looking at this for a guy like Soto.
May 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What point would you be concerned? What exactly are you suggesting- that he's hurt? That he just swings softer?
Not really sure I understand the point of looking at this for a guy like Soto.
Not really sure I understand the point of looking at this for a guy like Soto.
This is the only reply you've sent me, and it doesn't seem like an answer (and certainly isn't several)... maybe you've answered the question of "how/when do I use this data?" somewhere else so apologies if I've missed that in the articles.
May 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is the only reply you've sent me, and it doesn't seem like an answer (and certainly isn't several)... maybe you've answered the question of "how/when do I use this data?" somewhere else so apologies if I've missed that in the articles.
I think that's what I'm struggling with too. Is this data signal, noise, or still "fun fact/we don't know." It's fine if it's the later, but it would be nice to get some direction on that from the professionals @mikepetriello.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I think that's what I'm struggling with too. Is this data signal, noise, or still "fun fact/we don't know." It's fine if it's the later, but it would be nice to get some direction on that from the professionals @mikepetriello.bsky.social
Curious in your interpretation of what the data means for him moving forward.
Do you think his lower K Rate is sustainable, or just that he’s off to a “hot start”? Or is that not really the analysis you’d do here?
Do you think his lower K Rate is sustainable, or just that he’s off to a “hot start”? Or is that not really the analysis you’d do here?
May 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Curious in your interpretation of what the data means for him moving forward.
Do you think his lower K Rate is sustainable, or just that he’s off to a “hot start”? Or is that not really the analysis you’d do here?
Do you think his lower K Rate is sustainable, or just that he’s off to a “hot start”? Or is that not really the analysis you’d do here?
Sure there are crankies that will never like it, but also a lot of casual, and even fairly intense baseball fans are just oversaturated with “data” right now. It’s difficult to buy into cool new features when they don’t really seem designed for us and we don’t know what to do with them.
May 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sure there are crankies that will never like it, but also a lot of casual, and even fairly intense baseball fans are just oversaturated with “data” right now. It’s difficult to buy into cool new features when they don’t really seem designed for us and we don’t know what to do with them.
Non-billionaire here! I was reading an NPR article of the bill and tax cuts don’t actually seem that bad to me… granted they’re extending the previous Trump tax cuts but that’s not “new.”
Any specifics in terms of what tax cuts are specifically targeted for those folks?
Any specifics in terms of what tax cuts are specifically targeted for those folks?
May 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Non-billionaire here! I was reading an NPR article of the bill and tax cuts don’t actually seem that bad to me… granted they’re extending the previous Trump tax cuts but that’s not “new.”
Any specifics in terms of what tax cuts are specifically targeted for those folks?
Any specifics in terms of what tax cuts are specifically targeted for those folks?
I recognize the last detail may just be me and the way I engage with the game these days- it is cool data, but its deeper than I often go.
I guess it comes down to opportunity cost; with the limited time i have to spend on baseball, is there a use case beyond "its cool" I should be aware of?
I guess it comes down to opportunity cost; with the limited time i have to spend on baseball, is there a use case beyond "its cool" I should be aware of?
May 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I recognize the last detail may just be me and the way I engage with the game these days- it is cool data, but its deeper than I often go.
I guess it comes down to opportunity cost; with the limited time i have to spend on baseball, is there a use case beyond "its cool" I should be aware of?
I guess it comes down to opportunity cost; with the limited time i have to spend on baseball, is there a use case beyond "its cool" I should be aware of?
@mikepetriello.bsky.social is this your take as well? I think it's fine if the way fans engage with this is "it's just another part of the story." It doesn't seem like a big deal to me if that's the case tho. I was fine with "he adjusted his swing- here's his OPS since then."
May 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@mikepetriello.bsky.social is this your take as well? I think it's fine if the way fans engage with this is "it's just another part of the story." It doesn't seem like a big deal to me if that's the case tho. I was fine with "he adjusted his swing- here's his OPS since then."