Comments on: Burkhardt: Quiet Day, Pedro on his Own

By: LetsGetMetsmerized

LetsGetMetsmerized — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:39:48 +0000

“I know a hell of a lot about playing and coaching this game, and I will put that up against anyone at BP who sits at a computer crunching numbers (based on past performance) all day. Knowledge is learned on the field of play, not at a Macintosh. If that wasn’t true, than I suggest MLB get with the program and let Baseball Prospectus manage every game this season.”

That’s really got to be the Joe Morgan quote of the year. 95% of the subscribers to BP probably play fantasy baseball, with is 100% about stats, and 95% of the time won by number crunching geeks like me (and lost by naive jocks who discount statistical analysis to help predict future trends).

I played the game too, and it taught me plenty, but the things statistical analysis teaches can not be learned on the field.

By: rockets212

rockets212 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:36:29 +0000

you guys got to check this out, it is the phillies but w/e its so funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nKKqPOiJxI&eurl=http://www.philliesnation.com/

By: LeiterMilnerFasterStronger

LeiterMilnerFasterStronger — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:34:53 +0000

It’s like Xerox of a Xerox of firemetsmanagement… with the kind of degeneration you’d expect in the end copy.

By: QnsNative718

QnsNative718 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:11:30 +0000

Charlie Murphy!!!!!!!!

By: kendychavez

kendychavez — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:19:38 +0000

By the way, I did play for a long time and I’m looking to get back into it. Any adult league teams in NYC need a LHP?

By: kendychavez

kendychavez — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:18:03 +0000

No one has ever or will ever say that there aren’t many things about baseball that can’t be quantified. nobody is claiming to know the ins and outs of what goes on in the field. It’s about analysis and evaluation of what we can figure out.

That said, you could play baseball for a million years, know all the intricacies of actually playing and still be an absolutely awful coach. Dusty Baker has been in the game forever and he’s completely incompetent. He’ll probably bench Adam Dunn or encourage him to shorten his swing so he doesn’t strike out so much. And possibly the greatest second basemen ever, Joe Morgan, is famous to a new generation for being a know-nothing buffoon. There’s plenty of examples of it.

People in baseball know HOW to play- how to hit, pitch, field. The complicated and detailed adjustments they make are way beyond us, and it’s another thing I’m very interested in. But that is so drastically different from stats, man. You can’t pick one at the expense of the other. You learn what you can about both.
Stats can’t teach you HOW to do anything on the field, obviously. But we’re not on the field, we’ll never play at that level, we’re just fans. Through statistical analysis you come to understand what is important, how important it is and what it all means. That doesn’t come with just being on the field any more than being at a computer comes with knowing how to play a line drive into the corner.

By: KinersKornerman

KinersKornerman — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:16:02 +0000

That’s a surprise. The frontrunners tend to be Yankee fans. Even tho, you left us, you’re appreciated for representing your team through good and bad times. We had visits from Twins fans during the Santana trade days and had much mutual respect.

Turk was a fan fave here, mostly b/c there wasn’t much to root for when he played here. Your comments speaks to the truism tha relievers are so unpredictable. Omar has gotten much love recently for bring in loads of potential arms for BP and SP backups. I wonder why more teams haven’t done that.

By: KinersKornerman

KinersKornerman — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:10:51 +0000

oops..meant that HE (Benson) hit the homer. Ruined my entire night.

By: ill

ill — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:10:23 +0000

I don’t think we have retired the number from when Wild Thing wore it. Didn’t that douchebag Turk Wendell wear it? I would rather see it on So than be reminded of Wendell on the mound.

You know, its funny because i was a Mets fan when I was a kid. I was a frontrunner and didn’t know better. I loved watching HoJo and Strawberry play. I have seen the light though and am happy to be a Phan now.

By: KinersKornerman

KinersKornerman — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:09:03 +0000

“a battery is all about chemistry”

I love the science lessons on Metsblog, lol. You guys are awful smart.