2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[dmxfury]

I enjoy pitching so the current era is fine with me

 

[dmxfury]

NLC got rolled tonight

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Dodgers.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

"Beane’s 12 wins per season above what we would expect of an average general manager is slightly more wins than Barry Bonds earned when he hit 73 home runs in 2001 (11.9 WAR). The most WAR earned by any batter over his entire career was 163 by Babe Ruth.12 In fact, if you assemble the top 15 position player seasons of all time, they still trail Beane’s 15 seasons as GM, with 180.1 WAR combined versus Beane’s 180.2 wins above expectation."

"From a strictly economic perspective, not offering Beane however much money it took to get him may have been one of the Red Sox’s poorest decisions since letting Babe Ruth go to the Yankees for next to nothing. And I mean that literally: Over the past 15 years, Billy Beane has been nothing less than the Babe Ruth of baseball GMs. The Red Sox offered Beane $2.5 million per year,5 but even $25 million would have been a bargain."

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/billion-dollar-billy-beane/

Just for fun:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[proshares]

Was that in the video you posted? I read about it but I can't see the vids at work unfortunately. I skipped your post because I couldn't see the vid. Your link takes me to an article about Texas football though

It just furthers my notion that we need an electronic strike zone, dedicated scorers and only 3 umpires

You need that 1,000 rep man. You deserve more than that for this thread alone.

Totally agree ^ P proshares I appreciate all you do for this thread and others fam

 

[bronconation24]

Giants giving him the ball tommorow. Too many triples last night I guess

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Or it could be that they don't have a 5th starter

 

[grusumm18]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/billion-dollar-billy-beane/

Just for fun:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

loved that spoiler in the scout thread...thank god they didnt post the geren gifs...

 

[jjs07]

I mean, he looks happy...but I hope he's OK.

I know he was diagnosed w/ diabetes a few years back....but that's A LOT of weight he's lost.

Link

 

[madj55]

Saw that the other day. Doesn't even look like himself anymore. Dmitri was a doubles machine back in '07, watching him sprint to 2B was comical.

 

[651akathepaul]

He looks unhealthy in the complete opposite direction now.

 

[madj55]

Bryce Harper's baserunning :x

 

[mr marcus]

Bryce Harper's baserunning

came in here to say the same thing

 

 

[thekidgriffey24]

Harper is as bad as Puig. Puig is better than Harper though.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Rockies misspelled Troy Tulowitzki's name on the his Jersey giveaway night

 

[thekidgriffey24]

Eh he's getting traded to the Mets anyway.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Going from the Rockies to the Mets :x

 

[g raider]

Oakland teeing off in Arlington.

 

[bronconation24]

Sometimes small ball gets boring

 

[mr jordan04]

Griffey is arguably the coolest athlete ever. Bonds is arguably the biggest price of **** ever

Griffey > Bonds
I ain't ever hear kids say they wanna be like Bonds

What does that have to do with who's better? As a Kid everybody wanted #25 in the Bay Area!

Every kid outside of the Bay Area wanted #24

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

I'm sure they did having his own Sig Shoe also helped.

 

[JCMojica24]

#LTBU

 

[champcruthik]

Eh he's getting traded to the Mets anyway.

For what? It would cost multiple young arms that Sandy is promising will flourish and carry to the playoffs in 2015.

 

[jewbacca]

I'm sure they did having his own Sig Shoe also helped.

Bonds has his own signature shoe... With Fila

 

[champcruthik]

^ Had me nostalgic about my Grant Hill kicks.