Amateur film critic, fanatical book reader, WoW/LoL tryhard. Pitcher every 5 days or so. If you came to complain about gambling get rekt bro.
Joined February 2012
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I want to help young players get better at pitching. I've spent the last 30 years continually improving at the craft in a way I think is exceptionally unique. While 99% of pitchers train in the exact same way with the same cues and drills, I've found a completely different, often antithetical approach has worked for me. I think it will help others too.
This offseason I'm offering a one-on-one remote coaching service, as well as continuing to make more YouTube videos explaining the concepts I believe are fundamental to MLB pitchers.
Check out the website at stockyardbaseball.com
Big vs. small market equity is sports’ version of the population vs. state representation argument. Extremes aren't the right answer, it's somewhere in the middle. Players shoulder some sacrifice to help things be equitable and so do owners. Salary cap is all players.
A salary cap seems like wanting to split the dividends of a stock and none of the appreciation. If the stock doesn’t pay a dime in dividends but goes up in value, it’s obviously a valuable stock. The second a salary cap is inked franchise values would SOAR. Clear L for players.
Baseball games are broadcast by guys who have a really poor grasp of what actual analytics are, and then fans interpret what they’re hearing poorly. It’s a terrible game of “telephone”. If these guys actually understood what “analytics” are they wouldn’t have a problem with them.
For instance every coach and player knows you shouldn’t worry about if the ball fell in for a hit. You should worry about if you hit it on the screws because over time hitting it well leads to a good outcome. Can’t beat yourself up for an unlucky game. “Analytics” just defines what it means to hit the ball well or not.
Loved Digger. Incredible acting. Almost a modern "Dr. Strangelove". Not quite as good, but that's asking for perfection. High quality movie, not sure why the critics are so wrong on this one.
Down 3-2 in a series, game theory would tell you not to prioritize winning game 6 if it lessens your chance of winning both 6 and 7. But entertainment value would tell you yes definitely prioritize winning today so we can all watch game 7!
I routinely watch videos of guys at “facility” tryouts flash sexy velocity in January and then tune back in to see how they’re chucking in July - it’s RARELY the same.
The top 5 spending teams in the 4 major NA sports vs the bottom 5 spending. NFL top/bot are equally bad at winning. NHL and NFL have a bigger disparity in winning than MLB, despite a massive gap in spending differences.
