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  1. Tuor

    My Ideal Metric - TOTAL bases

    Personally, I disagree. I obviously understand why GM's want that, but that isn't what I look for in a stat. For me, the question with a new stat is the extent to which it helps us to perceive a more nuanced narrative. To use a simple example, the shift from the old days when BA was the main...
  2. Tuor

    My Ideal Metric - TOTAL bases

    It needs a better abbreviation, though! TotB? "TrueTB" is kind of fun, but I think perhaps a different word than "total" might be better to differentiate it from TB.
  3. Tuor

    My Ideal Metric - TOTAL bases

    Yes, and (acknowledging Jones's clarification about PA v AB) the TOTAL/PA version of the stat would account for that difference between HR and singles. But my point was more focused on the counting version. The guy who goes 1 for 4 with a solo HR and the guy who goes 4 for 4 with 4 singles and...
  4. Tuor

    My Ideal Metric - TOTAL bases

    Yes, that’s a sensible parallel. And of course there are always football offenses that accumulate a lot of yards and score fewer points than it seems they should, and by this metric we might expect a similar phenomenon for some teams to get lots of bases but to strand a lot of runner and score...
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    My Ideal Metric - TOTAL bases

    I think this is a great metric. One question though: you mentioned at the start, very appropriately, that the bases have to be consecutive before they really matter. Wouldn’t a HR and the four isolated singles you mentioned count the same in this system after all, though? Is there a way to...
  6. Tuor

    Tanner Houck 2024

    Anderson has been a pleasant surprise so far. His outings have been a huge improvement from the "Well, even Ort probably can't blow this lead ... or can he?" and similar experiences in the previous years. Anderson has seemed competent so far; it's been relaxing to watch him. I enjoy a nice...
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    Dalbec sent down to AAA (recalled to BOS on 4/12)

    Thanks for the LOL. I like Bobby, but all 9 of his at-bats made me sad. May my last memory of him include an actual batted ball.
  8. Tuor

    SS possibilities going forward

    Isn't this a little like saying "Bigfoot if found"?
  9. Tuor

    March/April: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    A clear sign that this team has been fun to watch — I am getting serious withdrawal on their first off-day…
  10. Tuor

    March/April: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    I was noticing while watching last night’s game that I am not hearing him do that this year. Perhaps I’m just missing it, but you’d think if it were audible last year on the TV broadcast, it would be easy to hear in the echoing tomb that is the Oakland Coliseum.
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