Thursday, May 23, 2013
FanGraphs: Cameron: The 2013 Cubs: Better Than We Think
(www.fangraphs.com)
Light at the end of the ridiculously low-ceilinged tunnel.
Read More...The Cubs have actually played pretty good baseball when sequencing is not considered. By wOBA differential, they’ve been a well above average team. Their record is almost entirely a reflection of the power of the timing of various events.
In our Win Probability section, we track a stat called “Clutch”, which basically looks at the wins a team has gained or lost due to the leverage of the game when their positive or negative ...
Reader Comments and Retorts
Go to end of page
Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.
Page 2 of 2 pages
< 1 2Oh, and on Edwin Jackson, it's not clear to me why Sanchez got 5/80 and Jackson 4/50. Sanchez is slightly better now - only slightly - but Jackson has better stuff and a better scouting pedigree. I'd definitely prefer Jackson. The fourth year is basically the tax on being a 60-win club, but the Cubs are super rich and that money won't affect them meaningfully in 2016.
Anibal - 20.1 IP, 1.77 ERA
Edwin - 28 IP, 5.46 ERA
Post-season numbers for each guy. Both are career which in Anibal's case is the most recent season. It's not logical but Sanchez became the "it" pitcher this off-season on the strength of his post-season.
I wouldn't want to do it with french fries. Fries are at their best with gravy.
I've got a weight problem in large part because I eat like crap (though I'm down 20 as of this morning, woo!). This sounds horrific though.
Bullpen Jesus
Concur about ham, no mayo, ever. But, it works on a BLT, and a roast beef sandwich (lettuce and tomato), and will sliced roast beef, if you add horseradish.
Not eating meat, now there's something insane ;-)
Sing it brother! Often a bit of dressing is alright, but love the salad not the bad for you crap all over it. And Mayo is nasty on fries or anything else. Occassionally I forget and end up with mayo and eat it, but not good.
Mustard is the correct condiment for fries. Catsup (of Ketchup if you prefer) is ok in a pinch.
You'd prefer "SPP" (starting pitcher pirate)? :p
In all fairness, it's not so much that he looks like Jesus (frankly, he never really did), but more because of the "Touchdown Jesus" mural at Notre Dame Stadium. (EDIT: retro-shiite got it first) Now that you say it, he does look a lot like a skinny pirate, though.
The Cubs got four pitchers - Edwin Jackson, Scott Baker, Scott Feldman, and Carlos Villanueva, and will pay them $29.5 mill (plus $1.5 mill in incentives if Baker is healthy). The Royals got four pitchers - James Shields, Ervin Santana, Jeremy Guthrie, and Wade Davis, and will pay them $30.8 mill, plus they had to give up Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi, Mike Montgomery, Patrick Leonard and Brandon Sisk.
Who are we to disagree with the Belgians about anything food related? They know what they're doing.
Who are we to disagree with the Belgians about anything food related? They know what they're doing.
How about a compromise? Russian dressing on fries is quite good.
...and cheese curds.
But really good french fries are best with nothing. Condiments, to me, are only there to make up for sub-par fries.
I remember Kent Tekulve, and I have to say I don't see the resemblence at all.
DCW3, please report to the Edwin Jackson thread.
The Belgians know what they're doing?
True.
But really good french fries are best with nothing. Condiments, to me, are only there to make up for sub-par fries.
Also true.
Tomatoes and mayo are my wife's two most-hated foods. You've just described her worst nightmare (sounds good to me, though, although it needs bacon and lettuce - and my son and I will sometimes add avocado to make it a BLAT sandwich).
Mayo is great and warm mayo is the greatest.
Saying you don't like mayo is like saying you don't like butter and who doesn't like butter?
Whoa! That takes me back. I haven't done that in years and years and years. Crissakes, not I'm going to have to get fries for lunch. Thanks jerks!
Why is the cut/shape of a fry automatically linked to the flavor in this one occasion? They make sweet-potato fries the same shape as regular ones.
Good, but not as good as they were when they first came out, before they changed the spice recipe.
Occupy Frialator?
Haven't had Arby's in quite some time but they did have good curley fries. There is a chain of Mexican restaurants in northern Jersey that has excellent fries. I think they are covered in flour and then fried. I guess it holds even more grease.
But he talks like a gentleman.
I think fries need some salt, at the very least.
I am not a big fan of mayo but will eat it if it comes on my sandwich. My wife puts mayo on cheeseburgers, which I think is disgusting but I have learned to deal with it, just so she doesn't put it on mine.
The best sauce for a BLT is brown steak sauce such as A1. I know it sounds weird but it actually is very good; Russian dressing makes a good second choice if brown sauce is not available.
My 8 year old nephew. Seriously, he won't eat them.
Could they really be worse than the the '62 Cubs, who not only lost club-record 103 games, but did it in the same league as the legendary 1962 Mets? Who they were 9-9 against...?! (Funnily enough, I actually interviewed one of their [three!] managers, Charlie Metro. His book, "Safe By A Mile", is pretty good.)
My sandwich condiment of choice is oyster sauce. Goes magnifciently well with cheddar cheese for some reason.
I read this response after only reading the first question in the italicized portion it was a response to.
Mayo is gross but that's partly a result of my mother overusing it when I was a kid. I can never eat a turkey sandwich with mayo again. Also, anything from Wendy's is gross.
Bacon and damn near anything makes for a nice sandwich, except mayo :-)
Just go sour cream and salsa and cut the Russians out of it.
Mayo, ketchup, and diced raw onion is great with fries.
Again, sour cream and salsa.
I think fries need some salt, at the very least.
And here I depart. No salt. No crappy seasoning. Just black pepper.
For those looking for taste adventure, travel to New Zealand. You can get chicken salt on your fries (well, chips). Or lemon pepper. You can get potato chips (well, crisps) in chicken flavor (well, flavour) ... or lamb and mint or ham and something.
Page 2 of 2 pages
< 1 2You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.