Off Topic Thread - One more shot

[metswon69]

I don't care about the format change so much..

It's inevitable..

Adapt or Die!!!

[Paulie6986]

One on my all-time favorite managers just passed away. The "Duke of Earl" Earl Weaver.

What a leader. What a winner.

R.I.P.

[MetsFanatic19]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-4FSRYagc

This gets me every time. "You touched me!" "You're a liar, Earl!" "No you are!"

May he R.I.P.

[MetsFanatic19]

LET'S GO RANGERS!! So happy hockey's back.

[Zmaster52]

I just volunteered at a church for helping Sandy victims. Helping people feels good.

[Dugmet]

RIP Ed Koch.

[Paulie6986]

RIP Ed Koch.

Absolutely.

See, we finally agreed on something......

My condolences to the Ed Koch family.

[Dugmet]

Let's corral the WAR horse
Useful? Yes. But the be-all of stats? A critical look at Wins Above Replacement.
Originally Published: February 1, 2013
By Jim Caple | ESPN.com

I was tempted to begin this column with the almost-obligatory lyrics from "War," a No. 1 hit song in 1970. But when Edwin Starr sang that war was good for "absolutely nothing'' (say it, say it again), he was recording a protest against actual warfare. My protest, on the other hand, is about something much more widespread, threatening and serious.

I'm talking about the proliferation of WAR: Wins Above Replacement.

Wait! I'm not just some old curmudgeon sportswriter reflexively ranting against the latest technical advance. Well, yes, I am an old curmudgeon sportswriter who routinely rants about new technology -- in fact, my friends joke I would have complained about the introduction of electric light bulbs ("For crying out loud, what's wrong with a simple candle!?!") -- but hear me out on this WAR thing.

First, let me stress there are things I like about WAR.

1. Unlike most stats revered by curmudgeons (who tend to view RBIs as the most reliable and masculine of statistics), WAR not only acknowledges a player's defense, it embraces his fielding as a vital part of his performance. Other stats focus on offense; WAR makes defensive statistics a key part of its calculations.

(continued)

Read the entire article
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/89...placement-stat

[Dugmet]

Thank god the NFL season is finally over. The countdown to baseball starts niw.

[Harry777]

7 days!!!

[KingsnQueens7]

Any xbox players out there? http://2ksports.com/games/mlb2k13

I thought they didn't buy the license for this year, but I guess they did unless this site is a fake. Anyway, I don't have a ps3 otherwise I would be playing the show. If anyone else is going to get this game for xbox let me know.

[metswon69]

Sorry only the PS3 here...

[Harry777]

I do PC here and I'm pissed that I can only get the 2K serious because it's garbage. Last one I bought was 2K10 and it's so, so, so bad

[Harry777]

Did you guys know Terry Collins lives in the same town as me? I reallllly wanna get an autograph or something but I don't know exactly where he lives and I'm sure that info would be impossible to get...

[metswon69]

That's cool...

Yeah i doubt he has his number listed in the phone book lol...

Google it, maybe you'll get lucky..