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tmfw30

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this happened

PostSun Jul 18, 2021 8:40 am

HAL pinch hit Dave Engle for John McGraw in the 9th inning of a 1-run game. I've seen him often pinch hit for Ken Smith with a vastly inferior player against lefties, I guess because walks are so damaging to an offense. Isn't that what Moneyball is about? But I at least can see HAL's faulty algorithm there because there are no base hits on his card, and now I have to take that annoying step of always trying to remember to check the "do not PH against lefties" box in my settings for Smith. But John McGraw????????????????????????????????????????
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Re: this happened

PostSun Jul 18, 2021 11:34 am

I'm sure there is an obscure sabremetric index that would explain it :p ...after all, HAL is the product of human programming...

That is inexplicable, but not unexpected.
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Re: this happened

PostSun Jul 18, 2021 9:00 pm

FrankieT wrote:I'm sure there is an obscure sabremetric index that would explain it :p ...after all, HAL is the product of human programming...

That is inexplicable, but not unexpected.


Can't tell you how many times a week I say 'I saw that coming a mile away" after blowing a 9th inning lead with a walk off home run. Once the first batter gets on I know it's coming.
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Re: this happened

PostSun Jul 18, 2021 9:08 pm

Yep. I'm laughing with (at?) Matt today, but I'll probably be crying alone tomorrow. :)

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