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Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: No Miracle From Myers by OriginalTom

OriginalTom — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:36:58 +0000

Um, how can you look at those numbers and say Goldschmidt and Loney are comparable? Goldschmidt is easily one of the top half dozen first basemen in the game.

Comment on The Rays’ Best Pitcher May Be Out For The Season by Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:07:47 +0000

How can data be dogmatic? Dogma has to do with ideology, or belief; the whole point of data is that it is evidence-based.

Comment on The Rays’ Best Pitcher May Be Out For The Season by Mr. Smith 1980

Mr. Smith 1980 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:08:18 +0000

Baseball can in many ways be considered an individual sport, so, in many ways, chemistry matters less than in other team sports.

Basketball, for instance, is a sport in which team chemistry is paramount. The only real chemistry needed on the diamond is between pitchers and catchers and even that is tempered by calls from the dugout.

Suffice to say, chemistry makes going to work more fun, and can affect one’s mood and improve morale, but I’m not sure that in the case of baseball it has much of a bearing on winning.

The case in Boston was more of a mutiny than a lack of chemistry between coworkers.

Comment on The Rays’ Best Pitcher May Be Out For The Season by Gus

Gus — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:54:33 +0000

Can I submit the 2012 Red Sox of evidence that chemistry matters. Anybody who has ever worked in a medium to large workplace knows that chemistry matters. While it is true that in good times, chemistry is usually good, it does not correlate to bad times being bad chemistry. I think past-Rays teams had an excellent ability to withstand body blows and come back. This team, not yet. Would be nice to get Price off of his bicycle and back on the mound. He’s the leader of that pitching staff and his poor performance and then his absence are showing up.

Comment on The Rays’ Best Pitcher May Be Out For The Season by JJ

JJ — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:43:31 +0000

I’ll pass on supplying the dogmatic data you request and yield to your immovable opinion. Are you Don’s daughter?

Comment on It’s Scary How Much Wil Myers’ Swing Looks Like Evan Longoria’s Swing by angrybuddha

angrybuddha — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:18:49 +0000

Players without batting gloves are always badass. As an ex-Expos fan (I found the D-Rays after Bud murdered the Expos), this always reminds me of the greatness that was Vladdy.

Comment on The Rays’ Best Pitcher May Be Out For The Season by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:49:07 +0000

First, define chemistry. Does this mean that players tolerate eachother? Are fond of eachother? Socialize together? High-five eachother? How would you measure this?

Once you’ve defined and measured it, show me a study that correlates this “chemistry” with actual productivity, whether that is in better personal statistics, or in higher winning percentage.

When you can supply those data I’ll listen.

Comment on The Rays’ Best Pitcher May Be Out For The Season by JJ

JJ — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:38:45 +0000

Got to disagree with you on that point. Having played on enough sports teams in my day and having worked for years at a Mental Health organization I’ve always bought in to the importance of psychic chemistry. I hope that we’re both somewhat right here, and do agree that dose of winning streaks would solve a bunch of woes. Go Rays.

Comment on It’s Scary How Much Wil Myers’ Swing Looks Like Evan Longoria’s Swing by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:28:01 +0000

and didn’t Longoria, for a short while, go without batting gloves?

Comment on The Rays’ Best Pitcher May Be Out For The Season by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:23 +0000

Chemistry is garbage. When teams win, they find a way to like eachother. When they lose, they don’t.