ASK THE MIKET23 THREAD, PT. 6 Topic

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MikeT23
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Like many HBD owners, the Cubs never win either.
3/31/2015 1:42 PM
wylie715
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but they pay a lot more for the privilige of not winning, right?
3/31/2015 7:18 PM
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I spelled privilege wrong, didn't I?

3/31/2015 7:19 PM
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Why does Gleemanworld2 feel like a cult?
3/31/2015 7:21 PM
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No, I'm sure the Cubs make money by the bucketload.

You did.

Already explained.   He has a blog and it was filled by his sycophants.   Which sounds mean but it isn't.   They're self-contained and I imagine more than one has ventured out and joined another world.   Bringing people in is good.

3/31/2015 10:18 PM
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I know the Cubs make a lot of money, but that's not what I asked you, is it? They pay much more for the privilege of losing than a WhatIfSports owner does, right?
4/1/2015 7:47 PM
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I should know this by now, but who gets put into a game first: long relief a or setup a?
4/2/2015 8:18 AM
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I'm not sure you're understanding the concept.    The Ricketts family bought the Cubs.   He pays employees and charges customers.   When the books are balanced, they/the Cubs make a lot of money.  They don't really pay to lose.   HBD owners drop $20 on a team.   When they lose, their best hope is to get a $4 credit.   They're paying $16 to lose.

Depends on the situation/settings.    If you have both set to "ANY", SIMMY will use the best pitcher.
4/2/2015 8:34 AM
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Mike, how do you tell the difference between a ++ play and a + play in the league fielding stats? Or is there a difference at all?
4/2/2015 11:26 AM
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You don't.   I've never played close enough attention to be 100% certain but I think a ++ robs a player of extra bases.
4/2/2015 1:34 PM
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Posted by MikeT23 on 4/2/2015 8:34:00 AM (view original):
I'm not sure you're understanding the concept.    The Ricketts family bought the Cubs.   He pays employees and charges customers.   When the books are balanced, they/the Cubs make a lot of money.  They don't really pay to lose.   HBD owners drop $20 on a team.   When they lose, their best hope is to get a $4 credit.   They're paying $16 to lose.

Depends on the situation/settings.    If you have both set to "ANY", SIMMY will use the best pitcher.
Maybe so, but is it not true that the Cubs cold pay a lot less in salaries and stuff and still lose just as much?
4/2/2015 2:22 PM
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They could but that would only increase profit not compound losses.
4/2/2015 3:08 PM
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enough crap about the Cubs? who cares, besides loser Cubs fans?  A serious question about fielding ratings.
Two shortstops in the same league.
#1 has fielding ratings of 94 86 89 92
#2 has fielding ratings of 92 81 93 85

#1 has played 132 games and made 14 errors and 21 + plays with a range factor of 5.21
#2 has played 147 games and made 32 errors and 15 + plays with a range factor of 5.43

my question is in only 15 more games why has # 2 made 1.5 times as many errors?  Is the 5 point difference in glove ratings that important?   This is the first season #1 has played that many games, while #2 has consistently played at least that many games and consistently made the same general number of errors.
If it means anything #1 plays in new Orleans and #2 plays in Oakland.  I would expect both guys to be above average major league shortstops, wouldn't you?  But 32 errors is a lot.  How do you explain it?
4/2/2015 8:21 PM
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Number of chances will play a big part.   5 glove at SS is a big deal and .22 chances per game means he's gotten 100+(if my drinking Jack on ice math isn't too bad) more opportunties.    I think it's a little off, more than twice as many errors seems like a lot, but it's not insanely off.

4/2/2015 9:43 PM
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