Posted by Jtpsops on 10/5/2017 10:35:00 AM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 10/4/2017 11:28:00 PM (view original):
A two run homer is never more valuable than a grand slam.
I love how whenever you're trying to make a point, you look at things in a vacuum and think that you're fooling people.
Is a grand slam worth more runs than a two run homer? Absolutely it is. And no one is arguing otherwise.
The question on the table was, which is more valuable: a 2-run homer when you're down 2-1, or a grand slam when you're up 10-0? Given that SPECIFIC CONTEXT, the 2-run homer is more valuable.
I know you'll try to deflect and say "a grand slam is more valuable - 4 runs is more than 2 runs. DUH!!!" But for once, consider context in your argument. You might not look as inept if you do.
There is no context to value.
Again, analogies are a terrible way to make a point, but you live in a house that has a value of $500,000. You love that house. It's all you can afford and you wouldn't be able to afford to buy another house if you sold it. (Add in whatever context you want to add - your mom died and left you the house...you built it with your own hands...you get laid by supermodels every night because you own the house...whatever).
Your neighbor's house has a value of $1,000,000. He hates the house. He has 35 other houses he likes better. Every night he spends in the house causes him to wake up with a migraine headache and a rash on his balls.
Your neighbor's house is still more valuable than your house.
Player A hits a home run every plate appearance for a team that finishes 35 games out of the playoffs. Player B hits a single every plate appearance for a team that finishes in first place by exactly one game. Player A is still more valuable.