Hatchetman

Here's an interesting tidbit (or not). From 1959-1980, both the Cubs and White Sox averaged 1.114 million in attendance.

So we don't know to what degree BABIP is random chance and what might attributable to changes in the player's TWIW, do we?

So when a guy with 1200 career balls in play has a .300 BABIP and the next year he has 400 balls in play with a .330 BABIP, what's his BABIP going to be next year?

OK, good, looks like I have found somebody who studies these things. Maybe you can explain: why does BABIP fluctuate so much year to year considering a random coin flip or die roll would never give such wild results. For example if the true odds of a weighted coin were 30% heads, over 400 flips (full season balls in play), the odds of getting 36 or 38% heads would be very very small. Yet for a given player, BABIP is supposed to be random.

PERSONALLY I'm so P.O.'d at JR I wouldn't care if they did move. However, I have started raising my kids as Sox fans (call DCFS), and I'd hate for them to not have a team.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 10:46 AM) Well back on topic since not too many can post about good moments but the Beckham walk offs on Mothers and Fathers day was very unique and fun. was that when he did the stirring the pot gesture? that was pretty funny.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 09:44 AM) A lot happens in 14 years. Hell, the Sox might even develop a position player before then!

26th in wins the past three years tends to make people not care. Idiot Hawk doesn't help things either.

There's not one talented professional baseball play-by-play guy doing minor league games somewhere? Why do we have to be tortured by these former players doing play-by-play?

#1 in TWTW.

Dunn was a freaking DH, at 113 wRC+ would be good for 9th out of 10 DHs this year.

not sure why his spring training ABs would be more meaningful than his MLB ABs.

jeez Bob Elson audio. Makes you want to cry compared to what we get nowadays.

no name needed on home jersey.

Love the game now that it is back to "normal." Normal being what I grew up with in the 70s/80s.

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 12:51 PM) The final White Sox Weekly is on 670 right now. From the horses mouth, Rongey said he'll be with 670 until further notice. Good!

They would've have just hired some other lackey with no experience so I don't see why it matters.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 12:57 AM) sox record from 2009-2015? 541-590, with an 88 win season in that span. jeez, only slightly better than a team that intentionally tried to lose for 3-4 years. makes me feel so much better.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Oct 2, 2015 -> 07:42 PM) Since your not blaming Robin and think managers have little to do with the game, I'm assuming your blaming KW and or Hahn for this crapfest? Not at all. Bad fans.

ah yes the collusion era when they refused to sign any free agents. followed a few years later by the owner lockout that maybe cost us another playoff.

.......and they immediately fell into baseball oblivion for the next 7 years or so.

I was figuring COOP must have ratted him out to KW about something.

Parent was Ventura's hand-picked guy, right? Who fired him? Ventura or KW? Or was he KW's guy all along? I can't recall in my old age.

Damn, that's unusual. Must have demanded an explanation and didn't like what he heard.

the poor guy did it with Avi Garcia batting behind him. that's pretty amazing. Too bad he can't lay off a few more pitches out of the zone.