“It’s segments like this, where the listener can’t see what we’re talking about, that’re gonna make us really successful.”
“Think of run and bat value as the aggregate of all components of run expectancy, which encompasses the on-field results on a situation-by-situation basis. The following fields relate more to the one-on-one pitcher/hitter relationships and the isolated outcomes from that. It includes things the pitcher controls (BB%, velocity, whiffs) and the batter responds with (exit velocity, K%, bat outcomes) to create expected outcomes (the x___ stats at the top). These get compared to the reality of the overall pitching/hitting value to see if the two are moving in tandem. Hancock is a good case where he’s outperforming his underlying metrics, connoting some elemt of luck in his outcomes. Gilbert is fun. Bottom-tier barrel rate, ground ball rate, and exit velocity means when they’re hitting it, they’re hitting it hard and in the air. Hence, home runs; hence, WHIP merchant.”
-Zander
3:47: Evaluating Matt Damon’s performance in “The Odyssey”
7:40: The Josh Naylor-Colt Emerson beef
13:48: Zander breaks down Josh Naylor’s deterioration by reading his Baseball Savant stats page
20:25: Trying to pronounce Andrew Benintendi’s name
24:00: Alex talks about the meals he ate on Monday
31:05: Glazing Ryan Divish
31:15: Shitting on Adam Jude
31:30: Indecipherable segment
32:00: Debriefing Caleb Ferguson’s outing from Monday
32:45: Niche reference to coed softball league
“That’s exactly what Hoffman Dinger Co. thought when I came up there left-handed the other day.”
Link to Baseball Savant’s player comparison tool.
Song selection: “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (feat. John Turturo, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King),” by George Clooney
