Do you think the baseball similarity scores on the site still hold up today? Or have advancements in metrics made them due for a rework?

They seem to be based on a formula written several decades ago, and don't really make a lot of sense in many cases. Do you still stand by them? Or is it time for Similarity Scores 2.0?

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u/noruber35393546 — 1 month ago

Tell em Wash! Ron Washington only played one inning of one game at first base, in the 9th inning of a July 19, 1985 Twins/Yankees game. His lone fielding chance came when Don Baylor popped out to him to end the inning.

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u/noruber35393546 — 2 months ago

Is Daniel just beyond help and hope?

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Or is he just destined to be passed around from system to system for life

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u/noruber35393546 — 2 months ago

Need a new roof? Make sure to tell your insurance company, it might get you a major discount

I just dropped $10k on a new roof, but I told my homeowner's insurance about it and they lowered my annual premium by $900! The roof could literally pay for itself in like 11 years.

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u/noruber35393546 — 2 months ago

Just found out Play It Again Sports buys used balls

I've got like 300 balls sitting in the garage, went to PIAS the other day and turns out they pay 75 cents cash or $1 store credit per ball! Might vary location to location, and they might only want them at certain times of year, but definitely worth checking out.

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u/noruber35393546 — 2 months ago

How did you decide he should go by Rich Gossage rather than Goose Gossage?

I feel like most fans are a little surprised when they first learn his "Official" name is not actually Goose Gossage, like nobody seems to call him Rich, ever.

Did he actually not go by Goose as much during his playing days? Did he ask you to change it? What's the story here

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u/noruber35393546 — 2 months ago
▲ 869 r/baseball

The AL Rookie of the Year race is historically unreal

Yeah, it's probably McGonigle's to lose at this point. But between him, Okamoto and Murakami, the three guys on Cleveland (Messick, Bazzana and DeLauter), Early, Peters, Yesavage, Jensen, and probably 4-5 other guys, I can't remember there being close to this many strong ROY candidates in one league. Like there legit might be 12 guys with 3-4+ WAR all on the same ballot. Has there ever been anything like this?

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u/noruber35393546 — 3 months ago

Is it just me or have softball prices nearly doubled in the last year or so?

I feel like for years ordering a dozen USA/ASA balls would be in the $60-70 range, now I'm having trouble finding anything for under $100. Is there a better place to be buying these?

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u/noruber35393546 — 3 months ago
▲ 42 r/tcap

We need to talk about a popular Ernest Timmons quote

It's "Do you have a pic of your boobies I could see"

NOT

"Do you have a picTURE of your boobies I could see?"

Yes, the gravelly-voiced narrator said "picture" but that was non-canonical creative license, not part of the actual quote, and should be ignored in favor of the direct quote from ET himself.

no one's in trouble, just make this change moving forward

https://i.imgur.com/KIKR2J5.png

https://i.imgur.com/ZeA974Y.png

u/noruber35393546 — 4 months ago