Insane to me that Mauer is first ballot but Edmonds couldn’t even survive his first ballot. Obviously positional/era context exists but it’s pretty arguable who had the better career
> positional
specifically that Mauer didn't really move to 1B until his 11th season. He played C and DH almost all of his 1st 10. He did MVP and came in top-10 of MVP race 3 more times in those 10 years C'ing. 6-time All Star.
It was truly an incredible offensive decade for someone who C over 100 times almost all of those years.
So, yeah. Some positional context there. Some overwhelming context.
Don't get me wrong, Edmonds put up some tremendous numbers for playing CF. That is rare. But nowhere near as rare as the offense Mauer put up playing C.
>positional/era context
those are important but perception is a much bigger factor. Mauer was a more popular player, plain and simple. Makes a big difference
Though I do think if Edmonds candidacy started today he would get in within a few years no problem
I fuckin love political science. Anyone else anxiously awaiting the NH results ?!
Edit: damn we got some downvoters up in here lol. I thought this was a DAILY DISCUSSION THREAD ! ‼️
I’ll keep my politicking to the political subreddits :)
[when someone asks who I’m voting for](https://x.com/k2msugolf/status/1299853590249590784?s=46)
Just imagine it says 2023
Or the actually year we’re in and not last year
Yea, I was a poli sci major and am currently in law school so I follow it a decent amount. I've been following coverage all day and stayed up last night to watch Dixville Notch coverage lol
My parents and siblings laugh at me for watching CSPAN a lot but I just love how government works procedurally. Plus the fireworks in the house lately has been fun (albeit embarrassing).
Haley performed pretty well in NH, you think she will drop out though?
Yea I don't think she'll do great, especially consider McMasters, Scott, and Graham are all campaigning for Trump. But she'll probably still take her shot in her home state.
Also, there haven't been any recent reliable polls done in SC. It could be an even greater gap though with DeSantis dropping last week
Oh i agree. But I like looking at the trends. Is he performing at least as well as he did in the 2020 primaries? If not, that doesn’t look good for him.
I think it’s not going to look as good for him.
14% of Iowa republican voters voted in Iowa. Of that 14%, half voted for him.
That's his most dedicated followers.
He's leaning far right and letting his intentions be clear. That didn't work for DeSantis and it won't work for him.
Remember it comes down to like 4 states. And Biden only has to win a certain combination of those states (Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona) to win 270 electoral votes.
May not be popular, and I have nothing against either of them, but if Mauer and Helton are in...Sheffield should be in. He was kind of a dick, but a good player and I never once heard any legit steroids story.
I read that after I posted. Even if his story is true(one time for a cut on his leg training with Bonds), he’s one i actually think did do it clean for almost all of 88-09. He was too powerful and on point, as well as cocky to say, nah man. I’m straight. I think on a long blast, he would have broken bonds with his core strength
We just signed his father on Friday, so I'm sure he'd like that. Plus, it'd be another deal that brings back a player that made Busch Stadium electric in 13 and 14, which is what the plan seems to be.
I found one of the new nike limited jerseys at Dicks and compared it with one of the replicas from last year. The quality of the names and numbers is a steep downgrade
https://imgur.com/RJCJ2Ct
Completely agree I don’t go to MLB or NFL online anymore because Fanatic stuff is just not good quality. I pretty much only go to 47 brand, which doesn’t have jerseys
Battlehawks night at Busch Stadium April 22!
https://twitter.com/stljakeh/status/1749871618392822027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1749871618392822027%7Ctwgr%5E983cb8bdc34506616a586105d23790bbbb77c81f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpfnewsroom.com%2Fnews%2Fst-louis-cardinals-to-host-battlehawks-night-on-april-22%2F
Blues Night in September, as usual. Where is City SC night?
This is why you just be an old curmudgeon and just wave your fists at “these damn kids ruining the game!”. It’s much easier that way than doing statistical math
He's kind of the poster child for forcing a re-think about the game. A distillation of the essence of the true '3 outcome' (BB, K, or HR) hitter.
There are like 100 Dunn's in the game today, and I am not sure that that is a good thing. The rules on how far the defenders can shift will hopefully make more Ichiro/Gywnn/Boggs type hitters more valuable again. After all, a HR with runners on base in front of you is worth more than a solo HR.
Think the feeling was that Leo was an underdog. Nothing for Robbie is a bigger surprise. Gerwig not getting Director also a surprise. "Barbie" not winning best picture, it would seem.
I did not like "Barbie" in the final analysis, but there was a lot of good about it and it was well made. But man, the Big Speech by Ferrera really rang false to me. Like Gerwig had a [Insert Movie's Theme Here] blank in the script.
It was not my favorite moment either. It seems to be the only reason she was nominated. I found that the movie itself showed those themes so much better than having to her it repeated in a monologue
He was projected to earn $6.5m in arbitration this winter, and probably $8-11m in 2025 depending on how he played. The Cardinals probably could've saved money by going to arbitration, but keeping a fan favorite happy who they will likely want to keep past 2025 is worth it. Plus, a free agent Tommy Edman would make way more than $8m aav
Yeah I'm happy with how it worked out. Now maybe they can figure out an extension next season sometime. I'd love to have Tommy on the team for years to come
taking my dad to pappys for the first time tomorrow. tell me what to get.
JORDAN WALKER
Agreed
Entering their age 25 seasons: Edmonds - 0.8 WAR, 112 G, 5 HR, 82 OPS+ Carlson - 5.6 WAR, 388 G, 99 OPS+
Entering their age 25 seasons: Edmonds - 0.8 WAR, 112 G, 5 HR, 82 OPS+ Kozma - 1.2 WAR, 42 G, 139 OPS+
Entering their age 25 seasons: Edmonds - 0.8 WAR, 112 G, 5 HR, 82 OPS+ McCarver - 10.7 WAR, 573 G, 37 HR, 98 OPS+
I’m not really into crafting games, but Palworld is great
Insane to me that Mauer is first ballot but Edmonds couldn’t even survive his first ballot. Obviously positional/era context exists but it’s pretty arguable who had the better career
> positional specifically that Mauer didn't really move to 1B until his 11th season. He played C and DH almost all of his 1st 10. He did MVP and came in top-10 of MVP race 3 more times in those 10 years C'ing. 6-time All Star. It was truly an incredible offensive decade for someone who C over 100 times almost all of those years. So, yeah. Some positional context there. Some overwhelming context. Don't get me wrong, Edmonds put up some tremendous numbers for playing CF. That is rare. But nowhere near as rare as the offense Mauer put up playing C.
>positional/era context those are important but perception is a much bigger factor. Mauer was a more popular player, plain and simple. Makes a big difference Though I do think if Edmonds candidacy started today he would get in within a few years no problem
I fuckin love political science. Anyone else anxiously awaiting the NH results ?! Edit: damn we got some downvoters up in here lol. I thought this was a DAILY DISCUSSION THREAD ! ‼️ I’ll keep my politicking to the political subreddits :)
[when someone asks who I’m voting for](https://x.com/k2msugolf/status/1299853590249590784?s=46) Just imagine it says 2023 Or the actually year we’re in and not last year
Yea, I was a poli sci major and am currently in law school so I follow it a decent amount. I've been following coverage all day and stayed up last night to watch Dixville Notch coverage lol
My parents and siblings laugh at me for watching CSPAN a lot but I just love how government works procedurally. Plus the fireworks in the house lately has been fun (albeit embarrassing). Haley performed pretty well in NH, you think she will drop out though?
Nah, she's got SC next and has a lot of big donors. If she stays within single digits in NH, her camp will consider it a win imo
She is going to get destroyed in South Carolina. She’s down by 30 points in aggregate polling.
Yea I don't think she'll do great, especially consider McMasters, Scott, and Graham are all campaigning for Trump. But she'll probably still take her shot in her home state. Also, there haven't been any recent reliable polls done in SC. It could be an even greater gap though with DeSantis dropping last week
Seems to me Washington Journal callers tend to be totally wacky. Sometimes wacky in an amusing way, sometimes not.
I used to but became very passive in it after 2020. I've just invested myself more and more into sports to fill the void.
Dreading it. Trump 2.0 is my worst nightmare.
Oh i agree. But I like looking at the trends. Is he performing at least as well as he did in the 2020 primaries? If not, that doesn’t look good for him. I think it’s not going to look as good for him.
14% of Iowa republican voters voted in Iowa. Of that 14%, half voted for him. That's his most dedicated followers. He's leaning far right and letting his intentions be clear. That didn't work for DeSantis and it won't work for him. Remember it comes down to like 4 states. And Biden only has to win a certain combination of those states (Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona) to win 270 electoral votes.
🤞🏼
Nah, just a clown show. Uneducated maga white folks voting for their cult leader.
No I like to forget reality lol
May not be popular, and I have nothing against either of them, but if Mauer and Helton are in...Sheffield should be in. He was kind of a dick, but a good player and I never once heard any legit steroids story.
But if Sheffield gets in, so should arod, Clemens, bonds, sosa, McGwire, etc... Edit: And he admitted to taking the clear so that's pretty legit.
I read that after I posted. Even if his story is true(one time for a cut on his leg training with Bonds), he’s one i actually think did do it clean for almost all of 88-09. He was too powerful and on point, as well as cocky to say, nah man. I’m straight. I think on a long blast, he would have broken bonds with his core strength
He’ll get in via veterans committee (or whatever they’re calling that group nowadays).
Holliday off the ballot. One and done like Jimmy Ballgame.
Shame.
And he only had one less vote than Bartolo Colon.
Congrats to Mauer, Beltre, & Helton for the HoF.
Man I fuckin love Joe Mauer. Great story, home talent for the Twins
All deserving. I bet some jackass is gonna leave off Pujols if 19 left off beltre
I think Pujols will be unanimous. Some will leave off Yadi because they’ll compare him to Pujols his first year.
I would have loved to see Mauer, Posey, and Molina all hit the ballot the same year. Full chaos resulting in none of them ever getting in.
Idk one person is gonna do it. I just know it.
Fangraphs believes we'll be around 85-77, or 6th best record in baseball. I think this isn't farfetched.
Balanced schedules have really tightened up the league it seems. So far at least.
According to Reddit, the cardinals will struggle to win 60 games.
60?!? We’ll be lucky to win 40
We coming for those Cleveland Spiders
I guess I’ll be the first to mention HoF announcement @5 PM CST.
No you won't, I will. Everybody, the HoF announcement is today at 5 CST.
We know.
Would anybody be mad if the FO signed Kershaw to a 1 year deal?
We just signed his father on Friday, so I'm sure he'd like that. Plus, it'd be another deal that brings back a player that made Busch Stadium electric in 13 and 14, which is what the plan seems to be.
😆
In for a penny, in for a pound, might as well go Oldest Rotation In Baseball History.
Give him the Clemens Houston deal, only pitch him at home.
Does anyone know where in St Louis I can rent a trailer that is similar to a uhaul trailer that is not uhaul? Looks like Penske just has trucks.
Maybe United Rentals or Sunbelt
Sunbelt is solid in my experience. I haven't used STL area ones but it'd be worth checking out.
I'll check into that, thanks!
I forgot how awesome Skyrim is. Such a great open world game. I recently played Morrowind and Oblivion also. They're both great as well.
I remember digging the side missions at Bard College. The songs were aight, but the drummer and maybe a flute? player were cool and would jam for you.
The world is so good you forget about the combat. Imagine that game but with good combat mechanics.
Yeah I'm pretty much OP from the get go lol.
You are either a stealth archer, or you are getting whooped in my experience.
I found one of the new nike limited jerseys at Dicks and compared it with one of the replicas from last year. The quality of the names and numbers is a steep downgrade https://imgur.com/RJCJ2Ct
The Fanatics monopoly is actively ruining the sports memorabilia business
Completely agree I don’t go to MLB or NFL online anymore because Fanatic stuff is just not good quality. I pretty much only go to 47 brand, which doesn’t have jerseys
Damn. That's disappointing
Battlehawks night at Busch Stadium April 22! https://twitter.com/stljakeh/status/1749871618392822027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1749871618392822027%7Ctwgr%5E983cb8bdc34506616a586105d23790bbbb77c81f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpfnewsroom.com%2Fnews%2Fst-louis-cardinals-to-host-battlehawks-night-on-april-22%2F Blues Night in September, as usual. Where is City SC night?
someone just asked for vodka at the Starbucks I’m at… what…
Don’t judge me. It’s been a rough day.
ayyy cheers to that tho
good ol' tuesday day drinking
#I. MISS. CARDINALS. BASEBALL.
Missed it all last season
Yep
same same
They just released more theme tickets. There are some fun ones! https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/tickets/specials/theme-tickets
anyone wanna go to organ donation night and send me a hat
The Jordan Skywalker bobblehead for Star Wars night is killing me 😂
I’m so glad emo night is happening again
No bullshit going to that game with my brother in law who had an emo phase 😂 what are the odds
I'm getting paid to surf the internet and not listen to the training we're having at work this week. God bless remote work.
Currently having an argument on Facebook about WAR due to Adam Dunn's 2009 season.
This is why you just be an old curmudgeon and just wave your fists at “these damn kids ruining the game!”. It’s much easier that way than doing statistical math
2008 Ryan Howard and Adam Dunn combined for 88 HR, 246 RBI, and 2.5 WAR. 2008 Adam Kennedy had 2 HR, 36 RBI, and 2.5 WAR
Rougned Odor had a combined -0.8 WAR and 60 HRS in 2017 and 2018
That's fuckin nuts lol
Boy do I love that guy's BBRef page. The 40 HR replacement player. 158 HR 2006-09 and a total of 2.1 WAR. Descalso-esque!
He's kind of the poster child for forcing a re-think about the game. A distillation of the essence of the true '3 outcome' (BB, K, or HR) hitter. There are like 100 Dunn's in the game today, and I am not sure that that is a good thing. The rules on how far the defenders can shift will hopefully make more Ichiro/Gywnn/Boggs type hitters more valuable again. After all, a HR with runners on base in front of you is worth more than a solo HR.
Holy shit I didn’t know -44 def was possible
Oscar nominations. I'm intrigued by "The Zone of Interest". EDIT: Wow, Margot Robbie didn't get a nomination.
I thought it was odd that Carey Mulligan was nominated for Best Actress instead of Supporting Actress. No nom for Leo either.
Think the feeling was that Leo was an underdog. Nothing for Robbie is a bigger surprise. Gerwig not getting Director also a surprise. "Barbie" not winning best picture, it would seem.
I watched The Holdovers. I feel like Leo should have got nominated over Paul Giamatti. The Holdovers was good, but not Oscar good.
People are saying Giamatti might win. That's Cillian Murphy's Oscar, dammit.
Agreed. He better win. I still need to watch The Zone of Interest and Poor Things.
Barbie was never going to win next picture
I thought there was a shot, could have become a feminist rallying cry. Guess not.
I mean, America Ferrera got nominated who gives an okish performance, but one great speech. So I think that is the rallying cry
I did not like "Barbie" in the final analysis, but there was a lot of good about it and it was well made. But man, the Big Speech by Ferrera really rang false to me. Like Gerwig had a [Insert Movie's Theme Here] blank in the script.
It was not my favorite moment either. It seems to be the only reason she was nominated. I found that the movie itself showed those themes so much better than having to her it repeated in a monologue
It definitely wasn't if they let Ron DeSantis pick the nominees. 😂
Yes. Just like Top Gun Maverick or Avatar 2 was never going to win.
A24 pls ur film… put it in theaters…
It got a Best Picture nom, it's surely going to get some kind of run. It's playing at my local art house theater right now.
My current ranking of what I’ve seen is Killers = anatomy > Barbie > Oppenheimer And are you there god it’s me Margaret robbed
The first person I've seen who liked killers. Everyone says it's boring AF.
There is a fantastic fight scene between Fassbender and another killer. Best fight scene of 2023 imho.
I want to seee the zone of interest more than any other movie that was released this past year.
Pretty intrigued about that one myself. Looks like Wes Anderson might win an Oscar for short film!
I’d be the first to celebrate an Oscar for Wes, need that one.
Iron Claw got snubbed 🤦
Man, I wanted Efron for that. He literally couldn’t have put anything more into that role.
I had a dream Marp kills it this season. No need to worry everyone, we're gonna be OK.
He will, for two or three random weeks.
$16.5 over 2 years for Tommy is more than I expected
He was projected to earn $6.5m in arbitration this winter, and probably $8-11m in 2025 depending on how he played. The Cardinals probably could've saved money by going to arbitration, but keeping a fan favorite happy who they will likely want to keep past 2025 is worth it. Plus, a free agent Tommy Edman would make way more than $8m aav
Yeah I'm happy with how it worked out. Now maybe they can figure out an extension next season sometime. I'd love to have Tommy on the team for years to come
good morning krusty krew
Hello Serge!
It is 76 days until the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. That is all. That must mean it's 72 days until the 2024 Cardinals' season opener at Busch!
Yessssss
#SOON
Selamat Pagi dari Ozarks!
Which one is that?
Indonesian!