SB Nation User Blog: kmacsm

OT. Statistical formulas

kmacsm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:55:16 -0000

so, I didn't make my school's baseball team, but the coach has heard me talk about baseball and has read my articles in the school paper and he is "impressed with my love and knowledge of the game" so he wants me to take stats and give him reports about the players using most of the basic stats in the game. he says he wants everything.

well, I'm a little shaky on most of the formula's so does anybody know where i can find on the internet how to do that stuff.

i don't need anything like vorp or win shares. but i do need stuff like OBP and ERA and stuff like that.

so any links or if any of ya'll know them off the top of your head thats also good.

i admit to my noob-ness in not knowing these things like any respectable baseball fan should but i need some help.

ot, statistical formula's

kmacsm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:46:53 -0000

well, I'm a little shaky on most of the formula's so does anybody know where i can find on the internet how to do that stuff.

i don't need anything like vorp or win shares. but i do need stuff like OBP and ERA and stuff like that.

so any links or if any of ya'll know them off the top of your head thats also good.

i admit to my noob-ness in not knowing these things like any respectable baseball fan should but i need some help.

scioscia extension

kmacsm — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:39:05 -0000

an unnamed source (my cell phone) has confirmed to me that mike scioscia will sign a contract extension with the angel's locking him up until the 2018 season.

2018!! seriously! wow, nine effing years. how can you be that confident in someone, a manager to sign them through nine years... we'll have a new president then... come on. this is insane.

How many times is he gonna loose in the first round of the playoffs in those nine years. seriously.

let's see how confident the angels are in scioscia when he as to go against a rangers team with feliz, holland, crush, bourbon going to town on them california boy's

okay that was a little bit ridiculous, i got carried away on homer-ness

Poll

good deal or bad deal?

yes, he's a premier manager and strategist

9 votes

no, the guy just appears good because of his horrible division, and consitently strong pitching

14 votes

he's a good manager, but a nine year contract is too much

22 votes

45 votes | Poll has closed

Clinton Crawdads?

kmacsm — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:59:16 -0000

Get the penalty box ready because I'm sure this is not breaking news to any of you, but it is to me, so deal with it.

Apparently the Texas rangers have stopped using the Clinton Lumberkings as there class A affiliate, and have a new agreement with the 'Hickory Crawdads" and they will become the rangers new Class A affiliate. The Crawdads, who used to be the affiliate for the pirates, The lumber kings will now be the affiliate for the ma,, ma... marin...mariners... ew.

This is sad, because somewhere on the interwebs long long ago, i purchased a clinton lumberkings baseball jersey, and have yet to wear it in public, maybe tomorrow i will just for good measure, because it may have some special powers that would help during finals week

Anyone know about the reasons for this shuffle, or anything else.

Poll

Will you buy any crawdad's merchandise?

Yes, Im a Junkie for merchandise no one else will understand

11 votes

Yes, but once i can get a good deal for my lumberkings jersey, on ebay

3 votes

No, I hate Minor league merchandise

1 votes

No, Why would i wear clothing that supports a team 95% of people around me are oblivious to

27 votes

42 votes | Poll has closed

For Any Gamers, or people who enjoy simulations

kmacsm — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:23:41 -0000

http://raiderpower.blogspot.com/2008/11/texas-tech-vs-oklahoma-state-simulation.html

Over at Raiderpower there guy ran the OK st TTU match up through his XBOX and NCAA football 2009. it was pretty awesome so see, and i still can't believe i read every word in the post.

Anyone who is a gamer, especially with NCAA football and has XBOX live, hit me up at kmac68k12.

But, i really wanted to make this point.

This is so great for Texas Tech, Three strait games televised nationally, the offense has looked GREAT. like maybe a historically great offense, the defense has looked aggressive and ready to play, which is something new for tech fans. I'm going to savor every single one of the next ten days until the OU game, because TTU, your Red Raiders are the talk of the town. Harrell or Crabs might not win the heisman (they damn well SHOULD) but they will probably at least get invited to New York. and after so many great quaterbacks, to get snubbed, thats still something to be appreciated.

ONE MORE THING:

Where did Taurean Henderson end up, he was always one of my favorite players to watch. Is he in arena ball, or the canadian leagues, or is he a back-up on some NFL team? heck, maybe i just havent noticed and is he putting up pro bowl numbers somewhere.

Mariners release Sexson

kmacsm — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:12:31 -0000

Just saw the story on mlb's website

link: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080710&content_id=3107402&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea

The three-plus season relationship ended late Wednesday night inside a hotel room in San Francisco...
The time had come when it just didn't seem like it was going to happen here for Richie

It's crazy to think of richie sexson being washed up. I can still remember that All- Star game in milwakee when he was one of the special young players in that game. Still, the fact that it took seattle three years to come to that point is pretty astounding. He has just been amazingly medicore the past couple years. but it seems like this year the wheels just fell off for a "once good player"

at the seattle times there is a piece up which goes into more details about his departure. apparently there was something of a rift between him and interim manager jim riggleman.

via media.timesleader.com

i think it would be funny to see the rangers pick him up just to see what would happen, maybe a lord of the flies thing would go down and piggy (laird) would be killed in the end. thus meaning the end of civilized humanity

Instant replay in baseball

kmacsm — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:02:27 -0000

First off, I'd like to say that in baseball there are quite a few more judgement calls then there are in football, and since football is going to be the comparison for this. For example, it is clear to see weither or not someones knee hit the ground. now determing wether a ball that appears as a blur in slow motion was inside, on, or outside an arbitrary, imaginary line is not so clear.

so this is kinda like comparing apples and oranges.

but whatever, here it goes.

I dont think instant replay should used at any level of baseball because although it has been proven to get calls right in other sports, many times there is still arguments about wether the right call was made even after replay. For me (an avid red raider) the most recent TTU, UT football game comes to mind. In that game i think there where Three different stoppages in play for instant replay. many of them debatable even after the call.

It also slows down the game considerably. Even though TV timers may not say so, the pace and is noticably different. As much as i love baseball, it does not need to be slowed down at all. In many instances instant replay takes the crowd out of the game. and serves as a free timeout for the coaches. For example, and this is seen more often then not. A player makes an amazing catch in the back of the endzone/ interception/ firstdown. the crowd goes wild and momentum is on the side of whichever team. the opposing coach can challenge the call, or the booth can challenge it. whether or not its upheld, the crowd is taken out of the game and each side has to stop and collect themselves, for better or worse. Which is exactly why i dont want it used in baseball.

I cant imagine that after ever arguable ball and strike (which is about 70% of them) the game stops for two minutes and its watched and reviewed.

so those are my reasons.

i encourage your feedback and love a good argument

Poll

Instant replay... Yess or no?

Yes, but with some restrictions

9 votes

yes, i want everything reviewed

0 votes

not at all

1 votes

10 votes | Poll has closed

OT: your first job

kmacsm — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:20:44 -0000

Around four o'clock I began my first day at subway. It is my first job and I'm really excited. I turned 16 about two weeks ago and immediately began looking for work over the summer. Its my first job and everyone seems to be giving me advice, from parents to siblings, to teachers. since most people on this site are in there 20's or older i assume that most people have had a job before. So this OT post is just an open thread to talk about first job's and maybe share stories, things like that. I actually really enjoyed it, the people i work with are really nice and colorful.

My first sandwich order did not go over so well.

An older Gentlemen order a meatball sub, toasted, so i cut the bread and inserted the allotted amount of meatballs, put it in the toaster (which gets about 1500 degrees). but i forgot that the sandwich would be very hot coming out of the toaster so i just tried to grab it free hand. and ended up spilling it on the floor. meatballs, marinara, and all. The manager just laughed it off and i got the mop while he handled the rest of the order.

so if anyone reading this lives in austin. I work at the subway on bee caves in westlake. mostly at night and on saturdays. come in with some rangers gear and ill probably start up a conversation.

P.S. mention that your a LSB fan and ill give a free sandwich (unless the store owner is there, of course)

Also congrats to Justin Smoak, Barack Obama, and any recent graduates

Game Day Thread... i dont see one yet

kmacsm — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0000

for the june 4th game against the indians. if by the time i post this adam or somebody else has one up. go there. just didnt want a game to go by with out a thread.

This is a big game. winning a series against the indians and getting back above 500 would really give this team some legitimacy to the national media. BTW really dont like the indians. just for whatever reason one of my least favorite major league teams. so this game would do wonders to fuel my pointless hate

good luck and GOOOOOO rangers

Anyone watching the japan series

kmacsm — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:38:03 -0000

as shameful as it may sound i am setting my alarm for 5:30, so ill be able to wake up for the game. Even though the match-up between Boston and Oakland is one that doesn't really invigorate me, I am still desperate for some actual major league baseball.

Even though the ridicolous amount of Red Sox support will be hard to handle, it will be kinda (maybe, a little) to see the A's. This will give ranger fans a chance to see who there likely competition is for third-place.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080324&content_id=2454368&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

An article at MLB.com about how there is no doubt that Red Sox fans will be watching this game, The idea that the Red Sox or the Yankees or the Cubs have the best fan-bases in the game is just infuriating.

A) Just because there is more doesn't mean they are more knowledgeable, or passionate.

B) Being a fan of those three teams is easy, really easy, about a third of all games on espn feature either the Yankees or the Red Sox, not to mention the national media's love affair with said teams. David Ortiz uses the restroom, and peter gammons is already blogging about it "You know i've never seen a player with such enthusiasm for his stool, he really is the face of major league baseball"

well okay, im probably just a hater and i got side-tracked this... the whole reason for this post was just a chance to see who is pulling an allnighter with me to watch the game.

if so comment or vote.

Poll

watching japan series

yes

10 votes

no

11 votes

what i see in the morning before work or school

6 votes

27 votes | Poll has closed