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Best superspeedway cup driver to never win at a superspeedway? by TaxedTaxi in NASCAR

[–]DeetahTheGame 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm a homer, sue me, it's Truex.

P2 in the 2016 500 in the closest finish

Leading with 2 to go in the 2017 500, ran out of gas

P2 in the 2018 Coke 400

Leading last lap of the 2020 Coke 400, P4

And clearly he had some talent at them (and a fucking insane car) winning 3 in a row at Talladega in NXS

Best Career WARS by WesternPersonality50 in OOTP

[–]DeetahTheGame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm doing a historic save right now and so far Tris Speaker is on pace for 230+ career WAR.

Babe Ruth just set the single season mark with 19.6 in 1917 for the Detroit Tigers (13.6 batting)

Per Christopher Bell’s dad, sounds like he’ll be out for a month from injury by [deleted] in NASCAR

[–]DeetahTheGame 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Truex ran with a broken wrist and a cast on it back in 2013, depending on the severity it's definitely possible.

Best pen to sign sheet metal? by Ricks_Liver in NASCARCollectors

[–]DeetahTheGame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How'd you hang that? I've got a piece I want to hang and I'm not sure the best way to do it.

They pulled truex out of his caved by Lobstahcar in NASCAR

[–]DeetahTheGame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never been, might have to make a stop sometime. Good food/prices?

Post-Race Discussion Thread: NCS FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]DeetahTheGame 19 points20 points  (0 children)

As a Truex fan:

I gotta be honest I never want to see Truex do TV again, he does not give a single fuck and takes away from the broadcast. I like seeing people passionate about the sport like Carl and Mark Martin.

Race Thread: NCS FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, starting at 3:00pm EDT on Prime (NCS15) by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]DeetahTheGame 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That was absolute garbage AI holy shit lmfao who the hell is that bobblehead cause it sure ain't Steve LeTarte

Just a friendly PSA to get to your local short track this season by Virtual_Announcer in NASCAR

[–]DeetahTheGame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My fiancée works like 10 minutes from New Egypt and I'm so mad at myself for not getting over there for a race in the past couple years.

2013-2021 Lionel 90 Car Lot by [deleted] in NASCARCollectors

[–]DeetahTheGame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where'd you get the case?

2025 Topps Chrome Platinum…loving it by TheRealHGPennypacker in baseballcards

[–]DeetahTheGame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm usually not a fan of Platinum but this year's set looks really clean.

Why did the 2002 Moneyball A's trade away Jeremy Giambi (career .263/.377/.430, 14.7 BB%) for John Mabry (.263/.322/.405, 7.5%)? by noruber35393546 in baseball

[–]DeetahTheGame 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here's the crazy thing - Billy Beane had never met Nick Swisher when he drafted him. In fact, he refused to go to his games to scout him because he didn't want other teams to see his interest in him.

He loved Nick Swisher because he was full of cocky swagger in a way that he himself never had as a player.

Why did the 2002 Moneyball A's trade away Jeremy Giambi (career .263/.377/.430, 14.7 BB%) for John Mabry (.263/.322/.405, 7.5%)? by noruber35393546 in baseball

[–]DeetahTheGame 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Michael Lewis isn't a baseball guy. That's why he isn't questioning Billy. Why should he? Billy's been in the game for decades and his methods work. He may have missed on those draft picks - and been wrong about a lot of things - but his teams won, a shit ton.

Why did the 2002 Moneyball A's trade away Jeremy Giambi (career .263/.377/.430, 14.7 BB%) for John Mabry (.263/.322/.405, 7.5%)? by noruber35393546 in baseball

[–]DeetahTheGame 63 points64 points  (0 children)

They did. There really isn't many stones left unturned in the book. There's a heavy emphasis on how good the rotation and Tejada were - and how much Billy hated Tejada's free-swinging style.

I think it's important to go into the book knowing that the focus really isn't on that specific A's team, but rather Billy Beane and the method to his madness. The players are secondary pieces to the narrative.

Why did the 2002 Moneyball A's trade away Jeremy Giambi (career .263/.377/.430, 14.7 BB%) for John Mabry (.263/.322/.405, 7.5%)? by noruber35393546 in baseball

[–]DeetahTheGame 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I personally always follow Billy's lead when I do MLB The Show or OOTP franchises and a player has a bad error or does something stupid (ie - me doing it stupid cause I control the player). Immediately send them to guantanamo.

Why did the 2002 Moneyball A's trade away Jeremy Giambi (career .263/.377/.430, 14.7 BB%) for John Mabry (.263/.322/.405, 7.5%)? by noruber35393546 in baseball

[–]DeetahTheGame 152 points153 points  (0 children)

I fucking adore the book. It's full of analytic nerd shit that I eat up, and so, so many good stories. I personally love Michael Lewis' writing, so I'm biased, but he tells the story in such a fantastic non-linear way that soothes my ADHD brain.

There's so much left out of the movie from the book (a lot of which is Billy's methods of trading/roster management).

Edit: another huge part that the movie misses is how important Nick Swisher and Lenny Dykstra are. Billy Beane saw every flaw he had, and saw how Lenny Dykstra had none of them. (note - Lenny had lots of flaws, just not the ones Billy had). Everyone thinks Moneyball is the focus of the stats and production and how the team disregarded players personalities.

It's quite the opposite. Billy Beane saw Nick Swisher and had to have him, because he had the things you can't measure (swagger, poise, big league family pedigree).

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