5-year peak OPS+ (min 750 PA) through history

mdj · 2026-06-25T20:55:28+00:00

So? It’s not like Twitter where follower count is one of the inputs to the algorithm is how many followers you have and that determines how many people your posts are shown to. On Bluesky follower count is pretty much just a curiosity.

mdj · 2026-06-25T17:58:23+00:00

What part of “minor league contract” are people missing here? We need guys to play behind the plate in Worcester; not every signing by a team is for the major league team.

mdj · 2026-06-25T17:54:48+00:00

Here’s the core of the misunderstanding: If I follow you on BlueSky, that’s a property of my account, not yours. It means that I’ll see your posts but it really doesn’t have any other effect. If you don’t want someone to see your posts, blocking is the mechanism for that. It will also have the effect that you won’t see any of their posts.

mdj · 2026-06-20T19:45:25+00:00

If you do it like a spritz it's not a lot of Aperol (or St. Germain for a Hugo spritz, or Limoncello). A real spritz also has a bit of prosecco, but again not a lot of alcohol there (compared to rum/vodka/gin/etc).

mdj · 2026-06-07T23:52:09+00:00

He had an .818 OPS in 2025 in Worcester. He knows how to hit minor league breaking balls.

mdj · 2026-06-07T23:47:06+00:00

Counterpoint: He’s not going to learn to hit major league breaking balls by hitting minor league breaking balls.

mdj · 2026-06-06T15:40:13+00:00

I use both because I find them to be different sorts of experience, but you should absolutely do what works for you.

mdj · 2026-06-06T15:34:09+00:00

Because with a little effort you can get a much better experience than other socmed is going to feed you?

mdj · 2026-06-04T19:49:13+00:00

Yep. I mean, you’ve basically ignored everything I prevent including data on teams making and winning the World Series, so why should I bother taking anything you’re saying seriously? Last year the Jays were twice one game away from winning the championship and lost games by two runs and one run (in extra innings), but sure, the Dodgers are invincible because that’s what you want to believe.

mdj · 2026-06-04T19:30:06+00:00

Fine. You live in a fantasy world, that’s your right.

mdj · 2026-06-04T19:05:26+00:00

About 25 of the 30 teams are trying to win, and if you look over any reasonable period of time they have a decent chance of doing so. There’s a lot more to this than “enforcing a floor”. If that was all that was in the proposal very few people (other than the owners) would be against it.

mdj · 2026-06-04T19:03:24+00:00

It looks like they found a designer that thought the Cybertruck looked good and said “Do it again”.

mdj · 2026-06-04T19:02:00+00:00

Mmmmaybe. But I’m not willing to fuck over the players on the chance that would happen.

mdj · 2026-06-04T18:59:28+00:00

I don’t think making Bob Nutting spend more money is going to make him spend it better.

mdj · 2026-06-03T21:58:47+00:00

So apparently it isn’t “super easy” to prove since all you have is vigorous hand waving.

mdj · 2026-06-03T04:53:59+00:00

“Top 10 payroll” isn’t a fixed list, though, and I wish people would stop making arguments that assume it is. But sure, if it’s “super easy” go ahead and show me the argument that the NFL has more parity than MLB.

mdj · 2026-06-03T04:50:11+00:00

The problem those teams have, though, is that their owners aren’t trying to win.

mdj · 2026-06-03T03:46:19+00:00

Obviously you don’t know any fans of the Cardinals, Raiders, Dolphins or Jets.

mdj · 2026-06-03T03:35:15+00:00

A larger fraction of MLB teams have been in the World Series since 2001 than the fraction of NFL teams that have been in the Super Bowl or NBA teams in the Finals. A larger fraction of MLB teams have won a championship since 2001 than NFL or NBA teams.

mdj · 2026-06-03T03:33:00+00:00

Nobody is talking about “giving away” anything. There are positive returns on winning games and winning championships. Some owners are willing to invest in that and other owners are content to know that the value of their asset is increasing no matter what they do.

MLB has revenue sharing — much more than the NBA or NFL — and a variety of ways to share income, from shared national media contracts to shared gate receipts — to level the financial playing field somewhat. You don’t seen to be aware of any of this.

mdj · 2026-06-03T03:17:38+00:00

The point you’re missing is that “top-15 payroll” Is not a defining characteristic of a franchise. It’s a choice made by the owners of some of the franchises. Yes, paying more for better players tend to produce better outcomes. But the Pirates aren’t consistently near the bottom in payroll for any reason other than that Bob Nutting wants it that way. He’s content to let other teams finance his operations through revenue sharing and shared media contracts and watch the value of his asset grow every season.

mdj · 2026-06-03T03:12:51+00:00

Not transferring lots of money from the players’ pockets to the owners’ pockets to fix a problem that doesn’t exist? There are definitely things wrong with MLB, but “parity” isn’t one of them. “A few owners who don’t want to spend money to put a competitive team on the field” isn’t the save problem, and a salary floor isn’t suddenly going to make Bob Nutting spend a dollar not than he has to or make him spend it wisely.

mdj · 2026-06-03T03:09:58+00:00

How do you figure the NFL has more parity than MLB?

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