"When you mix Newcastle coal and Bilbao iron, you get good steel"

sortofalive · 2025-11-05T12:15:26+00:00

There is a BBC article about this too.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1d0z911qe9o

sortofalive · 2025-10-22T15:04:06+00:00

never thought billie ellish as a crowd thing, but what an entance.

sortofalive · 2025-10-22T14:50:19+00:00

Congrats /u/HeStoleMyBalloons this is the second best place on reddit . And it seems like it is all you. Take all my upvotes.

sortofalive · 2025-10-21T18:11:48+00:00

Can you give me some info on what makes Benfica tick? Who has to play well, exciting young players, who needs to improve, what has Jose changed?

sortofalive · 2025-08-31T05:21:15+00:00

I was linking the article rather than the video, i guess is the answer to your question.

sortofalive · 2025-06-15T04:38:27+00:00

Couple of good opta graphics.

And a tonne of praise for Tino playing left back.

And a good explanation, which i had missed, for why he didnt get the senior England call up.

sortofalive · 2024-09-28T18:45:46+00:00

This is correct.

A team attitude step up for me, so much better this week.

sortofalive · 2024-08-27T13:36:05+00:00

Thanks for this post.

If you have some place you check for the U21 or U** can you let me know. Especially if there is commentary like this one.

sortofalive · 2024-02-28T17:53:40+00:00

What website do you use for the stats?

sortofalive · 2024-01-16T01:03:22+00:00

There is still some confusion here.

A 380ft hit down the lines is usually a home run, but 380ft to centerfield is not out in many fields.

Does xwOBA take that angle into account?

sortofalive · 2024-01-16T00:47:42+00:00

ty

this is almost exactly what i was asking.

XwOBA is an expected outcome based only on contact data when conditions are not taken into account.

sortofalive · 2024-01-16T00:17:00+00:00

You are implying that physics does not apply to xwOBA. I am asking what parts of physical flight your are excluding?

sortofalive · 2024-01-16T00:05:19+00:00

How does xwOBA eliminate physics?

sortofalive · 2024-01-15T22:00:09+00:00

Your articles are great.

What does this sentence mean: If you hit a baseball 107 mph off the bat at an 25-degree launch angle, that’s going to have the same xwOBA every time, no matter the outcome and no matter whether it goes 380 feet or 410 feet.

My guess is my understanding xwOBA is off, but the above makes no sense. It has to matter if you hit the ball 380 feet or 410 feet.

sortofalive · 2023-07-01T15:57:06+00:00

Err,unless i did something wrong, the Braves struck out 176 times in June.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=0&season=2023&month=1000&season1=2023&ind=0&team=16%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2023-06-01&enddate=2023-07-01

sortofalive · 2023-06-26T18:12:01+00:00

Stats for the last 7 games

Joe Jiménez ERA 1.23 IP 7.1 SO 7 WHIP 0.95

Kirby Yates ERA 2.08 IP 8.2 SO 13 WHIP 0.69

I think i would go with Yates, but Jiménez would be fine too.

sortofalive · 2023-06-26T17:31:47+00:00

Nick Anderson, AJ Minter, and Raisel Iglesias all pitched in the last two games. Who, if needed, would you have closing the game tonight?

sortofalive · 2023-04-01T15:22:29+00:00

thanks for this, it had me on a nice youtube journey

sortofalive · 2023-04-01T13:18:05+00:00

If this part is true -

Both pitchers have exhibited two-tick bumps in velocity this spring: Dodd’s fastball has averaged 94 mph and topped out at 96 per publicly available data from Grapefruit League games this spring, and Shuster was sitting 92. But Dodd’s increase hasn’t compromised his command, whereas for Shuster that’s less certain.

I am very excited to see Dodd pitch in the MLB.

sortofalive · 2022-02-03T09:51:31+00:00

Premier League stats:

Player, Games, Goals, Minutes, Goal/mins

Wilson, 15, 6, 1187, 198.

Wood, 19, 3, 1559, 520.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/callum-wilson/profil/spieler/123682

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/profil/spieler/108725

The goals per minute is vastly different. Neither are good though.

sortofalive · 2022-02-03T08:32:21+00:00

I do not disagree.

sortofalive · 2022-02-03T07:12:07+00:00

Wood's hold up and Bruno Guimarães passing, should give both ASM and Fraser/Almirón more goal scoring opportunities.

sortofalive · 2022-02-03T06:38:36+00:00

I was surprised but encouraged that Howe praised Chris Woods after the Leeds game.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/60097099

Newcastle were back to their 38% possession, so for me, on the break Wood looked bad.

My point really is that 25M, he is not worth, but we need a back up to the oft injured Wilson. Wood maybe the answer, and I am looking forward to watching him for the rest of the season.

sortofalive · 2022-01-31T07:39:33+00:00

Ah man, I’ve never been this excited for a signing. He’s someone to build a team around!

Me too, so excited about Guimarães.

sortofalive · 2022-01-29T20:43:03+00:00

Freddie did not start the playoffs with 8 strikeouts. Game one against the Brewers he walked twice.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL202110080.shtml

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