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Forum: BASEBALL 10-21-2024, 03:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,898
Posted By Silent George
Very similar experience for my junk redemption -...

Very similar experience for my junk redemption - also got the Chapman auto in the bunch. It included a Pee Wee Reese Tier one legends relic. Yes please!
Forum: BASEBALL 10-21-2024, 02:48 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
ah man, I'm an idiot. Well good Abrams preview....

ah man, I'm an idiot. Well good Abrams preview. The thing is I still have the browser up to make sure it's him, and It's some guy on reddit saying he was sent down, and I ran with that as my...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-21-2024, 02:11 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Thanks for the welcome, as I wrote, I spent my...

Thanks for the welcome, as I wrote, I spent my year doing a crazy project, researching and writing game recaps for the entire 1964 Cardinals miracle comeback season. So...I have been way too busy....
Forum: BASEBALL 10-21-2024, 02:00 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Age 21 0.2 // 1.9 Jasson Dominguez REMOVED FROM...

Age 21 0.2 // 1.9
Jasson Dominguez REMOVED FROM LIST
Obviously, injuries, minor leagues, and a kinda strange Alex Verdugo obsession are what took him off the list this year. It still amazes me...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-18-2024, 12:26 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
2024 End of Year HOF Tracker Age --> Min War...

2024 End of Year HOF Tracker

Age --> Min War to be tracked // HOF 33% Standard Level
Player --> 2024 WAR // Career WAR

Age 20 0.0 // 0.8

Jackson Holliday 0.0 // 0.0

It’s a little...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-22-2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
eh. not going to bury myself in this

eh. not going to bury myself in this
Forum: BASEBALL 07-22-2024, 09:27 AM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Greinke should be a lock purely for how much...

Greinke should be a lock purely for how much anticipation there will be around his acceptance speech.
Forum: BASEBALL 06-12-2024, 04:38 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
I think the context of this stuff is changing...

I think the context of this stuff is changing rapidly.

McGriff was seen as a failure for not hitting 500 at a time when everybody was doing it.

Meanwhile when Stanton hits the ballot, he's...
Forum: BASEBALL 06-12-2024, 03:25 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
I believe the topic you were replying to was...

I believe the topic you were replying to was about 1st ballot guys, of which Stanton is at a minimum definitely not a lock.

But HOF? super hard to imagine the year 2100 coming around and he's not...
Forum: BASEBALL 06-12-2024, 03:21 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
thanks!

thanks!
Forum: BASEBALL 06-11-2024, 12:16 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Bryce Harper But yeah, it's hard to project...

Bryce Harper

But yeah, it's hard to project a lot of 30 somethings making the 1st ballot. Of course Joe Mauer just did - part of the evolution of voting we're seeing now.
Forum: BASEBALL 06-11-2024, 12:05 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Aww man, I worked way too hard to get the spacing...

Aww man, I worked way too hard to get the spacing correct on that post only to have it get blown up.
Forum: BASEBALL 06-11-2024, 12:05 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
So I went to do this - and I discovered that...

So I went to do this - and I discovered that Fangraphs changed it's WAR.

That's not unusual. It's an annual event. I was aware of it at the time.

What I wasn't aware of was that it was going to...
Forum: BASEBALL 05-15-2024, 12:30 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Hey, super cool you updated! My situation...

Hey, super cool you updated!

My situation was simple:

I had awful, ongoing health issues that each time I thought they were done they...were not done. (but they appear to be done now, knock on...
Forum: Ebay/COMC/Online Selling/Shows/Paypal/Shipping 02-20-2024, 08:44 PM
Replies: 27,744
Views: 2,542,113
Posted By Silent George
Sorry, I must have gone crazy. I swore I read...

Sorry, I must have gone crazy. I swore I read today that a card was added to my shipment for me, but I was wrong it looks like. Now I won’t get todays card for a few years!
Forum: Ebay/COMC/Online Selling/Shows/Paypal/Shipping 02-20-2024, 05:23 PM
Replies: 27,744
Views: 2,542,113
Posted By Silent George
I'm at 463,787, believe I was over 600K when it...

I'm at 463,787, believe I was over 600K when it started, which was after yours.

The nice thing is, I've bought cards since then, and they just get added to the current shipment. At least I don't...
Forum: BASEBALL 02-14-2024, 02:10 PM
Replies: 2,701
Views: 262,770
Posted By Silent George
Very busy with work, can't open my boxes right...

Very busy with work, can't open my boxes right now. Decide to open one pack.

Elly gold.

Going to be hard to not open a 2nd pack.
Forum: BASEBALL 12-01-2023, 11:16 AM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
I think, when the Hall’s job is to be considering...

I think, when the Hall’s job is to be considering greatness, that discerning voters should try to contextualize whatever sort of info they get.

For example World War II players.

But in the...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-29-2023, 07:13 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,755
Posted By Silent George
He's well above the floor. The short answer...

He's well above the floor.

The short answer is yes, he will make the Hall.
The long answer is that he may not live to see it happen.
Forum: BASEBALL 11-29-2023, 03:29 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Not to read all of this, but to be devil’s...

Not to read all of this, but to be devil’s advocate, WAR is a tool that doesn’t attempt to measure how good of a player you are, but rather the cumulative total of the value you brought to your team....
Forum: BASEBALL 11-03-2023, 07:27 PM
Replies: 342
Views: 9,444
Posted By Silent George
For what it's worth, before this season ZIPS...

For what it's worth, before this season ZIPS predicted 7.4 WAR over 2024 and 2025. That's in line with a fringe HOF at those ages. Will be interesting to see if that gets revised up after last year -...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-03-2023, 04:39 PM
Replies: 1,101
Views: 79,712
Posted By Silent George
you're a witch.

you're a witch.
Forum: BASEBALL 11-03-2023, 04:38 PM
Replies: 342
Views: 9,444
Posted By Silent George
Tremendous. He's under contract for a buttload of...

Tremendous. He's under contract for a buttload of money. So for all the reasons that Strasburg didn't actually retire and will be showing up for Spring Training, so will Seager. And unlike Strasburg,...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-03-2023, 04:33 PM
Replies: 342
Views: 9,444
Posted By Silent George
I don't think I'd read it quite this way. 1....

I don't think I'd read it quite this way.

1. It's not the HALL of WAR, of course - but it is the hall of modern integrity, at least at a litmus test. I didn't remove any PEDs guys, but at the top...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-03-2023, 03:45 PM
Replies: 342
Views: 9,444
Posted By Silent George
I don't know how these are counterpoints. They...

I don't know how these are counterpoints. They were on pace at one point too. If they kept up the career arc they were on, they'd have been in.

And Rollins/Nomar still have a chance of making it...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-03-2023, 11:30 AM
Replies: 342
Views: 9,444
Posted By Silent George
Because a player isn't in the Hall of Fame,...

Because a player isn't in the Hall of Fame, doesn't mean he won't be in the Hall of Fame

Lance Berkman was quoted here as an example of someone who isn't in the Hall. But that doesn't mean looking...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-02-2023, 07:08 PM
Replies: 342
Views: 9,444
Posted By Silent George
To steal from my upcoming writeup of him: ...

To steal from my upcoming writeup of him:

wRC+ for Primary SS (qualified PAs) through age 29:
1. Rogers Hornsby 176
2. Alex Rodriguez 146
3. Arky Vaughn 143
4. Fernando Tatis Jr. 139
5....
Forum: BASEBALL 10-27-2023, 09:20 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,654
Posted By Silent George
Got it. My bad. I was very confused why they...

Got it. My bad. I was very confused why they would be chosen for this.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-26-2023, 10:07 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,659
Posted By Silent George
if there's not a toothpick on his plaque, I will...

if there's not a toothpick on his plaque, I will boycott.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-26-2023, 09:52 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,654
Posted By Silent George
The committee has been announced and it’s zero...

The committee has been announced and it’s zero players. Zero executives even I think. The names were so boring I didn’t even bother remembering. There’s one Canadian sports news guy, so check box for...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-22-2023, 10:22 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,654
Posted By Silent George
I wrote about this, and obviously I disagree with...

I wrote about this, and obviously I disagree with everyone.

In order of how likely in my opinion:

1.White - First black league president, very good player, and nearly 90. It's their chance.
...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-16-2023, 08:20 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
It's begun. I don't know how much I'll post...

It's begun.

I don't know how much I'll post here, it's pretty tiring doing both sites. We will see. But I thought I'd put this here first, probably won't go on my page for a day or two. Maybe I'll...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-13-2023, 05:08 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
Much appreciated. I have barely posted anything...

Much appreciated. I have barely posted anything I've done here, because I don't want to run astray any sort of self-promotion rules, but if someone else wants to... ;-)
Forum: BASEBALL 10-13-2023, 10:40 AM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
I appreciate that! Wasn’t live until today. You...

I appreciate that! Wasn’t live until today. You guys got the first official link. I suppose because 1934 custom cards were made for it I could justify a thread on here but…nah.
Forum: BASEBALL 10-12-2023, 09:02 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
So if you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to...

So if you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to since I’ve been healthy again, it’s this:

https://youtu.be/3BdDrzTXC74?si=Zl2miq3UCD1lm3FY

I’m too exhausted to even talk about what went into...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-12-2023, 09:08 AM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
This is a great conversation actually, and I have...

This is a great conversation actually, and I have a lot of thoughts on it - like years old thoughts - that if I were to spend time typing out today, I would kick myself for with my other priorities....
Forum: BASEBALL 09-26-2023, 03:39 PM
Replies: 2,108
Views: 171,861
Posted By Silent George
When Update 8 was supposed to happen I was in the...

When Update 8 was supposed to happen I was in the hospital when I accidentally got into a batch of Puss Caterpillars. Don't look it up. The most painful thing on Earth.

When Update 9 was supposed...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-17-2023, 10:41 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 3,227
Posted By Silent George
History says 2-3 players make it in on average...

History says 2-3 players make it in on average every single year.

If you look at 5 years and see 6 players - you’re going to be wrong.

The vets committee votes continuously. And they are...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-14-2023, 12:13 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,946
Posted By Silent George
none of the stats make sense, in a hilarious...

none of the stats make sense, in a hilarious manner. Whoever made the back had no care, or no clue that things should calculate up.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-13-2023, 01:01 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 15,785
Posted By Silent George
Did research on this last year, and here's what...

Did research on this last year, and here's what you get. Each date is from the previous year. So 2023 was on 9/5/22

2023 9/05
2022 7/15
2021 8/05
2020 8/03
2019 8/14
2018 8/03
2017 8/09...
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