EdA
-
Posts
1,184 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by EdA
-
-
Boy. Had to click the link to figure out who Burke is.
Can Awful Announcing's site be any busier? It's like Mike Florio's website designer on coke.
-
Pittsburgh
Houston
New England
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Detroit
Tampa Bay
Cincinnati
Seattle
Green Bay
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Denver
Kansas City
Washington
MiamiTiebreaker #1: More receiving yards, Tyreek Hill or Stefon Diggs
HillTiebreaker #2: total points in Rams/49ers
32Tiebreaker #3: Baker Mayfield passing yards vs Carolina
325 -
Cleveland
Dallas
Baltimore
Houston
Buffalo
LA Rams
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Jacksonville
Chicago
Indianapolis
Seattle
Denver
Kansas City
MinnesotaTiebreaker #1: winning margin in Mia/Bal
2Tiebreaker #2: Brock Purdy passing yards vs Wsh
195Tiebreaker #3: Justin Jefferson receiving yards vs GB
155 -
LA Rams
Cincinnati
Buffalo
NY Jets
Seattle
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Green Bay
Detroit
Tampa Bay
Arizona
Miami
Denver
Kansas City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Tiebreaker #1: Deebo Samuel receiving yards vs Baltimore
75Tiebreaker #2: total points in Dal/Mia
95Tiebreaker #3: Jared Goff completions vs Minnesota
25 -
LA Chargers
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Detroit
Miami
Kansas City
Cleveland
Houston
New Orleans
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
San Francisco
LA Rams
Dallas
Baltimore
PhiladelphiaTiebreaker #1: More passing yards, Dak Prescott or Josh Allen
DakTiebreaker #2: total points in Ravens-Jaguars
57Tiebreaker #3: Matthew Stafford passing yards vs Washington
325 -
Pittsburgh
Houston
New Orleans
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Detroit
Atlanta
San Francisco
Minnesota
Kansas City
Denver
Dallas
Green Bay
MiamiTiebreaker #1: total points in Eagles/Cowboys
55Tiebreaker #2: John Allen passing TDs vs Kansas City
125Tiebreaker #3: Tyreek Hill receiving yards vs Tennessee
185 -
Not a good week at all. Somehow we've not mentioned:
Scott Kemper, guitarist and founding member of The Dictators died.
Also, somehow no one mentioned Geordie Walker, guitarist for Killing Joke died.
-
1
-
-
Dallas
Atlanta
Houston
LA Chargers
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Miami
Tampa Bay
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Kansas City
JacksonvilleTiebreaker #1: Christian McCaffrey rushing + receiving yards vs Phi
105Tiebreaker #2: total interceptions thrown in Atl/NYJ
4Tiebreaker #3: Jared Goff passing yards vs NO
225 -
14 hours ago, Tabe said:
5 teams in 7 years. 6 in 8 now that he's signed with Cincy. 4 years under 100 ERA+ as a reliever, which is incredibly bad. But was good last year and he has had 2 other good years.
$8m is a lot to pay for 60 innings when there's a more than 50% chance those 60 innings will suck.
Don't forget that 51% fly ball rate. In the Great America Smallpark. That could get ugly early.
At least with the Nick Martinez signing, the Reds get more of a ground ball guy. Not that I'd want him starting, but every team gobbling up pitchers so far have done some dicey things. I guess it's chic or something.
-
1
-
-
Detroit
Dallas
San Francisco
Miami
Houston
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Atlanta
Indianapolis
NY Giants
Cleveland
Arizona
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Baltimore
Minnesota
Tiebreaker #1: Jalen Hurts rushing yards vs Buf
75Tiebreaker #2: total points in Chi/Min
49Tiebreaker #3: Trevor Lawrence passing yards vs Houston
356 -
Baltimore
Jacksonville
LA Chargers
Washington
Miami
Houston
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Dallas
San Francisco
Buffalo
Seattle
Denver
Kansas CityTiebreaker #1: Travis Kelce receiving yards vs Phi
135Tiebreaker #2: Josh Allen rushing yards vs NYJ
89Tiebreaker #3: total points in Min/Den
47 -
Chicago
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Detroit
Atlanta
Seattle
Dallas
NY Jets
BuffaloTiebreaker #1: winning margin in Cle/Bal
5Tiebreaker #2: Jared Goff passing yards vs Chargers
255Tiebreaker #3: total punts in Jets/Raiders
9 -
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
LA Rams
New England
Houston
Cleveland
New Orleans
Baltimore
Atlanta
Carolina
NY Giants
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
LA Chargers
Tiebreaker #1: More passing yards, Josh Allen or Joe Burrow
BurrowTiebreaker #2: D'Andre Swift rushing yards vs Dallas
125Tiebreaker #3: Total points in Sea/Bal
47 -
Buffalo
NY Jets
Pittsburgh
Houston
Miami
Atlanta
Minnesota
Dallas
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Cleveland
Kansas City
San Francisco
Baltimore
LA Chargers
DetroitTiebreaker #1: Jared Goff passing yards vs Las Vegas
325Tiebreaker #2: total points in Cin/SF
47Tiebreaker #3: Tyreek Hill receiving yards vs NE
159 -
5 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said:
another modern manager who might be one successful job away from getting into the conversation for the HOF? Joe Maddon. But the Angels thing probably moved him away from the Hall so he'd need his equivalent to a Jim Leyland run at the very least
as for how modern managers are evaluated, maybe there'll be more value to sticking around and having success in an era where there's less managerial control. But I'm of the POV that if certain things become less important for managers, the stuff that managers have to do becomes more important. So keeping clubhouses running smoothly is more important now since that's one thing that can't really be micromanaged
Yeah. Maddon was on the path with the Cubs WS win. Then the Cubs run went sideways. No prob! Dusty's Chicago managerial run went up in flames too! A fella can rebound. The the Angels run happened and he now is just Billy Martin without the bar fights. Another run with a team he can turn around gets him into consideration. Like if he could make Colorado a non-sinkhole then he clearly would be John McGraw 2.0 like he seems to think he is.
As to modern managers, I feel you're on the right track. It's probably going to completely come down to evaluating guys who have really long tenures - regardless of records - and tons of post-season appearances since even writers are starting to grasp the post-season is a crapshoot. That said, I sort of feel there will be a long stretch after the wave of Francona, Dusty, Bochy before we see a modern manager put in.
-
1 hour ago, Cobra Commander said:
Cito is probably really hindered by not getting any jobs aside from Toronto.
I also forgot about the second Cito stint
Yeah. Not getting a second real gig after the Jays went up in flames THEN his second Jays stint being bad does not put him in any kind of good light.
Like Tabe said, there's really nothing there with Cito.
Two rings? Ralph Houk has that and is not in. And Cito doesn't have the win totals to pump his record.
He was just a guy at the right place at the right time who was given an All Star team and was smart enough to not screw it up. Good for him and Jays fans. The flags fly forever. That doesn't make you a HOFer though.
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, Cobra Commander said:
Would Bochy have been eligible for this ballot if he was stayed retired? (He last managed the Giants in 2019 and I don’t know if the cutoff was 2018 or 2019)
Mike Scioscia seems like a guy who might need another good stint to get over the hump.
Dave Roberts is a few years away from having an interesting HOF case as a manager since he managed teams that won a lot but some people see him as a figurehead for the system.
Rippa and I had to look up Scioscia. He is just outside the cutoff for this ballot. So Bochy would also be after the cutoff.
And yeah. It FEELS like Scioscia needs a more - like another title for sure, or 5 or so more years as manager. I'm not in love with him as a candidate but you could lump him with Leyland, Piniella and Davey Johnson and he wouldn't feel that out of place.
I have no feel for Dave Roberts at all. He's just a guy with a title and there are lots of them not in the Hall. But I also have no feel for how modern managers are going to be evaluated after Francona, Dusty and Bochy get in.
-
Yeah. This is sort of a weak crop. Clearly it's designed to put in Joe West who...well, horrible ump but he lasted forever. I guess they can put something on his plaque about not being QUITE as terrible as Angel Hernandez. Shrug.
(Funny, Rippa and I were chatting about the list and since neither of us can remember ANYTHING about Ed Montague other than the name, we realized he probably was the HOF-worthy ump.)
And maybe-probably Bill White gets in for a being all over the place as a little of everything.
Both aren't anything strong but I guess it would pad out any other inductions.
Johnson, Leyland and Piniella's cases are pretty identical but nothing truly compelling about them. Each got a ring but probably should have/could have had more. When your failures are louder than your successes you probably aren't a HOF manager.
With three pretty much locks coming up in Francona, Bochy and I guess Dusty Baker along with Mike Scioscia on the periphery I don't see the voters getting too excited about any of the three.
But vets committees are weird. Harold Baines could get in again.
-
1
-
-
Jacksonville
Cleveland
Buffalo
Chicago
Washington
Atlanta
Baltimore
Seattle
LA Rams
Green Bay
Kansas City
Miami
San Francisco
Tiebreaker #1: total points scored in Mia/Phi
37Tiebreaker #2: Jared Goff passing yards vs Bal
150Tiebreaker #3: yardage of the longest field goal kicked in GB/Den
62 -
Kansas City
Baltimore
Atlanta
San Francisco
New Orleans
Miami
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Minnesota
New England
Philadelphia
Detroit
Arizona
Buffalo
DallasTiebreaker #1: total points in Cowboys-Chargers
67
Tiebreaker #2: Josh Allen passing yards vs Giants
335Tiebreaker #3: Mac Jones + Zach Wilson interceptions thrown
5 -
Washington
Buffalo
Miami
New Orleans
Baltimore
Detroit
Atlanta
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Denver
Kansas City
San Francisco
Green Bay
Tiebreaker #1: Winning margin in Giants/Dolphins
39Tiebreaker #2: Mac Jones passing yards vs New Orleans
75Tiebreaker #3: total points in Dal/SF
36 -
The Angels are not bringing back Phil Nevin as manager. Not an actual firing. Nevin's contract is up after this season and the Angels are letting him hit the road.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/10/phil-nevin-will-not-return-as-angels-manager.html
-
Detroit
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
LA Rams
Minnesota
Tampa Bay
Philadelphia
Miami
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
LA Chargers
Dallas
San Francisco
Kansas City
NY GiantsTiebreaker #1: Dak Prescott passing yards vs NE
295
Tiebreaker #2: Josh Allen rushing yards vs Miami
57Tiebreaker #3: total points in Raiders/Chargers
49 -
San Francisco
NY Jets
LA Chargers
Washington
Green Bay
Detroit
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Miami
Baltimore
Seattle
Dallas
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
CincinnatiTiebreaker #1: Total points in Chargers/Vikings
57Tiebreaker #2: Justin Fields rushing yards vs KC
108Tiebreaker #3: Winning margin in Dallas/Arizona
35
2024 STUFF ABOUT SPORTS MEDIA THREAD
in SPORTS
Posted
And yet...no football phone?