David Dryburgh

Father, husband, ballplayer, umpire, accountant, proud oldhead

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@2_seamfastball @Srechter7 The comment is about correlation vs causation with regard to statistical measurements.

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@Srechter7 I taught college statistics for several years. You may want to be a little more familiar with someone's qualifications before completely jumping to conclusions. It's not just the study of what numbers tell you, but also understanding when the numbers may be misinterpreted

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@Srechter7 There's a difference between that being the result and actually trying to swing for that. You are confusing correlation of results with the cause of the results, which is a common error with people who don't understand statistics well enough

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@Srechter7 Actually, it is. Look at the top hr hitters in ML history, there isnt a single one that says they were trying to hit hr. They were looking to hit LD and the ball happened to go out. You're trying to tell me Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, Griffey, ARod...none of them knew anything

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@matthewk36711 Especially with no outs, the only unacceptable outcomes are a k or a pop out. Working to hit a ground ball makes it much more likely that those 2 outcomes dont happen (more ld are hit from gb swings than swing & miss or pop ups)

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@papa_jazz13 Not having a tom of range doesnt equal being a bad defensive player. Rice is bad, Arraez is just limited. As long as a guy can make the plays he's supposed to consistently, he would be an asset

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@papa_jazz13 Based on the Padres games that I watched, he's more than solid enough at both 1st and 2nd. He may not be an absolute stud defender but he is more than capable of being a consistent steady glove

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@TomPelissero You guys complaining about this do realize that this celebration is explicitly stated (with reminders sent to all the teams before the season) bc the last time it was legal resulted in the goal posts being bent and a significant delay in the game for them to be fixed, right?

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@RepSwalwell So the best way to deal with a $300M addition to the white house is to treat it down within a year or two of it being finished and spend another $300M to do something else with it. Yeah that makes sense

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@TheKingSource @FiresideYankees @Yankees Murakami it's a worse for than rice at 1b, but rice's trade value is about as high as it's ever going to be. If you can trade him for Harper, you do it

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@CodifyBaseball Thats not a hit

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@BallByBoston @JMikeMLB @MLB There are a number of reasons why they matter. Not everything can be measured in the nice tidy numbers, and just bc there isnt a correlation doesnt mean that its not valuable for the offense. Besides, there's something to be said about consistency of scoring over just total run

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@_colinhogan Yes it is

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@YankeesfanGabe @OctoberJudge1 That would be really solid, but there are a lot of yankee fans saying hes going to be a superstar and shouldnt be traded for anyone but Skenes or maybe Skubal. I like him and would be happy with .270 and 25-30/year, but he also needs to improve A LOT with the glove.

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@Srechter7 I would take Arraez for the Yankees in a heartbeat. That is the kind of bat missing from the lineup (contact, low k, make pitchers work by fouling shit off until he gets a better pitch to hit). To bad the yanks put too much weight in the WAR/OPS+/wRC+ bullshit

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@shegone03 I think it depends more on team construction.. if I need more of a leadoff type hitter, then Ichiro.. if not, then Vlad.

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@DrivelineBB @BlueJays I think it's less a focus on bat speed and more about letting the hitters be aggressive at the plate. There's so much emphasis on taking walks now that i think a lot of hitters have lost the aggressive mindset, which makes a big difference at the plate

[David Dryburgh @drdry1121]

@QuantumAlteredX Simple solution...don't bet on the games unless you understand going into it you are way more likely to lose than to win and you accept the risk. I learned that the hard way in my 20s, and now it's WAY worse with prop and live bets available everywhere.