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December 4, 2015: Don’t Text and Drive

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Yesterday, a text-and-driver almost killed my cousin (and may have, in the end. We think she'll make it but it's not yet a sure thing). My cousin has two broken legs, and the head injury is being assessed.

Ugh.

35 thoughts on “December 4, 2015: Don’t Text and Drive”

  4. Dear Punman -

    Any chance you'd be willing to put together a summary of your recommended games to give as Christmas gifts to people who enjoy those kinds of things?

    1. Ooh, yes. I'd love to. I'm on my phone now, but I'll try to have some recommendations in a day or two

  5. Don't forget, kiddos, last day for Guest DJ sign up. As mentioned in the post, if you don't want to do a full week, be sure to join our Best of 2015 showcase.

    1. Didn't see that but I would do a week in 2016 (not sure you want me to) - let me know.

    1. He's actually posted a sub-4.00 ERA twice, 2008 (13-11, 3.72) and 2010 (15-9, 3.66). Technically, he also did it in 2012, but it was in only three starts (0-0, 2.29), so I can understand why you wouldn't count that one. 2008 and 2010 were also the only times he's posted a WHIP below 1.40.

    2. No wonder Pelfrey doesn't want to move to the bullpen. Teams are still willing to throw money at him as a starter.

    5. So now ERA is the gold standard for measuring a pitcher? Pelfrey was worth 2.0 fWAR in '13, was hurt in '14, and was worth 2.0 fWAR in '15. Steamer has him good for 1.1 fWAR next year--at current rates $8M/year is not really that crazy, two years might be a stretch.

      I don't know what people expect for filling out the back of a rotation. Pelfrey was 57th in fWAR in the league last year, and with 30 teams needing 6-7 starting pitchers to fill out their roster, even if you're the 70th or 80th best pitcher in the league, you have value.

      1. Watching Pelfrey was the opposite of enjoyable. Slow, likely to fall apart.
        Sometimes he was able to pull it together and end up with good results. But you were never comfortable and it just dragged.
        He may have had moderate success but he's a player I prefer not be on a team I watch with any regularity.

        1. Painful to watch I can buy, but I don't buy an argument for him being ineffective based on his ERA of all things.

          1. I still like Gleeman's stuff for the most part (actually since there's less of it overall than there used to be, written anyway - I haven't listened to the podcast in years) but the amount he tends to lean on ERA for pitcher commentary is possibly my single least favorite thing about him.

    6. Pelfrey also is going from a hitters' home ballpark to a pitchers' home ballpark, so expect plenty of angst from Twins fans when that ERA goes down most likely next season.

      2. A hitters' home ballpark? *remembers the wails of people in 2009 and again in 2010*

        Edit: I checked BR and FG and Target Field is basically average, leaning a bit toward being hitter friendly. FG says 101 while BR says 101-103. I blame the warm weather.

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