Really my point was tanking doesn’t always work. Countering with Bregman (in addition to Correa) is pointing out that it works 50% of the time. That doesn’t counter my point; it supports it…Originally Posted by notin
Really my point was tanking doesn’t always work. Countering with Bregman (in addition to Correa) is pointing out that it works 50% of the time. That doesn’t counter my point; it supports it…
They admitted it.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
How is hitting bigtime on 33 to 50% of your first roiund picks evidence tanking does not work?
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Was it worth tanking to get Mark Appel and Brady Aiken?
I don't think it's that "tanking doesn't work" as much as it's the incentive to tanking in the MLB is not what it is in the NBA or NFL, generally speaking it just doesn't happen in baseball. I don't think.
No, it isn't. Tanking is a deliberate strategy.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Ok. So you’re saying it isn’t a subset of sucking? Do teams tank and NOT suck?
Of course. It was a gradual process.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Of course typically winning 70 doesn’t get you a #2 pick…
They struck gold twice. No, that does not support your point.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Right. So tanking is always worth it…
What does that even mean, subset of sucking?
Tanking is deliberately sucking. It's massively different from trying and sucking.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Not saying always, of course. Saying it was for the Cubs and the Astros.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
It’s a type of sucking.
All tanking teams suck. Not all sucking teams are tanking. Deliberate or not, do you think fans care?
But not so much for, say, the Reds…
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