7/18 Sox @ Oakland

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yankems' Rizzo responding to a question regarding tonight's loss and their current struggles said this " not winning is part of the game." Hard to argue with that.

[notin]

Yankems' Rizzo responding to a question regarding tonight's loss and their current struggles said this " not winning is part of the game." Hard to argue with that.

 

When my daughter started playing sports and got upset with losses, I had to remind her “losing is 50% of sports.”

[Bellhorn04]

When my daughter started playing sports and got upset with losses, I had to remind her “losing is 50% of sports.”

 

Only for the mediocre!

 

But in the big picture, there's no getting around that it's all a Zero Sum Game.

[notin]

Only for the mediocre!

 

But in the big picture, there's no getting around that it's all a Zero Sum Game.

 

Hey you gotta teach kids to lose. Anyone can be a good winner…

[Bellhorn04]

Hey you gotta teach kids to lose. Anyone can be a good winner…

 

Oh I know. My daughter's youth sports experiences taught me a disappointing lesson that female coaches can be just as bad as male coaches when it comes to emphasizing winning and not giving lesser players enough playing time.

[mvp 78]

Why did you think it would be different?

[Dipre]

Ya win some, ya lose some.

[mvp 78]

Ya win some, ya lose some.

 

Controversial!

[Bellhorn04]

Why did you think it would be different?

 

Naive.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

When my daughter started playing sports and got upset with losses, I had to remind her “losing is 50% of sports.”

 

For the better hitters in MLB failure occurs about 70% of the time.

[Bellhorn04]

For the better hitters in MLB failure occurs about 70% of the time.

 

But if you accept that OBP is the truest measure of success, Ted Williams only failed 52% of the time.

[mvp 78]

But if you accept that OBP is the truest measure of success, Ted Williams only failed 52% of the time.

 

Red Sox OBP over the previous 34 PA's is only 176! They should probably sell. Terrible offense.

[Bellhorn04]

Red Sox OBP over the previous 34 PA's is only 176! They should probably sell. Terrible offense.

 

I see what you're doing there.