Boone IS "The Cooler" and other thoughts

Boone 

Parson Tom nailed it in the comments of the previous post when he very succinctly and accurately stated, that Boone is "The Cooler.”  This comes back to the analytics vs. what’s going on in front of him debate.

I guess the thing I don't understand about following the analytics slavishly is...

While I have no doubt that it is accurate over the course of a longer period of time for some reason it doesn't seem to take into account that the concept of, "reverting to the mean" includes periods of both high and low achievement. It includes the data from "hot streaks".

Which means that "hot streaks" exist. So keep the guy in while he's hot!

All people have good and bad days. No matter what your profession there are times when you are locked in. I believe the scientific term is, “peak flow.” When a player is in that zone it’s foolish (and infuriating) to not let him ride that out.

As a writer I never dropped out of a piece when I was on a roll because, traditionally I write for an hour and a half and then my attention and the quality of what I’m writing goes down. That may be true over the course of my career but stopping, because it’s 10:30 and I started writing at 9, when I’m cranking would be stupid.

Billy Beane’s A’s underperform in the playoffs.  I guess the Rays have figured out the regular season. Let’s see what happens.

The Squid or The Squint

In a way this relates to the above. Andrew Velazquez, fired up over getting to play for the Yankees, overperformed. This doesn’t mean that he’s not good enough to hold down the position. I think he is. 

So even though analytics would say that Gleyber has the higher ceiling Andrew brings a set of intangibles…

Hey, intangibles! Those qualities that can’t be quantified. Hmmnn… Do intangibles really exist? If only we could quantify them.

All of the above said, you know Gleyber gets his job back. Hopefully with a fire under his ass. It worked for Luke. Maybe having a fire under his ass will make him... Hot. 

As to Gleyber long term... I think he's toast. 

What I find interesting is that in the photo that they always use of him on YES he is squinting and scowling (as opposed to Andrew’s broad “happy to be here” smile.) 

As anyone who has studied the dark arts of using the media to influence knows, there are pictures of Gleyber that are more flattering but they choose to go with the Squint and the Scowl making him less likeable. 

So, he’ll get his job back but if he doesn’t play with greater intensity and focus who is to say. That photo isn’t doing him any favors. Really they should have left him at second but our GM stinks.

I’d write more but I’m at one hour and twenty nine minutes and I wouldn’t want to