re: DAT: 2023-2024 Off Season Thread

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Dusty Baker, one of the most successful managers in baseball history, informed Houston owner Jim Crane in a private meeting Tuesday afternoon that he is retiring as manager of the Astros.

A press conference has been scheduled for Thursday at noon ET at Minute Maid Park, where Baker is expected to publicly announce his decision.

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Baker still wants to remain involved in baseball in an advisory position with a team, either the Astros or a team closer to his Sacramento, California, home. Yet after managing for 26 seasons, he is done, leaving the Astros on his own terms.

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“I’ve still got a lot to offer; baseball has been my life,’’ said Baker, who also spent 19 years in the big leagues as an All-Star outfielder. “I have a lifetime of knowledge, much more than those who have never played the game.’’

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Oh boy

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“I have a lifetime of knowledge, much more than those who have never played the game.’’

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Dusty in a nutshell

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I have a lifetime of knowledge, much more than those who have never played the game.’’



Dusty in a nutshell

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Hey Siri, why was James Click fired?

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Baker still wants to remain involved in baseball in an advisory position with a team, either the Astros or a team closer to his Sacramento, California, home.

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And he'd probably get one too. What the frick is wrong with the front office?

And Bagwell making the decisions lololololololololol. Dana Brown will be out about as quick as James Click was.

It won't matter who the manager is if crane remains the GM.

Imagine being a young stat nerd in the analytics department that has to report your findings to Bagwell, Dusty, and Reggie Jackson.

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Baker still wants to remain involved in baseball in an advisory position with a team, either the Astros

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Talk about pissing in man’s corn flakes. That’s worse than him being manager.

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Imagine being a young stat nerd in the analytics department that has to report your findings to Bagwell, Dusty, and Reggie Jackson.

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So the findings of our statistical analysis data set of the 2023 home offense using an r-squared coefficient, indicates a more than 13% loss year over year of swing efficiency on pitches located in what we call the "slam zone". After we converted the swing videos from raw high speed camera video into a 3D model of swing planes, we experimented with the hand placement of the model swings. After more than 30,000 simulation runs, the model output a 27% increase in swings resulting In a positive outcome. We found that the minor shift in hand placement resulted in a 3 degree shift in launch angle which could be the difference in a pop up and well hit flyball. We're confident that if we can bridge this data to our hitting coaches,it'll solve our home woes.




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No. No. Absolutely not ok. You didn't play baseball. Your Macintosh didn't play baseball. And we're not telling our players to listen to some computer game. We're gonna hit the ball Harder and we're going to hit home runs.

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I’ve still got a lot to offer; baseball has been my life,’’ said Baker, who also spent 19 years in the big leagues as an All-Star outfielder. “I have a lifetime of knowledge, much more than those who have never played the game.’’

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Oh frick you mother fricker. Even my slow non athletic fat short white arse can fill out a lineup better than you. fricking cocksucker.

I think Dusty goes back to Californiain some role. Or I hope and pray he does!