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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/8/21

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PC Builder

1:09

Today on the newegg shuffle one of the video cards has TWO computer mice. These new graphics cards have finally passed our ability to game with only 2 arms.

Dan Szymborski

1:10

That's just weird. I only need one mouse

Weirdly, I liked the Redragon knockoff Razer Naga I bought while the Naga was out for RMA better than the actual Naga, so I kept using it

It fits better in my hand

1:11

I do like having a mouse with the 12-key thumbpad

Sharp

1:11

Is the name "Jeremy Bearimy" an acceptible exception to the no human names rule?

Dan Szymborski

1:11

You can give dogs human names

its just weird for cats

like someone having a dog named Gary is just fine

but a cat named Gary just feels weird

Guest

1:11

Thanks for responding re:Porcello, though I find myself a bit confused by your response, and maybe the fault is due to my framing (which is not elite). I wasn't questioning FIP's ability to measure what it measures; my question is soon, does the fact that fWAR (using FIP) assigns Porcello more positive value than Fried, Cole, etc, highlight some potential flaws in the model-- as a model-maker, does something like this give you pause-- or is it something you simply reject as a fluke? I am not saying this to be argumentative about models or anything of the like, it just seems to be incredibly misleading data. In looking at this data, does it honestly make you wonder whether Porcello was truly one of the more valuable pitchers last year?

Dan Szymborski

1:12

It's a bit fluky and it always relies on the exact question you're tyring to answer when you look at a player

I'm not convinced he was -- there's a lot of luck in FIP

But FIP's job is to be a basic peripheral stat that's easy to use, find, and understand

and it does that job

when you talk someone like Porcello, you need to go deeper

but it's not FIP's "fault" in any sense

1:13

The hammer doesn't suck just because you're fixing a watch

And on that note, it's time fo rme to head out for another week.

Thanks for coming everyone and I hope to see you all next time!