Ozzie And Dansby

[Enscheff]

Here is a question, would you rather make the playoffs and have a competitive team for 10 years straight with only a 5% chance of winning the World Series or have one year with a 95% chance of winning the World Series, but its guaranteed that you'll be terrible for the next 9 years.

I like scruples questions like these lol

Give me 10 years of having a team worth cheering.

A championship doesn't change my life in any way compared to just making the playoffs. Having 10 years of baseball worth watching certainly makes my life better.

[bravesfanMatt]

I would like to ask for continuance to consult my research department.

Ok. I still think we have to throw historical out. The Yankees did it twice before 1950. There were only 16 total teams then and one playoff series. Those two have to be thrown out. Then the A’s did it in the 70s. 1 year was a strike year and again the total teams came to 24 with only two rounds of playoffs. Today’s game is much harder to accomplish back to back WS much less 3 straight titles. I would like to argue that we will see 10 straight division titles before we ever see 3 straight WS winners. However I think both are likely not to happen with the way teams turnover now.

So I again ask to strike historical data based on apples to oranges comparison.

[BeanieAntics]

10 years of playoffs with a chance to win it all every year, no question. I consider sustainability the ultimate measure of success.

Agreed. That is one of the reasons why I'm so happy we've been able to build a winner while keeping a basically intact farm system that is among the best in baseball. I think we should have an exceptionally large window of contention, especially now that we have Acuna locked up long term.

[BeanieAntics]

Here is a fun O/U:

O/U 7 fWAR for Dansby and Ozzie combined this year.

[bravesfanMatt]

Here is a fun O/U:

O/U 7 fWAR for Dansby and Ozzie combined this year.

Well dansby will be 6.5 so I am going over.

[nsacpi]

Here is a fun O/U:

O/U 7 fWAR for Dansby and Ozzie combined this year.

6.5

[bravesfanMatt]

6.5

What is Dansby’s fwar for 500.

[nsacpi]

What is Dansby’s fwar for 500.

3.0

[thethe]

As i was saying...its time to extent

[thewupk]

Not sure it was mentioned since it was in the athletic but there was an article a few days ago about Chipper working with Swanson this off season to rebuild his approach. He mentioned how Swanson got abused by sliders and worked to correct that. And also believes Swanson can eventually be Jeter like offensively.

[thethe]

Not sure it was mentioned since it was in the athletic but there was an article a few days ago about Chipper working with Swanson this off season to rebuild his approach. He mentioned how Swanson got abused by sliders and worked to correct that. And also believes Swanson can eventually be Jeter like offensively.

The natural question then follows....When is Chipper going to be our next manager?

[thewupk]

The natural question then follows....When is Chipper going to be our next manager?

No idea but the guy is a hitting savant.

[Enscheff]

The natural question then follows....When is Chipper going to be our next manager?

That's the natural question after hearing "Chipper helped fix Swanson's offensive approach"?

[BeanieAntics]

One of the biggest differences in our offense this year: As a team so far we have a 13.1 BB%. Last year we didn't have a single starter with a walk percentage that high.

[jpx7]

That's the natural question after hearing "Chipper helped fix Swanson's offensive approach"?

I’d take him as a hitting coach any day, even though he’d probably create a PR embarrassment for the team once or twice a year in interviews or on twitter.

[Enscheff]

I’d take him as a hitting coach any day, even though he’d probably create a PR embarrassment for the team once or twice a year in interviews or on twitter.

I purposely don't read anything he does or says to avoid losing respect for him as the player I remember.

[The Chosen One]

No idea but the guy is a hitting savant.

Couldn't save Melvin Upton though.

[nsacpi]

Couldn't save Melvin Upton though.

He never forgave Melvin for that line drive off his shin.

[thewupk]

Swanson has an WOBA of 465 and an xWOBA of 451. Definately not sustainable but his numbers aren't a fluke. He's hitting the piss out of the ball.

[MadduxFanII]

Chipper seems like a guy who enjoys his life away from baseball and occasionally parachuting in to talk hitting with one guy at a time. Make him the hitting coach and he'd probably last as long as George Brett did as the Royals' hitting coach.