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I have no idea when Keith Law made the change from Baseball Prospectus writer to giant idiot who hates everything about sabermetrics, but he's worse off as a result.

ETA: Though his 2009 NL Cy Young ballot got them haters mad, which I enjoyed.

When did this happen? Totally not the vibe I get from his Twitter feed. You would know better than I, though.

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09-14-2011 , 07:42 PM

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PoseidonCubed

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Originally Posted by SarcasticRat

Keith Law totally hated it, but it sounds like he's just mad at the portrayal of scouts and other nitty baseball details that most people don't care about.

KLaw is probably just butthurt that he's not in it. He should stick to his food blog.

But his 2009 ballot did get Cards fans ultra furious, so he does get points for that.

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09-14-2011 , 08:07 PM

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nath

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I remember someone being pissed that the Paul DePodesta character is played by Jonah Hill and portrayed as a socially-hapless goofy-looking nerd or some such, when DePodesta is a relatively normal guy.

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09-14-2011 , 08:27 PM

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sethypooh21

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Originally Posted by tuq

Sandlot people: I guess the movie came out when many of you were like six years old or whatever so there's a nostalgia factor, the same way that say St. Elmo's Fire is with me (or Butch Cassidy is with Cl.ark) so it's hard to be objective, but it's VORM isn't much above average. Denis Leary as the father is also a little weird but that's not a huge issue.

We're like the same age?

The hokiness of Sandlot is part of its charm, in just the same way as for Field of Dreams or The Natural. Of course the whole thing is one giant fish story, how many of the things from your early adolescent years do you remember in similarly heightened fashion?

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09-14-2011 , 08:29 PM

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Tuqs like 45 iirc. Clark 55.

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09-14-2011 , 08:29 PM

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Needle77

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LOL old people.

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09-14-2011 , 08:33 PM

#14407

sethypooh21

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Originally Posted by ThaSaltCracka

Tuqs like 45 iirc. Clark 55.

False.

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09-14-2011 , 08:38 PM

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ikestoys

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says 38 in tuqs profile.

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09-14-2011 , 08:39 PM

#14409

sylar

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Originally Posted by ikestoys

says 38 in tuqs profile.

but he plays craps like 60.

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09-14-2011 , 09:02 PM

#14410

Booker Woodfox

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Originally Posted by sylar

but he plays craps like 60.

False. The toothless wonders strictly play the don'ts.

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09-14-2011 , 09:26 PM

#14411

WaterWalker

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Sandlot was awesome. Reminds me alot of my childhood with my street friends I grew up with. We even had a backyard with a huge scary dog that we used to hit balls into. ****ing dog lived for 12 years and scared the **** out of us for all 12 years.

RIP Spanky.

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09-14-2011 , 09:33 PM

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Man anyone who hates on "plot holes" and such in the Sandlot, im sorry for your childhood

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09-14-2011 , 09:41 PM

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Man anyone who hates on "plot holes" and such in the Sandlot, im sorry for your childhood

yeah its probably better to just rewatch movies later in your life with just your 10 year old brain, block out everything you've ever learned.

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09-14-2011 , 09:42 PM

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sethypooh21

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Originally Posted by ThaSaltCracka

yeah its probably better to just rewatch movies later in your life with just your 10 year old brain, block out everything you've ever learned.

And you call me a bitter old man.

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09-14-2011 , 09:48 PM

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Just watched Happy Gilmore on the rec of a friend. Shooter is an A+ troll. Must be the glory days of Adam Sandler before his movies turned to ****. Give it 7/10. Something tells me his gf is still elite today.

You are correct, his gf is Julie Bowen of Modern Family fame.

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09-14-2011 , 09:55 PM

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ikestoys

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damn i

her.

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09-14-2011 , 11:47 PM

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ThaSaltCracka

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And you call me a bitter old man.

I was being sarcastic.

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09-14-2011 , 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tuq

As mentioned, I place the bet anyway because 1) I don't want to not place the bet the ONE TIME the chick doesn't suck, and 2) I want a reason to seethe at her from a few feet away.

Sandlot people: I guess the movie came out when many of you were like six years old or whatever so there's a nostalgia factor, the same way that say St. Elmo's Fire is with me (or Butch Cassidy is with Cl.ark) so it's hard to be objective, but it's VORM isn't much above average. Denis Leary as the father is also a little weird but that's not a huge issue.

comparing Sandlot or St Elmo's Piss to Butch and Sundance is epic lolz. I assume that's a troll.

You always gotta give the noob girl a chance. Completely agree.

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09-15-2011 , 12:47 AM

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I was being sarcastic.

Then I think his point still stands

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09-15-2011 , 12:51 AM

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Then I think his point still stands

you can rewatch something you enjoyed as a kid and realize it was in fact pretty stupid or mediocre. Doesn't take away whatever good memories you may have had watching it.

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09-15-2011 , 01:52 AM

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All this GOAT talk seems to do one thing and one thing only to this forum.

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09-15-2011 , 02:57 AM

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you can rewatch something you enjoyed as a kid and realize it was in fact pretty stupid or mediocre. Doesn't take away whatever good memories you may have had watching it.

The sandlot's entire goal iyam is to hopefully bring you back to your own childhood in some way, not to be an oscar-award winning piece of cinema. Nobody is calling the sandlot one of the all-time great films. The sandlot is fun to watch if you watch it for what it is.