David Lowenthal

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David Lowenthal

@DaveLowenthal

Professor of Computer Science, University of Arizona. Don't draft running backs with high picks.

Tucson, AZ Katılım Temmuz 2014

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·3h

@nash_salisbury @bryce_spalding I’d love for him to be able to play 3B full time. They should do that the rest of the season. They won’t because they think he can’t play the position competently and it’s likely he’s going to be a 1B almost exclusively in the coming years.

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Nash Salisbury@nash_salisbury·4h

@DaveLowenthal @bryce_spalding He’s also played 40 games at 3rd base. Yes he has played more at 1B but what does that have to do with those stats? He would be a top 6 hitting 3rd basemen.

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Bryce Spalding@bryce_spalding·6h

Sal is going to go 30 HR/20 SB/110+ RBI at 22 years old and I'm gonna have people telling me it's not impressive because WAR penalizes 1st basemen too much.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·4h

@Soly_Reds I’m trying to figure out if I’d rather the Reds get much better players OR replace Larkin in the booth with Votto. It’s a close call.

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Soly@Soly_Reds·4h

Worst offense in baseball and Larkin is telling us more about how you need to move runners over. Burn it ALL down. #ToTheStuds

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·4h

@bryce_spalding @Lucasknowsball It’s possible JJ continues a .600 OPS the rest of the year. If so, Sal could win.

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Bryce Spalding@bryce_spalding·5h

@Lucasknowsball JJ is going to win man. You can stop commenting on my stuff. It’s ok.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·4h

@Lucasknowsball @bryce_spalding Do you understand what “bad” means?

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Lucas@Lucasknowsball·5h

@bryce_spalding Sal Stewart is 16th in 1b OPS btw. He's a bad hitter for a 1b.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·4h

@nash_salisbury @bryce_spalding “For a first baseman”. He is not nearly a top hitting first baseman this year. Why is this hard for you to understand? Take a look at the top hitting first basemen.

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Nash Salisbury@nash_salisbury·5h

@DaveLowenthal @bryce_spalding Nothing about those stats says “slightly above average”. He is 2nd in the league in RBI’s and is on pace to hit 30 HR’s and steal 20 bags. If that’s slightly above average then there isn’t a superstar in the league

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·8h

@RobBballHistory @podoffame @baseball_ref And as you can tell from the responses, people are just as stupid today.

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Baseball History Through Stats and Pics@RobBballHistory·1d

@podoffame @baseball_ref I remember when people were bashing him because he “walked too much”.

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Jim Miloch@podoffame·1d

A .436 OBP between 2010-2018 is something else.

LanceMcAlister@LanceMcAlister

Did Bob Costas really recommend that fans that might be unfamiliar with Joey Votto look up his Baseball-Reference page? On a baseball broadcast. Seriously? #Reds

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·9h

@donaldfurniss7 @EliotJurgensen @podoffame @baseball_ref 25 years ago there is no way Sabathia gets in on first ballot, and probably not Thome either. I wouldn’t bet on Votto for first ballot, but it’s possible.

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Donald Furniss@donaldfurniss7·10h

@DaveLowenthal @EliotJurgensen @podoffame @baseball_ref Griffey, pudge, thome,chipper,Jeter,beltre, ichiro?? Worth but Votto does not stack up close to any of them

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Jim Miloch@podoffame·1d

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@Cwebb3455 @podoffame @baseball_ref Votto did not get enough hits or home runs, he played 1st and if he somehow gets into the hall he will be the worst 1st baseman ever selected, 1st baseman are supposed to be sluggers not light hitting walk merchants like Votto, Votto lacks the HR numbers and hits

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·10h

@RipSays @podoffame @baseball_ref He’s nothing like Hernandez, who was a much better defensive 1B but had no power at all.

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Tom Van Riper@RipSays·21h

@podoffame @baseball_ref Votto is like Hernandez, played 1B without a lot of HRs. Voters dont like players who dont fit the model. But both should be in easily.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·10h

@DeedsEthan @podoffame @baseball_ref Eventually the criticism of Ted Williams for not swinging enough was discredited. The same criticism of Votto eventually will also.

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Ethan Deeds@DeedsEthan·13h

@podoffame @baseball_ref It’s always been my belief Votto could have been more aggressive considering he was the catalyst in perennially weak lineups but he’s a HOFer and top 3 bat in his era.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·10h

@donaldfurniss7 @EliotJurgensen @podoffame @baseball_ref He could be. Look at the first ballot inductees in the last 10 years. Voters no longer reserve first ballot HOF for only the truly greats.

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Donald Furniss@donaldfurniss7·10h

@EliotJurgensen @podoffame @baseball_ref Dude he is not first ballot

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·1d

@ObscureExReds Why is it hard to understand that Sal is primarily a first baseman and WAR is position-adjusted?

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Obscure Former Reds@ObscureExReds·2d

This feels ridiculous, right?

Thomas Nestico@TJStats

MLB Rookie WAR Leaders

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·1d

@rattboy63 @Nati_Sports If he broke the hamate, he may not be able to hit effectively for a year. It’s a really bad injury for hitters.

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Tyler Wessel@rattboy63·1d

@Nati_Sports Sucks for him to get hurt, but if what you said is true about him being off the trade block, I sure feel better now. Keep him AT ALL COSTS!

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Nati Sports@Nati_Sports·1d

Sure sounds like Spencer Steer has a hamate bone injury. Imaging tomorrow to confirm Safe to say he’s off the trade block.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·2d

@Reds44Fan @MoEgger Surely no other SS have been gifted non-errors this season. He’s a top 20 player in MLB. Sal is not.

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MrReds44@Reds44Fan·2d

@DaveLowenthal @MoEgger 😂, He has 9 Errors. That puts him in the top 7 worst SS in the league lol. He was given a pass on atleast 5 more too this season. Take off the Elly goggles and watch him play every game for real to see how he really is 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Mo Egger@MoEgger·2d

The play in the tenth inning was ridiculous. I feel like there are a small handful among us who identify as Reds fans yet seemingly can’t wait for Elly to commit errors so they can put on a performance for the rest of us.

Bryce Spalding@bryce_spalding

People were being very dramatic yesterday when Elly made an error yesterday. He’s followed it up by making 3-4 insane plays that those same don’t say a word about. Kinda funny how that works.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·2d

@Reds44Fan @MoEgger Not a GM alive would rather have Sal than Elly. And, he doesn’t have “so many errors” this year. You also have no idea if he was trying to bounce it or not.

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MrReds44@Reds44Fan·2d

@DaveLowenthal @MoEgger Yea but Ellys isn’t on purpose LMAO, that’s why he has so many errors the last 3 years. I want him to be the guy everyone thinks he is, but Sal is our Star not Elly! Elly has been better this year but still game to game making same mistakes 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·2d

@dotsonc @eznark And Greene today, and even Eric Davis back in the day, though that wasn’t as critical as the others.

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Chad Dotson@dotsonc·2d

@eznark

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Chad Dotson@dotsonc·2d

Same people who constantly criticized Joey Votto. It’s tiresome.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·2d

@Reds44Fan @MoEgger The bounce throw is something many SS do on purpose these days.

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MrReds44@Reds44Fan·2d

@MoEgger It was a nice play but bad throw, the great play was by Lowe saving his ass

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·2d

@bryce_spalding @cackermn Larkin had 29 errors in his second full season. I can only imagine what things would have been like had he played in the Twitter era.

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Bryce Spalding@bryce_spalding·2d

@cackermn But the dramatics after every error, regardless of how many routine plays he makes in a row, is extremely annoying lol. People act like he doesn’t make 98/100 of those. He has 9 errors.

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Bryce Spalding@bryce_spalding·2d

People were being very dramatic yesterday when Elly made an error yesterday. He’s followed it up by making 3-4 insane plays that those same don’t say a word about. Kinda funny how that works.

Cincinnati Reds@Reds

Goodness gracious, @ellylacocoa18

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·2d

@LouisvilleGoat @RedsMusee Benavides didn’t strike out that much. And as to Arroyo, I wouldn’t at all be surprised if he ends up a 75 OPS+ type of guy. Or lower.

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Louisville is the greatest city on earth@LouisvilleGoat·2d

@DaveLowenthal @RedsMusee he profiled as a contact hitter with not much power, he found power and hit a bunch of bombs in triple a this year. even at his lowest its disrespectful to say his hit potential is Freddie Benavides. hes shown alot of rookie mistakes but has shown he has good bat to ball skills

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RedsMuse@RedsMusee·3d

Edwin Arroyo is batting .250 and dudes are saying he sucks.

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David Lowenthal@DaveLowenthal·2d

@LouisvilleGoat @RedsMusee Got nothing to do with his first 100 AB. He has always profiled as a defensive-type SS who would be a light hitter.

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Louisville is the greatest city on earth@LouisvilleGoat·2d

@DaveLowenthal @RedsMusee thanks for proving my point, if a young 22 year old prospect isnt barry bond in his first 100 ab you people write em off instantly

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@nash_salisbury @bryce_spalding @Soly_Reds @Lucasknowsball @RobBballHistory @podoffame @baseball_ref @donaldfurniss7