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@OfflineBTW @aWildKo @TheSchmungus @DestinyTheGame Yeah those are def huge factors as well. Wish @A_dmg04 and other game folks would pay attention to the stuff we say

@DeanLeong @aWildKo @TheSchmungus @DestinyTheGame Thats definitely one of the problems. Just look at how much loot we get prior to flawless, flawless has no special loot either. Plus theres the other card you can grab. Trials is watered down and pointless.

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@aWildKo @OfflineBTW @TheSchmungus @DestinyTheGame The issue is fireteam matchmaking. You get penalized for playing with friends so everyone goes solo or duo, which is destroying the game population

@OfflineBTW @TheSchmungus @DestinyTheGame There is no point. People will blame anything else, but look objectively at situation. Pop is barely 2900 right now across all platforms and servers, there is no reason to win since we r showered with loot on loss, but yes, it's lobby balancing fault. For surrreeeeee... It's off.

@DestinyTheGame @A_dmg04 @A_dmg04 you need to take off fireteam matchmaking for trials. It’s virtually unplayable now and penalizes playing with friends which is what your ethos has been for 10 years. Fix it.

@PFF_Moo We’ve been having this convo for 15 yrs about maintaining possession going to the ground. If the rules committee wants to change the definition of a catch (again) so be it, but you start deciding arbitrarily how fast a replay is played we’re cooked and then THAT becomes an issue

Exactly this. When we want to know whether a foot was out of bounds or not, whether a knee was down or not, a slow mo is perfect. When we want to assess something where the whole motion is relevant, one needs to look at the motion as it happened.

@A_dmg04 Is there any plan to improve trials? There really should never be a mode that significantly incentivizes solo over duo or full stack. It really is time to remove fireteam size matchmaking

@JakeAsman @jazywebgem8 Im not disagreeing fundamentally Im just calling out how we don’t have a Vrabel ready for us. Harbaugh & Tomlin aren’t coming here. High end in demand young candidates aren’t coming here. So the option is to fire AG & take a flyer on TBD candidate & hope the outcome is different

@jazywebgem8 @DeanLeong The facts are clear. Eight of the last ten coaches hired to replace a one and done coach went on to make the playoffs. Aaron Glenn was historically bad and Woody Johnson failed to do what Robert Kraft just did by cutting bait with Jerod Mayo.

This is what good ownership looks like. I can't stand the Patriots but I respect Robert Kraft as an owner.

@RichCimini McShay’s “Avoid NYJ” has been making its rounds this week for Dante which is silly considering his alt options are the LV, CLE, and AZ (true hotbeds of QB excellence) and less $$. Walk us through the scenario of Jets draft without Moore. Stay put or trade out load up on assets?

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@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm If Ohtani led in every major category, and Judge only led in HRs, Ohtani would be deserving to win, regardless whether Judge set the record or not. That would be insane to say Ohtani should win if Judge hits 61, but if Judge gets 62 he should win.

@DeanLeong @MLB @MattressFirm But you didn’t answer, what if Judge was in Cal’s spot? What if Shohei hit .345 and so on while Judge hit 62 home runs and they gave it to Ohtani?

Who is your AL MVP pick? (MLB x @MattressFirm)

@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm I know but I’m supporting your point. It was close for sure

@DeanLeong @MLB @MattressFirm I was making a hypothetical. Not debating that MVP.

@flcrypto73 @Tim_Chadd @MLB @MattressFirm You would rather have Raleigh’s season than Judge’s? Ok lol

@DeanLeong @Tim_Chadd @MLB @MattressFirm I can’t believe you said Raleigh only led the AL in HRs and RBIs 🤦‍♂️ I would take that any day. Plus Raleigh broke a couple of records Plus Cather is the hardest position to play Of course you say judge You’re a yankee fan Give it to the catcher this year

@brigreenwood529 @MLB @MattressFirm I’ll play along: bWAR & fWAR both account for positions & fWAR accounts for defensive metrics & gives more points to more difficult defensive positions, including Catcher. Even with that Judge still had a higher WAR in both.

@DeanLeong @MLB @MattressFirm You sound dumb saying being a catcher doesn't make him the mvp when it will. He caught 18,000 pitches this year. Think about that. Up and down all game all year getting dinged up & bruised every night. Going to ballpark early to study hitters and get pitching plans ready. Um yeah

@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm Ohtani’s pitching should absolutely be accounted for and it was! Ohtani absolutely had a case, the problem was Judge had higher bWAR and fWAR even with Ohtani’s pitching included into the calculation. 2022 hitting alone below:

Just to check if homerism is in play lol What would you say if Shoehei was a much better all around hitter than Judge in 2022 when Judge broke the American League home run record? Would you say Shohei should win it? I’m not factoring in defense because Shohei also had a 2.3: ERA

@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm I’m not trying to diminish Cal’s season. He was fantastic and that team was super fun to watch. Judge was just so dominant in every aspect of his play that it’s difficult to logically say he shouldn’t win. And that sucks bc Cal was truly amazing too.

That’s fine but that’s not what MVP is about. I’d be fine with Judge winning it but I come from the perspective where if a guy breaks a record in impressive fashion then it means a ton. I’m not a Russell Westbrook fan but his first year averaging a triple double I thought no matter what he should’ve been MVP

@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm I’m not debating if catching is hard. Raleigh had a great season, Judge just had a better one. Judge is not just the best hitter in the AL, but in all of MLB. If you took 200 points off Judge OPS, he’s Cal. If you took 200 points off Cal, he’s 83rd in MLB.

Difficulty as in fielding not physicality. Aaron Judge played one of the two least physically demanding positions in baseball while DHing more than Cal. If you still want to debate that aspect then please go squat in your living room for 15 minutes at a time for 3 hours and tell me how you feel then go stand in a corner and do the same thing. There’s no analytics that tell you how hard a position actually is to play. That is why it is so rare for a catcher to be productive at the plate and why a catcher has never put up Cal’s numbers. It’s simply impressive how durable he was this year and overall in his career so far playing the catcher position.

@motowski114 @MLB @MattressFirm He wasnt the best def catcher in the league Dingler was. But that said I’ll play along: bWAR & fWAR both account for positions & fWAR accounts for defensive metrics & gives more points to more difficult defensive positions. Even with that Judge still had a higher WAR in both

@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm Yes it increases value at more difficult positions (ex: C and SS) and decreases value at easier ones (ex: 1st and 2nd). Cal was incredible hitting HRs, but if you want to talk about hitting difficultly Judge had an OPS 200 pts higher than Cal, an absolutely gargantuan gap

@DeanLeong @MLB @MattressFirm That’s cool. Does it weigh which position is more physically demanding? Is it easier to hit 60 home runs as a catcher or an outfielder?

@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm Yes

@DeanLeong @MLB @MattressFirm Do those WARs weigh difficulty of position?

@find_the_juice @MLB @MattressFirm Cal simply being a catcher is really one of the worst possible arguments for MVP. But that said I’ll play along: bWAR and fWAR both account for positions and fWAR accounts for defensive metrics. Judge had a higher WAR in both.

@DeanLeong @MLB @MattressFirm Aaron Judge can’t even handle playing outfield every day. Cal hit like that playing the most physically demanding position in baseball.

@mma_poker @MLB @MattressFirm bWAR an fWAR account for positions and fWAR counts for defensive adjustments. Judge has a higher WAR for both metrics

@DeanLeong @MLB @MattressFirm How many times did Aaron Judge touch the ball defensively? Cal Raleigh caught in 159 games. If you figure around 150 pitches per game, then that’s almost 24,000 pitches for the regular season that he was involved with.