TJ

The stupidity is certainly governing in part, though I disagree about the inconsistency. Most statistical analogs to Volpe either improve, move to the bench, or depart from the Yankees before the mountain of ire can accumulate, which is what distinguishes Volpe’s case. The scapegoat usually changes name before it can build to this level. Again I think a lot hinges on what you classify as the amorphous belief that he has been given special treatment from the org. The tension here is understandable because a lot of the relevant fact are debatable but this belief is certainly motivating his detractors. There was never an alternative to Volpe prior to this year so I agree that much of the malice prior to Cabby’s arrival was misguided and excessive as I’ve said many times. I won’t abuse my superfluity of characters any longer. Cheers.

@TJThreeK @ChiefTeef8 This reads as “the fans are dumb, so what do you expect?” Which I don’t even disagree with. I’m not surprised fans don’t like Volpe. I am disappointed, even within this shitshow nexus, that he is *this* vilified. It’s inconsistent and nonsensical.

It’s impossible to measure the challenges that come with being irrationally painted as the root of all evil, but I think it’s extremely unfortunate and likely damaging that Volpe has to deal with that constant noise

“Himself and the unfortunate circumstances he finds himself in” is the more appropriate response, but your entire counterargument is deliberately obtuse. The masses of Yankee fans aren’t toiling through bWAR stats with a fine toothed comb to distinguish whether he ranks in the 3rd or 6th percentile in a relevant stat before belting out their boos. Nothing I have cited is arbitrary as long as it’s relevant to 99% of fans, including all of Volpe’s most ardent critics; contrary to every contrived stat you’ve presented which certainly is absent in the mind of fans, regardless of whether I am omitting marginal statistical nuance. I’m not using an arbitrarily high sample size or isolating batting stats etc. to paint a certain picture beyond what Yankee fans see when they watch him everyday. Again 1. He is in front of our eyes everyday. Not only does this fuel the idea that he receives special treatment (again you can be deliberately obtuse and label this stigma as unquantifiable but it’s clearly operative in the mind of most fans) but it leads to far more at bats that fans have to watch of his. 2. He plays for the Yankees. 3. He is markedly worse from the plate than any other everyday starter over that time period and his defense has dipped as well. Any player with this much visibility who plays for this team regularly over a meaningful time period is going to be treated unfairly *to some degree*. Short of consistent World Series wins, that environmental byproduct is inevitable. If Aaron Hicks played everyday and stuck around for longer he would have met the same magnitude of ire. Spare me the statistical distinction of this analog, status in the pecking order is all that is relevant, TO MOST FANS, which is the only pertinent party. I’ve spent too long arguing this point, lol, but I think any struggling player, regardless of scope, who is trotted out for the Yankees as enduringly and consistently as Volpe with his offensive output would draw the same antipathy. It’s not fair but that’s life as a Yankee in an era without championships to abate the constant low level hum of frustration from fans.

@TJThreeK @ChiefTeef8 The question is not “why don’t people think this guy is great?” It’s “why has this rather unremarkable player become the seething ire of an entire fanbase?” I said he was painted as the “root of all evil” and the guy above said “he has no one to blame but himself”

None of these factors are individually sufficient, but together they are more than enough 1. “Players that play everyday” … expand the sample size to 1600 at bats since 2023 and Volpe is dead last in nearly every meaningful statistical offensive category 2. Correct. This does apply to everyone *on the Yankees* but critically, it applies only to Yankees, and there is no other Yankee who played more or less everyday for 3 seasons that was anywhere near as bad from the plate as Volpe, hence the singling out 3. If my memory serves he was benched 1 time in the last 2 seasons due to his struggles and almost never pinch hit for despite more favorable matchups on the bench Much of all of these points can be partly attributed to his position in some capacity (fewer defensive replacements, lower bar for offensive output etc.) but the important point is all of these factors create an obvious environment for hostility. He has largely been the most miserable player to watch for the most watched team in baseball over a large sample size of games. Again, i’m not saying the vast majority of the vitriol is justified, I don’t think it is, but to pretend he isn’t a likely target given the combination of factors here is ridiculously naive.

@TJThreeK @ChiefTeef8 1. There are 29 qualified batters with a lower wRC+ than Anthony Volpe since his debut in 2023. Of that group, only Patrick Bailey has a higher fWAR. 2. Applicable to everyone 3. This is you hearing voices in your head

The hysteria will certainly be fleeting, as is the case for every defining issue that comes and goes with election cycles, but characterizing Gaza as “niche” is laughable. The dumbest and most apolitical of my friends and family could give you the cliff notes of the conflict and generally have some opinion on the matter. Not since early WW2 has a military conflict absent American boots on the ground captured the American public to this extent.

It's fascinating when people are confronted with the reality that most people don't care about their niche grievance issue

I could have told you that before Dave. I’ll spare you the letdown, there is no cartel show that holds a candle to Narcos/Narcos Mexico. I too scoured streaming services after completing it and most of them are overdramatized, poorly shot, overly-kinetic mediocrity. The cinematography in Narcos is on another level to all of them. Not to say there aren’t other entertaining ones but nothing comes close to Narcos.

After this post lots of peole recommended Chapo on Netflix. I just completed 1st episode. I hereby ban all the Cabrons who told me to watch it from ever recommending a Tv program again. It didn’t hold a candle to Narcos. I don’t think I’m continuing to the 2nd episode

@DreamWarlord @Box_inspector Agree but the guy is not in his periphery, he’s right in front of him, and he literally crow hops into the punch. If he wasn’t blitzed he should have had enough time to react in some capacity. Also he should be on high alert in this situation anyway.

@TJThreeK @Box_inspector It’s very hard not to get tunnel vision in confrontations. You can see he’s locked in on red shirt. Even veteran cops will lose track of the second guy while dealing with a first and get nailed.

Its two bros or death apparently

@Christianjw92 Put some money on that view and get rich because the bookies disagree profoundly. Win-Win if we end up going down 😎

Absolutely mind boggling seeing people talk about Tottenham’s transfers for next season… We’re favourites to get relegated in my view.

The 29x relative probability of admission for Blacks compared to Asians explains this away. You can come up with some list of criteria unique to Blacks or Asians that make Blacks more attractive applicants than Asians all else equal, but nothing can account for such a magnitude of spread short of discrimination.

@CoreyWriting It’s definitely possible to treat all races the same and still get the result that the *average* score off all students accepted from one race is higher than in another race. Let’s say you accept everyone who scores at least 7 out of 10, and this is your class: (1/)

I'm not a statistician, but these gaps don't really seem that huge to me. I'm not sure if it proves intentional discrimination, and the presence of statistical gaps is not enough to prove unequal treatment.

@captgouda24 @RichardHanania Then why do you need access to a specific institution to write the sort of papers you want to publish and how would such an investment ever be worth it?

@RichardHanania 7,500 now

Him having 5,000 Substack subscribers means he’s more widely read than 99% of academics.

@JohnnyGiunta_ I agree but ethical shit talking has unfortunately gone out the window in the AL Beast. If Sox fans won’t bend the knee to Schlittler then the game is simply gone.

Truly blows my mind Yankees fans think they can talk about Vladdy. He is your father. Would be like blue jays fans calling Yamamoto a bum after his appearance against the Giants

@bkwhufc I absolutely hate this proposal but I’m finding it near enough impossible to argue against it. Should probably announce the decision tomorrow to give proper notice to all parties.

Let them play the final as it is, if Hull win, Hull go up, if Southampton win, only Coventry & Ipswich go up & whoever finishes 18th in the Premier League survives. Only fair solution for all involved really

I feel like I’m on a different planet right now. His entire gimmick was to provoke specifically truculent and aggressive-looking black men by calling them the N word and literally daring them to exact violence against him, yet it took him years to realize his magnum opus in which a schizo black guy with a rap sheet attempts to punch him before he pulls out his gun and tries to kill the black guy. All of this is supposed to castigate black people as violent thugs and PROMOTE white people as the pensive overclass? Quite possibly the most poorly executed social experiment in human history unless I’m missing something.

I’ve never seen someone do more to make the urban criminal underclass seem sympathetic.

@ryanwhitney6 I don’t this qualifies as getting your heart ripped out. Minny looked great this year but they lost to a superior team in 5. Much easier to stomach a loss knowing it was probably the right outcome even at full health. Plus the future for them is as bright as anyone’s.

Feel brutal for Wild fans. That team was so good and you lose your best center and a stud top 4 d man against the best team in the league. Just a kick in the dick. Minnesota sports fans are pros at getting their hearts ripped out.

Yeah I don’t disagree that’s it’s become excessive. For all parties involved he desperately needs a fresh start elsewhere. But I do think a big part of it is that being a struggling player for the Yankees is very difficult and rarely fair. Usually the onslaught ends due to success or departure but in Volpe’s case it has just lasted far longer than normal because of his youth.

@TJThreeK @floptara It’s fine to be disappointed, I’m sure nobody’s more disappointed in himself than Volpe is. But read through their tweets from his literal season debut. Listen to how they talk about him as if he’s a plague on their podcast. “JoezMcFly” is reacting to errors he made in the MINORS

talkin yanks can be an informative account if you want catch up on a game u maybe missed but it’s become so mean-spirited and pathetically engagement-baity lately

Also, I feel bad for Volpe and don’t think the extent of hostility foisted at him is fair, but I also don’t think it’s especially surprising. 1. Among players who have taken the field everyday over the last 3 seasons, he has been arguably the worst hitter of them all 2. He plays for the team with the biggest and most passionate fanbase in the league where every player is under a microscope, scrutinized by both Yankee fans and opposing fans 3. He has been coddled inordinately by the organization throughout his struggles Any player who checks all 3 of these boxes is going to be ridiculed in NY whether it’s merited or not

@floptara @Big_Germ_2 He was beloved and touted above and beyond his level of talent and hailed as the next Jeter for being the Jersey kid as well. If anything it’s the disappointment relative to that excessive hype initially that led to his predicament.

1. Among players who have taken the field everyday over the last 3 seasons, he has been the worst hitter of them all. 2. He plays for the team with the biggest and most passionate fanbase in the league where every player is under a microscope, scrutinized by both Yankee fans and opposing fans. 3. He has been coddled inordinately by the organization, even to the extent of refraining from benching him for a game or pinch hitting for him when in the duldrums. I’m fine with the assertion that the derision has been excessive, but it would be shocking if any player who checked more or less all 3 of these boxes wasn’t the most ridiculed player in baseball

@ChiefTeef8 Respectfully, this is batshit crazy. He posted 6.5 WAR over the first 3 years of his career. There’s literally nothing remarkable about that, and he’s treated like the antichrist to Yankees fans, and a laughingstock across wider baseball fans. It’s absurdity.

@Spurspapers A good way to look through the noise and actually predict what is likely to happen is to look at betting odds. Bookies give us basically the same odds to win at Chelsea as West Ham to win at Newcastle. Usually when fan sentiment is contradictory that’s a good sign for us 👍

West Ham have 4 away wins all season. Its Newcastle last home game of season, they have near enough full strength team. Just don’t understand this narrative that West Ham are assured a win. Utterly bizarre. After the obvious big teams it’s the next hardest away game you can have

@ben_bowman_ Middle of the season in a normal season I could possibly see it but for an instance like this that they could easily overlook the FA are not going to welcome the firestorm and onslaught of allegations that would ensue from banning him

The only thing I’m worried about with that Madders story is that he gets banned for that, which if he does will be huge, I know it was only 15/20 last night but he showed so much composure, slowed it down when we were too frenetic as De Zerbi said and was involved in 2 big, potentially match winning moments with the pen shout and the backheel to Gallagher, I’m still torn on the decision itself, but it’s good to see someone who’s got the same character and balls to call the refs out as he plays with on the pitch