I think some of that is dictated by his bosses.

I think he does a quality broadcast when he doesn't get too much into analytics. My pet peeve is when he says a ball had an exit velocity of 101.3 mph. First off, 101 is fine, you don't need the extra two syllables for .3 because nobody listening has a fucking clue if 101.3 and 101.7 are really any different for a fielder. Second, why not just say "it was hit hard, most of the time that falls in for a hit." We believe you, we don't need an advanced statistics class.

But that's why I think he's better on the radio call. He doesn't have time for that, he has to say all the stuff that is on the screen on a TV call, like the count and the guys on base and how many pitches the pitcher has thrown.

As an older fella who grew up looking at the normal pitching stats, IP, runs, hits, K, BB, I am not big into the numbers that Marquee puts out for pitchers, strikeout percentage, walk percentage etc. I also get tired of Boog and his constant mentions of exit velocity. Then on Tuesday's game along with exit velocity he added launch angle on Kelly's near home run....I believe it was something like 26 degrees. Can we stop with the geometry.

I used to think like this. Then I saw guys hitting in a cage with a Rapsodo machine. You could have a guy hit the ball with exit velo of 100, but at a 15 degree launch angle, it does not go very far. I think almost all home runs go out between 23-30 degrees. Exit velo and launch angle are the predictors for how far the ball goes.

Here you go.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast ... 25&type=la

I like traditional stats too, but I think looking at OPS or talking about BABIP is important to understanding the value of the hitter.

Pitcher A has a .505 career winning percentage. Pitcher B has a .572 career winning percentage.

As an older fella who grew up looking at the normal pitching stats, IP, runs, hits, K, BB, I am not big into the numbers that Marquee puts out for pitchers, strikeout percentage, walk percentage etc. I also get tired of Boog and his constant mentions of exit velocity. Then on Tuesday's game along with exit velocity he added launch angle on Kelly's near home run....I believe it was something like 26 degrees. Can we stop with the geometry.

There's nothing wrong with those statistics. The disconnect comes when someone insists that certain statistics make a guy a good pitcher.

I mean it says something that Nolan Ryan is the most difficult guy to hit. But there's more to pitching ballgames than simply being the hardest guy to hit. Only an idiot would argue that Ryan was a better pitcher than Greg Maddux.

After your epic flop on Pete Crow Allstar, I thought you would have excused yourself from future baseball discussions