It Is What It Is
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:31 am
There is a phrase that has always rankled me a bit.
"It is what it is".
To me, it is an out in not having to explain why something occurred.
Ha!
You know two groups that that phrase does not work for?
Conspiracy theorists and Fantasy baseball players!
As fantasy players, especially during drafting season, the 'why' is more important than the who, where, and when.
"It is what it is" attempts to eclipse the 'why'.
Fantasy baseballers have sabrs, visual, numerish, and old school groups.
Nothing is ever "It is what it is".
These groups can approximate four different answers on a players ability or come up with the same answer.
Never is, "It is what it is"
I criticized RotoWorld for a write-up on Carlos Santana. The write-up built up Santana with roto stats, then tore it all down with a sentence that he wasn't living up to sabr-ial expectations.
Here it is....
'Carlos Santana collected his 30th homer and his 23rd double Thursday as the Indians topped the Astros 10-7.
It's Santana's first career 30-homer season. It also looks like he'll establish a new career high in runs scored while often hitting at the top of the order this year (he's at 75 now, career high of 84). Still, this doesn't rate as one of his best seasons, considering that offense is up across the league. By OPS+, he still falls well short of his career norm.'
Since that time, Santana has torn the cover off the ball. In fact, Santana has 15 more homers than last year....and 15 less walks than last year.
Every roto player knows that 15 extra homers is a lot more important than 15 less walks.
Sabrs slow to recognize this.....or admit it, I don't know.
Still, the sabrs have to stick by their guns. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
It is them being them.
Here is an updated blurb on Santana...
'Santana broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run bomb off Dillon Gee in the sixth inning. He'd knocked in a run with an RBI double earlier in the game. The 30-year-old has been on fire as of late, homering in three of his last four games and also collecting three doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored in that span. It will go down as a career year on a lot of fronts for Santana, who has 34 homers, 83 RBI and 83 runs scored with his .253/.361/.492 line.
Bingo!
Santana is having a great year.
Let Santana have a great year!
Don't quantify it or belittle it in pointing out a sabr shortcoming.
Well done!
For sure, we cannot describe Carlos Santana as "He is what he is".
Before this year, he was a champion for sabrs, a shoulder shrug for drafters.
For next year, we don't know what he is. But, he will no longer be a shoulder shrug.
"It is what it is".
To me, it is an out in not having to explain why something occurred.
Ha!
You know two groups that that phrase does not work for?
Conspiracy theorists and Fantasy baseball players!
As fantasy players, especially during drafting season, the 'why' is more important than the who, where, and when.
"It is what it is" attempts to eclipse the 'why'.
Fantasy baseballers have sabrs, visual, numerish, and old school groups.
Nothing is ever "It is what it is".
These groups can approximate four different answers on a players ability or come up with the same answer.
Never is, "It is what it is"
I criticized RotoWorld for a write-up on Carlos Santana. The write-up built up Santana with roto stats, then tore it all down with a sentence that he wasn't living up to sabr-ial expectations.
Here it is....
'Carlos Santana collected his 30th homer and his 23rd double Thursday as the Indians topped the Astros 10-7.
It's Santana's first career 30-homer season. It also looks like he'll establish a new career high in runs scored while often hitting at the top of the order this year (he's at 75 now, career high of 84). Still, this doesn't rate as one of his best seasons, considering that offense is up across the league. By OPS+, he still falls well short of his career norm.'
Since that time, Santana has torn the cover off the ball. In fact, Santana has 15 more homers than last year....and 15 less walks than last year.
Every roto player knows that 15 extra homers is a lot more important than 15 less walks.
Sabrs slow to recognize this.....or admit it, I don't know.
Still, the sabrs have to stick by their guns. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
It is them being them.
Here is an updated blurb on Santana...
'Santana broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run bomb off Dillon Gee in the sixth inning. He'd knocked in a run with an RBI double earlier in the game. The 30-year-old has been on fire as of late, homering in three of his last four games and also collecting three doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored in that span. It will go down as a career year on a lot of fronts for Santana, who has 34 homers, 83 RBI and 83 runs scored with his .253/.361/.492 line.
Bingo!
Santana is having a great year.
Let Santana have a great year!
Don't quantify it or belittle it in pointing out a sabr shortcoming.
Well done!
For sure, we cannot describe Carlos Santana as "He is what he is".
Before this year, he was a champion for sabrs, a shoulder shrug for drafters.
For next year, we don't know what he is. But, he will no longer be a shoulder shrug.