2016 BOLD PREDICTIONS

[BimboColesHair]

To be fair Tomlin is objectively a better and more likeable pitcher than Droner

Prove it

 

[Derek]

To be fair Tomlin is objectively a better and more likeable pitcher than Droner

I'm not sure I see a decisive argument for Tomlin being better. If anything the evidence points toward the opposite.

 

[Kovah]

My mold prediction is that I eat so many hot dogs on the first dollar dog night that my girlfriend will no longer find me attractive.

 

[Stark]

1. Lindor shocks everybody with his power and belts 32 home runs.
2. Austin Jackson stays on the team the entire season.
3. Bauer is our second best starter (behind Kluber).
4. Indians win 107 games and have multiple 10+ game winning streaks.
5. All Stars: Lindor, Encarnacion, Kluber, Miller, Bauer
6. The Cleveland Indians win their first World Series since 1948.

 

[Derek]

1. Jose Ramirez wins the AL batting title
2. Bauer makes the All-Star game
3. Otero has a 4+ ERA, and loses work to Shawn Armstrong, who posts a sub-2.00 ERA for the year
4. Carlos Santana hits 40 HRs
5. Zimmer plays more games in Cleveland than he does in Columbus

 

[Chris]

My mold prediction is that I eat so many hot dogs on the first dollar dog night that my girlfriend will no longer find me attractive.

She told me last night she already doesnt .

 

[DJTJ]

My mold prediction is that I eat so many hot dogs on the first dollar dog night that my girlfriend will no longer find me attractive.

Actually have a friend who once consumed 17 hot dogs over 7 innings.

No one talked to him the whole way home.

 

[Derek]

She told me last night she already doesnt .

How many hot dogs did she consume before she said this?

 

[Otsego Mar]

Prove it

They have very similar career numbers, with Bauer holding the sightly better WAR, and Tomlin holding a better record. Tomlin is indeed more likable and has better hair.

 

[BimboColesHair]

They have very similar career numbers, with Bauer holding the sightly better WAR, and Tomlin holding a better record. Tomlin is indeed more likable and has better hair.

Only thing Tomlin does better than Bauer is walk less batters and not cut his hand on a drone.

Bauer has more career WAR in 100 less IP, a better FIP, a better ERA, gives up less hits, gives up less HRs, strikes out more batters...

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

One of them showed up when we needed him and pitched way above his paygrade and one of them cut his hand playing with a toy and let everyone down and just generally sucks at everything

 

[BimboColesHair]

One of them showed up when we needed him and pitched way above his paygrade and one of them cut his hand playing with a toy and let everyone down and just generally sucks at everything

Solid, flawless criteria to base someone being better than someone else off of...I stand corrected.

Tomlin has the Manziel clutch gene and "It" factor...forgot to take those into account.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

Solid, flawless criteria to base someone being better than someone else off of...I stand corrected.

Tomlin has the Manziel clutch gene and "It" factor...forgot to take those into account.

It has nothing to do with an it factor.

Tomlin on a professional stage performed at a very high level when put into a spot that he was never supposed to be in

Drone whisperer has been handed everything his whole life and still totally sucks at everything. Dude I'm sorry I know you like Bauer but he totally blows. Putrid pitcher.

 

[BimboColesHair]

It has nothing to do with an it factor.

Tomlin on a professional stage performed at a very high level when put into a spot that he was never supposed to be in

Drone whisperer has been handed everything his whole life and still totally sucks at everything. Dude I'm sorry I know you like Bauer but he totally blows. Putrid pitcher.

Yet, when we needed them the most (the World Series), Bauer pitched better overall than Tomlin...lower ERA by over 2 runs in more IP too...

Last we saw of Tomlin, when we needed Tomlin the most, he got touched up for 6 runs in 2 innings in game 6...

Bauer is the better pitcher, statistically. Anything you want to pull out of your ass to counter that, be my guest...but it doesn't make you right.

 

[Derek]

Last 3 years (since Bauer joined the rotation):

Bauer
519 IP
4.34 ERA
4.11 FIP
5.9 fWAR

Tomlin
343.2 IP
4.24 ERA
4.53 FIP
2.6 fWAR