Couple thoughts

@Cranky_Hank

That is an amazing menu, Hank. The deviled eggs are perfect, and the thick-cut pork chops sound incredible. I do not like to overcook those either. Obviously not rare, but definitely a little pink in the middle. That glaze on top sounds unreal. Great menu.

Oh my God, I sound like my mom now. Do not overcook the pork, do not overcook the pork.

@gotime 

This was a play: ??

@LVTruck

 Yankees are way overdue for a run explosion. Will it happen today I do not have any clue.

@LVTruck

I know I asked you before how you determine how much this matters to you.  I get a big bat out of the lineup can matter.  I get the right mix of LH or RH hitters can matter.  

But how do you decide how much a weak hitting midfielder even matters?

Are you just going by ‘feel’ or intuition?   
Or do you have a some type of player assessment that you plug in and adjust per each lineup?

Just curious — whenever you have time. 

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Juan Soto (L) LF
Bo Bichette (R) 3B
Mark Vientos (R) 1B
Eric Wagaman (R) DH
Francisco Alvarez (R) C
Carson Benge (L) RF
Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
Brett Baty (L) 2B

Deviled eggs are delicious 

happy 4th muthatrucker thank you for the plays bro keep hitting ... im still here following along refreshing.waiting for official to go go go down stairs and the play . happy 4th sir lets make our own fireworks

Rays was solid last night. ~ Im ready to roll, when you are !

4 pages and still no play. Smh just rambling and more rambling 

@Jgxx

 Edit 

@LVTruck

 This is why I can't do this sht man you can't please people these days. Id gladly take 4 pages of "rambling" and a losing play over tossing darts like a joker above it's insane to me..... Holy crap

@LVTruck

 Your good dude. Keep the main thing the main thing.

You cannot get too upset on Covers. A lot of them are just looking for a play. They do not care about the work, the process, or the gamble behind it. They are takers, not givers.

Me? I am a giver tonight, Boogie. Trust me on this one.

@LVTruck

 Do you do something akin to this:

Mets Lineup Ratings

• Francisco Lindor – 9.2
• Juan Soto – 10.0
• Bo Bichette – 8.5
• Mark Vientos – 7.8
• Eric Wagaman – 5.5
• Francisco Alvarez – 6.8
• Carson Benge – 5.5
• Tyrone Taylor – 5.3
• Brett Baty – 6.0

Mets Total: 64.6
Average: 7.18

Braves Lineup Ratings

• Mauricio Dubón – 6.2
• Drake Baldwin – 6.8
• Ozzie Albies – 7.5
• Matt Olson – 9.0
• Austin Riley – 8.8
• Michael Harris II – 7.2
• Eli White – 5.2
• Joey Bart – 5.8
• Jorge Mateo – 4.8

Braves Total: 61.3
Average: 6.81

Overall Comparison

• Mets: 64.6
• Braves: 61.3

Edge: Mets by 3.3 rating points, driven primarily by the elite top of the order (Lindor, Soto, and Bichette).

The 3.3-point gap isn't huge, but it's meaningful. Most of the difference comes from:

• Juan Soto gives the Mets a hitter the Braves simply can't match at the top.
• Lindor + Soto + Bichette form a much stronger top three than Dubón + Baldwin + Albies.
• The Braves make up some ground with Olson and Riley, who are among the best middle-of-the-order duos in baseball.
• The bottom third of both lineups is fairly similar, with neither team having a major advantage there.

If these teams faced the same average pitcher tonight, I'd estimate the Mets' lineup projects to produce roughly 0.3 to 0.5 more runs over the course of a game based on offensive talent alone. Pitching, bullpen quality, ballpark, and matchups can easily outweigh that difference on any given night, but on paper the Mets have the stronger lineup.

@LVTruck

 Happy 4h dude, just picked up a couple dozen joints , I'll come drop you a few if you want to puff while you chill 

@LVTruck

 Bro you got nothing to prove in my book, your cool as a cucumber. As a marathon it's scary dude. Do the work and submit. You got this.

Were all on same page.. focused... positive. Ignoring any negative 

@LVTruck

 PO$ITIVE VIBE$ ONLY 

Cash app banned my account

So im only here for the gifts of winners and pounding em here on flamingo rd brother 

Shots and bowls bout to go pick up a pizza stuffed crust

@Raiders22

 Thats fucken sweet, 

@LVTruck

That is not mine.  I just tossed something together for an example with player ratings, etc. I know folks that do that with soccer and basketball.  But I have never known someone that relies on it a lot in MLB.  
I think pitching and advanced metrics are more important.  

But I am interested in how an average middle infielder affects how folks that use this sort of thing really make it work for them. 

I get if a Soto is out — that is a big deal.  

But how do you account for a LF that is just average being in or out of the lineup?