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There�s a lot of bad publicity out today Andrew Benintendi Jersey , and somewhat deserved (RIP MinorLeagueBall.com - I fully intend to push whatever his new site is once it�s up), but I wanted to take a moment and recognize..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Houston Astros NewsGame ThreadsHouston Astros Minor LeaguesAstros Game DayPodcastsWhy TheCrawfishBoxes is �Home� for meNew,46commentsByBrian Cohn (HH)Nov 30, 2018,7:38pm CSTShareTweetShareShareWhy TheCrawfishBoxes is �Home� for meThere�s a lot of bad publicity out today, and somewhat deserved (RIP MinorLeagueBall.com - I fully intend to push whatever his new site is once it�s up), but I wanted to take a moment and recognize why I love this site, and the community that�s here. You can skip the My Path to Here part- as it�s more backstory of how I got to here and why I appreciate it so much.My Path to Here I can count the number of friends I have who are really into baseball on one hand (sorry I�m not a football guy), so I eventually searched for a place to discuss my passion with. For me, it started with the Astros.com message board. I found a place where people loved the Astros, and it was like a giant dysfunctional family. There was a mix of everything, from trolls to extremely knowledgeable people. It was a unique community with great people, from a �mother hen� who posted recipes, a grumpy old man, a guy who basically just corrected spelling and grammar (thank god he doesn�t read my articles), a class clown, hell there was even an Australian girl and a Marine who got married after meeting in that forum, and his mom. It�s more than a decade later and I still remember all of theirs and other screen names. At the time, I was a hardcore baseball fan, with basic knowledge, following primarily stats like RBI�s, BA and HR, and barely looking past those stats in my evaluation of a hitter. I look back now at how I thought I knew a lot about baseball. I remember watching Roger Clemens in 2005 Luis Tiant Jersey , and coming to the realization that I hated the win stat. For those who don�t remember, he pitched to an ERA of 1.83 that year, and despite pitching the best season of his illustrious career, he ended up 13-8 and losing the Cy Young (winning 7 others with worse seasons). So I took a step back and starting using Quality Start as my �measure� since it takes the offensive contribution out of the equation. Man I was smart lol. (BTW, does anyone even use this stat anymore I couldn�t even find it)One day, a poster named Marshall, had a long argument about Adam Everett. At the time, I didn�t really value defense, and Everett was not even making sports center type plays at that. To me he was a good defender but terrible overall. But as I read into it, it peaked my interest and made me explore other stats further. When the Astros started tanking is when it all changed. Partially because the community on the Astros message board dwindled as fans left in hordes, leaving more of a �core� group behind. This was when I started following the Minor Leagues, and a poster - named Ashitaka, ran a thread about the minor leagues (and thus I fell in love with �NiTro�). Some of you know him as Brian Stevenson as he came over here as an excellent writer later on. (another person who taught me a lot) This is when I found a love for SBNation sites - as I found Minorleagueball.com, which I still credit for my love of prospects and eventually leading me to find TCB.When I first found TCB, it was intimidating. I lurked here, often citing the data here back on the Astros message boards. It took me a few years before I started posting here, working up the �courage� (ok I�m kinda ashamed to admit this lol), I mean even the slogan is �The Thinking fan�s Astros web site� .This was my first excellent post on this site. No one bashed how idiotic I was. Was my idea on �gaming� the system to get Cavan Biggio as a prospect cheapI love the community here, there was no reason for me ever to be nervous. Sure there were tons of people who knew more about baseball than me, but it was an open and accepting community. And although it wasn�t as �social� in some senses, it felt like it challenged me every single day as I learned something new. There were a myriad of insanely talented writers and commenters here, and I�ll admit, I had no idea what 90% of the stats were and was searching what the random group of letters that were just posted even meant.My first analysis - I stick by it - even with somewhat cherry picked statsLast off-season http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-dustin-pedroia-jersey , suddenly everything was up in the air. The leadership and writers were (rightfully) abandoning ship. And while I don�t blame them in any way, I was worried as a site I checked five times a day, suddenly turned on it�s head.There was a time of upheaval, but I give Bilbos an insane amount of credit for steadying the ship. At the time, content was sparse, and some of the writing was hit or miss. I remember posting a long winded debate, and Bilbos telling me I should write an article. I stopped and was like - WHAT? Is he crazy? Who am I to try to do that?And so I did, my first fanpost - Exploring the �necessity� and impact of a JT Realmuto Trade. It was a great experience, getting 25 comments, though most of them were WMT telling me I was an idiot (politely) and educating me (I continue to learn from him and others daily). A learning experience none the less. I did a few fanposts, and basically in every one, there were encouraging words - especially from Bilbos. Then I hit the �big time� my article �Giancarlo Who - We Have KEMP?!�, which Bilbos brought to the front page. There were 77 comments on that article, and again I was addicted. I want all of my articles to be about starting a discussion, I�m not here to dictate or educate this amazing group of people - I look to do research and start the conversation and debate in this great community. What was even better - was people seemed to enjoy my work, and give me additional information and where I could find data - HELLO BASEBALL SAVANT! I actually submitted a list of the communities encouraging comments when I reached out to Issa about becoming a writer for the site. I didn�t hear back, but Bilbos convinced me to keep going and eventually brought me on as a writer.So why is it so great? We lived through this.Honestly, it�s the community and comments here. The day I took this �job�, I felt like I was stepping into huge shoes. The writers who built this community are legends and I hope that I don�t let them down. Some people hate advanced stats because they �ruin� the sport, and there�s a place for all of us. But I love that people are continually looking at improving the statistics in this game. Identifying what was attributed to the ballpark, luck, etc vs the actual player. Truly building predictive stats and working to eliminate the �noise�. This has always been the case - for example - people discounting offensive performance at Coors Field - it�s just a more refined version.I wonder sometimes if I should build a guide of �advanced statistics� in common language that can guide new posters (not that I�m an expert nor qualified - but maybe I can translate it well). I just want to thank this community, for sticking together. It makes it enjoyable. I love coming to this site and having discussions. I love when people disagree with my article. I love when the discussion teaches me something. Why Post this?Even McHugh wonders why I�m posting thisWell I laughed at a posters ignorance Tony Conigliaro Jersey , and posted a comment I regretted. It wasn�t bad, they weren�t upset, and it actually turned into a good conversation, but I realized, we have a lot of new posters on here (and hopefully many more to come), and others who lurk and haven�t posted. I want all of them to feel welcome. I want people to know that Bilbos is one of the most encouraging people I�ve met. If you want to try to write, he�ll never discourage you - even if you are as dumb as me! If you�re lurking and haven�t posted - join the conversation - I promise you�ll enjoy it!Thank you guys. Thank you for contributing constantly. Thank you for challenging me - for the excellent discussions. In my humble opinion, there is no better Astros website in the world. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill doesn't think President Donald Trump should be worrying about the World Series.Trump took to Twitter after Game 4 of the World Series to question the decisions of manager Dave Roberts:Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrumpWatching the Dodgers/Red Sox final innings. It is amazing how a manager takes out a pitcher who is loose amp;amp; dominating through almost 7 innings, Rich Hill of Dodgers, and brings in nervous reliever(s) who get shellacked. 4 run lead gone. Managers do it all the time, big mistake!Hill believes there are more important things for the president to worry about."There was a mass shooting yesterday," the pitcher said Sunday, per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. "...The focus, in my opinion, of the president is to be on the country, and not on moves that are made in a World Series game."Trump certainly wasn't the only one questioning Roberts after Game 4.Hill was outstanding against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, allowing no runs and just one hit in his first six innings while the Dodgers built a 4-0 lead. However, he walked the first batter he faced in the seventh inning and was quickly removed in favor of Scott Alexander.Three batters later, Mitch Moreland hit a three-run home run to trim the lead. The Red Sox eventually earned a 9-6 win to go up 3-1 in the World Series.While the decision to remove the starter was highly debated within the sports world, Hill clearly believes the president's attention should be elsewhere.The pitcher noted the shooting in Pittsburgh on Saturday during which a mankilled 11 peoplein a synagogue.