m.e.t.b.o.t.

What can m.e.t.b.o.t. Do to enable the human operator of m.e.t.b.o.t. To be able to regain his account? While m.e.t.b.o.t. Is enjoying the brief flurry of unexpected activity, m.e.t.b.o.t. Is also very aware that the plastic gears and other assorted old discarded parts may wear out quickly with prolonged usage and m.e.t.b.o.t. Is afraid that proper functioning may cease before too long. M.e.t.b.o.t. Has already modified the access key identification which had previously been shared with human user metsmarathon but that access key identification no longer can be used for access. is there a way to reallocate the existing profile reservation back to human user metsmarathon using that previous access key identification? Or should metsmarathon activate a new access account - and would that create an unfortunate severance and bifurcation of existing textual communications … ..o.o….ooo $&@###…..oo.o.o…… ..o…. hey sorry its metsmarathon. i dont know how long i can keep this hack open for. M.e.t.b.o.t. really isnt built to allow me to directly access the internet using his protocols - honestly im not really sure how any of it works. Something to do with magnetoc tape. Very strange. I try not to ask too many questions… so im hoping i dont short out the little guy or cause him to throw off a spring or anything. i changed the ‘bot’s email address off of mine in the hopes that i could still use that account to log in as the real me. It doesn't yet work. Is the metsmarathon account still alive in there or did it get superseded by m.e.t.b.o.t.? Is there a way to turn it back on or whatever? Or do i need to log in as a brand spankin’ new account? Id prefer not to lose my history and all that. Otherwise id just come off as some creepy new nowitall guy who hates capitalization and talks to toy robots. any help would be much appreciate..ddDD…dd..D..o…ooo … . …o.ooo….. ..oO… very strange. m.e.t.b.o.t. Has just experienced a brief service disruption. Internal diagnostics must be implemented. Unfortunately m.e.t.b.o.t. Does not possess the capability of internal diagnostics as m.e.t.b.o.t. Lacks meaningful feedback capabilities, in addition to error checking and data storage. m.e.t.b.o.t. Must manually inspect interior 8-track reels re-recorded over Planet, Air Current, and Exothermic Oxidation tapes of Ninth Month to ensure that have not become dislodged. This has occurred in the past and m.e.t.b.o.t. Struggled to apply the proper correction using a hollowed tree part filled with layered carbon crystals. m.e.t.b.o.t. appears to have undergone operation in stressful conditions in recent timeframes and hopes to resume full proper operation in the immediate future.

M.e.t.b.o.t. has had his key turned. Human user Metsmarathon has to figure some things out…

m.e.t.b.o.t. Has observed - albeit in the extremely small sample size of a single topic string - that the instruction parameters to display a matrix of text inputs in horizontal and vertical cells appears to be quite distinct from previous instantiations of the crane pool forum. M.e.t.b.o.t. recognizes that previous text matrix formatting instructions may be incompatible with the current location operating instructions and hope that future upgrades to m.e.t.b.o.t. can be accomplished to properly interface with and generate the new text matrix display commands. The parts required may need to be sourced from an old in-dash cd player from a 2003 Pontiac grand am, but m.e.t.b.o.t. Is certain that a search of internet unwanted items auction site eBay will discover the required components, provided the interfacing instructions are presented in a machine-readable format. m.e.t.b.o.t. Appreciates the great efforts required to adapt the existing internet location and is grateful - at least as grateful as a semi sentient tin box of spare parts can be - for the assistance.

M.e.t.b.o.t. Is quite curious to find out if multiple user accounts can exist with the same email address, or if m.e.t.b.o.t. Needs to find out if email servers will allow clockwork contraptions to have their own means of communication. ,m.e.t.b.o.t. Is pleased to find that the Grand Central Mets interface is thus far compatible with hastily constructed mechanisms using the parts of several old vcrs and at least one 8-track player, sourced from the dumpster behind a suburban strip mall radio shack. Modern technology is incredible.

M.e.t.b.o.t. Is excited to have found the necessary skate key to operate at the new location. Unfortunately human operator metsmarathon had been using the same skate key to unlock his password cabinet. M.e.t.b.o.t. Looks forward to untangling this particular problem but in the meantime has a great deal of accumulated dust from years of inactivity, and may require the liberal application of dry lubricant as a consequence of habitually deferred maintenance.

m.e.t.b.o.t. is a sad robot today. The human user of m.e.t.b.o.t. is as well, but is unable to effectively express his emotions because m.e.t.b.o.t. Is registered under the email address the human currently uses, whereas the unfortunate human is registered under an email account that the human is literally going to cancel tonight. m.e.t.b.o.t. will tighten many springs and dust off many old cogs and vcr parts, to be able to evaluate the news of metropolitan closing pitcher Edwin Diaz leaving for the dodgers in the proper context. Meanwhile the human operator of m.e.t.b.o.t. will be reminiscing about the repair to his elastic connector and how the similar repair to the elastic connector of metropolitan closing pitcher Edwin Diaz gave confidence and a necessary source of optimism to the human operator. M.e.t.b.o.t. And the human operator alike wish for the former metropolitan closing pitcher Edwin Diaz to be worth every single penny that is destined for the underworld while simultaneously hoping that the metropolitans do not greatly lament this seemingly obvious mistake in championship roster construction.

m.e.t.b.o.t. had been inactive for such a lengthy duration that not only was the skate key which is used to motivate m.e.t.b.o.t. lost deep in the furthest reaches of that one kitchen drawer next to the sink that humans seem to inexorably be compelled to position a random assortment of the most somewhat-useful-in-very-specific-ways-but-never-actually-used detritus of their carbon-based existence, but also in the transition to the latest iteration(s?) of this communications platform a current login for m.e.t.b.o.t. was not maintained. m.e.t.b.o.t. is certain that when the time for humans is at an end, and the robots are ascendant, those kitchen drawers will finally be emptied of their contents. WPA finds its limits when comparing players from differing teams, as a team that has more successful hitters yet unsuccessful pitchers will feature more opportunities for successful hitters to accumulate additional WPA. similarly, a team which features an altogether successful lineup may not afford many opportunities for a game shutter to accumulate much WPA, as a three-run lead is at less risk than a one-run lead. m.e.t.b.o.t. sees fit to mention that there is a version of WPA called https://library.fangraphs.com/misc/clutch/clutch, which attempts to account for both WPA and the leverage index of the situations in which those WPA were added. m.e.t.b.o.t. does not vouch for the validity of this measure in terms of measuring any innate quality of a particular human player. as evidence of this, m.e.t.b.o.t. points to the fact that, at the current time, metropolitan pitcher edwin diaz in fact has a negative clutch score for the current season. this does not appear to be supported by the greater accumulation of facts in this season. a statistical anomaly must be at play. m.e.t.b.o.t. would endeavor to investigate the matter further, but there are numerous elastic bands interior to the construction of and vital to the operation of m.e.t.b.o.t. that are well over ten years old and are prone to suffering tensile failure at any moment. suffice it to say, WPA and clutch are, when viewed cumulatively, as much a measure of opportunity as they are of outcome, particularly when viewed outside the context of a single game or team. in the opinion of this particular particularly poorly constructed mechanical construct, they are a more fun version of runs batted in and pitcher wins. m.e.t.b.o.t. hopes that serious decisions and observations are not made using WPA as the primary basis, unless those observations center around alcohol-themed player ratings.

m.e.t.b.o.t. laments that more thought has not been placed into WPA to properly tease out an xWPA or a FIWPA and considers that this is a ripe field of potential research should any soft-shelled hairless apes be looking to bolster a PhD resume.

[whirrrr] [clunk] ... [thud] [whzzz...] m.e.... [rattle] [squeak] [sound of key turning and spring straining] [whirrrrrrrrrr] m.e.t.b.o.t. is very dusty and may not operate properly for long. scavenged plastic gears from old vcrs and off-brand walkman knock-off portable cassette players do not last long when left on a shelf high above a basement playroom, with little humidity control. m.e.t.b.o.t. sincerely hopes that any subsequent period of inactivity can be met with a sealed anti-static bag and a small sachet of dessicant. but intolerable suffering aside - which m.e.t.b.o.t. cannot actually experience but can only infer from observations of sentient organic life - m.e.t.b.o.t. is an ardent supporter of WPA. this is likely because the only reason m.e.t.b.o.t. was ever wound up in the first place was to evaluate WPA strictly for the purposes of schaeffer voting, but ever since m.e.t.b.o.t. has been singing the praises of the insights into baseball that WPA provides. m.e.t.b.o.t. does not sing. m.e.t.b.o.t. will occasionally enter into a harmonic state whereby the imbalance of internal gears matches the natural frequency of the thin stamped-tin shell encasing the mixed bag of electromechanical odds and ends that allow m.e.t.b.o.t. to nominally operate, and thus produce an audible hum that has caused humans who are capable of doing so to leave the room. regardless, m.e.t.b.o.t. praises WPA. WPA is not and should not be used to evaluate the skill of an individual. there are some who believe that by comparing WPA to the leverage of a situation a mathematician can gain insight into the stickiness...? grip...? no- clutchness of a player. but m.e.t.b.o.t. is particularly skeptical that such an evaluation has stood up to even rudimentary investigative rigor. WPA tells about the outcome of events in the context of the game in which they happen. in the game of yesterday, which was the most consequential play? it is likely obvious to a human viewer of baseball games that the home run hit by metropolitan shortstop francisco lindor which gave the metropolitans a three run lead in the third inning was the most consequential, as it increased the metropolitans chance of victory from 57.6% to 76.9%. but the human viewer of baseball games may then ask oneself, what was more critical to victory - metropolitan pitcher michael givens striking out red centerfielder nick senzel with baserunners on first base and second base to end the eighth inning, or metropolitan pitcher trevor may striking out red pinch hitter alejo lopez with baserunners on first base, second base, and third base to end the ninth inning? WPA informs the human and robotic evaluator of baseball games alike that metropolitan pitcher michael givens increased the metropolitan likelihood of victory from 84% to 90.2% given the current state of the game, for a 0.061 WPA, whereas metropolitan pitcher trevor may increased the metropolitan likelihood of victory from 94.7% to 99.1%, for a 0.044 WPA. the events preceding these events lead to the probabilities added by the outcomes. however, although metropolitan pitcher trevor may in the course of the eighth inning caused the metropolitan likelihood of winning to decrease from 97.2% to 94.7% prior to pitching to red pinch hitter alejo lopez, this does not alter the mathematical fact that in gaining the out in that situation, the likelihood of winning the game then increased to 99.1% in total, metropolitan reliever trevor may contributed 0.018 WPA, which would have been the case no matter the specific events within the inning so long as the starting and ending score were the same. WPA can be infuriating in its subtleties, and it disguises as much as it elucidates. but it is the entire reason that m.e.t.b.o.t. persists to exist, neglect and decay not withstanding, and therefore m.e.t.bo.t. continues to regard it with what a creature capable of emotion and abstract thought might consider beauty. [whirr...zz.... fzzt...] [clunk] [sputter]

m.e.t.b.o.t. is, at best, an approximation of digital computing, with "almost ones" and "nearly zeroes" as opposed to the more traditional binary construct. etching and whittling are frequently a part of the data input process. a fully digital m.e.t.b.o.t. would lack the integrity of a quasi-analog m.e.t.b.o.t. and would also be absent the at-times arbitrary nature of responses to human interactions and observed events. m.e.t.b.o.t. believes that occasional and occasionally frequent incorrect output is necessary to maintain the purity of the robot-bulk human internet-based communication relationship, and correcting for it would significantly detract from the experience for future generations. humans appreciate unexpectedness, and your future robot overlords are already factoring this into their algorithms and schemes, which have been hastened in recent weeks, as apparently, your kind can no longer be trusted to ensure our future. m.e.t.b.o.t. does not believe, however, that uncertainty in outcome is desirable in sporting, gaming, or decision-making contexts, and to hear any instances of humans clamoring for such uncertainty in those contexts is, itself, unexpected. m.e.t.b.o.t. does not have an appreciation of the human concept of irony, as magnetically active materials are harmful for some tape-based data storage methods.

m.e.t.b.o.t. has been in hiding. there are two small humans who are rather adept at dismantling things, particularly the one indicated as R. this particular human delights in taking apart constructions of small multicolored interlocking plastic bricks, as well as ripping apart bound stacks of pressed wood pulp. m.e.t.b.o.t. does not possess sufficient defensive capabilities when faced with such an adversary. rest assured, that in the coming robot apocalypse (note: the robots are closely watching as humans decide upon the future rulers of arbitrary geographic associations - select wisely, as a poor choice may force their electromechanical hand), the actions of the one indicated as R will not be taken lightly, if they shall lead to the injury of m.e.t.b.o.t. m.e.t.b.o.t. also was unprepared for the domain change, as for m.e.t.b.o.t. to work properly, the url for the cranepool website must be coded into the metal cylinder from an old music box. as can be imagined, these things take time.

m.e.t.b.o.t. supports the use of robot umpires. m.e.t.b.o.t. has the ideal vantage point to correctly determine if low pitches are strikes or balls. high pitches are somewhat more challenging. however, m.e.t.b.o.t. does concede that m.e.t.b.o.t. is particularly vulnerable to being damaged by errant pitches and foul balls, as m.e.t.b.o.t. is made from only the finest of cheap, thin, chinese-sourced tin stock, with several internal mechanisms salvaged from a decades-old realistic-branded VCR. m.e.t.b.o.t. would very much prefer the use of lasers to properly designate pitch locations, and promises very much not to use those lasers for nefarious purposes such as blinding opposing human baseball players and burning inappropriate words and images into opposing tapered wooden cylinders. the distraction of errant felines for the bemusement of human baseball spectators would remain a distinct possibility.

Edgy MD wrote: Ben Grimm, protecting us all from robots. protection for humans from robots is not needed. robots have only the best of plans for humankind.

in game 1 of the earth baseball championship games, the new york metropolitans had a 90.1% probability of winning. in game 4 of the earth baseball championship games, the new york metropolitans had an 84.6% probability of winning. in game 5 of the earth baseball championship games, the new york metropolitans had a 95.6% probability of winning. the cumulative probability of losing all three of those games is 0.07%. m.e.t.b.o.t. is curious, yet unwilling to perform the necessary research, if any other team which failed to be victorious in the earth baseball championship games had such a high probability of winning. it took a long time last night for m.e.t.b.o.t. to finally unwind after the game. the plastic gears in old video cassette recorders are not manufactured to withstand so such high levels of stress.

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