It's better to burn out, then to fade away...
No, this isn't an argument about the Hall of Fame chances for Andruw Jones and Jim Edmonds. Rather, this is my goodbye to Beyond the Boxscore.
Though I've only been here for a few months, they've been really fun ones. I want to thank R.J. Anderson and Sky Kalkman for taking a chance on some guy whose only previous contributions to the site were a couple of MS Paints. I also want to thank Dan Turkenkopf, Chris Quick, Harry Pavlidis, and Erik Manning for all their help and coming up with increasingly awesome graphs. Much thanks to Athletics Nation for their numerous ideas in their comments, as well as frontpaging my work and helping me get noticed. And finally, I want to thank all the readers and commenters out there, commenters especially.The site improves greatly when you criticize our work, and though its nice hearing compliments when I write something, criticisms are even better, as they often lead to even more ideas.
Now since these things always end in a bit of sagely advice, here's my go. I think most of you have probably heard the Glengarry Glen Ross bit about the ABC of sales, Always Be Closing. Well I live by the ABQ of life, Always Be Questioning. Never just accept what you hear or bow to conventions, always think about why something is the way it is, and if it can be improved. Remember it was thought for a long time that RBIs and Fielding % were the best measures of offense and defense (and probably still in too many places really), and only after someone questioned these beliefs were we able to see that's not the case. It's similar to a Jamesian approach to baseball, which seems to have worked out pretty well. Always be questioning what you read, what you hear, and even what you yourself do. You'll only be better off for it.
Hey hey, my my.
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You Will Be Missed
Best of luck in all future endeavors
-Zach Sanders
MLB Notebook.com
Roto Rat.com
by mlbnotebook on Apr 5, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm still not over Bendix, not along losing you too.
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 5, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bendix who?
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
by Sky Kalkman on Apr 6, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have to stay in the pitchfx league, though
No one wants to see your Giants All Stars pitching staff go un-attended.
by Harry Pavlidis on Apr 5, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This post needs some MS Paint
I will also miss the unabashed A’s bias
by VictorW on Apr 5, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Your leaving so that you can be an author on AN, right?
do it.
I miss Chad God
by ChadGod on Apr 6, 2009 3:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Have fun Graham
And here’s to hoping you have success in all you do.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
by baetown415 on Apr 7, 2009 12:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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