Saber-porn. Essentially, an argument for wOBA over batting average using linear weights from 1915.
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Bill Petti
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“Fielding records are known to be grossly
inaccurate. Few well informed fans
pay much attention to them except to find
out how many putouts and assists a player
is credited with and whether or not
he is a good ground coverer.”
amen
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? ~Jim Bouton
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