Are Sabermetrics & the "Old School" really at war?
After a prominent TV announcer made incendiary remarks towards Sabermetrics, an influential member of the analytics "community" retorted, but does it mean the two sides should be in such a conflict?
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Was the Dominican Republic deserving of the World Baseball Classic title?
I completed some research a few months back regarding a statistical way to compare baseball teams across eras and developed a concept called the Greatness Number. Studying dozens of baseball...
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Comparing Andy Pettitte to Recent Inductees in the Hall of Fame
Over a 16-year career Pettitte has a career winning percentage of .635. He’s won five championships with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star. His career ERA+ sits at a sparkling 117. But, is he a Hall of Famer?
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Saber-porn. Essentially, an argument for wOBA over batting average using linear weights from 1915....
Saber-porn. Essentially, an argument for wOBA over batting average using linear weights from 1915. Background and link to the original article here.
The Absurdity of the Hold Statistic
Drew Storen's butcher job on Sunday amassed a dismal -0.449 Win Probability Added. He also earned the hold. It's the 10th worst hold by WPA terms since the stat was invented, and the 4th worst in a winning game. This and other reasons why the hold stat is absurd.
Chart describing how batters fare in every count. 2002-2010 MLB data was used in compiling...
Chart describing how batters fare in every count. 2002-2010 MLB data was used in compiling this. (click to embiggen)
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2010 BsRized Standings
I don't have a whole lot to add, but I'd like to present the 2010 BsRized standings (without commentary). Team-level Base Runs were generated using the following formula in conjunction with data...
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Sabermetric Study: Baseball's best starting rotation
Fans and experts alike have heralded the Phillies 2011 starting rotation as one of the best in major league history. Patrick Gordon of the Philadelphia Baseball Review takes a look at a few of...
