2008 cy young Stories - Beyond the Box Score
I Will Stop at Nothing / Say the Right Things When Electioneering: Pure Quality Start (PQS), Game Score and Why Cliff Lee Should Not Have Won the 2008 Cy Young Award
During a game thread last week, the term pure quality start came up. Since I plan to use PQS as an important indicator of how pitchers have been doing this year (and consequently how well they'll do going forward), I'd like to do a quick post just to explain what it is, how to score it and why I...
tRA Votes For The 2008 Cy Youngs
If you're not familiar with tRA, get familiar. Here's the full explanation and there's also a no-numbers version. Basically, it's the next generation of DIPS. Pitchers receive park-adjusted credit or blame based on eight categories of outcomes (strikeouts, homeruns, walks, ground balls, etc) but...
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