plusminus Stories - Beyond the Box Score
Plus/Minus Update
Didn't get the plus/minus updated last week due to the holiday, so we're throwing those games into a chart with the Vegas games. This should be fine as A) I'm not sure there's anything we're really going to learn from the stats in those games and B) you're still getting the totals just in case...
Big 12 Tournament Plus/Minus
Before we get into full NCAA Tournament mode, lets take one more look back at the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas cemented their place at the top of the conference after winning both the regular season and tournament championships. They also locked up the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament with...
Tennessee Vol plus/minus and Roland Rating update
<!-- .GrayTableText { color: #CCC; } --> Last week, we took a look at the Tennessee Volunteer Roland Ratings and found what we expected (Wayne Chism is consistently our best player), what we didn't expect (Steven Pearl had the second-best RR of the Vols over the SEC season), and a hopeful,...
Defending And Prosecuting Razor Shines
The New York Post noted that 16 Mets have been thrown out at the plate this season. This is a staggering amount and doesn't reflect well on Razor Shines. One part of this story that the Post neglected to mention is only 9 of the 16 baserunners were thrown out from the outfield. The rest came on...
Plus/Minus: Adjusting For Goaltending
Plus/minus can be an extremely misleading statistic in a lot of ways. One of the things it includes some results from special teams - a player on the ice for a shorthanded goal for gets a plus, and a player on the ice for a shorthanded goal against gets a minus. Additionally, the NHL doesn't...
Saber-Friendly Blogging 101: Making Sense of Defense
Continuing with Sky's Saber-Friendly Blogging 101 Series, this installment will focus on an issue of baseball sabermetrics that is likely gaining popularity not only on the internet but major league front offices as well; at least by judging the contracts handed out to players like Pat Burrell and...
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