Stumbled on this gem at ESPN. If only there were some sort of pattern, something these teams had...

Stumbled on this gem at ESPN.

If only there were some sort of pattern, something these teams had in common...

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They all play baseball.

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by RoyalsRetro on Oct 7, 2009 10:03 AM EDT reply actions

I have got to post this up at BtB. ESPN, bringing you true analysis

Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.

by Jeff Zimmerman on Oct 7, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

I assume this is one of the Royals sabermetricians moonlighting

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.

by Matt Klaassen on Oct 7, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Who are you kidding?

They don’t have any.

by AxDxMx on Oct 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

TAKE IT BACK!

THEY HAVE 2!!!! Dayton Sez.

by kcbottom9th on Oct 7, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions

and I’m sure they’re fine — they probably aren’t doing a bunch of awesome original research, but the basic prinriples of replacment level, linear weights, statistical projection, etc. aren’t controversial in general among sabermetricians.

Frankly, I speculate that we should feel sorry for them. Can you imagine how they are treated in the organization? Like, say, when they try to explain what it means that Willie Bloomquist is a “-20 hitter” and get laughed out of the room?

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.

by Matt Klaassen on Oct 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Lol.

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Oct 7, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

"If it weren't for Billy Butler, Willie might be the team MVP"

- George Brett on 610 radio

There must be some inverse relationship between one’s talent and one’s ability to recognize talent.

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Oct 7, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

At the very least

an inverse relationship between one’s blood alchohol level and one’s ability to recognize talent.

(holds up three fingers)

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.

by Matt Klaassen on Oct 7, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

George's competitive fires still burn

and he has no choice but to out-Rice Jim Rice.

by 2X2L on Oct 7, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Your kidding me -- I have never not looked forward to a Royal's baseball season as next year.

Even Dayton makes all the right moves, we could barely get to 500 and what are the chances of him making good moves.

Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.

by Jeff Zimmerman on Oct 8, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

As much as it pains me to say this,

I’m actually looking forward to all the losing. We all know it is going to happen, his player acquisition skills are crap, and I view it as one step closer to getting Glass to fire him and Trey. Even if Dayton sticks around next year, I can’t see Trey making it out alive if they are this bad again. So I’m looking forward to the carnage. And if I’m wrong, well I’ll be pleasantly surprised and start to believe in forcing the envelope of this mythical non-instant gratification process.

by AxDxMx on Oct 8, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions