Coach Ron Polk Will Challenge Local Sabermetricians to Stone Circle Death Match at Kauffman

Well, probably not...but if you ever wanted to learn more about the high-level baseball analysis underlying Lee Judge's "Judging the Royals" feature from last year, this looks like a great opportunity.

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Everything about that system makes me facepalm.

by NotAHippie on Nov 30, 2010 7:10 PM EST reply actions

Was there seriously enough interest in the system the Star to warrant this?

by Boots 58 on Nov 30, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions

apparently

but they really screwed themselves by not listening to Mellinger when he undoubtedly weighed in and said this was absolutely ludicrous.

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by Crooow on Nov 30, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions

actually, did they ever post an end-of-season wrap-up of Judging the Royals? I’d like to see that.

Like a weapon labeled "very stupid weapon, do not use." - BabyBlues

by Crooow on Nov 30, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions

There isn't really a write up

But if you click the links I posted below, it looks like there is an overview after the last game.

Yuni won, obviously, with Kendall taking 3rd.

by Boots 58 on Nov 30, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions

Quote from Lee

Thanks. I’ve been getting emails all day and I appreciate it. The audience for this wasn’t as big as they hoped, but I think starting after opening day didn’t help and in retrospect we could’ve done a better job marketing it.

I think we turned off some fans with talk about numbers and systems and a lot of the people who were into metrics didn’t like it because it wasn’t what they expected.

If we do it again we’ll probably push the game notes a little more. If I can supply information in an entertaining way that makes watching the Royals more enjoyable, we’ve got a pretty good product.

Can’t wait for them to ram it down our throats next year

by Boots 58 on Nov 30, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions

The game notes were not bad

It was just the goddawful stats attached to it that spoilt it.

by kcbottom9th on Nov 30, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

I liked the first 3/4 of the article. The way that he complied stats forced him to pay very close attention to the game, so it makes sense he had a good sense of what occured.

by Boots 58 on Nov 30, 2010 8:00 PM EST up reply actions

yeah, maybe he turned a little to the dark side, as it were

(it were)

Like a weapon labeled "very stupid weapon, do not use." - BabyBlues

by Crooow on Nov 30, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions

WOW

Despite all the criticism, Yuniesky Betancourt was the best infielder on the team.

Some people complained about lack of power (the same people who would complain about the color if you gave them a new car), but if they add more speed, I think that will solve some of those problems.

by Boots 58 on Nov 30, 2010 7:30 PM EST reply actions

if they add more speed, I think that will solve some of those problems.

Greenies!

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Nov 30, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions

Dock Ellis, man. Dock fucking Ellis. Can you argue with a no-hittare? No you cannot.

Like a weapon labeled "very stupid weapon, do not use." - BabyBlues

by Crooow on Nov 30, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions

So We Need

To make a deal with San Fransisco?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Nov 30, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

Zuh?

Some people complained about lack of power (the same people who would complain about the color if you gave them a new car), but if they add more speed, I think that will solve some of those problems.

We were tenth in runs scored, despite being 6th in stolen bases. More speed is the answer???? We are complaining that the car doesn’t have an engine.

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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 1, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions

But you have to dig those windshield wipers!

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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 1, 2010 10:20 AM EST up reply actions

It has doors, plus seats, a steering wheel and...

plus seats.

by Sweep_the_Leg on Dec 1, 2010 11:15 AM EST up reply actions

"We are complaining that the car doesn't have an engine"

What else can you expect from an organization that thinks $1,000 rims (Soria) go great on a 1972 Ford Pinto (rest of team) ?

"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009

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by loyal2sdad on Dec 1, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions

Anyone Who Actually

Watches the games (or reads stats) knows about singles trains and how hard it is to score that way. How many times did we bat around and score 2 or 3?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Dec 1, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions