10/29 - Winter School
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Oct 29, 2009 5:07 AM EDT
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Guess what I found? An opportunity for OTM to become one of the most saber-friendly Sox blogs out there!
The International Currency of Baseball - Intro to Sabermetrics 101
Time to start studying up - in fact, here's a whole bunch of other material:
The Value of Walks and Baseball’s "Clock" - Intro to Sabermetrics 101
Intro to Sabermetrics 101: Glossary Sect. 1 - Intro to Sabermetrics 101
Pythag and expectancies
Intro to Sabermetrics 101: Glossary Sect. 2 - Intro to Sabermetrics 101
wOBA, defense, and DIPS (Defense Independent Pitching Statistics)
Intro to Sabermetrics 101: Glossary Sect. 3 - Intro to Sabermetrics 101
Replacement level and WAR
The author of that blog also writes for the SB Nation sabermetric site, Beyond the Boxscore. His work, along with the rest of a small army of writers', are HIGHLY recommended, and I'm not just saying that because we're connected to them (it's not like I get anything of tangible value out of it).
From another site, a link that isn't necessarily sabermetric, but still a good read:
Overreaction Comes in Many Forms - Yawkey Way Academy
Yeah, I'm probably going to be linking to some sites every day - they're just too good to ignore. Besides, some of this stuff needs to be spread; this time it's a reminder not to throw stones while living in glass houses.
That should hold y'all over for a while. If you have a particularly voracious appetite for links, there's some interesting hot stove ideas after the jump.
Jorge Cantu May Be Viable Option For Red Sox Infield Corners Rotation - NESN.com
Fresh idea. Any thoughts?
Trade Market: First Basemen - MLBTradeRumors.com
Bad Contract Swap Meet - MLBTradeRumors.com
Not quite sure I'd lump Papi in with the rest of those, but sure, why not?
Trades Of The Decade: Kazmir For Zambrano - MLBTradeRumors.com
Well, that would have saved us some annoying games. I mean, it's not Kaz would have beaten us in a WS game, right?
The 2009-2010 Offseason: A Critical Juncture for the Boston Red Sox - Bleacher Report
1. Work on an extension with C Victor Martinez and pick up his 2010 option.
2. While he might be the shortstop of the future, Jed Lowrie is not the shortstop of the immediate future.
3. I'm not ready to trade RP Jonathon Papelbon, yet.
4. First base; time for a fresh face?
5. I don't think the Sox need to go nuts in the free-agent market, but one spot where it would be nice to see them spend some cash is right field.
6. Who's the No. 5 starter?
I swear, some of these BR articles - the author forgot Wake for #6, calls JD "servicable", etc. Try not to get in trouble for snickering if you are reading this at work or in school.
Jacoby Ellsbury to left field? Lunacy - Red Sox Monster
Love that people immediately assume something's wrong if it doesn't pass the sniff test. If anyone wants to discuss this again, I'd recommend checking Randy's post about this subject from a few days ago first, so that we're not going in circles.
Root, root, root for New York - Tony Massarotti
Be honest with yourselves, folks. The fire is not burning quite as hot as it once did.
Umm... Pretty sure it still is. Maybe I'm just young and naive, but there's no way I'm rooting for the MFY to win any baseball game against a human team [had to avoid the mistake Surviving Grady made].
Red Sox's Kelly gets in more than at-bats - redsox.com: News
Casey Kelly put together his best AFL performance Wednesday, plating four runs and scoring another in Mesa's 12-5 win over Scottsdale.
DAMMIT
'Team of the Decade' debate heating up - redsox.com: News
I'm going to have to say it's a tie between all three, unless the MFY destroy the Phillies for the rest of the series. No way the Sox win this one though - the MFY have been better for most of the decade, and the Phillies could win because their repeat would still be fresh in the minds of the voters.
Have fun studying the stats side of life; don't worry, they aren't that hard to understand at all. If I manage to get through it with a severe hatred for math, it can't be that bad. Comments, more links, suggestions, questions can all be left here for everyone else to discuss.
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"there's no way I'm rooting for the MFY to win... against any human team"
If Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez starred in the baseball version of Space Jam, facing off against evil cartoon aliens; if the Bronx Bummers took the field against the army of SkyNet (brought to you by Bill James); if Satan himself and all the hordes of hell were threatening to overrun the earth, and Joe Torre bet the survival of the planet on a single game with the Yankees against the Black …
I would still never root for the Yankees.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Oct 29, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+2
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Oct 29, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To quote the post I referrenced from SG:
EDIT: Okay, having thought about this a bit, I’ve come to the conclusion that the only scenario in which I’d root for the Yankees would be if they were taking on childhood cancer. In that case, yeah, I’d want them to win. Any other circumstances, they can suck it.
@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Oct 29, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Five years from now Mazz will still be complaining about how the Sox lost out on Teixeira
And how much better the Yankees are for out maneuvering us. He will never get over it. He seems to bring it up all the time in his articles and on the radio.
DFA Beckett
by South Coast Ghost on Oct 29, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and apparently the Kansas City Royals signed someone we already signed a week ago
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=6878 says they signed Reynaldo Rodriguez, who is someone the Sox apparently already signed out of the Independent Leagues: http://news.soxprospects.com/2009/10/sox-sign-reynaldo-rodriquez-gbl-rookie.html
DFA Beckett
by South Coast Ghost on Oct 29, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be awesome if sabermetics were taught in schools...
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
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by crabchowdah on Oct 29, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rice University has a course.
There are several colleges that teach game theory as well. I think I saw that a middle school teacher was going to teach at least the “don’t use RBIs and WINZ” part as well.
@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Oct 29, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I become a teacher, I’ll try to work in sports references. (And I’ll also try to not fail kids for liking the Pens and/or MFY.)
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
Chowdah Chatter - an outlet for my random thoughts and such.
by crabchowdah on Oct 29, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I took a game theory class in college, but I don’t think my professor ever used baseball as an example. But yeah, sabermetrics is basically just a combination of game theory and advanced statistics.
"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw
by BTLove on Oct 29, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somewhat related real-life question-
for what careers is taking a game theory class helpful?
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
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by crabchowdah on Oct 29, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anything that is related to analytical thinking, so basically everything. It is in the economics department. Game theory is basically understanding how people make decisions, which is applicable to just about any career you could think of.
"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw
by BTLove on Oct 29, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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