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By: Joe R

But if Silva asked me if the scene is getting too saturated, I would say this: For now, I agree. A nice, slow phase in until metrics become a 2nd language, as much as AVG, RBI, ERA, etc, is needed....

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By: Gilbert

Companies will come up with complex metrics that measure how changes affect their goal, whether it is producing more product, product with fewer rejects, or simply profit. In baseball the object at a...

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By: Joe R

FWIW, pro-football-reference.com includes a measure called Adjusted Net Yards per attempt, and also a scaled version relative to the league average (ANY/A+) Some examples: Aaron Rodgers: 120 Peyton...

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By: Bradley

Excellent post, Appelman. You have a talent for simply explaining the potentially complex. I think one of Silva most troubling complaints (on his original post — or maybe in the comments section) was...

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By: Joe R

Simple: by continuing to think objectively. You (may be) making the mistake of confusing group think with consensus. In country A, everyone is told what green is. The population sees the fangraphs logo...

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By: Rodney King

I don’t know why Tango dedicated so much time and space to this “debate”, but Silva did not come across very well. Appears that he spent little time looking into anything prior to his diatribe, and...

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By: Dan

Speaking of stats which make an existing model more accessible, such as wRC+, is there a FIP+ available yet?

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By: heeghernorr

?New Orleans was first terribly attack by Quake Katrina on September 2005, creating an unprecdented shortage of property as well as lives.But quick grown timbers .damage, the individuals of all the...

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By: rubesandbabes

There’s just really quite a gap between supporting of Mike Trout’s MVP candidacy based on defensive statistics… And tearing into another baseball fan for ever even mentioning RBIs, Wins or Batting...

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By: rubesandbabes

Ha – I didn’t see this was 2 years old…

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By: MLT

Great post, especially for us noobs still wading through the mounting heap of acronyms in the baseball world. I think the reason I’m drawn to places like this is that stat development and projection...

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By: Juliana

Interesting observation, MLT. I suppose sabermetric analysis restores some of the historical continuity that may have been lost for some as a result of the Steroid Era. That’s not to say advanced...

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By: Patrick

Dave, Happy New Year and thanks for all you do! I love this site and appreciated that post. The acronym soup can be confusing, but it’s good for us to learn what they mean and how they work. Thanks so...

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By: Patrick

“For me, having a way to put Ted Williams and Joe Mauer or Albert Pujols in a story that lets them be wonderful players and makes sense of what they do..” Excuse me… … Is another reason to love this...

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By: Joe R

Silva’s played the Chass card perfectly. Insuffrable douche in his writing, but magically becomes way less combative when addressed one on one. Good for him, got himself tons of hits on his website and...

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