Official Sabermetrics Thread

[BINGLEBOP]

Bill Simmons has a great column mocking people who still rely on (only) basic statistics (batting average, home runs, RBI, etc.) and why you should at least familiarize yourself with the advanced metrics available and what they mean (even if you don't understand how they're calculated). And it's Bill Simmons, so he presents it in an easy enough way that only Bill Simmons can.

(For example, any mainstream writer, announcer or talking head who discusses someone's 2010 power credentials solely by referring to homers and RBIs needs to hop in the Hot Tub Time Machine and go back to 1986.)

Basically, he explains why HoustonGM will win every fantasy league that he's in, and nobody else will.

[HoustonGM]

:3

[ewing6]

good stuff

[metsguy234]

Nice article.

[ragecage]

Basically, he explains why HoustonGM will win every fantasy league that he's in, and nobody else will.

We shall see this year. I held 1st place in the 2nd half league for most of the season. It was also my first year of FBB, so I can only get better.

[HoustonGM]

We shall see this year. I held 1st place in the 2nd half league for most of the season. It was also my first year of FBB, so I can only get better.

You were lucky, playing over your head. You're gonna do worse this year. Regression to the mean is a b!tch!

[ewing6]

You were lucky, playing over your head. You're gonna do worse this year. Regression to the mean is a b!tch!

no goffing around till your rosters are posted young man

[ewing6]

never been a huge sabermetrics person this should help me understand better

[BINGLEBOP]

We shall see this year. I held 1st place in the 2nd half league for most of the season. It was also my first year of FBB, so I can only get better.

You were lucky, playing over your head. You're gonna do worse this year. Regression to the mean is a b!tch!

Exactly, according to the USUK%, you should have finished in 7th place out of 6 teams, ragecage. Apparently, yamiviet should have won, and he wasn't even in the league.

STUPID STATISTICS!

[ragecage]

You were lucky, playing over your head. You're gonna do worse this year. Regression to the mean is a b!tch!

Care to put a friendly wager on it? How about a draft pack in Magic? Whoever finishes worse buys.

Exactly, according to the USUK%, you should have finished in 7th place out of 6 teams, ragecage. Apparently, yamiviet should have won, and he wasn't even in the league.

STUPID STATISTICS!

No room to talk Bing cuz you didn't participate in any draft. Opinion null and void, especially in Rhode Island.

[BINGLEBOP]

No room to talk Bing cuz you didn't participate in any draft. Opinion null and void, especially in Rhode Island.

No time, my boy, no time. I'll be rooting for you though. Gotta root for the underdogs!

[ragecage]

No time, my boy, no time. I'll be rooting for you though. Gotta root for the underdogs!

I know, you're a busy man, just like me all the sudden. Almost 60 hours logged in this week. 1st time I worked over 50 in almost a year. Hope it keeps going.

[rogue9]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=60414

let the ranting begin.

[HoustonGM]

Care to put a friendly wager on it? How about a draft pack in Magic? Whoever finishes worse buys.

I was just messing with you, but I'll do a wager. Just a booster pack though, rather than a draft pack.

[etothep]

I was just messing with you, but I'll do a wager. Just a booster pack though, rather than a draft pack.

It's a Nerd-Off