A common question in the medical field is, “should we do this?” What that means is that by taking all the evidence into account is it worth it to implement a certain strategy, conduct a research study, try to craft a new medicine, etc. This question is important, and it came to mind while reading […]
Tag: sabermetrics
This Week in Baseball: 03-02-2020
Andrew Baggarly & Zach Buchanan – The Athletic ($): I don’t care about the dangers involved in Madison Bumgarner moonlighting as rode roping competitor Mason Saunders. I wish Major League Baseball players were allowed to do these things freely. I don’t believe any business should have any say in the activities you partake in off […]
This Week in Baseball: 09-16-2019
Ken Schultz – Outsports: Baseball is about community and it’s important that we make all valued members of the baseball community feel welcome. Pride Days are only a start, it matters more what teams do in-between Pride Days. Still, that start is very important, because without the LGBTQ+ community there is no baseball community. It’s […]
The Good and Bad of Sabermetrics
The question of to win or not to win is a common refrain in baseball. Speaking of Major League Baseball teams specifically, the desire for control of players has become more important than winning. This, of course, grows out of the sabermetric movement to find the true value in baseball players. At least it is […]
Statistics, Schamtistics
I recently posited a question on Twitter about baseball statistics. The question was in regards to what statistics people use to evaluate players these days. It’s a simple question on the surface, but in reality, it’s a question that leads to complex and often loaded responses. There are a lot of statistics saturating the baseball […]