Sabermetrics

The "data science" of smacking a ball around the grass with a stick

A reporter once proposed to Bill James:  "Sabermetrics is the computerized analysis of baseball statistics ... right?"  To which Bill confidently replied, "I can't imagine a worse definition."

SABR was taken from "The Society for American Baseball Research."  James, about a hundred years ago, called it "the search for objective knowledge about baseball."  In the 1970's a guy would say "Dennis Leonard should stay in the rotation because he just knows how to throw a low-in fastball to get a double play when he really needs it."  James pioneered the idea of producing evidence for the things he claimed.  One of the first things he found (as Dr. D recalls) was that no pitcher can actually produce a Grounds-Into-Double-Play on demand.

We've brought the concept of SABRmetrics full circle:  if you don't buy into Dr. Detecto's comprehensive knowledge of all things Mariner, you can take a hike.  Alternatively, you can ask SABRMatt (a math major and a SABR member) what the math says lately about the M's.  He's probably only two steps behind Dr. D.

Your friend,

Jeff

Posts in this blog:

Jay Bruce has 153 PA's so far, kiddies
Posted on: 05/20/19
Nice to see the M's extreme at something
Posted on: 05/15/19
Or any other Ruthian skills you wanna show us
Posted on: 05/15/19
Posted on: 05/14/19
streaking M's run their record to 6-1
Posted on: 04/01/19
join Liam or die, Dept.
Posted on: 03/24/19
Dr. D's pals assure him of 30 dingers standin' still
Posted on: 03/23/19
Kewl idea from SonicBOOM
Posted on: 03/11/19
Here there be .... some fun thought experiments
Posted on: 03/08/19
Posted on: 11/08/18
Posted on: 11/05/18
Finishing up? Or Finished?
Posted on: 09/18/18
Dr. D happens to own a Honda himself :- )
Posted on: 09/08/18
or can we call it Dodger Neoplasticism
Posted on: 08/29/18
A battle that's over before it starts
Posted on: 08/02/18
and some happy totals for M's fans
Posted on: 04/09/18
5 Comments
we'll take anybody with 1,000 innings pitched, comrade
Posted on: 04/07/18
36 Comments
And a link the kids downstairs can run over to Scott's office if they're feeling gutsy
Posted on: 03/28/18
9 Comments
Robby offers a glance into the game from field level. The O looks ok to Dr D
Posted on: 03/24/18
19 Comments
One thing you can't accuse our GM of: indecision
Posted on: 02/09/18
2 Comments
What are *Scott Servais'* chances of 5 WAR?
Posted on: 01/18/18
6 Comments
Good News, Bad News Dept.
Posted on: 01/06/18
8 Comments
and those who would like to be
Posted on: 01/06/18
3 Comments
can't fault De Poet on this one, now can we
Posted on: 12/30/17
1 Comments
and a defining characteristic of a purebred sabe
Posted on: 12/23/17
2 Comments
no-brainer here, boys - except for the sales resistance
Posted on: 12/19/17
19 Comments
James decides, after 20 years, to speak up about it
Posted on: 11/17/17
12 Comments
Posted on: 11/10/17
3 Comments

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