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February 26th, 2008

Poll: Sabermetrics, Old School, Whatever

Another week, another poll. This time I’m wondering whether you consider yourself sabermetrically inclined, “old school,” or both. Me? A little of each. As I’ve mentioned numerous times, I grew up reading Bill James. At the same time, I’m a romantic at heart.
Honestly I’ve never understood why there’s been such a disconnect between the two […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

February 5th, 2008

Three Morning Reads

What am I reading this morning? Glad you asked:

Bill James Interview (Hardball Times). Chris Jaffe talks to the man who first popularized sabermetrics (and actually coined the term). James on what kinds of issues sabermetrics might tackle in the future:

League-perspective decision making. Looking at decisions based from the standpoint of the league.

Simple example: the wild […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments