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Defending Harold Reynolds
Defending Harold Reynolds
Harold Reynolds recently wrote an article on his blog (he has a blog?) about, uh, OPS and Dick Williams and some other stuff.  You see, part of the problem is that it's awfully hard to figure out what he was actually trying to say.  Harold doesn't appear to be a great writer -- which ...
Bugging Harold Reynolds
joeposnanski.com — I like Harold Reynolds. I mean, I don’t really know the guy, but he seems to be... a likable guy on television. And friends who do know him tell me he’s a very likable guy. And one of my favorite baseball images is that of Harold Reynolds ... (more) Bugging Harold Reynolds
Harold Reynolds Opinion On OPS: Ridiculous
Harold Reynolds Opinion On OPS: Ridiculous
mlbinsights.wordpress.com — Former MLB All-Star and current MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds recently wrote an article on his blog... in which he argued that the OPS statistic was overrated. He is obviously an old-school mind who has not embraced the statistical revolution. (more) Harold Reynolds Opinion On OPS: Ridiculous
Harold Reynolds Won't Embrace OPS [Media Meltdowns]
Harold Reynolds Won't Embrace OPS [Media Meltdowns]
deadspin.com — Now that Joe Morgan is telling tales 'round the national campfire , who out there is left... to make specious, proudly ignorant arguments about the value of baseball statistics? Batter up, Harold Reynolds ! I'm going to quote this in full, partly ... (more) Harold Reynolds Won't Embrace OPS [Media Meltdowns]
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MONDAY ANGELS ROUNDUP: Adenhart Award, Figgy On Fire
Halos Heaven — ... throwing 43 pitches in a bullpen session before Sunday's game. Santana was scratched from his scheduled start earlier this week due to soreness in his forearm near his elbow. Royals and Braves to Swap Guillen for Francouer? - MLB Daily Dish According to a report on MLB.com, the Kansas City Royals may be interested in trading for Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur. SBN has a new blog dedicated to MLB Rumors.  Check it out. Defending Harold Reynolds - Beyond the Box Score Is OPS a great stat? No. Will a slugger ...

The Monday Mug
Brew Crew Ball — ... Sky pointed out that Harold Reynolds was not wrong about point that OPS is a flawed stat in his blog post last week. I actually disagree with his point that Reynolds was right with a strange argument-- I think he was right on the major premise (OPS isn't great) while being totally wrong on why. ...

Fish Bites
Marlin Maniac | A Florida Marlins Blog — ... for the piece, and it prompted Sky Kalkman of Beyond the Box Score to tell everyone to give it a rest, because Reynolds was right, to some degree. JoePo’s piece made me laugh and was somewhat accurate in its summary of Reynold’s writing, but I agreed with Kalkman’s take. As saberists, we often do look very critically at the traditionalist view, and even though Reynolds made his point in a ridiculous fashion, he did make a valid point in that OPS is flawed in it’s inability to see contextually. We shouldn’t rag on him for writing on a fundamental ...

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