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The Zoner great interview, thanks! -
brockforbroglio I thought there were some interesting answers for sure.
Interview at Brock for Broglio
vorosmccracken.com —
Dave at Brock for Broglio interviewed me and it is now up at his site.
Interestingly, soon after my interview was posted, Monster.com sent me an e-mail with tips on how to improve my interview IQ. Are they trying to tell me something?
Baseball Today: Wednesday, March 19
Projo Sox Blog —
... UPS AND DOWNS: As part of an interview he gave to the blog Brock For Broglio, Voros McCracken discusses his time in the Red Sox front office. ...
Interview With Voros McCracken
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Interview With Voros McCracken Q. Has there been any research into barometric pressure? (e.g., Does the climate in Washington contribute to poor batting performance, as much as the stadium? And do pitches break differently or less effectively in different conditions?) A. The answer to both of the above is clearly “yes” and Adair’s Physics of Baseball talks about it. The real issue is how much these effects really matter. Generally I’ve been of the opinion that stat geeks like myself have tended to give park effects more play than may be warranted. Outside of severe outliers ...
Odds and Ends: Rivera, Hamels, Sherrill
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Brock For Broglio posted an interesting interview with Voros McCracken. This quote from McCracken caught my eye: "One of the things that kind of bugged me with the Red Sox was a somewhat implied expectation that I’d come up with something like DIPS on a regular basis." ...
Interview with Voros
ShysterBall —
Dave at Brock for Broglio interviews Voros McCracken. You should read the whole thing, but Voros answers two questions -- one about park effects, one about post season roster construction -- by essentially saying "Factor X, which everyone talks about, is probably overblown." ...
Voros Speaks!
Knuckle Curve —
Brock for Broglio interviews Voros McCracken, discoverer of DIPS and author of a blog bearing his name. Among other things, McCracken talks about his time consulting for the Boston Red Sox. Not surprisingly, he is very candid about the affair:
In terms of my work with the Red Sox it was mostly enjoyable but occasionally frustrating. Being able to have the ear of an MLB GM is something most of the people who do what I do aspire to and it was indeed very {searching for a word} exhilarating? On the other hand the money was lousy, and at times I was left ...
THE AFTER PARTY
Epic Carnival | Where Sports and Pop Culture Collide —
Interview with Voros McCracken. (Brock For Broglio) Red Sox tell MLB to beat it. (Don Chavez) The "other" Red Sox demands. (Next Round) Revisiting Starting Lineup action figures. (End Zone Buzz) The (Mark) Cuban Boycott. (The Serious Tip) Tom Brady sacked by baby drama. (TMZ) Bracketology 102: The break-down. (I'm Writing Sports) Enjoy your 15 minutes, Mount Saint Mary's. (The Sports Lounge) The 2-Year-Old Bracket Challenge. (Five Tool Tool ...
Link Dump!
Rumors and Rants —
Bringing you the links The Man wants you to see.... Say it ain't so, Steve Lavin! - The Sporting News A blogger with (gasp!) access - Indy Cornrows Go vote in the Sexiest Woman on the Planet Sweepstakes - On 205th I'm only linking this because Voros McCracken is the most unlikely name I've ever heard - Brock for Broglio Can everyone shut the 'F' up about Terrelle Pryor now? - Rivals I've never linked to (IU alum) Mark Cuban's blog before, so I guess now is a good time. Plus, he's defending MMA on ...
Friday March 20 Tape Measure Blasts
BaseballHappenings.com —
... Here I look at quality pieces I have come across the past few days.
Voros Interviewed
Dodger Sim’s Top 10
Sabermetrics table (H/T Roto Advice)
Bob Costas slams Blogosphere, and the retraction
Bill James 17th Law on a good AAA team
Tampa Bay Rays are Like Movie Juno
Zito in 100 words
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