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baseballthinkfactory.org - 4/29/2008
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What the hell...even Fritz Honka had someone to defend him!
Some bloggers are going to take credit for Chass’s departure, who in a 2007 column wrote of his distaste for the statistics-based direction the game has moved to during the last decade. The website “Baseball Prospectus” penned an open letter to Chass and criticized him on this point. Like sheep, other internet writers followed suit. ...
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A Response to MBB, Re: Murray Chass
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... than others. Wins and losses for pitchers? Meaningless. Batting average? Not so meaningful. On-base percentage? Meaningful.“Meaning,” of course, referring to how informative it is. I think there were instances when had the A’s used the latter strategy, the team would have advanced in the playoffs. Isn’t hindsight a great thing? When Joe Torre was managing the Yankees to multiple World Series titles, he never had a problem moving a runner over or swiping a bag. Courtesy “Danny” in this BBTF thread about MBB’s article , a comparison of stolen bases and sacrifices in the Oakland ...
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