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baseballthinkfactory.org - 12/20/2008

Rob Neyer: Explaining some new math

— baseballthinkfactory.org — As you know, I’ve been wrestling with this notion of positional adjustments, which on Thursday led to... the following e-mail exchange with FanGraphs’ Eric Seidman … Eric: Rob, I thought I would try to see if I could clarify the adjustments for you. ... (more) Rob Neyer: Explaining some new math

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Rob Neyer

Chase Utley

Willie Bloomquist

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myteamrivals.typepad.com - 12/20/2008

Utley Joins The Award Club

— myteamrivals.typepad.com — In Game 5 of the World Series, Chase Utley made an amazing play on a ground ball... when he threw out Jason Bartlett of the Rays at home plate. Utley baited him into running by faking a toss to first base. The run he saved turned out to be the difference in the game, as the ... (more) Utley Joins The Award Club

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Chase Utley

Jason Bartlett

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Philadelphia Phillies

Brad Lidge

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myteamrivals.typepad.com - 12/16/2008

Utley Speaks…Again.

— myteamrivals.typepad.com — Chase Utley held a press conference today to address his hip surgery. He said, “The pain was... bad early on…some days it was bad; some days I did not have any pain at all...I knew something wasn’t right.” He also said that he did not know how bad it was until after the season ... (more) Utley Speaks…Again.

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Chase Utley

Philadelphia Phillies

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All Rob Neyer, All the time
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball — Here are a series of excellent Rob Neyer posts in just the last couple of days.  I’ll highlight just two: Talking about the positional adjustments.  It’s a great discussion, and certainly for those who are new to this whole positional adjustment thing, he asks all the right questions. Then, comparing valuations of JC and me on Ibanez, and then JC and MGL posting in the comments section.  JC makes this statement: Academics are not always right, but I believe the checks ensure they are more likely to reach correct conclusions than informal online discussions. I’m not ...

Comparing Offensive And Defensive Position Adjustments
Beyond the Box Score — Position adjustments are a hot topic lately.  Everyone agrees that first base is easier to fill than shortstop, but opinions on positions closer on the defensive spectrum aren't as unanimous.  And the relative rankings aren't as important as the magnitude of the differences. Of the folks who attempt to measure positional adjustments, there are two main schools of thought: Base the adjustments on the difficulty of switching from one position to another defensively. Base the adjustments on offensive averages by position ...