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Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research. It was coined by Bill James, who has been its most enthusiastic (and by far its most famous) proponent.
From David Grabiner's Sabermetric Manifesto:
- Bill James defined sabermetrics as "the search for objective knowledge about baseball." Thus, sabermetrics attempts to answer objective questions about baseball, such as "which player on the Red Sox contributed the most to the team's offense?" or "How many home runs will Ken Griffey, Jr. hit next year?" It cannot deal with the subjective judgments which are also important to the game, such as "Who is your favorite player?" or "That was a great game."
I say we let Billy Beane and the sabermetrics people take a crack at assessing and fixing education.
kheudorfer (Kristen Heudorfer) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:40:58 -0000
I say we let Billy Beane and the sabermetrics people take a crack at assessing and fixing education.
You need more sabermetrics in your life.
churchofbasebal (Church of Baseball) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:13:15 -0000
You need more sabermetrics in your life.
@Kevin_Dooley VORPs before harpies. Sabermetrics before lady's breasts, kid. PECOTA before... I don't know-uh. K, nevermind. She's kinda hot
BobbyJames11 (Bobby James) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:10:59 -0000
@Kevin_Dooley VORPs before harpies. Sabermetrics before lady's breasts, kid. PECOTA before... I don't know-uh. K, nevermind. She's kinda hot
He lives that credo RT @matthewcerrone Jeff Francoeur told me sabermetrics mean nothing to him, though he uses stats for fantasy football.
gondeee (Talking Chop) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:20 -0000
He lives that credo RT @matthewcerrone Jeff Francoeur told me sabermetrics mean nothing to him, though he uses stats for fantasy football.
@NYBD Does On Base Percentage actually count as Sabermetrics?
JoeyMayo11 (Joey Hellmann) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:27:21 -0000
@NYBD Does On Base Percentage actually count as Sabermetrics?
RT @matthewcerrone: Jeff Francoeur told me sabermetrics mean nothing to him, though he uses stats for fantasy football.
AlfredVillasmil (Alfredo Villasmil) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:23:05 -0000
RT @matthewcerrone: Jeff Francoeur told me sabermetrics mean nothing to him, though he uses stats for fantasy football.
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