Sabermetrics

The "data science" of smacking a ball around the grass with a stick

A reporter once proposed to Bill James:  "Sabermetrics is the computerized analysis of baseball statistics ... right?"  To which Bill confidently replied, "I can't imagine a worse definition."

SABR was taken from "The Society for American Baseball Research."  James, about a hundred years ago, called it "the search for objective knowledge about baseball."  In the 1970's a guy would say "Dennis Leonard should stay in the rotation because he just knows how to throw a low-in fastball to get a double play when he really needs it."  James pioneered the idea of producing evidence for the things he claimed.  One of the first things he found (as Dr. D recalls) was that no pitcher can actually produce a Grounds-Into-Double-Play on demand.

We've brought the concept of SABRmetrics full circle:  if you don't buy into Dr. Detecto's comprehensive knowledge of all things Mariner, you can take a hike.  Alternatively, you can ask SABRMatt (a math major and a SABR member) what the math says lately about the M's.  He's probably only two steps behind Dr. D.

Your friend,

Jeff

Posts in this blog:

Where Reality Warps ... In Our Favor, That Is
In a world where the core Mariners have eons to live
Posted on: 10/08/15
5 Comments
Seager, Cruz, and Cano
Hey, whass baseball wifout a little fun
Posted on: 10/08/15
Posted on: 10/02/15
2 Comments
Posted on: 09/30/15
6 Comments
Jerry DiPoto vs Jack Zduriencik
mmmmmmmyeah I can work with that, he's thinkin
Posted on: 09/26/15
4 Comments
"Targeted" Baseball Stats
17 ... 18 ... 19 ... ?!
Posted on: 09/20/15
11 Comments
GM Detecto Presser :- )
Dr. D maintains great composure under fire. Check the zipper
Posted on: 09/14/15
4 Comments
The #1 Starting Pitcher in the World
... is not you, Taijuan, at least not yet
Posted on: 08/31/15
The 'Best Young Player in Baseball'
Up, up and awaaaaaay .... on the age curve, that is
Posted on: 08/06/15
1 Comments
Posted on: 08/06/15
5 Comments
Posted on: 07/25/15
9 Comments
Setbacks
We've had a few
Posted on: 07/22/15
3 Comments
More Hitters - vs - More Relievers
Let's make a run for more offense, not more defense
Posted on: 07/19/15
11 Comments
Nelson Cruz' (and the M's OF) Defense
Our cleanup hitter will be happy to take a cut at RF
Posted on: 07/03/15
5 Comments
Echo Box, 6.29.15
Did we really need to hear this M's shtick twice
Posted on: 06/29/15
8 Comments
2,000 Years of Willie Mays
1955. Ah, to have been young and a champion
Posted on: 06/20/15
2 Comments
A few midseason turnarounds (recent)
Sometimes all it takes is a hair weave
Posted on: 06/14/15
10 Comments
Fly By Your Instruments, Not Your Instincts
We're doing 550 knots, tower. … could you please tell us in which direction
Posted on: 06/09/15
3 Comments
SABRMatt on LoMo
Sometimes tough ain't good enough
Posted on: 04/30/15
2 WAR is the New 6 WAR
Free idea exchange, dept.
Posted on: 03/05/15
Fangraphs on the M's Pitching
I dunno what Paxton Marinera is, but I like it
Posted on: 02/26/15
Dead Time in Baseball
GET ON WITH IT, Dept.
Posted on: 02/22/15
7 or 8 ?
M's bullpen hits the Ichiroll stand
Posted on: 02/06/15
Hose Manning and Noodle Smith
Baserunner kills, dept.
Posted on: 02/04/15
Byte Sized: Team Consistency
the 2015 M's viewed thru the BaseballHQ "REL" lens
Posted on: 01/25/15
8 Comments
The Gorgeous Language of Baseball
"Systems of Communication" Dept.
Posted on: 01/20/15
9 Comments
Billy Beane Goes Rotisserie on the AL
Any resemblance to Matt Holliday is purely coincidental
Posted on: 01/15/15
10 Comments
Winning the Strike Zone, and Winning the Rest of the Game
Robert de Niro "you talkin' to ME?", dept.
Posted on: 01/09/15
3 Comments
Thirst for Battle
Mad Dog, indeed
Posted on: 01/07/15
7 Comments
Mojo in the Morning, Dept.
More on hitters 10-13
Posted on: 12/31/14
4 Comments

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