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The Nyjer Morgan Marlins Brawl: Time To Outlaw Barreling Over the Catcher - Bleacher Report

2010-09-02
Bleacher ReportThe Nyjer Morgan Marlins Brawl: Time To Outlaw Barreling Over the CatcherBleacher ReportI am old-school on everything in baseball. I abhor instant replay, sabermetrics, pitch counts, innings limits, and postseason games only played at night. ...and more »

Sanchez, Morrison very similar players - Marlin Maniac (blog)

2010-09-03
Sanchez, Morrison very similar playersMarlin Maniac (blog)How much does the Marlins front office use sabermetrics? A lot. They are among the most saber-friendly organizations in baseball. A good deal. ...

Fantasy Baseball and Sabermetrics: How To Use ISO To Win Your League - Bleacher Report

2010-08-17
Bleacher ReportFantasy Baseball and Sabermetrics: How To Use ISO To Win Your LeagueBleacher ReportWhen looking at the league leaders in ISO we find a who's-who of the big bats in baseball. This year, it's no surprise that Jose Batista is lapping the ...

With month to go, Cy Young races wide open - MLB.com

2010-09-02
With month to go, Cy Young races wide openMLB.comCliff Lee, Rangers (10-8, 3.37) -- The sabermetrics set loves him, too. As many wins as unintentional walks, translating to a league-low 1.025 WHIP. ...and more »

Dominguez should see some playing time - Marlin Maniac (blog)

2010-09-01
Dominguez should see some playing timeMarlin Maniac (blog)How much does the Marlins front office use sabermetrics? A lot. They are among the most saber-friendly organizations in baseball. A good deal. ...and more »

Girardi too good for Cubs to let go - Chicago Tribune

2010-08-26
Chicago TribuneGirardi too good for Cubs to let goChicago TribuneOne of the baseball minds Ricketts respects most belongs to Bill James, the father of sabermetrics. If James weren't already employed as a Red Sox senior ...and more »

Series Preview: Washington Nationals - Marlin Maniac (blog)

2010-08-30
Series Preview: Washington NationalsMarlin Maniac (blog)How much does the Marlins front office use sabermetrics? A lot. They are among the most saber-friendly organizations in baseball. A good deal. ...and more »

Rays Blog: Ben Zobrist and Jason Bartlett disappoint in surprise 2010 Rays season - Central Florida News 13

2010-09-01
Central Florida News 13Rays Blog: Ben Zobrist and Jason Bartlett disappoint in surprise 2010 Rays seasonCentral Florida News 13... infield combinations in baseball in Ben Zobrist and Jason Bartlett, albeit in different styles. One of the best Sabermetric measurement tools available ...and more »

Accomplishments by Nova, Nunez Not a Surprise - New York Baseball Digest

2010-08-30
Accomplishments by Nova, Nunez Not a SurpriseNew York Baseball DigestI have no issue with sabermetrics. I have all of Bill James' books from the beginning. In today's minor leagues, numbers don't always predict what a player ...and more »

Baseball Prospectus | Manufactured Runs: Hero Worship

2010-09-03
If you'll indulge me for a moment, let's take a step back and talk a bit about sabermetrics – not baseball, but sabermetrics… baseball analysis in general, I suppose. You won't need to do any math for this, either. ...

Dodger Stadium Review « Mop Up Duty | Baseball News Sabermetric ...

2010-09-02
It also has the smallest lower deck in all of baseball, allowing all of the higher decks to be much closer to the field than a typical stadium. An unfortunate aspect of the design is that there is a disconnect between the different ...

Sabermetrics: Flubarp, The Statistic That Explains Everything ...

2010-08-30
In terms of whether I believe in the importance of Sabermetrics, that's like walking in on your Dad playing Santa Claus on the night before Christmas. That's like walking in on Neifi Perez playing Santa Claus. ...

New 1995 historical league looking for owners - OOTP Developments ...

2010-08-31
League: Sabermetric Baseball Sim (SBS) Website: Sabermetric Baseball Sim Reports: Major League Baseball Home Sim Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday The Sabermetric.

Teaching sabermetrics - THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

2010-08-24
I find that most of my baseball-crazy classmates will know stuff about Fangraphs and how it can help their fantasy projections. However, their understanding of fundamental sabermetric concepts is very limited. ...

Oakland Coliseum Review « Mop Up Duty | Baseball News Sabermetric ...

2010-08-31
I parked my car and quickly made my way to the ballpark, a circular stadium that was clearly designed with football in mind as much as baseball. The Raiders of the NFL are also current tennants of the Coliseum. ...

Tools are the new Moneyball « Mop Up Duty | Baseball News ...

2010-08-05
The problem with sabermetrics is that the cat is out of the bag. All the clubs have access to the best metrics so statistical scouting while still valuable no longer provides you with any real advantage over other clubs. ...

Teaching Sabermetrics | pitchers & poets

2010-08-23
Is it possible to really get students to learn to think critically about anything – even something as trivial as baseball statistics – in just 16 hours of class time? And isn't critical thinking what sabermetrics is supposed to be about ...

Sabermetrics and the Mainstream Media | Baseball Daily Digest

2010-05-18
Sabermetrics used to be a niche segment of the baseball fan population. This was back before Baseball Prospectus and FanGraphs and Beyond the Box Score. Number-crunchers would take to newsgroups and hypothesize and research and debate ...

Fantasy Baseball Forecast: Week 22's "Start 'Em" and "Sit 'Em"

2010-09-02
The forecast for the upcoming week brings relief to your infield.  Three of the must-start players for the upcoming week can be had on the cheap and play some of the most vital positions and hardest to come by.  Pitching help this week will come in the form of two new faces to baseball and will rely on  dominance against left-handed hitters and an ability to keep runners off the bags.

Slight change to the Fantasy Baseball scoreboards

2010-09-02
I thought I'd let you all about a slight change we made to the live scoreboards in Fantasy Baseball last night. Up until last night, the scoreboards would show you every scoring category(assuming it scores live) your league uses. So for instance, if ...

Remarks about the scoring system changes

2010-09-02
Man, it is good to know you guys are alive! When things are going great on our site, as they have been for just about the whole Fantasy Baseball preseason into the regular season, nobody says a word. It is too quiet around here. We start to wonder, & ...

8/18 - Cardinals Jekyll and Hyde Act Continues

2010-09-02
8/18 - Cardinals Jekyll and Hyde Act Continues

The Nyjer Morgan Marlins Brawl: Time To Outlaw Barreling Over the Catcher

2010-09-02
When Nyjer Morgan was hit in the hip by a fourth inning Chris Volstad fastball in last night's game, it was payback for Morgan running over Florida catcher Brett Hayes a night earlier. Late in the game a full-fledged brawl erupted when Morgan was thrown at again.

With month to go, Cy Young races wide open

2010-09-02
With month to go, Cy Young races wide open

Midseason grades: National League

2010-09-02
The Braves, Reds and Padres make great progress and lead their divisions at the break. The Phils, Cards and Dodgers, last year's winners, have slipped. The races will be fun, Scott Miller says.

Accomplishments by Nova, Nunez Not a Surprise

2010-08-30
Over the last few weeks, I have had the privilege to cover several baseball games at several different levels in Minor League Baseball. I was asked over and over again about Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova and shortstop Eduardo Nunez. Many seem to be totally unfamiliar with both. Both were on my winter list of Yankees [...]

Joe Amalfitano Dedicated to Art of the Bunt

2010-08-28
Joe Amalfitano is a baseball veteran of more than 50 years who travels the minor leagues teaching players how to bunt.

With the advancement of such ideas, a rift has been created among the baseball community. There are those who call... http://bit.ly/9FsFeM

2010-09-01
With the advancement of such ideas, a rift has been created among the baseball community. There are those who call... http://bit.ly/9FsFeM

Bill James defined sabermetrics as the search for objective knowledge about baseball.

2010-09-01
Bill James defined sabermetrics as the search for objective knowledge about baseball.

@EricSan sabermetrics has revolutionized how baseball players are evaluated - epstein et al follow beane's lead

2010-08-31
@EricSan sabermetrics has revolutionized how baseball players are evaluated - epstein et al follow beane's lead

Is there a fantasy baseball game online that uses mostly Sabermetrics stats rather than traditional ones? http://bit.ly/ca3wZ6

2010-08-29
Is there a fantasy baseball game online that uses mostly Sabermetrics stats rather than traditional ones? http://bit.ly/ca3wZ6