Reporter misrepresents sabermetrics
From Michael Radano, of the South Jersey Courier Post, July 22:
For “sabermetrics experts everywhere,” read “sabermetrics experts in Michael Radano’s mind.” Radano gets it absolutely backwards -- sabermetricians have long ridiculed those who consider samples as small as 43 AB to be meaningful.Phillies manager Charlie Manuel sat at his desk and composed a lineup that tore out the hearts of sabermetrics experts everywhere.
Both Pat Burrell and David Bell were in Friday's lineup against Atlanta starter John Smoltz, with a combined history of 2-for-43 against the pitcher.
This spring, the authors of The Book demonstrated that there is no evidence that any pitcher owns any batter, or vice-versa.
posted by Phil Birnbaum @ 7/24/2006 11:52:00 PM
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"For 'sabermetrics experts everywhere,' read 'sabermetrics experts in Michael Radano’s mind.' Radano gets it absolutely backwards -- sabermetricians have long ridiculed those who consider samples as small as 43 AB to be meaningful."
Radano gets it no more backward than "sabermetricians [who] have long ridiculed those who consider samples as small as 43 AB to be meaningful." Would that Student of t-test fame (or any number of industrial statisticians) were here to comment on that choice statement. Radano can be given a pass for an attempt at rhetorical flair -- he is a writer, after all, and there is a general audience to which his work must appeal. Pseudostatisticians masquerading as baseball experts get less of a pass, certainly.
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