Comments on: Dr. Stat Attacks! http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/ A Rough Draft Blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bathrooms http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-90056 bathrooms Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:12:48 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-90056 Thanks for posting this, am I OK to use this information for a school project? Thanks for posting this, am I OK to use this information for a school project?

]]> By: Really? http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-24040 Really? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:48:58 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-24040 Maybe these stupid cartoons are meant for kids? Maybe these stupid cartoons are meant for kids?

]]> By: Friday Links « First Time Caller, Long Time Listener http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-23063 Friday Links « First Time Caller, Long Time Listener Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:18:31 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-23063 [...] -If you don’t read Joe Posnanski yet, start now. [...] [...] -If you don’t read Joe Posnanski yet, start now. [...]

]]> By: The Tampa Rays: Fighting Numbers for Us All at 850 & 620 THE BLOG http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22638 The Tampa Rays: Fighting Numbers for Us All at 850 & 620 THE BLOG Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:41:55 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22638 [...] of Rays fans and ruins the game of baseball. Joe Posnanski (KC Star columnist) mentioned this on his blog this week and I didn’t believe it was real until I found a few episodes on the Rays website. [...] [...] of Rays fans and ruins the game of baseball. Joe Posnanski (KC Star columnist) mentioned this on his blog this week and I didn’t believe it was real until I found a few episodes on the Rays website. [...]

]]> By: Creston http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22571 Creston Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:14:07 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22571 "his was probably OK, since Puckett hit .288 with a .330 on-base percentage, 13 triples, 4 homers. Those seem like pretty obvious leadoff-hitter type numbers." A .330 OBP? Might I suggest you bury this guy somewhere in the bottom third of your batting order? “his was probably OK, since Puckett hit .288 with a .330 on-base percentage, 13 triples, 4 homers. Those seem like pretty obvious leadoff-hitter type numbers.”

A .330 OBP? Might I suggest you bury this guy somewhere in the bottom third of your batting order?

]]> By: Creston http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22568 Creston Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:08:04 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22568 "Anyway, the cartoon Joe Maddon, realizing that this stat ray could destroy what the game stands for, started burning copies of the book Moneyball" *Joe Morgan Smiles And Nods Happily* "No, wait, that’s not right." *Joe Morgan Pulls A Sad Frowning Face* "nor do I know what robots had to do with his love of meaningless baseballs statistics." They wrote Moneyball! “Anyway, the cartoon Joe Maddon, realizing that this stat ray could destroy what the game stands for, started burning copies of the book Moneyball”

*Joe Morgan Smiles And Nods Happily*

“No, wait, that’s not right.”

*Joe Morgan Pulls A Sad Frowning Face*

“nor do I know what robots had to do with his love of meaningless baseballs statistics.”

They wrote Moneyball!

]]> By: Creston http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22567 Creston Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:05:12 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22567 I love how the TB Rays consider stats to be "useless" and make you "not able to enjoy the game", when their front office is one of the more sabermetrically inclined in baseball. I love how the TB Rays consider stats to be “useless” and make you “not able to enjoy the game”, when their front office is one of the more sabermetrically inclined in baseball.

]]> By: John McCann http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22519 John McCann Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:36:39 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22519 1. I thought that Joe Maddon actually knows his stats, and knows all about sample sizes, OBP, park effects and whatnot. Dr. Stat could be a feint to make everyone think the Rays don't actually know their stuff. 2. The spot for Grady is #4, this way he either gets up in the first inning with at least a man on, or leads off the 2nd. Win-win. I think the best #3 hitter is a player who doesn't walk much, because that spot doesn't lead off many innings. Someone like Don Mattingly, Garrett Anderson, Bill Madlock, etc. 1. I thought that Joe Maddon actually knows his stats, and knows all about sample sizes, OBP, park effects and whatnot. Dr. Stat could be a feint to make everyone think the Rays don’t actually know their stuff.

2. The spot for Grady is #4, this way he either gets up in the first inning with at least a man on, or leads off the 2nd. Win-win. I think the best #3 hitter is a player who doesn’t walk much, because that spot doesn’t lead off many innings. Someone like Don Mattingly, Garrett Anderson, Bill Madlock, etc.

]]> By: Joe C http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22513 Joe C Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:29:56 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22513 Re: the lineup simulator posted above by Dr. Stat: I tried it out with the most common post-Hafner Indians lineup, using The Hardball Times' Marcel projections for each batter's OBP/SLG. Its highest scoring lineups had Sizemore leading off. Re: the lineup simulator posted above by Dr. Stat:

I tried it out with the most common post-Hafner Indians lineup, using The Hardball Times’ Marcel projections for each batter’s OBP/SLG. Its highest scoring lineups had Sizemore leading off.

]]> By: brianS http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22512 brianS Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:23:09 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/06/dr-stat-attacks/#comment-22512 <i>They landed in Dr. Stat’s <strike>lair</strike></i> mom's basement. Fixed that for you, Mr. Pos. They landed in Dr. Stat’s lair mom’s basement. Fixed that for you, Mr. Pos.

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