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Tag: Statistical Analysis

April 25, 2022April 27, 2022 Christopher Michaels

With a better understanding of how runs are scored comes better decision making: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Baseball History, Sabermetrics
With a better understanding of how runs are scored comes better decision making: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

By: S. Christopher Michaels Everyone knows how runs are scored in baseball. Just ask them… It seems simplistic. If you ask ten different baseball fans…

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April 17, 2022May 25, 2025 Christopher Michaels

Effective pitching is knowing when to accept the challenge: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Baseball Feats, Baseball History, MLB Players, Sabermetrics
Effective pitching is knowing when to accept the challenge: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

By S. Christopher Michaels As the title suggests, effective pitching in Major League Baseball is knowing when to accept the challenge with an opposing batter.…

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March 15, 2022March 17, 2022 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling, episode 8: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Baseball History, Sabermetrics
Saber rattling, episode 8: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. It’s that time. Baseball time is here. Everybody knows there’s not a better time of year. Hear that…

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November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling: My over-the-top attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Baseball Awards, Baseball Feats, Baseball History, MLB Players, Pitching Records, Sabermetrics
Saber rattling: My over-the-top attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. This isn’t late. I promise… In my last article, I mentioned writing about ‘that annual pitching award’ during…

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October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling: My (sometimes) weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Sabermetrics
Saber rattling: My (sometimes) weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. Another day, another dollar—well, I haven’t seen many dollars yet from this enterprise, so let’s cross our fingers.…

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October 17, 2021 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling: My (mostly) weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Baseball Awards, Sabermetrics
Saber rattling: My (mostly) weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. Who’s got two thumbs and is still writing for Baseball Almanac? This guy! Before going on, I need…

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September 30, 2021 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Sabermetrics
Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. We had a family emergency over the weekend, which kept me from releasing this column sooner. Nevertheless, here…

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September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Baseball Records, MLB Players, Sabermetrics
Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. I still haven’t been fired, so let’s dig in! Last week I introduced the idea that statistics is…

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September 12, 2021September 17, 2021 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Sabermetrics
Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. I haven’t been fired yet, so here we go! Today I want to introduce the idea that statistics…

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September 4, 2021September 14, 2021 Christopher Michaels

Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Sabermetrics
Saber rattling: My weekly, over the top, attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.

Welcome to what I hope will be an enjoyable experience for you. This is the first installment of a series I wanted to write on…

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