Put simply, it is the form of statistical analysis Chicago sports teams should be using. Instead, like the turn of the century days of Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, the fans, the pundits, and at times even the organization appear to rely on statistical tools more than a century old: batting average, earned run average, and wins and losses. Sabermetrics is a combination of economics, statistics, and hardy logic -- best taken with a tankard of open-mindedness.
This blog, therefore, is an attempt to show that fans of Chicago Sports refuse to abide by primitive analysis a moment longer. It is a call to reasoning and in-depth statistical investigation, to optimized management of team resources, and to congenial debate about the means of achieving success.
Above all, go Cubs! Go White Sox! Go Bears! Go Bulls! Go Blackhawks! And go Fire!
To learn more about the metrics used on this site, or about the history of Sabermetrics, explore the following links:
Well done sir. I am particularly amused with the good luck dragon.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how well this could translate to wOBA and WAR.
I have plans for wOBA already (WAR would be after that, naturally). I'm presently working on a LOB% Luck Dragon video.
ReplyDeleteSweeeeeeeeeeeet...videos like these could be very useful to bring folks to the SABR side of the Force.
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Yeah, that's the intention. :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Just brilliant.
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