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Since we all like a good sabermetrics debate...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by BB Bobcat, Sep 6, 2011.

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  1. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    The author admits in the comments:

    Hard to take the argument seriously when the writer admits he's full of shit.
     
    buckweaver, Sep 6, 2011
    #13
  2. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    I always thought that WAR is like penicillin. It was a tremendous improvement over what came before but the more complicated replacements are probably more effective but much harder to understand or pronounce.

    WAR especially does not seem to work for pitchers and catchers. Take a look at the year Mike Flanagan won the Cy Young Award

    http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml#ALcya

    Flanagan was the obvious choice for the award (26 of 28 1st place votes) but yet had the worst WAR of any of the pitchers receiving votes that year.
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Sep 6, 2011
    #14
  3. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    What do you call a theory that can't be proved? WAR
     
    heyabbott, Sep 6, 2011
    #15
  4. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Garza is getting a huge boost because the Cubs' defense is so, so bad.
     
    RickStain, Sep 6, 2011
    #16
  5. Bishop Don Magic Juan

    Bishop Don Magic Juan Member

    Get all the stats you want, but the only ones that matter are the dubs. That and 36-24-36, ya dig?
     
    Bishop Don Magic Juan, Sep 7, 2011
    #17
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