BDD: Atlanta Braves 2010 Preview
by Bill Baer on Monday, March 22nd, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | 10 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I preview the Atlanta Braves going into 2010. My previews of the Phillies should be posted at BDD and The Hardball Times some time next week. Don’t Be Surprised If… The Braves win the NL East. They shouldn’t ...
BDD: A Theory on the Acceptance of Sabermetrics
by Bill Baer on Saturday, March 6th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | 13 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I try to put myself in the shoes of a casual fan looking at Sabermetrics. Despite the popular claim that you can always see something new in a baseball game, there are finite events that can occur ...
BDD: Youk Bites the Hand That Feeds
by Bill Baer on Friday, February 26th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I explain why Kevin Youkilis should be more accepting of Sabermetrics. However, if any professional baseball player should be supporting the use of Sabermetrics, it’s Youkilis. These stats have done for him what skinny mirrors do for ...
BDD: The Sun Also Rises in D.C.
by Bill Baer on Sunday, February 21st, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I discover that there is optimism to be found in Washington, D.C. believe it or not. [Bryce] Harper will likely join [Stephen] Strasburg in the Nationals organization. With a core that already includes third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, ...
BDD: Phillies, Mets, and Leadership
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I examine the leadership of the recent Phillies and Mets teams and conclude there's at least some relationship present. [...] There’s no way to quantify the effect of leadership, but there’s something to be said for the ...
BDD: Frank Thomas, BBWAA, and Slam Dunks
by Bill Baer on Friday, February 12th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | 1 Comment »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I explain why I don't trust the BBWAA to make the slam dunk of an election in 2014 of Frank Thomas to baseball's Hall of Fame. I consider this a great opportunity for the BBWAA to fix ...
BDD: The New-Look Twins
by Bill Baer on Sunday, February 7th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I examine the shift in philosophy with the Minnesota Twins, who will move into a new stadium in April. The 2010 Twins are a new breed in a new stadium. According to Cot’s Contracts, the team will ...
BDD: MLB Should Ban Alcohol (and Tobacco)
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | 4 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I argue that Major League Baseball should ban alcohol and tobacco despite the slippery slope arguments. The fact remains, though, that the players are the investments of 30 Major League teams and each team has a right ...
BDD: What PECOTA Says
by Bill Baer on Friday, January 29th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I explain the aim of PECOTA: Angels fans are irate that PECOTA predicts the team to win a mere 76 games. If we go to two standard deviations, between which data falls 95% of the time, the ...
FJMing an FJM
by Bill Baer on Thursday, January 28th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | 39 Comments »
Recently, I wrote an article at Baseball Daily Digest about the putrid off-season the L.A. Angels have been, well, not enjoying. Someone at Halos Heaven, who does not list his real name or any contact information, decided to give it ...
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