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Welcome to the first post at the new home of Walk Like a Sabermetrician. I have been maintaining a blog using this name since 2005, and have finally…
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Feb 15
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Joy in Mudville?
I love baseball more than most people would think rational or wise, but I am usually not one to wax poetic about it. I roll my eyes when people talk…
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Apr 7
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Implied Value of Playoff Games
One of the frustrating aspects of the current lockout negotiations (or at least the version that is laundered through the media, which after the…
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Mar 7
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Obscuring History
“Negro Leaguers are Major Leaguers” would be a laudable sentiment. Recognizing the individuals who were unfairly discriminated against and giving them…
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May 18
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Peace For Our Time
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Mar 10
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2022 Predictions
I write an annual predictions post mostly for my own purposes as I like to have a record of my own thoughts, not because I think it would be of any…
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Apr 6
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Great Moments in Google Sports Data
It’s easy enough to understand why they would set up their system to work like this. It’s harder to be confident that future historians will fully…
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Feb 27
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Pythagorean W% v. Next Year W%
2022 marks the fortieth anniversary of the first national publication of the Bill James Baseball Abstract, which one could posit was the beginning of a…
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Feb 25
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Cobb in Sandstone
Note: All non-evident historical facts in this post are sourced from park signage. Hinckley Metropark, which is about 25 miles south of Cleveland, is…
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May 16
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I Apologize in Advance for My Flippancy
I have spent much time this week refreshing my news feed to get updates on a conflict that does not directly involve me. It is being contested between a…
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Feb 24
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