BILL JAMES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Is Bill James Right about Ground ball Pitchers and Injuries?
When Bill James speaks, many in the baseball committee listen intently–as they should. James, while certainly not always correct in his theories (and, really, who is), can always be counted on to provide the larger community with excellent food for thought.
In this most recent case, James claimed that ground ball pitchers have essentially been overrated. Per Rob Neyer:
Any analyst...
Are ground balls overrated by Sabermetrics?
I can't see the original Bill James piece (behind a paywall), but Rob Neyer posted a big excerpt from it at his site.
My instant reaction to the title was that it's a preposterous hypothesis, as I'm someone who thinks that groundballs are underrated by the standard tools of internet sabermetrics, especially FIP. Saber types have tried to factor batted ball percentages in...
Geddy Lee Says He Checks Box Scores During Rush Shows, Studies Bill James, Sabermetrics (Video)
Is Rush Canada’s most popular export? As much as we love maple syrup and moose, it’s probably true.
Well, singer, bassist and frontman Geddy Lee is sticking with his home country, and has been a Toronto Blue Jays fan for years. In fact, he’s often been spotted hanging out at Rogers Centre, cheering the team on.
Likewise, with the Jays having completed an impressive offseason...
Bill James Projections For The Yankees Starters
These are the type of posts I absolutely dread writing. Projections, predictions, prognostication, life-line reading, forecasting, reading the smoke from a burned sacrifice; they all have their place, but often rely so heavily on things out of personal control, or flat out guessing, that indulging in them is largely a time wasting exercise. You can [...]
2013 Bill James Handbook Projections!
The 2013 Bill James Handbook Projections courtesy of Baseball Info Solutions are now available on the players pages!
Projecting the National League Central Standings
As a follow up to the article I posted back on January 15, where I used projected stats and Bill James' Pythagorean Expectation formula to predict the Cubs record for 2012, I decided to take it a step further and try to predict the standings for the NL Central, following the same methodology. In addition, it gave me a chance to update the predicted wins for the Cubs, based...
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March 07, 2012
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N.L. Central Bill James Projections - Chicago Cubs
We're almost done with the NL Central Bill James comparison series, so check out the other posts with these links:St. Louis CardinalsMilwaukee BrewersCincinnati RedsNow we are onto the Chicago Cubs, who used a hefty payroll to win 71 games last year and finish 5th in the division despite a late surge. Here are their numbers for the upcoming year:And here, again, are the Pirates...
Via The "Mc" Effect
January 13, 2012
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N.L. Central Bill James Projections - Milwaukee Brewers
Late last night I started a post-series of looking at the projected lineups and pitching rotations for the Pirates National League Central division opponents. I've been compiling all the data for the other teams and checking out their players Bill James projections for 2012. The first post was on the St. Louis Cardinals, you can read that here. This one is about the division...
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January 10, 2012
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N.L. Central Bill James Projections - St. Louis Cardinals
Over the next few days, I am going to be seeing how the Pittsburgh Pirates stack up to the rest of the division by comparing Bill James projections.For each team, I will look at their 2012 projected Opening Day lineup (which could easily change before the season starts) and each players Bill James projections in certain categories. After that, I average out the projections (which...
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January 10, 2012
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Alex Gordon - Sudden Superstar
Long before there was Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas, there was Alex Gordon. And while the former two along with Lorenzo Cain (and others) form the core of the hopes of Kansas City fans, Alex Gordon finally took his rightful place as a star in Major League Baseball. And Gordon did so far out of the spotlight accorded the two young phenoms. And it was totally unexpected. The only...
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