from Amazon
Monday, March 03, 2008
Straight poop on OF fielding
See, before you spit out your UZRs and PMRs and the like, you start with the basic information, which USSM does (click on the chart, if you can’t see it in your browser in full). Then, you take the next step, which Lookout Landing does. It’s all part of a progression as to how people think. First, you count the successes, then you give it context to other years. That’s what USSM does. Then, you add an additional context: opportunities. That’s what Lookout Landing does. Then, you refine the opportunities: that’s WOWY and TotalZone can do for you. Then, you make further refinements, and you get PMR and UZR. By the time you get to PMR and UZR, you are a believer. Until then, as long as they stand on their own, they are just a part of a puzzle.
Going straight to UZR or PMR without the other steps is like giving a 14-year old a Porsche.