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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Cold war is over
Chass talks about the A’s, Twins, and Moneyball.
With regards to A’s v Twins, a few weeks ago, I did this study:
And it basically matches what Chass said in his article, that the A’s and Twins were equally effective in getting the most bang for their buck, along with the Cardinals. (Orioles, Mets, and Royals were the least effective.)
As I’ve mentioned in the past, there is no “one” way to do things, making the analogy to Vladimir Guerrero and Adam Dunn (before last year anyway). These two guys approach hitting in very different ways, and yet they both are quite effective. They’ve figured out, through experience, through trial and error, the best way to hit.
So, the A’s figured out one way, and the Twins figured out another way. There’s really no issue as far as I see it.
When I talk about sabermetrics, I always say: you don’t necessarily need it. But I will say that *if you choose to interpret numbers*, then that’s where sabermetrics helps.
This is no different than me playing scout, seeing someone throw heat and hitting his spots, but a scout telling me that he can’t sustain that, because his throwing motion is so violent that it’s a recipe for disaster. So, once I decide *to choose to interpret visual observations*, then that’s where professional scouting helps.
And, of the people I’ve been around on both sides of the fence, each side has a great deal of respect for the other. There’s really no “war”. It’s as complementary as it could be.
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