THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Thursday, September 27, 2007

The most meaningful stat according to players is…

By Tangotiger, 11:07 AM

And, they’re right. If by “meaningful” it means “accolades, MVPs, and chicks”. Number 2 is OBP, meaning that there are some players who have no hope of winning MVPs and took “meaningful” to mean “wins and playoffs”. Number 3 is Batting Average, meaning that there are some players who have no idea what the heck they are talking about. Number 4 is OPS, meaning that there are some players who know what the heck they are talking about. 8th is SLG right behind batting average with runners in scoring position. A complete mess of answers.

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#1 MGL (see all posts) 2007/09/27 (Thu) @ 15:14

Honestly, without qualifying the word “meaningful” or the whole question itself, the question is so vague that you can’t criticize the answers one iota.

#2 Patriot (see all posts) 2007/09/27 (Thu) @ 20:10

I agree about money and accolades, but when I was an impressionable youth, Tom Glavine and Heather Locklear (I think) told me that chicks dig the longball.

#3 david smyth (see all posts) 2007/09/28 (Fri) @ 06:59

And Ralph Kiner told me that home run hitters drive Caddilacs.

#4 (see all posts) 2007/09/28 (Fri) @ 12:41

Step into it!

Great commercial, one of my favorites of all time. Don’t forget Greg Maddux. The sauna scene is interesting in hindsight - it’s amazing how physically gifted those guys were, while looking so far removed from what society typically views as physically gifted (big muscles, etc).

What I wonder is, who are the 11% who responded OPS? That would mean 2-3 guys on each roster. And do those 11% just “play dumb” to the media when they spout off their baseballplayer cliches?

#5 MGL (see all posts) 2007/09/28 (Fri) @ 15:39

No one said, “Park-adjusted and context-neutral Superlwts?” Maybe someday.

My 17 yo cousin is a pretty good high school prospect and an amateur sabermetrician. If he makes it to the show....

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