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Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Phil on Rodney Fort and academia
Ditto, especially:
Most interestingly, Dr. Fort writes,
“Do not get me wrong. The internet seems a place of great potential. Suppose the living Nobel Prize winners start a blog. An idea occurs, they debate it, the courageous among us try to contribute, and the discipline moves forward on that issue. Few would doubt the value ... ”
And you know what? That’s exactly what’s happening! Of course, there’s no Nobel in Sabermetrics, but the best and brightest minds in the field are already online doing exactly what Dr. Fort wishes the best economists would do. And that’s why the field moves so fast.
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Quoting Fort:
Berri and Bradbury relate to us their extensive experience with the SABR-metric and APBR-metric communities ... There are tensions and jealousies aroused over the issue of proper credential and peer reivew.
Jealousy? Who in Saberia is jealous? I don’t think I could have asked for a better community if I could shape it myself. This is saber-utopia, where your credentials is measured by your level of inspiration and perspiration, and nothing else.
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