Despite swollen ERAs, both have been pitching extremely well this season and have been relatively hit-unlucky so far.
David Bush
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Out of the two, who stands to see a bigger turnaround in the back-of-baseball-card stats (e.g. wins, ERA, K)? What do you predict for final numbers for each pitcher?
David Bush v. Jeremy Bonderman
David Bush v. Jeremy Bonderman
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David Bush v. Jeremy Bonderman
Manocad wrote:The universe is the age it is. We can all agree it's 13 billion years old, and nothing changes. We can all agree it's 6000 years old, and nothing changes. We can all disagree on how old it is, and nothing changes. Some people really need a hobby.
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lpsevier wrote:How is luck considered a quantifiable stat?
Educate me.
BABIP = batting average on balls in play.
Normal BABIP is .290, anything lower than .290 and you are supposedly getting lucky, and anything higher than .290 and you are supposedly getting unlucky. For example, if you have a .350 BABIP, balls in play that are normally caught by fielders are finding holes at an abnormal, unlucky rate. Vice versa for the other side of the spectrum.
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If you takes W-L out of consideration, is it really even necessary to have two groups though?
I mean most defenses make the normal plays, so I guess I just don't understand the point of the statistic. Is a pitcher really "unlucky" when he gives up a bloop single?
I understand how the stat is calculated, I'm guess I'm really just questioning its validity.
I mean most defenses make the normal plays, so I guess I just don't understand the point of the statistic. Is a pitcher really "unlucky" when he gives up a bloop single?
I understand how the stat is calculated, I'm guess I'm really just questioning its validity.
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lpsevier wrote:If you takes W-L out of consideration, is it really even necessary to have two groups though?
I mean most defenses make the normal plays, so I guess I just don't understand the point of the statistic. Is a pitcher really "unlucky" when he gives up a bloop single?
I understand how the stat is calculated, I'm guess I'm really just questioning its validity.
Remember: there is no
Manocad wrote:The universe is the age it is. We can all agree it's 13 billion years old, and nothing changes. We can all agree it's 6000 years old, and nothing changes. We can all disagree on how old it is, and nothing changes. Some people really need a hobby.