I’m going to do something dangerous here. I’m going to write a post without knowing how it’s going to end. I’m just going to kind of feel my way through it and hope that I come up with something that makes sense. I’ve been thinking about on-base percentage a lot recently. I grew up at [...]
Tag Archives: Joe Posnanski
Should Baseball Use Instant Replay?
October 17, 2009 – 7:22 am
In the Twins – Yankees Division Series this past week, Joe Mauer hit a ball down the right field line that landed easily fair. Umpire Phil Cuzzi was standing right on the line and had a great view of the ball as it landed a foot into fair territory. Even so, Cuzzi called the ball [...]
Thinking Out Of The Box (Part 2)
October 12, 2009 – 6:48 am
This is the second installment of my “Thinking Out of the Box” series. You can find the first installment here. Previously, we looked at the reasons that small market/low-revenue teams might want to consider doing things differently than their competitors. Today, I want to focus on what types of things they might consider.
Thinking Out Of The Box (Part 1)
October 11, 2009 – 8:40 am
I know a little bit about cattle ranching (a very little bit). I know a little more about cattle ranchers. Cattle ranchers are among the most self-conscious individuals on the planet. You wouldn’t think so. After all, our perception of ranchers is that they are rugged individualists, beating their own path through life. The truth [...]
Redefining Production (Part 2)
October 2, 2009 – 9:43 am
In yesterday’s post, we looked at a stat we are calling “production” which was proposed by uber-sportswriter, Joe Posnanski. Posnanski proposed the stat, but it was originally created by baseball researcher Tom Tango. To recap, “production” assigns a point value to a players hits, walks, stolen bases, etc. Using “production” (which I will refer to as PRO from now [...]
