Sentences with word «sabermetrician»

The first is that the odds of victory (what Sabermetricians call «win expectancy») can absolutely be quantified.

That means challenging the establishment — including Tango, their favorite sabermetrician — and tailoring their research to the specifics of the Cuban game.

In many ways, Fitza's idea is a lot like what baseball sabermetricians conceived of when they started calculating a player's WARP — his wins above a replacement player.

Many years ago, I was playing the role of retail sabermetrician (every financial and marketing analyst should be called this), and I was frustrated because I could not get a better understanding of my company's top line.

Lindor's defense makes him a favorite among sabermetricians, and an 8 WAR season isn't outside the realm of possibility.

Last year the 25 - year old outfielder won his second MVP despite his teams» losing record and his 47.7 WAR in just five seasons leaves sabermetricians (and likely MVP voters) salivating.

But a guerilla group of homegrown sabermetricians is bringing science to the nation's sports obsession

Sabermetricians argue that clutch hitting is not a defined, repeatable skill measurable the way power or speed are.

Bringing on young Yale sabermetrician Peter Brand (Paul DePodesta in real life, played here by Jonah Hill) as his assistant GM, Beane quickly recognizes that replacing a titanic hitter like Jason Giambi is impossible, so he sets about finding undervalued players who can make up the loss in numbers.

Sabermetricians will not be tallying the number of putts the world No. 1 needed on the slicker - than - you - know - what putting surfaces at Augusta National.

They're an absolute mess, a puddle of yolk and shell at the bottom of the wall, and I'm fascinated to see what all the king's sabermetricians and all the king's coaches do next.