Tag: Statistics

Interesting Non-Mainstream Statistic Shows Which Cubs and Sox Were Really Best And Worst

12 October, 2009 (07:30) | Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

While Chicago tries to forget the 2009 season, some people are still analyzing it.  One such person, Wayne Winston the noted statistician, has been using a different statistic to measure a player’s value (I think its been around for a while, but no one ever listens to it because its not one of baseball’s “traditional” [...]

Statistics Prove What We Already Know, Assuming We’ve Been Listening (Baseball Edition)

8 April, 2009 (11:00) | Baseball, Statistics | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Baseball is a game of statistics.  As discussed in an earlier post, I subscribe to the theory that the game of baseball can be broken down by a statistical analysis in order to determine a player’s value more than any other sport.  Well why not take that analysis a step further and apply it to [...]

Why Statistics Work So Much Better In Baseball Than In Basketball

31 March, 2009 (09:00) | Baseball, Basketball, Statistics | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

I am a fierce believer in sabremetrics, which is the study of statistics in baseball to determine a player’s value in terms of wins, among other things.  In baseball, a game can be distilled down to a certain number of one-on-one at-bats.  These are unique battles between pitchers and hitters that can be analyzed statistically.  [...]

Qualified Links – Illini Let Us All Down Edition

20 March, 2009 (07:30) | The Links | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

The Illini lost.  Bad.  The final score didn’t tell the story about how bad they looked. [ESPN]
Some interesting statistics about certain Bulls players that you might not have known. [Pippen Ain't Easy]
Lou Piniella names Marshall the 5th starter.  No surprise there. [Tribune]
Does TrueHoop suck?  Well whether you think so or not, Henry Abbott is addressing [...]

Qualified Links

4 March, 2009 (07:30) | The Links | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

I wish I could have trash talked Obama at the Bulls-Wizards game like this joker.  [D.C. Sports Bog]
Lou won’t say whether Z or Dumpster will start on Opening Day for the Cubs.  Z hasn’t fared that well in recent years, but he is clearly the most dominant pitcher on this staff (Harden doesn’t count). [Sun-Times]
The [...]