Sabermetrics 101: Wrap-Up (And Announcement!)
by Graham MacAree on Mar 6, 2010 4:55 PM PST
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PrintIt's been three weeks, twenty-four posts, and more than 16,000 words since I started my sabermetrics 101 series, and I think we've reached a good point to wind down rather than get into overly detailed discussions of individual statistics. It's not an exhaustive trek through the subject matter, and I've left quite a lot of material out (both deliberately and because I'm thick sometimes), but writing a full-blown encyclopedia wasn't really the intent. My hope was to lay down a good foundation for understanding the rest of the material written by sabermetrically inclined authors, which I think I've accomplished. If you've missed any, or just want a hub with all the links (in the correct order), here you go.
#1: Game State
#2: Regression
#3: Value
#4: Correlation
#5: Environment
#6: Pythag
#7: Run/Win Conversion
#8: Linear Weights
#9: Base Runs
#10: Rate & Counting Stats
#11: Financial & Roster Constraints
#12: Replacement Level
#13: Isolation
#14: Positional Adjustments
#15: Park Factors
#16: League Equivalencies
#17: Aging
#18: Sample Size
#19: Splits
#20: WPA
#21: Data
#22: Pitching
#23: Batting
#24: Defence
So now that that's taken care of, I have an announcement to make: Over the next few months I'll be working on a big project that I'm very excited about. Unfortunately it's going to be taking up most of my time, meaning I won't be able to contribute to Lookout Landing for the foreseeable future. It's only a sabbaticaLL, but hey, this is a good opportunity to thank my colleagues on the site and the readers of this fine blog for having me around. I'll catch y'all around in a few months. Unless you're reading the comments, in which case I'll catch y'all around whenever I next get bored at work. Or while at home. You get the drift.
PS: Anyone know a publisher?
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This series has been great
Thanks, and best of luck in your new project.
Thanks for all the great reads!
Can’t wait till you get back.
I assume you’re writing a book or something like that which is why you need a publisher, yes?
Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...
Well this was quick...
It’s like owning a mustang the second they find out you’re no longer the owner you suddenly become less attractive, but it’s OK Graham you’re still sexy!
You got slurved!
No wonder USSM snapped up Marc W.
The economy may be sour, but this is a prime time for posters who dream of the big time that is front-page Mariners blogging.
Alright Jon, we're going to need a list of the things that annoy you
So we can, uhh, avoid those things……yeah….
by OlSalty on Mar 6, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
You need to come up with a new bet
And properly state the terms. I for one still support the Robert-and-Poochie platform for modship.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
Really enjoyed the series, and the entire period in which you were writing a lot
Good luck with your project!
My Mariners blog SodoMojo, My Twitter Feed
Way to go out with a bang
Can’t wait to see the results of your project.
by OlSalty on Mar 6, 2010 5:40 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Awesome series of posts.
I hope they go on their own webpage sometime soon. Bit gutted that you won’t be writing here any more because I think your work has been superb in 2010. Good work Graham!
by EnglishMariner on Mar 6, 2010 5:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions
So you will be blogging full time
for Sounder at Heart?
I'm going to be writing a paper on sabermetrics for school soon, so I think you immensely for writing and organizing these
They’ll be an invaluable resource
by benderbrodriguez on Mar 6, 2010 6:52 PM PST reply actions
Have fun working for the CBS Fantasy Baseball Commissioner League team, Graham
Those bastards
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Mar 6, 2010 7:01 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'd call you G-dawg if it weren't so douchey
instead I’ll just wish you luck and much success and say how fortunate it has been for LL to have you around to this point.
That's my nickname anyway, patented.
My Mariners blog SodoMojo, My Twitter Feed
by Griffin Cooper on Mar 6, 2010 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
All the wrestling fans out there just cringed at this post.
FUCK ERIC BYRNES FUCK ERIC BYRNES!
by Goose on Mar 7, 2010 12:36 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't watch wrestling any more but,
SB Nation has come to terms on the release of Lookout Landing Blogger Graham as of March 6th, 2010. SB Nation wishes Graham the best in all future endeavors.
Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...
Thanks for all the work you've put in on this series Graham.
Good luck in your new project!
Great, now I need to find a way to occupy my time.
7500 to Holte - American footy fans are slightly unprepared
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Mar 6, 2010 11:54 PM PST reply actions
Good luck man,
and I hope you find that publisher. If anything, I think a pocket book guide to advanced statistics could be quite a marketable item. I think what is missing between the common fan and advanced stats is the people connection, or basically having them explained in layman’s terms. Even the dumbest jocks can understand them if its broken down for them. I think you do a really good job at explaining things in this way with your guide.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
Good luck with your work, Graham!
And thanks for all the work you’ve put into making Lookout Landing, USSM, Statcorner, and other places valuable and fascinating resources. Be sure to drop by from time to time and give us some of those phylae-based insults that send me running to Wikipedia.
Don't let the door hit ya on the way out!
(after all, we’d really like you back soon enough and you don’t need to go on the DL with a broken something-or-other from having been hit by a door)…
Hopefully I’ll find the time to read all of these articles. I’m so far behind with everything, but I know it’s ME that’s missing out.
Best of luck with your project! May it take less time than you expect…
SHOW FiFi THE MONEY!!!!
Great work Graham!
Thanks for everything you’ve done:
Made this site into one of the best on the internet —check
tRA —check
Overall awesomeness —check
Good luck with your next endeavor and all the best!
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
Best of luck to you, Graham, and thanks for the wonderful series
Make sure to take some time to watch some baseball! (you know, head, spreadsheet, mother’s basement and all)
by nathaniel dawson on Mar 7, 2010 2:07 PM PST reply actions
From a Rangers fan to a Mariners fan. . .
. . . this stuff is excellently done, and I plan on bringing it up and showing it to other people who need explanations in the future instead of doing the work myself.
As will I.
Thanks for the great work Graham. And defending the honor of valiant Chelsea.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Mar 8, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
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