DePodesta has a blog!

[nilodnayr]

http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/

 

Just started, but should be pretty darn interesting.

[Clem Fandango]

Interesting blog thus far. I like how he said he started so he could interact with fans of the team, as opposed to his own personal enjoyment (or whatever). I also like how he was upset that they have to face Zambrano, and said that Zambrano's clip in Hardball Made Easy is hilarious.

[ToupeeOnFire]

Those Hardball Made Easy videos are hilarious. I want more!

[Elrhino]

I thought he made an interesting point that the Padres have extreme away splits, considering they play zero away games in Petco to weigh down the average and they've played an inordinate amount of away games in Coors and Chase. Might be worth considering the next time we're salivating over a Padres player based on his away splits. Edited May 14, 2008 by Elrhino

[SouthSideRyan]

I thought he made an interesting point that the Padres have extreme away splits, considering they play zero away games in Petco to weigh down the average and they play a lot of away games in Coors and Chase. Might be worth considering the next time we're salivating over a Padres player based on his away splits.

 

It works for everyone, you can't just take a guys road splits and count them as his true value. It is more extreme(ly bad to use) for extreme ballparks.

[nilodnayr]

Ryan said...

Paul, I know you didn't mean the article to be anything more than a quick and dirty comparison, but selection bias plays a huge role in skewing your numbers. Sure, Petco has an affect on opponents batting line, but the quality of the Padres pitchers does much more to supress their triple slash stats. You'd need to do some normalization to come up with a more real analysis of Petco's affect.

May 14, 2008 1:04 PM

Paul DePodesta said...

Ryan,

 

You're absolutely right. We take that into account when performing our more detailed analysis.

May 14, 2008 1:09 PM

 

Yay, thats me having an internet "coversation" with DePo!!!

[Tracer Bullet]

I really enjoy reading DePo's blog. Holy crap do I wish he were our GM.

[sneakypower]

I thought he made an interesting point that the Padres have extreme away splits, considering they play zero away games in Petco to weigh down the average and they play a lot of away games in Coors and Chase. Might be worth considering the next time we're salivating over a Padres player based on his away splits.

 

It works for everyone, you can't just take a guys road splits and count them as his true value.

what a novel concept!

[kroth1342]

I thought he made an interesting point that the Padres have extreme away splits, considering they play zero away games in Petco to weigh down the average and they play a lot of away games in Coors and Chase. Might be worth considering the next time we're salivating over a Padres player based on his away splits.

 

It works for everyone, you can't just take a guys road splits and count them as his true value.

what a novel concept!

 

Old news to some of us...

 

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=48174&p=1749774#p1749774

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I thought he made an interesting point that the Padres have extreme away splits, considering they play zero away games in Petco to weigh down the average and they play a lot of away games in Coors and Chase. Might be worth considering the next time we're salivating over a Padres player based on his away splits.

 

It works for everyone, you can't just take a guys road splits and count them as his true value.

what a novel concept!

 

Old news to some of us...

 

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=48174&p=1749774#p1749774

please stretch first and be extremely careful so you don't pull something trying so eagerly to pat yourself on the back

[nilodnayr]

and not to mention in a sport where sample size is something you strive for and really need inorder for stats to have validity, why would you cut your sample in half? Park adjusting home stats and road stats is iperative...now if there were only good park adjustments out there and easily accessible...

[sneakypower]

I thought he made an interesting point that the Padres have extreme away splits, considering they play zero away games in Petco to weigh down the average and they play a lot of away games in Coors and Chase. Might be worth considering the next time we're salivating over a Padres player based on his away splits.

 

It works for everyone, you can't just take a guys road splits and count them as his true value.

what a novel concept!

 

Old news to some of us...

 

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=48174&p=1749774#p1749774

please stretch first and be extremely careful so you don't pull something trying so eagerly to pat yourself on the back

i'm sorry i couldn't stomach reading nine pages of that bonerfest