6/2 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Marlins (Hand) 6:10 PM, CSN

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

 

They take a big break once a year and don't come back for like five months or whatever. That seems like a good place to start counting at any given time.

[Sammy Sofa]

DENIED.

[Guest]

that's silly. how do you even define what right now is?

 

baseball is constant ebbs and flows

 

the problem is the guys who have sucked overall and yes, starlin has sucked really badly overall

 

Arbitrary endpoint stats are the worst of all possible stats. They're worse than wins and RBIs.

 

yes and no. depends on if the end points are truly arbitrary or if you're looking for a trend based on some actual thing and if the span is large enough to be meaningful.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

you're looking for a trend

 

Ick. That is *exactly* the problem.

[Guest]

you're looking for a trend

 

Ick. That is *exactly* the problem.

 

way to take out the context you moron

[Guest]

if an actual adjustment is made, an injury comes into (or out of) play, or some other similar situation, and there's a decent sample of PAs, they can be meaningful. this isn't hard to grasp. hence the qualifier as to whether they're actually truly arbitrary endpoints or not.

[sneakypower]

did you know: Javy Baez is hitting .383/.457/.654 since May 10th

 

with a 22% K rate

Edited June 3, 2015 by sneakypower

[Guest]

did you know: Javy Baez is hitting .383/.457/.654 since May 10th

 

before you know it, your title will no longer be facetious

[Guest]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

That's still arbitrary.

[Guest]

If you've identified a distinct causal factor (such as a swing change), then using that endpoint has some validity.

 

btw - we should also note that at the beginning of the year, Javy was coming off an extended break, the disappointment of the demotion and the turmoil of his family tragedy. It's fairly realistic to cut him a break for that time.

[Sammy Sofa]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

That's still arbitrary.

 

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[Guest]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

That's still arbitrary.

 

Then...what isn't?

Well, in some sense you're always making an arbitrary decision as to when to begin if you make a blanket statement like that. For example, if you're analyzing Pujols performance to predict the remainder of the year, would it make more sense to look at his career or to attempt to do a weighted trend of his last three years of performance?

 

Any blanket statement of when to begin and end all analysis is going to be arbitrary.

 

 

In another sense, I like watching N&G's head explode.

[weis21]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

ESPECIALLY when it is a 21-year-old working on overhauling their approach and and changing his swing mechanics.

[Sammy Sofa]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

ESPECIALLY when it is a 21-year-old working on overhauling their approach and and changing his swing mechanics.

 

I was not aware Addison was doing any such thing.

[Sammy Sofa]

In another sense, I like watching N&G's head explode.

 

Go pretend to be drunk again, you dweeb.

[Guest]

In another sense, I like watching N&G's head explode.

 

Go pretend to be drunk again, you dweeb.

Oh, I was fully drunk that night.

[Guest]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

ESPECIALLY when it is a 21-year-old working on overhauling their approach and and changing his swing mechanics.

 

I was not aware Addison was doing any such thing.

 

I thought this was about Montero

[Sammy Sofa]

In another sense, I like watching N&G's head explode.

 

Go pretend to be drunk again, you dweeb.

Oh, I was fully drunk that night.

 

xuer yuo wert

[Guest]

In another sense, I like watching N&G's head explode.

 

Go pretend to be drunk again, you dweeb.

Oh, I was fully drunk that night.

 

xuer yuo wert

 

hahahahahahaha

[Banedon]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

That's still arbitrary.

 

Then...what isn't?

Well, in some sense you're always making an arbitrary decision as to when to begin if you make a blanket statement like that. For example, if you're analyzing Pujols performance to predict the remainder of the year, would it make more sense to look at his career or to attempt to do a weighted trend of his last three years of performance?

 

Any blanket statement of when to begin and end all analysis is going to be arbitrary.

 

 

In another sense, I like watching N&G's head explode.

 

Yeah, I deleted my post, cuz I realized it was more about that last bit.

[Sammy Sofa]

It's true; Tim: Esoteric Baseball Analyst is kind of the worst thing in the world.

[weis21]

Baseball stats should only be taken in sum career totals at any given moment.

ESPECIALLY when it is a 21-year-old working on overhauling their approach and and changing his swing mechanics.

 

I was not aware Addison was doing any such thing.

 

I thought this was about Montero

I guess I was reading the thread about Javy and misplaced my thoughts. Regardless, if it's a blanket statement it would apply. And I guess Javy is 22 years old. I probably shouldn't try to post on my way out of the office (or, maybe, ever).