Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Bill James 2013 SABR Analytics Conference Keynote
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posted on March 27, 2013 at 03:51 PM by The District Attorney to bill james, red sox, sabermetrics
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A little old, but I finally have time today to do this stuff. (h/t Roberto)
• Title: “Wonderful Ignorance”; subtitle: “The Past Is Always Going To Be With Us”
• Bill discusses SABR’s beginnings. It was smaller, allowing for more personal interaction, and more populated by “eccentrics”. He reminds us that founder Bob Davids was reluctant to publish more than one article every two years about statistical analysis in the SABR Journal. He says that of SABR’s 70 members at the time, only himself, ...
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< 1 2There would obviously be some time required to learn the specifics of the game, but the players of the 1870s simply wouldn't have that big of an advantage. They were by and large learning as they went too.
But it's entirely possible that cricketers (particularly 20/20 players) would adjust more quickly to the conditions of 1870 baseball. Don't know. I do know that we were often short of gloves when I was growing up so I played a lot of baseball with no glove. I don't think it would be that tough to find elite players who could play without a glove. Besides, as far as I know there's nothing in the 1870 rules preventing the use of gloves.
1870s would demolish the kids over a series.
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