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    posted on March 01, 2013 at 02:29 PM by Mike Emeigh to analysis, community, research, sabermetrics, sabr  |  1 comment(s)

    The 2013 SABR Analytics Conference will be held Thursday, March 7 through Saturday, March 9, 2013, in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

    Thursday’s programming will be held at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, 555 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004.

    Friday and Saturday’s programming will be held at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, 340 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

    Joe Posnanski and Bill James are among the featured speakers, and there ...

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    1. Halofan posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    FrankCaliendo @ThankfullyCancelled
    2. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:14 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    OH #### YEAH! AWESOME!!!!! THANK YOU TBS!!!!! THANK YOU STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!!!!!!
    3. The District Attorney posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:17 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    If you called David Wells a “Tweeter” to his face during his days as a major league pitcher, he might have been liable to bop you
    Umm, why?

    Also, where's Caliendo?
    4. flournoy posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Few things dick up a broadcast like all this "viewer participation." Please don't read emails and tweets asking inane questions during the game. Watching a game doesn't need to be an interactive experience.
    5. hokieneer posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:32 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Why?

    I can't wait for this current technological/social/hip/young trend to end. This is the most annoying one since those damn little e-pets people carried around. [/getoffmylawn]
    6. cardsfanboy  posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    it's funny, the tv casts seem to be reluctant to use technology to get accurate information (like baseball-reference.com) during a broadcast, but they have no problem picking up on cheesy stuff like this to promote their broadcast.

    I don't care if they twitter during the broadcast, but replying to the thousands of inane idiotic replys that they get will be a sad state of affairs. (not as bad as a two minute homage to Derek Jeter during the Cardinal/Cubs broadcast last night, but still)
    7. JMPH posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:42 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Who says they're going to read tweets on the air or reply to the tweets they receive? It doesn't say anything like that in the article.
    8. JMPH posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:46 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I can't wait for this current technological/social/hip/young trend to end. This is the most annoying one since those damn little e-pets people carried around. [/getoffmylawn]

    Wild idea: just don't use Twitter. Aside from Conan's "Twitter Tracker" bit, Twitter really doesn't affect my life in the least. I don't understand how it could annoy someone if they aren't using it.
    9. JJ1986 posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    it's funny, the tv casts seem to be reluctant to use technology to get accurate information (like baseball-reference.com) during a broadcast

    Dibble and Carpenter on the Nats broadcast are almost constantly on baseball-reference. They don't refer to it by name, but they often talk about looking things up themselves and then get the answer a few seconds later.
    10. Bigotis49 posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:54 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    So the network that couldn't successfully show a game instead of The Steve Harvey Show last year really wants to get into this?
    11. Tripon posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:55 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I get the feeling that people in baseball can't reference baseball-reference.com by name on air because Steve Foreman would be like, "dude, I should get paid for that."
    12. hokieneer posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:55 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wild idea: just don't use Twitter. Aside from Conan's "Twitter Tracker" bit, Twitter really doesn't affect my life in the least. I don't understand how it could annoy someone if they aren't using it


    You would think it would be that easy, except most sports shows I tune into are using it & promoting it. It might be me, but it's hard in the world today to completely avoid something if everyone is pushing/promoting/using it.

    I'm probably just too high strung.
    13. Famous Original Joe C posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:59 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    You would think it would be that easy, except most sports shows I tune into are using it & promoting it. It might be me, but it's hard in the world today to completely avoid something if everyone is pushing/promoting/using it.

    I'm probably just too high strung.

    And, ten years ago, everything had an AOL Keyword. I'm sure there'll be something new to annoy you if you're patient.
    14. Tuque  posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I was listening to the Red Sox game the other day, and man, Eckersley is bad. He won't shut up, which I suppose is his job, but it would be a lot better if it felt like he actually thought about anything he was saying.
    15. Obama Bomaye posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I get the feeling that people in baseball can't reference baseball-reference.com by name on air because Steve Foreman would be like, "dude, I should get paid for that."

    David Cone has been shouting out B-R and Fangraphs on Yankee telecasts lately.

    And I'd bet Sean loves hearing people reference B-R, partly because it does help him get paid (presumably more page views).
    16. Tripon posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:04 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How would a B-R commercial look like?

    Like Padma from Top Chef looking up baseball stats on B-R while being half naked?
    17. Hang down your head, Tom Foley posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    If you called David Wells a “Tweeter” to his face during his days as a major league pitcher, he might have been liable to bop you

    Umm, why?


    Calling Wells a Tweeter would have meant you were in the same room as him, which would have left you vulnerable to bopping.
    18. AJM posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:06 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Few things dick up a broadcast like all this "viewer participation." Please don't read emails and tweets asking inane questions during the game. Watching a game doesn't need to be an interactive experience.

    The Mets read an email earlier this year by someone asking how to calculate ERA. The funny thing is these people can use email (or twitter) but don't know how to use google.
    19. JMPH posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:23 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The Mets read an email earlier this year by someone asking how to calculate ERA. The funny thing is these people can use email (or twitter) but don't know how to use google.

    I don't think that's so crazy, actually. For people who grew up without search engines like Google, if you wanted to find something like that out, you asked someone. Email provides an avenue for them to ask these questions.
    20. BK Arbour posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The funny thing is these people can use email (or twitter) but don't know how to use google.


    I'm a college professor. And unfortunately, I can't reply this back to my students.
    21. flournoy posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:34 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Sounds like the dinosaurs who write in to Baseball Digest asking to have box scores from ancient games reprinted.

    Hey, look it up...
    22. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship  posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:49 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Few things dick up a broadcast like all this "viewer participation." Please don't read emails and tweets asking inane questions during the game. Watching a game doesn't need to be an interactive experience.

    You can always mute the morons and tune to the radio, or just mute everything and pay attention to the screen.
    23. JMPH posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    You can always mute the morons and tune to the radio, or just mute everything and pay attention to the screen.

    I love muting the game and listening to music. Or even playing music over the game. That way you'll still here the especially loud commentary, which is either the exciting parts or any time Chris Berman enters the booth.
    24. MM1f posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:54 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Of all the things that could be done be improve MLB broadcasts Twittering is not one.
    It'd be nice if instead of trying to improve on incorporating Twitter into everything the broadcast team could just be working on improve at the fundamentals.

    Its like a guy who can't shoot a 3 working on his windmill dunks.

    That being said, I would love the chance to communicate with Mr. Sager while he is in the wardrobe room picking up his outfit for the day.
    25. SouthSideRyan posted on September 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Dibble and Carpenter on the Nats broadcast are almost constantly on baseball-reference. They don't refer to it by name, but they often talk about looking things up themselves and then get the answer a few seconds later.


    Kasper's on it all game for the Cubs too.
    26. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on September 21, 2009 at 10:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How would a B-R commercial look like?


    I'm assuming it would combine baseball, stats, and just a little skin.

    In other words Sean watching a ball game while sitting at his computer wearing Ali Larter's whipped cream bikini from "Varsity Blues."
    27. Infinite Joost (Voxter)  posted on September 22, 2009 at 02:03 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I always knew David Wells was a ####.
    28. Infinite Joost (Voxter)  posted on September 22, 2009 at 02:03 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Aw, man, this nanny is shitty.
    29. Tom Nawrocki posted on September 22, 2009 at 03:12 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Also, where's Caliendo?


    He's in Arizona. Comic Caliendo entertains D-backs: Noted impressionist takes batting practice with pitchers

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