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Parkhouse: Do advanced stats have a place in high school baseball?

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posted 3 weeks ago by Repoz to high school, sabermetrics | 25 comment(s)

Well…it is K8 and not K/9.

I began thinking of this often this week as I was watching local high school teams play the game. Specifically, Michigan City and La Porte.

I became frustrated watching these players, particularly at the plate. In my opinion, too much first-pitch swinging is going on, which flies directly in the face of stats like on-base percentage, who many people - myself included - feel is a greater indicator of batting success than the more popular batting average.

If the ...

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101. Gold Star - just Gold Star posted on April 28, 2009 at 11:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

And those organizations you list are hopelessly political.

For unbiased news of communicable diseases, we should listen to... what?

102. Gamingboy posted on April 28, 2009 at 11:56 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

For unbiased news of communicable diseases, we should listen to... what?

It's kind of hard, as Humans are rather biased against communicable disease and communicable disease doesn't have any news outlets.

103. UCCF posted on April 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

It's kind of hard, as Humans are rather biased against communicable disease and communicable disease doesn't have any news outlets.

Pox News: We Infect, You Decide

104. Rich Rifkin I posted on April 29, 2009 at 12:01 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

105 - lol

105. Gold Star - just Gold Star posted on April 29, 2009 at 12:03 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Pox News: We Infect, You Decide

Folks, we can walk away from this thread now, because it can't get any better.

106. Gamingboy posted on April 29, 2009 at 12:13 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Pox News: We Infect, You Decide

Great, now I might have to go to the hospital from breaking a rib laughing at that.

107. The John Wetland Memorial Death (CoB) posted on April 29, 2009 at 12:24 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

yeah, between [105] and "Hamdemic", my keyboard is in danger from this thread ...

108. Tripon posted on April 29, 2009 at 12:27 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

An outbreak of swine flu that is suspected in more than 150 deaths in Mexico and has sickened dozens in the U.S. and elsewhere has grabbed the attention of a nervous public and medical officials worried the strain will continue to spread. But even if there are swine-flu deaths outside Mexico, the virus would have a long way to go to match the 36,000 seasonal flu deaths in the U.S. each year.

Basically.

Regular flu kills 36,000 each year

109. Gamingboy posted on April 29, 2009 at 01:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I finally got around to watching last night's daily show, and I must say their name for it is disappointing: The Last 100 Days. Ha, a political reversal of the First 100 days.

I'll take Hamdemic and Pox News anyday.

110. The John Wetland Memorial Death (CoB) posted on April 29, 2009 at 01:26 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'll take Hamdemic and Pox News anyday.

c'mon now ... aporkalypse deserves just a little love now, don't it?

111. Gamingboy posted on April 29, 2009 at 01:36 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Aporkalypse isn't bad, but Hamdemic and Pox News are just more punny.

112. Juan V posted on April 29, 2009 at 01:40 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Pox News: We Infect, You Decide

Pure, utter and epic win.

113. Gamingboy posted on April 29, 2009 at 02:17 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I've got good news and bad news:

Reports are that it ISN'T a unholy hybrid of Pig, Bird and Human flu, but is instead just two Swine flus become one.

The bad news: It's obvious then that this was a result of pig-on-pig bacteriological warfare gone horribly, horribly wrong.

114. Juan V posted on April 29, 2009 at 02:21 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Reports are that it ISN'T a unholy hybrid of Pig, Bird and Human flu, but is instead just two Swine flus become one.

The bad news: It's obvious then that this was a result of pig-on-pig bacteriological warfare gone horribly, horribly wrong.

And the ugly is the mental image currently in my head.

115. My guest will be Jermaine Allensworth posted on April 29, 2009 at 03:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

And the ugly is the mental image currently in my head.

Is it this?

116. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on April 29, 2009 at 03:15 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Reports are that it ISN'T a unholy hybrid of Pig, Bird and Human flu, but is instead just two Swine flus become one.

The bad news: It's obvious then that this was a result of pig-on-pig bacteriological warfare gone horribly, horribly wrong.

And they've got frickin' laser beams coming out of their eyes! (FF to about 3:50).

117. Gamingboy posted on April 29, 2009 at 03:22 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

HOLY #### THOSE ARE PIGS WITH FRICKING LASER BEAMS COMING OUT OF THEIR EYES!

I will be unable to sleep tonight.

(looks at 117)

Yep, definitely NOT gonna be able to sleep tonight.

118. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship

posted on April 29, 2009 at 03:41 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just tell those pigs to leave Phil Hughes out of this and they can do anything they f*cking want.

119. The John Wetland Memorial Death (CoB) posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:06 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

[118]

Man, I LOVE Meddle!

3rd favorite Floyd album, behind Animals and WYWH.

120. zenbitz posted on April 29, 2009 at 05:37 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

And the winner is...
this pic

121. The John Wetland Memorial Death (CoB) posted on April 29, 2009 at 05:38 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

man, this thread just keeps topping itself ...

122. Steve Phillips' Hot Cougar (DrStankus) posted on April 29, 2009 at 06:09 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

man, this thread just keeps topping itself ...

Like Mike Piazza after yoga class...

123. Andere Richtingen

posted on April 29, 2009 at 09:31 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

And those organizations you list are hopelessly political.

I've worked alongside the CDC on an infectious disease outbreak, in a somewhat adversarial position, actually. The people from the CDC did an outstanding job. They did nothing that I saw that was motivated by anything but good science, and they worked quickly and efficiently. They lacked in-house expertise on this particular bug, but they identified the right people and did the job right.

I feel very good about the CDC and NIH handling this. There is sure to be political decoration of the effort, but the core jobs of epidemiology and quarantine are likely to be done right.

124. Gamingboy posted on April 29, 2009 at 02:05 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well, I was eventually able to fall asleep. But then I had nightmares. Thanks a lot.

125. bunyon posted on April 29, 2009 at 02:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I feel very good about the CDC and NIH handling this. There is sure to be political decoration of the effort, but the core jobs of epidemiology and quarantine are likely to be done right.

Yeah, you really have to be clear between the NIH and CDC in DC and the folks on the ground. Like any bureaucracy, the top level bureaucrats are mainly concerned with the political game around their office and above, but these organizations have some people doing excellent and important work who aren't political (which is why they don't usually move up very far).

126. robinred

posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I guess somebody needs to call the guy from Post #1

WASHINGTON – Virulent swine flu swept deeper into Europe Wednesday, extending its global reach as President Barack Obama mourned the first U.S. death, a Mexican toddler in Texas, and said wider school closings in the United States may be necessary. Total U.S. cases surged to nearly 100.

***

But maybe it doesn't count since it was a Mexican kid.

127. Rich Rifkin posted on August 11, 2010 at 06:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I could not find the thread where I guessed that fewer Americans would catch this flu in the U.S. and die from it than die each year from the seasonal flu, but it appears the H1N1 was overblown hysteria--again. 18,000 confirmed deaths from H1N1 over the entire world:

The 2009-10 H1N1 influenza pandemic is officially over, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

128. Lassus posted on August 11, 2010 at 06:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm sure the hysteria had nothing at all to do with capping the deaths at around 18,000. Because attention and care is negligible in communicable diseases.

129. Rich Rifkin posted on August 27, 2010 at 03:37 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

In Flu News:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday substantially lowered its often-quoted estimate of how many people die in a typical flu season, to 24,000 from 36,000.

The previous estimate, the agency said, was based on a study of the years 1990 to 1999, during which the H3N2 strain of flu predominated, and H3N2 is far more deadly to the elderly than the other two common seasonal strains, H1N1 and B.

The new estimate is based on a re-evaluation of the years 1976 to 2007. Deaths attributed to flu fluctuated widely, from a low of 3,349 in the winter of 1986-7 to a high of 48,614 in 2003-4.

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