09-25-2009, 11:15 AM
<!--quoteo(post=64359:date=Sep 25 2009, 08:16 AM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Sep 25 2009, 08:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=64355:date=Sep 25 2009, 07:49 AM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Sep 25 2009, 07:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=64354:date=Sep 25 2009, 08:48 AM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Sep 25 2009, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Why would you multiply it by 47?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
KB, that is precisely his point. The calculation looks like random numbers being thrown together.
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Which, to me, is precisely the point of the article; in an era where 90% of MLB teams desperately try to quantify performance and outcomes by <i>known</i> quantities, we're trying to base our opinions on things like 'I think the team would win more games if they were more pleasant to strangers."
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I think it's more like 'I think the team would win more games if they were more pleasant to each other."
KB, that is precisely his point. The calculation looks like random numbers being thrown together.
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Which, to me, is precisely the point of the article; in an era where 90% of MLB teams desperately try to quantify performance and outcomes by <i>known</i> quantities, we're trying to base our opinions on things like 'I think the team would win more games if they were more pleasant to strangers."
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I think it's more like 'I think the team would win more games if they were more pleasant to each other."