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Tippett and DIPS (August 1, 2003)
Discussion ThreadPosted 7:05 p.m.,
August 1, 2003
(#21) -
Crack
How come nobody else has commented on the laziness of Tippet not to have seen Voros DIPS 2.0, or the research mgl presented on DIPS a year or 2 ago. Tom Tippet, you are a good analyst, but like Bill James, you would be better served by getting your head and ego out of your ass and paying attention to what is going on.
Tippett and DIPS (August 1, 2003)
Posted 7:30 a.m.,
August 2, 2003
(#32) -
Crack
Joe D, I'm not *really* a moron; I just use the name Crack when I post something which might be perceived to be moronic, Anyway, the excuses for Tippet ring hollow. So he's busy, so what. If you are going to do a project and make public your results on someone else's work, it's your duty to be aware of the relevant literature in the field. It's one thing to overlook an obscure study in some small scientific journal. But when you overlook a major article by the author whose work you are going after--that's unforgiveable. And the same goes for Bill James, another star who is too "busy" to find out that his revolutionary fielding system is similar to those by Saeger and Davenport.
Tippett and DIPS (August 1, 2003)
Posted 8:59 p.m.,
August 2, 2003
(#40) -
Crack
OK, Joe D, I tried to repost my thought in more measured terms, but apparently it wasn't good enough for you. You don't have the balls to admit I am right, tone or not. You sort of allude to it, yes, but in a way to minimize it. The fact is, Tippet's big, hallowed project on DIPS turns out to be yada yada yada. He made a silly, careless error in his research, and that deserves to be pointed out. I would not have used such strong language in my first post had I not picked up on the "free pass" he was being given, just because he has a "name" in the field. The fact is, you should be pissed at Tippet, James, and other sabermetric "superstars" for thinking that their thoughts and work are so far above all us mortals here at Primer and elsewhere, that they don't have to invest any time to follow what is going on. Them follow? Hell no, they are the "leaders".
Joe D, get *your* head out of your ass and quit being such a "groupie". And as far as my tone, if your parents see *your* tone in your last couple posts, they will want to spank your butt.
Now that I've let that out.....can't we all be friends? :)
Tippett and DIPS (August 1, 2003)
Posted 9:21 a.m.,
August 4, 2003
(#48) -
Crack
I can't resist. Joe writes, "I've always been against unprovoked personal attacks." Then, 2 sentences later, he throws in an unprovoked personal attack against Fanhome. If you say that Fanhome is a site and not a person, I'll say that Fanhome is a group of people, who you have now grouped in with the likes of me. They deserve better. :)
Tippett and DIPS (August 1, 2003)
Posted 11:46 a.m.,
August 4, 2003
(#54) -
Crack
I'd like to conclude here by saying that I disagree with Joe and others who say that using a false name is "cowardly". A more accurate term would be "prudent". There is a legitimate place for anonymous posting. It allows us to post our darker thoughts/opinions while preserving our good name. If you want to call that cowardice, go ahead, but it's really not.
RBIs (September 15, 2003)
Posted 6:39 p.m.,
September 15, 2003
(#1) -
Crack
Surprisingly good article. One thing wich (I think) was not mentioned as a reason why today's hitters get fewer RBI even tho they hit more homers, etc., is the improvement in fielding. This is one of the reasons why modern high offense is built on the HR, as opposed to the high 1930s offensive teams.
Dick Allen's Baseball Blog - Baserunning (December 1, 2003)
Posted 7:43 p.m.,
December 4, 2003
(#2) -
Crack
Gee, what a fizzle. I assumed that this had something to do with the real Prick Allen. I do commend him, though, for being smart enough to stay out of the public...