Comments on: 60 Minutes’ Lame Piece on Bill James http://www.bostonmagazine.com/boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/ Just another www.bostonmagazine.com weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Paul Flannery /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6681 Paul Flannery Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:19:59 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6681 Fair points, Mike and Toshiro. I do think that in a world when the Baseball Prospectus is an annual best-seller, things like this underestimate the so-called casual fan. Fair points, Mike and Toshiro. I do think that in a world when the Baseball Prospectus is an annual best-seller, things like this underestimate the so-called casual fan.

]]> By: toshiro /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6664 toshiro Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:24:12 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6664 I thought the piece was fine. Very typical fare for 60 minutes. Sabermetrics is a big leap for the common/casual baseball fan. Most people don't give credit to the geeks of the world. The piece might make a few people go "hmmm...I guess geeks DO matter." I thought the piece was fine. Very typical fare for 60 minutes. Sabermetrics is a big leap for the common/casual baseball fan. Most people don’t give credit to the geeks of the world. The piece might make a few people go “hmmm…I guess geeks DO matter.”

]]> By: Mike /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6662 Mike Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:39:16 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6662 If you consider the mainstream audience the 60 Minutes piece was intended for, it wasn't that bad. But it was a bit cringe-inducing for baseball fans/stat geeks. Mike Lowell should be VERY worried about his SAFE values. I'm hoping that the FJM crew is focusing on the inning and a half JM spent in the booth with GB last night. If you consider the mainstream audience the 60 Minutes piece was intended for, it wasn’t that bad. But it was a bit cringe-inducing for baseball fans/stat geeks.

Mike Lowell should be VERY worried about his SAFE values.

I’m hoping that the FJM crew is focusing on the inning and a half JM spent in the booth with GB last night.

]]> By: agingcynic /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6660 agingcynic Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:15:56 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/03/31/60-minutes-lame-piece-on-bill-james/#comment-6660 Wow, sure hope this doesn't damage the credibility of "60 Minutes"....... Wow, sure hope this doesn’t damage the credibility of “60 Minutes”…….

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