"People who clearly have lacking knowledge of statistics will say that statistics can be tweaked in whatever way pleases and supports the statistician’s opinion. These people have insufficient knowledge of the sabermetric community. If I publish something incorrect or fabricated I fully expect to have Tom Tango or MGL or Rob Neyer or some other smart individual calling me out on it. The constant and immediate peer review is a fantastic and terrifying thing. "Look, you can argue that a day feels longer than 24 hours for as long as you want. That doesn’t make you anymore right. It doesn’t change that 24 hours being a day is a fact either. It just means your perspective is skewed on the subject for whatever reason. Perspective is the ultimate key when dealing with numbers. That’s why we use baselines, averages, and standard deviations. That’s why we have constant peer review. That’s why we don’t appeal to authority and that’s why we keep open minds." --R.J. Anderson
Thursday DS Open Thread
Giants(2) v Reds(2) @ 11AM MT on TBS Cardinals(2) v Nationals(2) @ 2PM MT on TBS Orioles(1) v Yankees(2) @ 5:30PM MT on TBS Tigers(2) v Athletics(2) @ 7:30PM MT on TNT
Tuesday DS Discussion Thread
Discuss today's playoff games in this thread.
Monday Rockpile: Tracy Resigns, Problems Remain
Jim Tracy resigned from the Colorado Rockies. The work is far from done yet, however, as the organization is still a general mess.
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Jim Tracy out as Rockies manager
Jim Tracy resigned from his position as manager of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Jim Tracy Meeting With Geivett; Future Uncertain
Jim Tracy has been a topic of controversy in his tenure with Colorado. Friday could possibly intensify that controversy, or could bring an end to it.
Friday Rockpile: Wild Card Friday Is Upon Us
Will Texas or Baltimore, St. Louis or Atlanta, advance to the DS series?