by: Rudy Gamble
As some of you know, we developed our own Player Rater methodology called Point Shares about a year ago. Since then, it’s been one big poontrain….zooming past Statgeek Station. Perhaps it’s because my hat and eyewear aren’t goofy enough? Anyway, we’ve done some informal comparisons in the past w/ ESPN but – after having a […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Rudy Gamble
Part 3 of How Valid is the ESPN Player Rater? In two previous articles (part 1 and part 2), we’ve laid out alternative views for judging the most valuable player in 2007 5×5 MLB fantasy baseball (we say Peavy) and for pitchers – using and abusing the ESPN Player Rater in the process. In this […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Rudy Gamble
(Part 2 of How Valid Is the ESPN Player Rater?) If you’ve ever seen the ESPN Player Rater (or, for that matter, other quantitative player rankings for fantasy baseball), you’ve likely asked yourself: How could there be so many starting pitchers at the top? (13 in top 20, 19 in top 30) Is that valid […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Anyone who played ESPN 2007 Fantasy Baseball last year probably had two lingering questions throughout the season: 1) Did the ESPN employees responsible for the database crash that screwed up the first two weeks’ worth of 2007 stats befall a fate worse than Harold “Harass is one word?” Reynolds (rarely insightful on Baseball Tonight but […]
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