sabermetrics
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Origin of sabermetrics
First recorded in 1980–85; S(ociety for) A(merican) B(aseball) R(esearch) + -metrics
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They personify intangibles that sabermetrics can never quantify and that fans yearn to encounter: Hope.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
The five-man rotation has been a durable staple for MLB teams over the past 30 to 40 years, even as sabermetrics have changed many of the game’s strategies.
From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 2021
Given that the sabermetrics site fangraphs.com ranked the M’s as the second-worst team in MLB before opening day, the succinct schedule seemed like it might work to the Mariners’ advantage.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2020
As the soft-spoken numbers cruncher who converts Beane to the gospel of sabermetrics, Jonah Hill proved for the first time he’s a top-rank actor.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2020
Gossage, 68, spoke to the Tampa Bay Times, criticizing how baseball is controlled by computers and sabermetrics.
From Fox News • Mar. 6, 2020
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