SaberSeminar: It's a Wrap

[AlNipper49]

Hi Guys,
 
We here at SoSH are:
 

• Extremely grateful for the team behind Saber Seminar.  The event was beyond a success and everyone had a great time.
• Very proud for having participated in an event which raised money for such a good cause
• Appreciative of the folks that we've surrounded ourselves with.  It's great to be able to share a passion with folks that we, well, like.

 
SoSH's Jimmy Wulf was out there to cover the event.  I encourage everyone to give it a read, exposure for this means exposure for the cause behind it.  
 
Thanks again Fris!
 
CLICK HERE TO READ JIMMY'S REVIEW

 

[soxfan121]

 
Great photoshop work by the SoSH Baseball team - it really looks like Schilling showed up in camo and combat boots.

 

[Darnell's Son]

That's no photoshop. Those are some kick ass camo pants. When you're invited to be a guest speaker at a seminar that is raising money for cancer research, why would you try to look presentable? Just go ready for battle.

 

[shepard50]

Thanks for the recap Jimmy. I really appreciated the insight and the downloads. That's an unbelievably good lineup of speakers.

 

[DJnVa]

 
 
CLICK HERE TO READ JIMMY'S REVIEW

 

Nice recap, thanks.
 
Quick question--in the Schilling part it mentions the "Nasty Boys Phillies clubhouse." I thought that was the Reds--with Dibble, Charlton, Myers, etc. Was that something Schilling said--that they also referred to themselves in that way?

 

[JimBoSox9]

Thanks for the recap Jimmy. I really appreciated the insight and the downloads. That's an unbelievably good lineup of speakers.

 
 

 
Nice recap, thanks.
 
Quick question--in the Schilling part it mentions the "Nasty Boys Phillies clubhouse." I thought that was the Reds--with Dibble, Charlton, Myers, etc. Was that something Schilling said--that they also referred to themselves in that way?

 
Thanks - it's still Jimbo to ya'll, though.  
 
Dawg is entirely correct, and I am officially fined five internet points for misattribution of historical nicknames.  In my defense, I was watching SummerSlam while typing it up.

 

[DaveRoberts'Shoes]

That's no photoshop. Those are some kick ass camo pants. When you're invited to be a guest speaker at a seminar that is raising money for cancer research, why would you try to look presentable? Just go ready for battle.

Whatever, I wore shorts.

Gotta show off the cankles, you know.

 

[Darnell's Son]

The .com has part 2 of Jimbo's SaberSeminar recap and because he couldn't pack all the goodness into just two articles, you're all in luck because there will be a part 3 coming out tomorrow. Read part 2 here
 

 
 
Between new technology, uncertain data, and rapidly changing methodologies, both panels repeatedly underscored that, far from being over, baseball’s analytics revolution is in its infancy. On-base percentage, WAR, range factors and pitch framing were the first rounds of a debate that show no signs of ending. To make meaningful use of all the information now becoming available to us, the amount of work undone dwarfs the work completed.

 

[AB in DC]

Not to pick on Jimbo specifically, but am I the only one who's getting tired of seeing the term "analytics revolution"?  Because, at this point, isn't basically every industry in American using analytics to one degree or another?  The question isn't whether to use "analytics", it's how.  And I think the Michael Lewis Moneyball rhetoric has gotten to the point where it's obscuring the situation, not elucidating it.  

 

[Reverend]

Not to pick on Jimbo specifically, but am I the only one who's getting tired of seeing the term "analytics revolution"?  Because, at this point, isn't basically every industry in American using analytics to one degree or another?  The question isn't whether to use "analytics", it's how.  And I think the Michael Lewis Moneyball rhetoric has gotten to the point where it's obscuring the situation, not elucidating it.  

 
Are you familiar with a certain baseball team in Philadelphia?

 

[Darnell's Son]

Today Jimbo drops part 3 of his SaberSeminar Recap focusing on members of the media, packed with goodness such as:

 
 
One challenge to providing unique information may be an upcoming loss of locker room access (already reduced in the last CBA). Speier, McCaffrey and McCullough all seemed significantly concerned with the impact of this, stressing that being able to learn the dynamics and beats of a clubhouse are essential to being able to develop a rapport with people on and around the team.

 

[Darnell's Son]

Jimbo has the fourth and final installment of his SaberSeminar recap:

 
 
It shouldn’t be surprising that the operator of the best public PITCHf/x site on the planet can reinvent how you look at PITCHf/x in fifteen minutes. Saberseminar co-organizer and brooksbaseball.net owner Dan Brooks was also the leadoff hitter for the event, showing the crowd interesting ways a simple pitch movement graph can be manipulated to understand the relationship between pitchers’ release points and the movement on their different pitches.

 

[Jnai]

Someone should add that the peanut idea was Matt Lentzner's.

Thanks for the nice writeups of the event.

 

[Darnell's Son]

Someone should add that the peanut idea was Matt Lentzner's.

Thanks for the nice writeups of the event.

Done

 

[JimBoSox9]

Thanks Jnai, and thanks for the talk - I knew I missed some important notes in the first minute or two  :blink: .  I realize there was a late scratch and shuffling the lineup right before first pitch is always tough, but the managerial decision to lead off with PITCHf/x graphs at 9:15 in the dang morning was rightly ripped to shreds on talk radio the next day.  Boy oh boy it was tough to get out of the starting blocks.

 

[Rooster Crows]

Terrific job, Jimbo!  Was pissed I couldn't make it this year, but your write-ups almost made up for it.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

We have more coming on the analytics and science presentations, so stayed tuned.

 

[johnnywayback]

Thanks Jnai, and thanks for the talk - I knew I missed some important notes in the first minute or two  :blink: .  I realize there was a late scratch and shuffling the lineup right before first pitch is always tough, but the managerial decision to lead off with PITCHf/x graphs at 9:15 in the dang morning was rightly ripped to shreds on talk radio the next day.  Boy oh boy it was tough to get out of the starting blocks.

 
That's funny -- I really liked starting with a cold splash of graph-water.  A bold decision, and a really fun and meaty way to kick things off.

 

[iayork]

Thanks Jnai, and thanks for the talk - I knew I missed some important notes in the first minute or two  :blink: .  I realize there was a late scratch and shuffling the lineup right before first pitch is always tough, but the managerial decision to lead off with PITCHf/x graphs at 9:15 in the dang morning was rightly ripped to shreds on talk radio the next day.  Boy oh boy it was tough to get out of the starting blocks.

 
Doesn't everyone start their day with a good hearty graphing?

 

[soxfan121]

 
Doesn't everyone start their day with a good hearty graphing?

 
It is impossible to not read this post in the voice of your avatar.

 

[iayork]

 
It is impossible to not read this post in the voice of your avatar.

 
Think how much it would mess you up if I said "Good news, everyone!"