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Manager tendencies.. in strange visual form

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/04/01/science/0401-sci-PROFILE.lg.jpg

Last row of the image explains it.  Not sure about the crazy faces way of representing it, but its still interesting to see how different managers generally rank at some of this stuff.

RW apparently never runs batters with the pitch. 

To fill out the words requirement.. here is an article that talks about the system.. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/science/01prof.html?ex=1364702400&en=c8f70d006f87dbd9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

 

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a little odd.

by geetar85 on Apr 4, 2008 3:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

heh

i said it would be strange, didn't I =)

by DSheppard on Apr 4, 2008 4:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

haha

It's interesting and I thank you for posting it. That said, man...that's creepy.

by ghostofErikThompson on Apr 4, 2008 4:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Somebody call poochie

we got a NERD alert!

by FirebatM3 on Apr 4, 2008 4:11 PM CDT   0 recs

So...

Wash is of Asian decent, and cuts his own hair?

I am confused.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on Apr 4, 2008 4:19 PM CDT   0 recs

more like

he bunts a lot, doesn't move runners, and doesn't use pinch runners.

admittedly half the reason i posted it was for reactions to its crazy-ness, but it does have stats behind it.

by DSheppard on Apr 4, 2008 4:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

the different lineups used

make ronnie look like a predator

send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Apr 4, 2008 5:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Very interesting Shep

So basically, what that's telling us is, Ron's game of trying to play small ball is flawed, because he only uses certain aspects of small ball?

One thing's for sure, it's got our glorious manager's tendencies nailed. Too bad that guy didn't include bullpen management in his equation.

by lonestarJon on Apr 4, 2008 5:07 PM CDT   0 recs

what are you talking about?

what parts of small does/doesn't he use?

by ab03 on Apr 4, 2008 5:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, according to that chart

All he does is bunt, and change his lineups around. He doesn't run too much. But then again, he doesn't really have a great team to be running with anyway, so in one respect, it's not really his fault that small ball doesn't work with this team.

Ron's problem is that he tries to play small ball with this offense. He bunts with too many guys who can't bunt, and he has a hard time with the hit-and-runs, because this team strikes out to danged much. The bottom line is, he really just doesn't know what the hell he's doing with this team, and he shuffles the lineups around in the bottom of the order to try and compensate for that. Which that chart kind of evidences.

by lonestarJon on Apr 4, 2008 6:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you got all of that

from the fact that he bunts? you could have just said he bunts a lot.

by ab03 on Apr 4, 2008 6:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No, I got all that from watching him "manage" this team

But you're right, I could have just said he bunts a lot... or tries to bunt a lot.

by lonestarJon on Apr 4, 2008 6:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It's Not An April Fools

I've messed around with displaying political data using Chertoff Faces in both SAS and R.

I don't get the usefulness of it, but what the hell. I don't get the usefulness of a lot of things.

by Mister Naxal on Apr 5, 2008 2:36 PM CDT   0 recs

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