Manager tendencies.. in strange visual form

by DShep on Apr 4, 2008 3:50 PM CDT

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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This is...

terrifying.

by ghostofErikThompson on Apr 4, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

+1

a little odd.

by geetar85 on Apr 4, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions

heh

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

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by DShep on Apr 4, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions

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 up reply actions

that was incredibly unhelpful

but a great post nonetheless

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by ab03 on Apr 4, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions

Somebody call poochie

we got a NERD alert!

by FirebatM3 on Apr 4, 2008 4:11 PM CDT reply actions

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 reply actions

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.

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by DShep on Apr 4, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

the different lineups used

make ronnie look like a predator

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by gossamer on Apr 4, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions

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.

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by LSJ on Apr 4, 2008 5:07 PM CDT reply actions

what are you talking about?

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

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by ab03 on Apr 4, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions

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.

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by LSJ on Apr 4, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions