OT: baseball stats are out of control

[DaClyde]

While I love the level of analytics being done that the managers can use to get an edge, I do hate it that no pitcher is allowed to work themselves out of a jam past the 4th inning. Seeing a guy with a shutout thru 8 getting pulled because he walks a batter or allows a hit is irritating. It is especially irritating when the reliever then proceeds to give up 3 runs and lose the game.

[nebboy]

Yep they are way way aggressive with 2 strike counts but that is their style. Go back and do numbers on hits on first pitch thrown, and the stats would be outstanding.

[Jobu]

I like baseball stats, though I like sabermetric stats (BABIP, FIP, etc) more than the type that you posted here. Part of my problem with the Elias-type matchup stats that you mention is that the tiny sample sizes make most of them meaningless.

For those interested, I think the best site for sabermetric stats and analysis on the internet is fangraphs (www.fangraphs.com) - they have a definition section that tells you what each stat is along with articles explaining them and tons of great articles about player performance. The database also goes really far back - speaking of which, Ty Cobb hit .323 in his age 41 season, how crazy is that?