Comments on: Fun With Pythagoras: Doubt http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/05/28/fun-with-pythagoras-doubt/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: KF http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/05/28/fun-with-pythagoras-doubt/#comment-24737 Wed, 30 May 2018 01:58:50 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11772#comment-24737 There is no joy in Mudville for me when I see someone use the term “Nine”.

]]> By: Brew Crew Buster http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/05/28/fun-with-pythagoras-doubt/#comment-24726 Tue, 29 May 2018 20:31:40 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11772#comment-24726 A great piece. I believe you are missing one significant aspect of the Brewer’s beating run differential expectations. Because their wins over expected is significantly positively impacted by the bullpen, the team can choose which games in which to have greater run prevention in games where they have a greater chance of winning. I would call it the Hader affect but it includes other bullpen arms as well. Even as the bullpen may regress towards the mean, the top end of the bullpen will suffer less of a regression. Who cares if the bullpen starts giving up more runs when the team is already losing if the offense isn’t going to come back. If the Brewers can maintain their performance over the mean when they are ahead than there current wins per run differential ratio will be maintained.

]]> By: Nicholas Zettel http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/05/28/fun-with-pythagoras-doubt/#comment-24725 Tue, 29 May 2018 20:10:35 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11772#comment-24725 It’s just an old baseball writing thing that I like.

]]> By: KF http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/05/28/fun-with-pythagoras-doubt/#comment-24721 Tue, 29 May 2018 15:57:38 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11772#comment-24721 Can I ask why you call baseball team a “nine”? 25 guys these days of course, and in the AL they start 10 each game.

I used to see you say “Milwaukee Nine” a lot, and have noticed many younger Brewers writers do the same in recent years. I don’t care for that term personally. Not sure if you’re going for a “Casey at the Bat” reference, but I think any association with the Mudville Nine is a bad idea…

]]> By: KF http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/05/28/fun-with-pythagoras-doubt/#comment-24720 Tue, 29 May 2018 15:54:14 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11772#comment-24720 Can I ask why you call baseball team a “nine”? 25 guys these days of course, and in the AL they start 10 each game.

I used to see you say “Milwaukee Nine” a lot, and have noticed many younger Brewers writers do the same in recent years. I don’t care for that term personally. Not sure

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