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Originally Posted by Ksyrup
OK, here's a HUGE pet peeve of mine about the misunderstanding of sabremetrics:
This is NOT an example of SABR influence on baseball. In fact, it's just the opposite. One of the basic tenets of analyzing stats is sample size. Most (nearly all) SABR-inclined guys will tell you it's nuts to pinch hit a .750 OPS player with a .600 OPS guy just because the former is 1-12 in his career against a particular pitcher and the latter is 3-7. They don't even know or understand what they are objecting to. They should hire Joe Morgan away from the Reds as a consultant.
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I agree with sample size, but even his example has him playing a guy that could have been 4-16 with seven strikeouts.
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