Sabermetrics Cartoon

How Did the "Moneyball" Draft Actually Pan Out for Billy Beane?

http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2011/09/23/moneyball-draft-wasnt-beanes-best/?KEYWORDS=moneyball

Is There Such Thing as Being Hot?

This article goes about disproving the theory that players can get "hot" in basketball. If there is a basketball season, we will conduct our own study. Until then, you can read this.
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/6241/hot-and-heavy-about-nba-shooting

NBA Lockout Update

A fun little update on the NBA lockout. Enjoy
http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/sixers-talk/post/Lockout-update-and-a-look-ahead-to-Sunda?blockID=565321&feedID=2365

History of Fantasy Sports

http://newsgames.gatech.edu/blog/2009/01/history-of-fantasy-sports-and-its-adoption-by-sports-journalists.html

Week 2 Pickups

Some suggestions for week 2 pickups...

http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/nfl/news?slug=be-gmcpow

How Sabermetrics Can Help You in Fantasy Sports

http://baseball.about.com/od/fantasybaseballtips/a/fbbsabermetrics.htm

Although this article is older it details some important points

http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football/ffl/story?page=nfldk2k10advancedstats

The 411 On Sabermetrics

Defining basic sabermetric terms, from BaBip (Batting Average on Balls in Play) to WAR (Wins Over Replacement), this site will give you the basic rundown of what terms mean, and how they will give you the upper hand in any fantasy league. http://baseballreflections.com/2011/07/28/sabermetrics-101-gaining-the-fantasy-baseball-edge/

Bill James (Sabermetrics Extraordinaire) Question and Answer

http://www.freakonomics.com/2008/04/01/bill-james-answers-all-your-baseball-questions/

Here are some of my favorites:

Q: Why can’t the Chicago Cubs get into the World Series? Is it the small park? Low salaries? The curse of the billy goat? Does sabermetrics provide any insights?

A: Talking about the origins of it — the Cubs fell into a trench in history in the late 1930′s, when almost all baseball teams built farm systems, but the Cubs for several years refused to do so. This put them behind the curve, crippled them for the 1950′s, and really the organization did not fully overcome that until about 1980.

Q: How important are good-hitting pitchers to the success of an offense in the N.L.?

A: Exactly as important as good-fitting underwear on a long drive.

Q: Do you play fantasy baseball?

A: Not at the moment. I have, though. I think the Commissioner’s office frowns on front office guys having fantasy teams. It creates the appearance of a conflict of interest, and, even though it’s a trivial conflict, one still has to respect that somebody might get the wrong idea.

Will there be a Fantasy Basketball Season?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sam_amick/07/24/amick.notebook/index.html#ixzz1T8P6SG8r

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