http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-102579 Joe Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:32:39 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/#comment-102579 Moral of the story, do research. Moral of the story, do research.

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-102577 John Beamer Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:52:23 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/#comment-102577 Goo -- I honest don't think Dusty Baker would have a clue about tail wind and altitude ... Goo — I honest don’t think Dusty Baker would have a clue about tail wind and altitude …

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-102390 Goo Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:54:14 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/#comment-102390 The difference being that Dusty Baker would be the one flying at 1,000 feet and endangering his passengers' arms -- er, lives. And the sabermetrician would be saying, "Fly higher! I don't care that you think this is faster! I really don't want to die!!!" But other than flip-flopping the people involved, good analogy. The difference being that Dusty Baker would be the one flying at 1,000 feet and endangering his passengers’ arms — er, lives. And the sabermetrician would be saying, “Fly higher! I don’t care that you think this is faster! I really don’t want to die!!!” But other than flip-flopping the people involved, good analogy.

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-102313 charlie Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:32:06 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/#comment-102313 im confused... im confused…

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-102222 K-Funk Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:40:38 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/#comment-102222 ??? ???

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-102072 Kyle S Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:53:22 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/#comment-102072 So who's the passenger, MGL or Richard Justice? :) So who’s the passenger, MGL or Richard Justice?

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-102027 Ernie Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:58:42 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/04/the-tale-of-the-pilot/#comment-102027 I am missing something? Is this a satire of something? Just curious. I am missing something? Is this a satire of something? Just curious.

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