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In response to "We're in August, and Atlanta only has three guys with at least 10 starts. " by David

IMO what also broke the old system is all the analytics showing a raise in BA the 3rd or 4th time through the order. -- nm

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Aug 2 '23, 11:26

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I’d been meaning to look into if this was a recent development or had always been true. - Tim Aug 2, 11:36 11
- Bill James was writing about it in the 80s. Nobody listened before Billy Beane. - David Aug 2, 11:42 8
  - the A’s won more rings in the 80s than Billy Beane ever sniffed -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:43 7
    - Did anything, perchance, happen to spending habits in baseball during Billy Beane's time? - Reagen Aug 2, 12:18 4
      - "I've run the numbers and clearly the way to actually win a World Series is . . . get a fuckton lot more payroll" -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 12:25 3
        
        Signed, the LA Dodgers? -- nm - David Aug 2, 12:29 1
        
        Hold our beers. -- nm - NY Teams Aug 2, 12:33
        
        Well, yes. But Oakland didn't have that. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 12:28
    - *blink, blink* -- nm - David Aug 2, 11:48 1
      - I mean he was famous for going around an sniffing people's hands. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:50
- can’t find the article atm but someone recently went back just to confirm the sixth inning was always potential trouble for a starter -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:41
- I agree with your IM. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 11:41
managers knew this trend long before analytics. they just left their aces on the mound if they were still dealing -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:30

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