tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post7858218281204448039..comments2007-09-07T16:13:53.631-04:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-71040318283820922992007-09-07T16:13:00.000-04:002007-09-07T16:13:00.000-04:00When I was a kid, I never thought I would grow up to receive so many e-mails with the subject line "Matt Diaz" to a pseudonymous Yahoo-based account.<BR/><BR/>But it happened. This is the latest, from Arjun:<BR/><BR/><B>I'm a fan of your collective blog and I read it regularly. I wanted to note one other thing about reader Eric's Matt Diaz numbers: Most of the AB listed are from the minor leagues. BABIP is inflated in the minor leagues because A. pitching is worse and B. fielding is MUCH worse. A high BABIP in the minor leagues doesn't mean that the player can sustain a high BABIP in the major leagues.<BR/><BR/>The Atlanta numbers are "legitimate," but still small enough number of AB, career-wise, to surely be a small sample size effect.</B>Juniorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399868922850358920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-42856760857677802382007-09-07T02:02:00.000-04:002007-09-07T02:02:00.000-04:00How is "Jon Heyman" the only tag for this wondrous piece of sarcastic nerddom?<BR/><BR/>I nominate "Fuck the Heck." Just for starters.Ken Tremendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15290167169845520176noreply@blogger.com