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December 13, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: Inching Alongby Dan Fox
Fueled by reader feedback, Dan makes some adjustments to his new defensive metric.
December 6, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: Defense and Alphabet Soupby Dan Fox
RF, FR, FRAA, FRAR, UZR, ZR, PMR, DRA, SAFE, and, for the first time, Dan introduces SFR.
November 29, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: Always Increasingby Dan Fox
It's the season of giving, and Dan's got something every stathead wants in his or her stocking--BIPChart 2.5
November 15, 2007
by Dan Fox
With awards season upon us, Dan looks to the minors to crown this year's best and worst baserunners down on the farm.
November 8, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: The Biggest Booms and Busts?by Dan Fox
Dan invests a bit of time to come up with something pretty authoritative on the subject.
November 1, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: My First Full Seasonby Dan Fox
Memories of this fan's rite of passage engender a look back at 1977 on the bases.
October 25, 2007
by Dan Fox
Postseason umpiring and an early holiday present for our readers.
October 18, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: The Baserunning Editionby Dan Fox
Dan runs down the 2007 leaderboards in baserunning metrics, and crowns a player who helped his team the most on the basepaths.
October 11, 2007
by Dan Fox
Ranging across a couple of old and new themes, explaining that there's something about the weather, and Pythagoras can rock steady.
October 4, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: A Rocky Mountain Retrospectiveby Dan Fox
A look back out our look forward, and an analysis of how well things played out on this particular Rockie road.
September 27, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: A Mailbag Double Playby Dan Fox
Dan addresses two common reader questions concerning his baserunning metrics and the Fish data.
September 20, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: Taking Advantageby Dan Fox
Revisiting baserunning metrics to see how much credit, if any, should go to runners when a pitcher makes a mistake.
September 13, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: The Return of the Fish Eyeby Dan Fox
Building off of his look at Wily Mo Pena, Dan revisits his work in visualizing and quantifying plate discipline.
September 6, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: Wily Mo Reduxby Dan Fox
With the Wily Mo era in Boston now over, Dan revisits his first Baseball Prospectus column to see how things may have changed for the young slugger.
August 30, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: Tilting the Playing Fieldby Dan Fox
Returning to a subject from this past winter, Dan digs in to discuss the all-time greats.
August 23, 2007
by Dan Fox
After digging through this data, you'll no longer wonder why they say hitting is the hardest thing to do in sports.
August 16, 2007
by Dan Fox
What happens when pitching in a pinch? Do pitchers have something extra that they can put on the ball when they're in a jam?
August 2, 2007
Schrodinger's Bat: Interview With a Physicistby Dan Fox
Extending his own interest in the physics of baseball, Dan sits down with a lauded physicist and baseball fan to discuss the topic.
July 26, 2007
by Dan Fox
A look umpire tendencies to see how much human error plays a role in calling pitches.
July 19, 2007
by Dan Fox
Having documented Willy Taveras' special talents bunting for base hits, Dan turns to the strategy involved.
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