OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

mking55 · 06-04-2002, 01:52 PM

I am the first to admit that I am far from a mathematical mind.
Secondly, I have been a fan of Bill James writing for over 20 years and own several of his books.
Third, I am almost finished reading the book WinShares.

What's my point? I don't get it. He spent 4+ years figuring this out? What for? Is it valid? What does it mean?

It reads to me, when I can follow it, like "I decided to this, and then I multiplied by that, after which I divided by that, and then I remembered that Peter Palmer is a good guy and I have nothing against him so I spit on his linear weights in a friendly manner, and I took the square root of 7 (don't ask me why but it works) and I got the win shares. Trust it, it's the best stat ever."

For those of you who like it, if you don't mind, please enlighten me with what you like about it and why you think it works. To me, I don't see the reasoning why I believe is should work.

Thank you.

06-04-2002, 01:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
mking55 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 819 Thanked 33x in 16 posts	I am the first to admit that I am far from a mathematical mind. Secondly, I have been a fan of Bill James writing for over 20 years and own several of his books. Third, I am almost finished reading the book WinShares. What's my point? I don't get it. He spent 4+ years figuring this out? What for? Is it valid? What does it mean? It reads to me, when I can follow it, like "I decided to this, and then I multiplied by that, after which I divided by that, and then I remembered that Peter Palmer is a good guy and I have nothing against him so I spit on his linear weights in a friendly manner, and I took the square root of 7 (don't ask me why but it works) and I got the win shares. Trust it, it's the best stat ever." For those of you who like it, if you don't mind, please enlighten me with what you like about it and why you think it works. To me, I don't see the reasoning why I believe is should work. Thank you.