tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post449257622590271249..comments2024-02-19T00:54:37.767-08:00Comments on The Columnist Manifesto: The myth of the closerOscar Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558650379298098292noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-81664699299736500842007-05-02T16:39:00.000-07:002007-05-02T16:39:00.000-07:00On another note, Ron Shandler's site Baseball HQ, ...On another note, Ron Shandler's site Baseball HQ, defines closer level stuff by the following three metrics. A K/9 of at least 5.6, a 2.0/1 strikeout to walk ratio, and a HR/9 of less than one. In addition to running Baseball HQ, Shandler was also a consultant to the Cards for a couple of years.Brock#20https://www.blogger.com/profile/01472232578724710839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-19885100721801089222007-04-30T16:17:00.000-07:002007-04-30T16:17:00.000-07:00Even pre-Money Ball, Billy Bean had a reputation f...Even pre-Money Ball, Billy Bean had a reputation for the "Pump and Dump" scheme. Bean's thought process is that "a closer" should be judged by other skill sets, not necesarily the accumulation of saves. Among those skil sets is command, which is measured in part by K/BB ratio. <BR/><BR/>His approach is an interesting study in economics as he took imperfect information, and in turn, turned that to his advantage.Brock#20https://www.blogger.com/profile/01472232578724710839noreply@blogger.com