THT: Batters and BABIP
Why Nick Swisher will rebound in 2009: Looking beyond Line Drive Percentage to build a better model of predicting BABIP.
(I know larry linked it but I thought better fanshot this too...)
about 3 years ago
The Wizard
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Swisher should rebound in 09
http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/swisher-should-rebound-in-09/
The curious case of Kemp
http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/the-curious-case-of-kemp/
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
regression model
The original, academic paper (which includes a full regression model as well as more technical details) includes more information for anyone interested
http://tangotiger.net/tufts/understandingBABIP.pdf
from http://ballhype.com/story/batters_and_babip/
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

















