If you have never been to www.tangotiger.net, I suggest you check it out. It is run by a guy named Tom Tango who has a great knowledge of baseball research, statistical analysis and mathematics. He combines all of these into interesting articles and blogs, and he has even created a few measures such as “Clutch” to judge player’s abilities to hit in tough situations, among others.
There are plenty of sites out there the predict team’s records for the upcoming season such as your basic ESPNs or SIs and then your Baseball Prospectus and your Baseball America and your Hardball Times. Some use algorithms and formulas, others just use gut instinct. He has compiled a number of these and wants to see who is smarter: the “experts” who work for these sites and the formulas that predict these things, or your average John Q. Astros Fan, or Jane Red Sox Fan.
You can go to this part of his site and put in your predictions for your favorite players and/or teams. Once the season starts, he will then run the numbers and we will see over the next six months who is smarter.
Just a fun guessing game if you have some free time.
Filed under: MLB, Predictions, Stats
