New MLBN show promises sabermetric content

[SteveA]

MLB Network will debut a show on November 7 that will debate and discuss the news of each day from a baseball analytic/sabermetric perspective.

Thought some might be interested...

http://mlb.mlb.com/network/shows/?id=25775158

[Can_of_corn]

MLB Network will debut a show on November 7 that will debate and discuss the news of each day from a baseball analytic/sabermetric perspective.

Thought some might be interested...

http://mlb.mlb.com/network/shows/?id=25775158

I am hoping for the 5pm time slot.

[SteveA]

I am hoping for the 5pm time slot.

Looks like 7:30. At least the initial episode is at 7:30 on 11/7.

[Can_of_corn]

Looks like 7:30. At least the initial episode is at 7:30 on 11/7.

Shame, I was hoping to see less of the middle aged man with highlights.

[nevadaO]

It's a good move on their part and I look forward to seeing episode #1.

[sangar]

I was reading about this yesterday. It should be good, if they do it right and not dumb it down.

[SteveA]

I was reading about this yesterday. It should be good, if they do it right and not dumb it down.

It's a tough job. How do you go about it. Do you just blithely throw around fWAR and OPS+ and BABIP with the assumption that your audience "gets it" or they wouldn't be tuning in? I don't think so, those type of stats are just not commonplace enough that they can assume most of the audience will have a clue what they are talking about.

But it will get awfully repetitive if you have to explain in detail what the stats are and, more importantly, why they are significant and what they tell you that other stats don't, every single episode.

It's not an easy balance.

[Moose Milligan]

It'd be awesome if they could do a Mystery Science 3000 thing with Joe Morgan watching.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Especially since it is the off-season, I think the best way to do it would be a Sesame Street/Good Eats - style "Today's stat is… WAR" format.

That way, you can go in depth to explain the stat and how it can be used.