Occasionally Peter Angelos is right

[Can_of_corn]

So happy he decided on Buck and not Eric Wedge.

Dustin Ackley got demoted and Wedge is blaming Sabermetrics.

It?s the new generation. It?s all this sabermetrics stuff, for lack of a better term, you know what I mean?? Wedge said. ?People who haven?t played since they were 9 years old think they have it figured out. It gets in these kids? heads.

I guess Sabermetrics is the reason your teams are on pace for losing seasons in eight of the last 10 years.

[DrungoHazewood]

So happy he decided on Buck and not Eric Wedge.

Dustin Ackley got demoted and Wedge is blaming Sabermetrics.

I guess Sabermetrics is the reason your teams are on pace for losing seasons in eight of the last 10 years.

Probably a way to get some slack from the know-nothings in the press.

[Can_of_corn]

Probably a way to get some slack from the know-nothings in the press.

Needless to say the Nerd Herd is in full attack mode.

[Can_of_corn]

I'd be curious to know exactly what Wedge meant. How did sabermetrics get in Ackley's head and how did it affect him? Would have been my next question.

He was overly worried about OBP and was therefor passive.

http://www.ussmariner.com/2013/05/28/eric-wedge-thinks-dustin-ackley-is-our-fault/

[crissfan172]

He was overly worried about OBP and was therefor passive.

http://www.ussmariner.com/2013/05/28/eric-wedge-thinks-dustin-ackley-is-our-fault/

It's possible for this to be true, but I think you should probably blame your hitting coach for not making him more agressive.

[DrungoHazewood]

He was overly worried about OBP and was therefor passive.

http://www.ussmariner.com/2013/05/28/eric-wedge-thinks-dustin-ackley-is-our-fault/

Oh yes, sabermetrics teaches you to sit there and take everything until you're in a hole and you suck and get demoted to Tacoma.

[luismatos4prez]

Oh yes, sabermetrics teaches you to sit there and take everything until you're in a hole and you suck and get demoted to Tacoma.

Getting demoted to AAA is worth 1 WAR. Every time you swing, you lose 1 WAR.