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* "Sabremetric" comes from the acronym SABR, from the Society of Baseball Research, which basically spends a lot of time juggling statistics.
Empire News 2009
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SABR, which is also referred to as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), involves the use of highly focused radiation concentrated on small tumors that have been discovered early, so it depends on early detection, said Dr. Loo, who uses Varian's Trilogy® and TrueBeam® systems to deliver these sophisticated treatments.
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1971: Year when the Society for American Baseball Research (aka SABR) was born.
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Derived from SABR, the abbreviation for the Society for American Baseball Research, sabermetrics were popularized by Bill James with the publication of his first Bill James Baseball Abstract in 1977.
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Derived from SABR, the abbreviation for the Society for American Baseball Research, sabermetrics were popularized by Bill James with the publication of his first Bill James Baseball Abstract in 1977.
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Lacking the resources of big-market clubs, Mr. Beane found a way to win with brains, using "sabermetrics"—statistics championed by the hugely influential analyst Bill James and by members of SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research.
The 'Moneyball' Myth Allen Barra 2011
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I'm here in Cleveland for the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) convention, so the words "Hall of Fame" are something that hangs in serious contemplation, like the haze of cigar smoke in Tammany Hall back rooms.
June 29th, 2008 ceciliatan 2008
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I await the next SABR publication which will confirm my intuition and the value of the statistic my colleague has devised.
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Certainly, my friends in SABR could have a field day with the new stat, comparing MLB clubs on that basis and correlating squanders® with team standings.
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Sports statistics gurus in SABR, such as leading light Bill James, have turned these numbers into magic formulas that serve as apt comparators during and between baseball eras.
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