Primer: The Scouting Report by the Fans for the Fans

Friday, February 27 2004 @ 01:18 AM EST

Contributed by: Jonny German

I'm Jonny G., and I don't own a TV.

Furthermore, I live in Waterloo, which means I only get to the Dome about ten times a season. This makes me very interested in, and very unqualified for, a fascinating study which Tangotiger (of Baseball Primer fame) is conducting. His premise is that baseball fans are very perceptive, and collectively can nail baseball 'truths' as well as any mathematical model. So, he wants to apply that base of fan knowledge to an aspect of baseball which is notoriously difficult to quantify: Fielding.

He's asking fans to supply ratings for players they know well. Players are to be rated in seven categories, on a scale from "Poor" to "Great", with "Not sure" also available as an option. On behalf of all of us who are living with the misconceptions of Tom & Jerry, I encourage all of you with your eyes open to participate in Tangotiger's study. Be sure to read his article about the project before you begin submitting ratings.

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