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In [[baseball statistics]], '''NERD''' (a wink towards the [[mnemonic]] "Narration, Exposition, Reflection, Description") is a quantitative measure of expected aesthetic value. NERD was originally created by [[Carson Cistulli]]<ref name="introducing">{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/introducing-nerd/|title=Introducing NERD|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Fangraphs.com}}</ref> and is part of his project of exploring the "art" of [[sabermetrics|sabermetric research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-long-hello-some-notes-on-luck/|title=The Long Hello: Some Notes on Luck|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Fangraphs.com}}</ref> The original NERD formula only took into account the [[pitcher]]'s expected performance<ref name="introducing" /> while the current model factors in the entire team's performance.<ref name="team">{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/introducing-team-nerd/|title=Introducing Team NERD|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Fangraphs.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.thescore.com/djf/2012/08/17/alright-its-the-getting-blanked-podcast-episode-64/|title=Getting Blanked Podcast Episode 64|accessdate=2012-11-15|publisher=thescore.com}}</ref>
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==History==
The premise for NERD was developed in Cistulli's piece "Why We Watch" in which he establishes the five reasons that baseball continues to captivate the American imagination from game to game: "Pitching Matchups," "Statistically Notable (or Otherwise Compelling) Players," "Rookies (and Debuts)," "Seasonal Context," and "Quality of Broadcast".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/why-we-watch/|title=Why We Watch|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Fangraphs.com}}</ref> Fellow sabermatrician [[Rob Neyer]], who had collaborated with Cistulli on this piece,<ref name=throneberries>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/3751/thursday-throneberries-9|title=Thursday Throneberries|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Espn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metsminorsreview.libsyn.com/mets-minors-review-volume-16|title=Mets Minors Review Episode 16|accessdate=2012-11-15|publisher=Mets Minors Review}}</ref> wrote "the only thing missing [...] is a points system that would let us put a number on each game"<ref name=throneberries /> and on June 2, 2010 Cistulli unveiled the NERD Pitching formula.<ref name="introducing" />
 
==NERD pitching==
NERD pitching tries to determine which pitchers will be the most aesthetically appealing to watch for a baseball fan and is both a historical and a predictive statistic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/one-night-only-now-with-more-nerd/|title=One Night Only Now with More NERD|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Fangraphs.com}}</ref> The NERD pitching formula uses a player's standard deviations from the mean (a weighted z-score<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussmariner.com/2010/06/23/a-post-in-five-parts/|title=A post in Five Parts|accessdate=2011-02-16|publisher=USS Mariner}}</ref>) of the [[Defense independent pitching statistics|DIPS]] statistic xFIP (expected Fielding Independent Pitching), swinging strike percentage, overall strike percentage, and the differential between the pitcher's [[Earned run average|ERA]] and xFIP to determine a quantitative value for each pitcher.<ref name="introducing" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/strasburg-breaks-nerd/|title=Strasburg Breaks NERD|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Fangraphs.com}}</ref>
 
<math>p\text{NERD} = (x \text{FIP}z \times 2) + (\text{SwStrk}%z/2) + (\text{Strike}%z / 2) + \text{LUCK} + 4.69</math>
 
The factor of 4.69 is added to make the number fit on a 0 to 10 scale. While there has been some disagreement on the calculation of Cistulli's luck component,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/why-you-cant-subtract-fip-from-era/|title=Why You Can't Subtract FIP from ERA|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=The Hardball Times}}</ref> the general consensus among sports writers seems to be that a player with a below-average ERA and an above-average xFIP has been "unlucky".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghostrunneronfirst.com/2010/06/getting-nerdy-with-jays-starters.html|title=Getting nerdy|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Ghost Runner on First}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2010/09/12/joba-and-fip/|title=Joba and FIP|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=It's About the Money}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100402|title=Finally on board the sabermetrics revolution|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Espn.com}}</ref>
 
==Team NERD==
Following the model of his Pitching NERD, Team NERD tries to give a quantitative value to the aesthetic value of each of the 30 baseball teams.  For factors it accounts for "Age," "Park-Adjusted weighted Runs Above Average (wRAA)," "Park-Adjusted Home Run per Fly Ball (HR/FB)," "Team Speed," "Bullpen Strength," "Team Defense," "Luck" (Base Runs – Actual Runs Scored), and "Payroll".<ref name="team" />
 
<math> \text{AGE}z \times 2 + \text{BAT}z + \text{HR}/\text{FB}z + (\text{SBA}z + \text{SBR}z + \text{XBT}z)\times .33 + \text{BL}z + \text{UZR}z + \text{PAY}z + \text{LUCK}</math>
 
In a recent interview Cistulli admitted that there is a disconnect between [[Tampa Bay Rays|The Rays]] high tNERD rating and low attendance saying that he is considered adding a "park-adjustment" to his formula which would reflect either the stadium itself or "attendance relative to the stadium's capacity"<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.draysbay.com/2010/11/10/1804861/a-q-a-with-carson-cistulli|title=A Q&A with Carson Cistulli|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Draysbay.com}}</ref> but overall reception of this statistic has been positive<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/34253/mlb-insider-rob-neyer|title=Chat with Rob Neyer|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Espn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
http://jfwiii.net/2010/08/23/baseruns-spreadsheet-and-team-nerd/|title=Baseruns Spreadsheets and team NERD|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Jfwiii.net}}</ref> and [[Fangraphs]] started reporting Team NERD in Cistulli's One Night Only columns beginning August 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/one-night-only-now-with-team-nerd/|title=One Night Only: Now with Team NERD|accessdate=2010-11-30|publisher=Fangraphs.com}}</ref>
 
==References==
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So you may perhaps have just moved out of house or possibly you have usually had takeaways and now you want to learn how to cook. Outstanding knives simply execute beyond all expectations. Cutting of tiny diameter was rough and only created it 1/3 of the way by means of substantial diameter. Cuts are clean and smooth and a little force is needed to full reduce which is possibly due to the weight of the ceramic knives. I chose to outline observations that are certain ceramic knives. The initially observation relating to the knives is handle design.

It merely indicates that as soon as an order comes, you set the pan and push it in the backburner until all the things of that order are ready to be fired. This is one of the most frequently utilized phrases in the kitchen of some north Indian restaurants in Gurgaon. This assists them keep their sanity in kitchen which is invaded with bullets of orders every single second! More than time, tool steel like 1095 blues with use.

I could not agree a lot more that excellent knives can alter the cooking knowledge. I appreciate my Wusthof knives and I am Best Place To Buy Steak Knives searching to add some to my collection. I have been cooking for a lengthy time and have expertise with knives of lesser good quality. If you are an skilled cook or just finding out treats yourself to a top quality knife set and your cooking encounter will be a pleasure rather than a chore.

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Hunting at the overall style of the knives tested, I would say that only the Calphalon Steel manage and the Shenzen knives have been of the standard french pattern, when the rest had been santoku-derived. In case you cherished this informative article along with you would like to obtain more info concerning Best Non-serrated Steak Knives, www.thebestkitchenknivesreviews.Com, kindly go to the internet site. I'm curious if it would be attainable to repeat the test by isolating the french-pattern and santoku-pattern knives with a steel manage for each and every. I was extra careful not to use this knife when i was cutting about bones.