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A Response to My Critique of the Mitchell Report Study

I have received a response to my critique of Did Steroid Use Enhance the Performance of the Mitchell Batters? The Effect of Alleged Performance Enhancing Drug Use on Offensive Performance from 1995 to 2007 by Brian J. Schmotzer, Jeff Switchenko, and Patrick D. Kilgo. What follows is the authors’ response. I will comment on this response within the next few days. I thank the authors for responding to me. — — — Dear J.C., We read your review of our paper on your sabernomics.com website. In the interest of the pursuit of the truth, we have constructed a reply. We would be grateful if you would post it on your site. We have pasted our reply below. Please let us know if a different format would be helpful. Thanks for your consideration. [lien] [EN]

Statisticians Examine the Mitchell Report’s Findings

Earlier this week, I posted a link to a study published in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that looked at the changes in performance by players discussed in the Mitchell Report. Frank Stephenson took the study to task for not properly interpreting the data. In today’s New York Times, two professors with strong backgrounds in statistics, Jonathan Cole (sociologist, Columbia) and Stephen Stigler (statistician, University of Chicago), report their analysis of players mentioned in the Mitchell Report. For pitchers identified by the report, we looked at the annual earned run average for their major league careers. For hitters we examined batting averages, home runs and slugging percentages. We then compared each player’s yearly performance before and after he is accused of having started using performance. [lien] [EN]

Did Steroid Use Enhance the Performance of Mitchell Report Hitters?

According to a new study published in Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (JQAS)—Did Steroid Use Enhance the Performance of the Mitchell Batters? The Effect of Alleged Performance Enhancing Drug Use on Offensive Performance from 1995 to 2007 by Brian J. Schmotzer, Jeff Switchenko, and Patrick D. Kilgo—the answer is yes. Conclusions: This analysis suggests a significant and substantial performance advantage for players who used steroids during the study period. It is estimated that offensive production increased approximately 12% in steroid users versus non-users. This analysis represents the first attempt to quantify the overall effect of PED abuse on offensive performance in baseball. This study intrigued me, but the results are highly suspect because of obvious factual errors that should have been caught by a referee. [lien] [EN]

What Does the FSU Cheating Scandal and the Mitchell Report Have in Common?

By JP, from Pyle of List  With the release of the Mitchell Report this week, after months of feverish anticipation, baseball fans and the media finally have an official list of names connected to performance enhancing drugs. While there is some substantial evidence linking these names to the indiscretions we always suspected them of, the distinct lack of a “smoking gun” detracts from the report’s impact. However, it is the closest thing we have to proof that hundreds of players in MLB have been cheating for roughly a decade. Across town in College FootballVille, 25 FSU football players were caught cheating in their online class. Several FSU employees were also implicated in the scandal. First of all, how in the world do these guys have online classes in the first place? Secondly. [lien] [EN]

Carl Hates the Mitchell Report

Notorious DEK finds Carl latest ranting about the Mitchell Report. I disagree with Carl about the Yanks not injecting PEDs into their buttocks but I do agree that Senator Mitchell's conflict of interest with Red Sox is considerable and he never should have been the man in charge of the report. [lien] [EN]

Gary Sheffield, Four Former Tigers Named In Mitchell Report

The much anticipated (for a variety of reasons) Mitchell Report was put out yesterday and at least in my opinion, it didn’t live up to the hype.  Most of the report centered around Kurt Radomski’s testimony and while he had evidence, you’re talking about a lot of fringe players to go along with a few [...] [lien] [EN]

Mitchell Report Open Thread

Oh the drama! Figured we could use a nice clean new open thread for the Mitchell Report findings since the speculation diary is already up in the 60s for comments. This says we'll be getting MVP's and All-Stars, but considering Ken Caminiti was an MVP I wouldn't get all excited or anything. Go to town folks. Update [2007-12-13 14:26:9 by boobs]: Click here for a pdf of the Mitchell report. [lien] [EN]

HTC’s official response to drivergate: buzz off!

Unless you’ve been living under an HTC Advantage for the last couple weeks (you totally could — they’re huge!), you’ve no doubt heard about the uproarious complaints regarding some of HTC’s latest devices and a "driver" issue. We just got an official statement from HTC, and while it’s nice to get a response, we highly doubt it will satisfy the thirst for HTC blood many customers are craving. Away we go! "HTC is committed to delivering a portfolio of devices that offer a wide variety of communication, connectivity and entertainment functionality. HTC does not offer dedicated or optimized multimedia devices and can confirm that its Qualcomm MSM7xxx-based devices do not use ATI’s Imageon video acceleration hardware. HTC believes the overall value of its devices based on their combination of functionality and connectivity exceeds their ability to play or render high. [lien] [EN]

Mitchell Report Thread

Around 2pm today the Mitchell Report will be released. In it, it is rumored to recommend that there be greater transparency in the drug program, such as naming the drugs that players test positive for. Some players try to dodge responsibility for positive tests by saying they unwittingly took a tainted diet supplement. Certain drugs could not possibly have come from supplements, but because baseball doesn't name the substances it discovers, the press and public can't determine whether the player is telling the truth. The sources would not reveal the names of players included in the report, but confirmed that as many as 80 are listed. One lawyer expected several "very, very high-level names" to be exposed Both lawyers told ESPN that the report assigns blame for the rise of performance. [lien] [EN]

Jenkins : The Rocket Was A Psychopath Long Before The Mitchell Report

01.19.08 Jenkins : The Rocket Was A Psychopath Long Before The Mitchell Report Posted in Baseball at 5:12 pm by GC The SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins suggests that we “hold your after-the-fact rip jobs on Brian Sabean”. Which isn’t a problem for me — I’ve never been remiss to point out SF’s ballpark (and much of Sabean’s resume) were built on the back of Balco Barry’s biceps (link courtesy Repoz and Baseball Think Factory). The Yankees had put Brian McNamee on their payroll, according to the Mitchell Report, at Roger Clemens’ request. The Mets had Kirk Radomski. Somewhere, within the confines of every clubhouse, lurked at least one reliable source for steroids. Players were so certain they were in the clear, they actually wrote checks to the Radomskis of the world. [lien] [EN]

The Red Reporter Book Club: The Soul of Baseball (pp 1-24)

By now ya'll should be somewhatfamiliar with the Red Reporter Book Club and if you've decided to become a member of the RRBC you've probably got your copy of Joe Posnanski's book and you're ready and raring to start doing whatever people in book clubs do. (If you want to get a copy and join us, it's not too late! The first "assignment" is only 24 pages and it's such an easy read that you could probably knock it out during the drive home from Barnes & Noble. C'mon and join in. This thread should be active for at least a day or two so seriously, you've got time to get caught up.) First,some ground rules: ~ Please be as kind and pleasant towards others as you would be in any other Red Reporter thread. ;) ~ Please refrain from posting any "spoilers." TSOB is not exactly a plot. [lien] [EN]

ATHF’s Carl On The Mitchell Report : Still Making More Sense Than Joe Benigno

12.21.07 ATHF’s Carl On The Mitchell Report : Still Making More Sense Than Joe Benigno Posted in Baseball, Free Expression at 11:37 am by GC [lien] [EN]

Thoughts on the Mitchell Report

I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy on the sea-shore, diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. -Sir Isaac Newton It's been four days since the Mitchell Report was released to the public, and while some new people and details have been made known, I don't believe it accomplished what the commissioner thought it would. Because Major League Baseball did not grant Senator Mitchell subpoena power, no one was obliged to speak unless obliged by an outside power. The two major new sources would not have divulged anything without the spectre of criminal charges staring them in the face. At best this report gave us a tiny glimpse of the truth. [lien] [EN]

RED REPORTER OWNS THE 2008 CINCINNATI REDS

We may be entering a recession and the markets may be soft right now but you'll all be pleased and proud to know that Red Reporter is taking an unprecedented step to buy up our own littlecorner of the interweb. Check it out. (Scroll down. No, wait.Not thatfar. Scroll back up a bit. You see it? Pretty cool, huh?) For those of you wholong ago stopped trusting me to send you off linking to anything worth seeing... just trust me on this one. It's pretty cool. (Cooler thanpoppin' and lockin'for papal pleasure. And cooler than a hockey rink blowing up under a monster truck race.) For those of you who don't click on any hyperlinks until after your mom has checked them all out for razorblades and anthrax, I'll just spell it out for you.. Your favorite quietlittle out-of-the-way Cincinnati Reds blog has gone big time. [lien] [EN]