I share oodles of information and debate philosophies with many sharp players on a continuous basis. Such locking of horns is imperative to knowledge progression. Said argumentations are to handicapping advisers what scholarly journals are to academia.
One of the most heated deliberations among the sharpest of the sharks is how to weigh a pitchers ERA relative to his WHIP.
I realize most baseball fans know what an ERA is, but many are not as versed on WHIP. Its walks+hits/innings pitched. As much as I savor involving myself in debate with other masters of the trade, inevitably I am the one screaming the remedy is both.
I tell them its the equivalent of asking a doctor whether one should diet or exercise. Sure conquering one or the other is better than neither, but any reputable physician advises they are not mutually exclusive.
A true handicapping scientist knows that careful interpretation of both ERA and WHIP neutralizes the inherent flaws of both while reinforcing the stronghold of each numerator.
Here is a pro-WHIP argument I often hear and articulated on rec.gambling. sports newsgroup by one of the participants:
The ERA can...
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