Moneyball Glossary

Moneyball Glossary

Bias

Prejudiced against someone or something

Bullpen

A baseball term for a group of pitchers (usually 6 to 8 men) who enter into a baseball game after its starters. Most typically pitch an inning or fewer, but some pitch for as much as 7 or 8 innings.

Entrap

To keep a hold of/trap someone

Feminism

A movement (typically led by women) which advocates for, among other things, women's rights and sex equality.

Hygiene

Maintaining clean habits (by bathing, washing hands, etc.) to prevent disease

Insufferable

Someone or something which is not easily taken in/put up with

Manager

In baseball, the manager is the leader of a baseball team. They are responsible for setting lineups, dictating game strategy, and dealing with the players and any issues they may have.

Moneyball

Coined by Lewis, the term Moneyball refers to the Oakland A's strategy to find cheap, undervalued players to build a winning baseball team.

Nonchalance

Being calm, cool, and collected

On Base Percentage

On Base Percentage, which is often abbreviated "OBP" is a statistic which measures how often a player gets on base by taking into account the number of times they took a walk, got a hit, or got hit by a pitch.

Outfield

Comprised of the Left Fielder, Center Fielder, and Right Fielder, the outfield in the MLB is a group of men who play, as the name suggests, out of - and far away from - the infield.

Payroll

In baseball, the payroll is the amount given by the owner which the general manager and his staff could spend on players.

Sabermetrics

In baseball, sabermetrics are advanced statistics used to evaluate a player and his game - whether it be something like On Base Percentage (OBP) for hitters or walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP) for pitchers.

Sovereignty

An entity which has the power to rule itself without any outside control

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