
Sky Kalkman
Feb 12, 2008 Mar 11, 2010 519 7986
I manage and write for Beyond the Box Score, SBN's sabermetric blog. I root for smart organizations and underrated players.
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Commented on Nathan's Replacement on Beyond the Box Score - 03/11/10 7:47 PM EST
Commented I bet some teams do it, at least at certain levels. on How Unfair Is The Unbalanced Schedule? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/11/10 4:55 PM EST
Commented Probably wouldn't cost much more to pay a team dietician/cook to prepare all the meals on How Unfair Is The Unbalanced Schedule? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/11/10 4:37 PM EST
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Commented It will matter more over shorter periods, though. on How Unfair Is The Unbalanced Schedule? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/11/10 11:30 AM EST
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Commented Huh? on BTB on Nolan's 92 Win Prediction on Lone Star Ball - 03/10/10 10:18 PM EST
Commented I agree, as far as it goes. on From the geeks to the masses on The Crawfish Boxes - 03/10/10 10:17 PM EST
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Commented Oh, I agree that they're often used that way. on From the geeks to the masses on The Crawfish Boxes - 03/10/10 10:13 PM EST
Commented I'm ok with that, for the record. on Introducing the Beyond the Box Score Saber-Slanted Fantasy League on Beyond the Box Score - 03/10/10 9:54 PM EST
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Recommended Evaluating pre-FA Contract Extensions on Beyond the Box Score - 03/10/10 3:48 PM EST
Commented Link. on Willie Davis, underrated ballplayer (1940-2010) on Beyond the Box Score - 03/10/10 10:57 AM EST
Commented Make sense. on Willie Davis, underrated ballplayer (1940-2010) on Beyond the Box Score - 03/10/10 10:56 AM EST
Recommended Advanced Graphing Techniques Part 4 - Cluster Analysis in R on Beyond the Box Score - 03/10/10 10:16 AM EST
Commented Wait, was this a feel-good story written with stats? Didn't know that was possible. on Willie Davis, underrated ballplayer (1940-2010) on Beyond the Box Score - 03/10/10 9:14 AM EST
Commented I'd love to see an analysis of where the ROE's tend to come from. on Willie Davis, underrated ballplayer (1940-2010) on Beyond the Box Score - 03/10/10 9:13 AM EST
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Commented Good read, thanks. on From the geeks to the masses on The Crawfish Boxes - 03/10/10 7:50 AM EST
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Commented Who are you? on DiamondView 2.010: Minnesota Twins on Beyond the Box Score - 03/09/10 3:12 PM EST
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Commented I'd like to do an auction league to test out the CBS auction manager. on Introducing the Beyond the Box Score Saber-Slanted Fantasy League on Beyond the Box Score - 03/09/10 11:51 AM EST
Voted for Same on Beyond the Box Score - 03/09/10 9:48 AM EST
Recommended Also, on Twinkie Town - 03/09/10 9:20 AM EST
Commented The Mauer Power issue is probably half semantics, half wild ass guesses. on DiamondView 2.010: Minnesota Twins on Beyond the Box Score - 03/09/10 9:19 AM EST
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Commented Nice: on DiamondView 2.010: Minnesota Twins on Beyond the Box Score - 03/09/10 7:58 AM EST
Commented Yeah, who needs those stinkin' sub-8 WAR seasons anyway? on Career Leaders in Wins Above MVP Level (WAM), Position Players on Beyond the Box Score - 03/08/10 1:39 PM EST
Recommended Career Leaders in Wins Above MVP Level (WAM), Position Players on Beyond the Box Score - 03/08/10 12:55 PM EST
Recommended Something I played with a bit... on Beyond the Box Score - 03/08/10 12:55 PM EST
Commented Love it. on Career Leaders in Wins Above MVP Level (WAM), Position Players on Beyond the Box Score - 03/08/10 12:55 PM EST
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Recommended Sabermetrics in Wikipedia Articles on Beyond the Box Score - 03/08/10 10:27 AM EST
Commented How interviews with major league GMs? Will that pass the test? on Sabermetrics in Wikipedia Articles on Beyond the Box Score - 03/08/10 7:41 AM EST
Commented Unless I'm missing something, you'd still want to chain the leverage. on Valuing Relievers - A Thought Experiment on Beyond the Box Score - 03/08/10 7:09 AM EST
Commented Can you flag Wins and Losses and losses as needing "evidence"? on Sabermetrics in Wikipedia Articles on Beyond the Box Score - 03/07/10 5:39 PM EST
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Commented Where are your projections from the past decade that we can compare them to? on BTB on Nolan's 92 Win Prediction on Lone Star Ball - 03/05/10 3:46 PM EST
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Commented I know you're looking to convert Goldstein's rankings into something that can be Victor Wang-ized, but how about this cheat: on Farm System Rankings on Beyond the Box Score - 03/05/10 10:59 AM EST
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Commented 1X.07 Justin Smoak 1B $.4M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/04/10 11:06 PM EST
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Commented 17.Sky Ryan Garko $.55M 1B on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/04/10 5:17 PM EST
Voted for Worse on Beyond the Box Score - 03/04/10 10:19 AM EST
Commented What does it mean that I was hoping this guy would come back around and then he was chosen by someone who was drunk? on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/04/10 9:20 AM EST
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Commented If Fangraphs happens to add catcher defense this year, could be a great value pick. on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/04/10 9:19 AM EST
Commented So rec'd. Might be a BtB first... on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/03/10 9:48 PM EST
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Recommended Ah, a catcjer on Beyond the Box Score - 03/03/10 9:47 PM EST
Commented I respect that. And I think you have a really good shot. on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/03/10 9:47 PM EST
Commented But this is awesome. on Wisdom of the Crowds - 2010 Prospect Rankings on Beyond the Box Score - 03/03/10 9:07 PM EST
Commented How many of these were only 20 deep? on Wisdom of the Crowds - 2010 Prospect Rankings on Beyond the Box Score - 03/03/10 9:05 PM EST
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Commented Re-do 15.07 Shane Victorino $5M OF on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/03/10 9:27 AM EST
Commented 15.07 Erik Bedard SP $1.5M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/02/10 11:00 PM EST
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Voted for Jay Bruce on Red Reporter - 03/02/10 11:15 AM EST
Commented And evidently Jose Guillen is code for Aaron Poreda. on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/02/10 10:48 AM EST
Commented 14.07 Aaron Poreda $.4M SP on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/02/10 10:45 AM EST
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Voted for Worse on Beyond the Box Score - 03/02/10 7:07 AM EST
Commented There's an article topic... on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/01/10 4:44 PM EST
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Commented Change your password. on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/01/10 4:34 PM EST
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Commented 13.07 Kelly Johnson $2.35M 2B on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/01/10 4:16 PM EST
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Commented I really enjoyed this collection of notes/info/quotes. Thanks. on Quotes and Anecdotes from a Mundane Spring on DRaysBay - 03/01/10 12:17 PM EST
Joined Every Day Should Be Saturday - 03/01/10 11:13 AM EST
Commented 12.07 Madison Bumgarner SP $.4M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 03/01/10 9:51 AM EST
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Commented Adding hang time and horizontal speed on ground balls with a stop watch would be big. on Theo sounds like Jack in a confiding mood on Lookout Landing - 03/01/10 8:06 AM EST
Recommended Salary Lost by Team and Year to Time on DL on Beyond the Box Score - 03/01/10 7:18 AM EST
Commented 11.07 Josh Beckett SP $12M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/28/10 10:08 PM EST
Commented I like this pick. on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/28/10 11:18 AM EST
Commented 10.07 Jayson Werth OF $7M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/28/10 7:28 AM EST
Commented Boo. on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/27/10 11:39 PM EST
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Commented 8.08 Jimmy Rollins MI $7.5M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/27/10 4:22 PM EST
Commented The BABIP is forced by the difference in FIP and ERA. It's not something voted on directly. on 2010 Player Projections - Brad Lidge on Beyond the Box Score - 02/27/10 12:39 PM EST
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Commented Interesting that the Phillies fans and non-fans pretty much agree on everything they voted on, except ERA. on 2010 Player Projections - Brad Lidge on Beyond the Box Score - 02/27/10 10:32 AM EST
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Commented Wow. on 2010 Player Projections - Brad Lidge on Beyond the Box Score - 02/27/10 7:03 AM EST
Voted for Same on Beyond the Box Score - 02/27/10 6:47 AM EST
Commented something like this? on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/26/10 10:06 PM EST
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Commented Was going to be my pick. on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/26/10 8:04 PM EST
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Commented 8.07 Phil Hughes SP $.45M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/26/10 8:04 PM EST
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Recommended Already taken. on Beyond the Box Score - 02/26/10 6:12 PM EST
Commented $.95M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/26/10 11:08 AM EST
Commented 7.07 Max Scherzer SP DET on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/26/10 11:06 AM EST
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Commented Ahh, really? Hmmm. Not sure I like that. (Depends on the question, sure.) on Wins Above MVP Level on Beyond the Box Score - 02/25/10 6:21 PM EST
Recommended Batting Eye – Updated and Explained on Beyond the Box Score - 02/25/10 2:14 PM EST
Commented I'm sure Tango will dissect it and show what (incorrect) linear weights it implies... on MLBN Flexin' their "Sabr" chops: Base Rate on Beyond the Box Score - 02/25/10 12:29 PM EST
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Recommended BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/25/10 12:24 PM EST
Commented 6.08 Carlos Gonzalez OF $.4M on BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-? on Beyond the Box Score - 02/25/10 12:06 PM EST
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Voted for Worse on Royals Review - 02/25/10 11:49 AM EST
Commented But do you use WAE3? WAE4? WAE7? on Wins Above MVP Level on Beyond the Box Score - 02/25/10 10:56 AM EST
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Commented Love this stuff. on Wins Above MVP Level on Beyond the Box Score - 02/25/10 10:40 AM EST
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Voted for J.D. Drew on Over the Monster - 02/25/10 8:06 AM EST
Commented Not David Gasskos? on On Lopez As 3B And Figgins As 2B on Lookout Landing - 02/24/10 7:35 PM EST













































