Stat man speaks out, doesn't say much

Some anonymous person at Baseball Primer pointed out that the Mets' new mystery stat guy Ben Baumer has updated his website, which had been down for a while after every saber-Met fan on the internet started trying to find out who the hell he was and what specifically his thoughts were on how awesome on-base percentage is. As the title suggests, he doesn't really say a whole hell of a lot in specific in the above linked post, but it's nice to see anyway. His remarks are short enough that it's almost not worth my quoting the highlights, but I'm going to do it anyway to try to add some much needed substance to this post of mine. In response to questions about what he's going to be doing and what makes him qualified to do it, he responds:

...I do have an MA in mathematics, I do have lots of experience with computers (to be blunt, I'm a Mac nerd), and I have always loved baseball, as both a player and a fan. Rest assured that my devotion to statistical baseball research will be nothing less than manaical, and my intention is to use the most logical thinking I can muster to put the Mets back on top.

That sounds all well and good and if he both knows what he's doing and is able to get the higher-ups to listen when he talks, He should b a nice addition to the Mets' front office.  ¶ joe | 1:10 AM |