This morning, the Phillies’ official twitter account somewhat bizarrely sent out the briefest of introductions to xFIP.
What’s that? You’ve never heard of xFIP? It’s pretty simple, actually. pic.twitter.com/ADzjVvkHLW
— Phillies (@Phillies) July 19, 2016
Considering the organization’s, shall we say, hesitance to embrace sabermetric analysis in the pre-Klentak era, this little pebble thrown into the gaping chasm of the interwebs — even if done so with tongue planted firmly in cheek — came as a bit of a surprise. So, instead of mocking the team for doing what people have been criticizing it for not doing…
Phillies account finally starts explaining stats that everyone wanted respect for and now its getting mocked for doing so.