Dave Cameron (baseball analyst)
Dave Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Years active | 1998—present |
| Employer | FanGraphs |
Dave Cameron is the managing editor and a senior writer of FanGraphs and owner-operator of USS Mariner.
Biography
Cameron grew up in Seattle. In 1994 he started writing about baseball in Usenet newsgroups and reading Rob Neyer.[1] He also played baseball in highschool at catcher, making the state's all-star team his senior year when he led his league in walks[2].
In 1999 he began writing for Baseball Prospectus.[3] In 2002 he created U.S.S. Mariner with Derek Zumsteig and Jason Barker, named after "the U.S.S. Mariner" which was a ship that would "fire its cannon after Mariner home runs and wins back in the 1980s".[4] In March 2009 Cameron began writing for the Wall Street Journal[5] then in April of the following year, Cameron became the full-time managing editor and operator of FanGraphs[6]
On July 25, 2011, Cameron announced that he has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.[7] Treatment was successful[8] and in December of that year he announced that he was joining the Baseball Writer’s Association of America[9] writing, "When I started writing about baseball [...] I never imagined it would turn into a career or that I’d ever be considered an Official Baseball Writer. The world is full of interesting twists and turns, though, and I’m happy to be able to walk through this newest open door. "
An Open Letter
On June 27, 2007 Cameron wrote a post "An Open Letter To Rafael Chaves"[10] asking Rafael Chaves, the pitching coach, to make Mariner's pitcher Felix Hernandez throw fewer fastballs: "Take over control of the pitch selection to start the game. Make Felix throw a change-up or a curve ball to the first batter. Throw a first pitch slider in the first inning.".[10] This letter eventually was passed along by a fan and shown to Hernandez who changed his pitching approach the next game[11] saying: "On the internet, they say when I throw a lot of fastballs in the first inning, they score a lot of runs. I tried to mix all my pitches in the first inning."[12]
Baseball writing
Cameron is the managing editor of FanGraphs,[6] and, along with Derek Zumsteg, a founding member of U.S.S. Mariner[13] He also writes for ESPN,[14] The Wall Street Journal,[15] and previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus.
Among other topics he has contributed sabermetric research on HR/FB rate,[16][17] correlations between velocity and strikeout rates,[18] the general evaluation of pitcher talent,[19] defense evaluation,[20] and roster construction strategies.[21][22]
External links
- USS Mariner
- Interview Transcript - Dave Cameron interviewed by Bryan Smith (August 25, 2004)
- Interview Transcript - Dave Cameron interviewed by SCULU (March 27, 2009)
- Audio Interview - Dave Cameron interviewed by Carson Cistulli (July 5, 2010)
- Audio Interview - Dave Cameron interviewed by Jonah Keri (April 6, 2011)
- Audio Interview - Dave Cameron interviewed by Rob Shaw and Wayne Parillo of Bloomberg Sports (June 8, 2011)
- Audio Interview - Dave Cameron interviewed by Carson Cistulli (November 28, 2011)
References
- ^ "Interview with Dave Cameron". SCULU. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "FanGraphs Audio: The Dave Cameron Story". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "The Prospectus Projections Project". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "USS Mariner". Archived from the original on 2003-09-22. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Dave Cameron meets WSJ". Inside The Book. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ a b "Dave Cameron Joins Fangraphs Full Time". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/when-probability-is-not-helpful/
- ^ http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fangraphs-audio-the-complete-dave-cameron/
- ^ http://www.ussmariner.com/2011/12/09/one-thing-did-happen-in-dallas/
- ^ a b "An Open Letter To Rafael Chaves". USS Mariner. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Blog Gets Through To Felix Hernandez". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Hernandez reads internet letter; hear clips". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Some Changes at USSM". USS Mariner. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "ESPN - Dave Cameron". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Is Michigan State Good or Just Really Lucky?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Can Matt Cain Sustain His Low HR/FB Rate?". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "The HR per FB skill". Inside The Book. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Velocity and K9". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Evaluating Pitcher Talent". USS Mariner. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Evaluating Defense". USS Mariner. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Mortgaging Years When Is it Okay". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "The Two Markets". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-26.