The fine folks over at Baseball-Reference have, or "had" now I guess, a feature called the Play Index. You could use it to do all sorts of fun and interesting queries; complicated too. (Who had the most walks, barring intentional ones, as a rookie in a road playoff game?) It was a good feature, and … Continue reading Stathead Start-up
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The Greatest Hitter of All-Time
Lots of folks have a dog in this fight. Bonds jacked more homers than anyone else. Ruth was a monster from both the mound and the batter's box. Williams got on base nearly half the times he stepped to the plate. Rose made more trips to first than anyone else. Cobb had a better batting … Continue reading The Greatest Hitter of All-Time
The Unremembered Greatness of A-Rod
Maybe it's just me. I don't consume a lot of baseball media, but it doesn't seem like he enters conversations about great home run hitters very often. This impression of mine might also result from the fact I'm not a fan of his. I have called him Pay-Rod and Pay-Roid. I've booed him in Seattle … Continue reading The Unremembered Greatness of A-Rod
BR Play Index Search: Walks
So I spent a few bucks and renewed my subscription to the Baseball Reference Play Index that I'd let lapse a few years back. It's not that expensive, but it is a frivolous item for me since I don't do anything at all professionally related to baseball. It's a lot of fun though. So, starting … Continue reading BR Play Index Search: Walks
Hall of Fame Players
How many Hall of Famers are playing baseball right now? The pedantic answer is "none". You can't officially be a Hall of Fame baseball player until at least 5 years after retirement. (Unless you're dead, in which case an exception can be made.) But clearly there must be some. Barring injury or other dramatic change, … Continue reading Hall of Fame Players
Movies, Lists, and Greatness
Nearly 20 years ago (time flies) the American Film Institute made a list of the top 100 American movies for the centenary of American film. They made the list by[inviting] more than 1,500 leaders from across the American film community – screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, editors, executives, film historians and critics among them – … Continue reading Movies, Lists, and Greatness
Statistical Error
I got annoyed by a tweet this morning. Here it is.Since 1900 there's been avg of 31 active HOF/yr, though not recently. Who will we see in 16? https://t.co/wF7xinjqLs pic.twitter.com/xOX6Di3GyL— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) January 4, 2016 You can see I replied a couple times, but he only engaged once. Which is fine. If I was … Continue reading Statistical Error
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