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2012 MLB Regular Season Running Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Gehrig, Mar 28, 2012.

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  1. Zeke12

    Zeke12 Guest

    Here we go.
     
    Zeke12, Oct 5, 2012
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  2. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    It means how they would have finished if every player on the team walked enough.
     
    LongTimeListener, Oct 5, 2012
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  3. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

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    Versatile, Oct 5, 2012
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  4. Uncle.Ruckus

    Uncle.Ruckus Guest

    Math is bad and you should feel bad.
     
    Uncle.Ruckus, Oct 5, 2012
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  5. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    How does this suit you, Moddy:

    The Orioles had a Pythagorean record of 82-80. They went 16-2 in extra-inning games and 29-9 in one-run games. The bullpen was the team's only real strength. Those are signs of good management.

    Melvin, whose A's had a Pythagorean record of 92-70, did a great job, one that might have won him the award in many other seasons. But this is Showalter's trophy.
     
    Versatile, Oct 5, 2012
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  6. Zeke12

    Zeke12 Guest

    Anyway, Pythagorean Record is just a way to calculate how many games a team "should" win based on run differential.

    The mildly complicated math is here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_expectation

    In practice?

    The Nats scored 731 runs and allowed 594 runs. Their Pythagorean W-L is 96-66. They went 98-64. Well within the standard deviation.
     
    Zeke12, Oct 5, 2012
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  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, I know what Pythagorean means. Not sure how it applies to baseball. Another sliderule stat designed to make someone sound smart and complicate a beautifully simple game.

    And that is good. Well edited.
     
    Moderator1, Oct 5, 2012
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  8. Uncle.Ruckus

    Uncle.Ruckus Guest

    Not for nothing, but no one has used a sliderule since you were our age.
     
    Uncle.Ruckus, Oct 5, 2012
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  9. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    My point remains
     
    Moderator1, Oct 5, 2012
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  10. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    I'm not even sure I would recognize a sliderule. I suppose you also talk about column length in picas.
     
    Versatile, Oct 5, 2012
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  11. Zeke12

    Zeke12 Guest

    If we start counting out headlines, I am leaving.
     
    Zeke12, Oct 5, 2012
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  12. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    MODDY REMEMBERS
    THE DAYS WHEN
    ALL HEADLINES
    WERE LIKE
    THIS    ​
     
    Versatile, Oct 5, 2012
    #6912
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