I Guess Walk Was RIght

it's all about the weather.

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When she farts, a little rainbow comes out...

by Chiburb on May 28, 2008 3:24 PM CDT reply actions

And the gap might already be closing...

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=417061

The AL home run percentage (100*HR/AB) stands at 2.59 in 2008, down from 2.88 in 2007. That means over the same number of at-bats, the American League will hit 224 fewer home runs this season, or about 16 per team.

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by The Cheat on May 28, 2008 3:41 PM CDT reply actions

That doesn't bode well for a team that hits more flyballs than any other American League team

I’d say they’ve been fairly productive given the handicap.

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on May 28, 2008 6:35 PM CDT reply actions

I might be interested in following up on this - just for fun

I NEVER worked with baseball stats before, but I use stats regularly for my work and I would like to mess around. I would be interested in modeling homeruns as a function of gameday temp excluding games that take place in domes. But I have a couple questions:

1. What should I adjust for? Wind speed and direction for sure, but I’m not sure of what other covariates to adjust for. Maybe league, or produce separate models for both leagues.

2. Where I can get this data readily available??

I know that people normally use Excel for basic stats in this area, but there other tools/software I would like to use. Any feedback would be great.

Thanks!

"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "

by onlysoxfaninboston on May 29, 2008 12:58 PM CDT reply actions