First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Sunday 9/7, 12:15 CT
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way to lead us off Sue!
let’s score early and often and give Sean a cushion to work with.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:05 PM CDT
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Here we go Cubbies, here we go..clap clap
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is now way to go through life son.
by alabebo on Sep 7, 2008 12:04 PM CDT 0 recs
A bit of a shake-up in the line-up
Sori, Hoff (RF), DLee, ARam, Geo, DeRo, JEd, Riot, Marshall
by Clutch16 on Sep 7, 2008 12:07 PM CDT 0 recs
Thank god
They finally are doing the right thing and put Soto in the 5 hole instead of Edmonds.
by rambler19 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:09 PM CDT
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Hoff played RF yesterday too?
Lou’s giving Dome the cold shoulder or time off or both?
This is the time now where people that are getting the job done are the people that are going to play. Plain and simple. -- Lou
by Emelie on
Sep 7, 2008 12:10 PM CDT
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A little of both, I think.
Plus, Harang’s a righty
by Clutch16 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:11 PM CDT
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It's a fine line between shooting yourself in the foot...
…and shooting yourself in the head.
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:11 PM CDT
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I like Geo there, as well
Speed for speed in the 2-hole, but Riot’s OBP is, umm…better than Hoff’s
by Clutch16 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:10 PM CDT
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Sixth
on this thread
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
by mondello58 on Sep 7, 2008 12:08 PM CDT 0 recs
Micah starting regularly kinda pisses me off
I want Dome starting, and Micah as a bench player works…but NOT as a starter.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2008 12:08 PM CDT 0 recs
Id rather have the guy
that can potentially hit the ball out of the infield.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:10 PM CDT
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Who DOME?
That guy sure strikes out A LOT.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:11 PM CDT
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I just have a complete distaste
for career minor leaguers, no disrespect to Crash Davis. They are career minor leaguers for a reason: because they aren’t good enough to be in the majors.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:11 PM CDT
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Not always.
But Hoffpauir isn’t some TTO god like Jack Cust or Russ Branyan.
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:12 PM CDT
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Even Crash spent 21 days in the bigs
21 best days of his life
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. It rules over America like an army of steamrollers." Terrance Mann
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on
Sep 7, 2008 12:12 PM CDT
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Correct me if I'm wrong...
…Micah isn’t a #2 hitter anyway, is he? Seems like an odd slot for him.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:12 PM CDT
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Oh come on!
I’m sure a player with a 3:1 K:BB rate in the minors will do FINE playing out of position! What could possibly go wrong?
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:10 PM CDT
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Agree, Dan
no matter how frustrating Dome is at bat I’d much rather have him in right
This is the time now where people that are getting the job done are the people that are going to play. Plain and simple. -- Lou
by Emelie on
Sep 7, 2008 12:11 PM CDT
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Time to bleed the Reds!
This is the time now where people that are getting the job done are the people that are going to play. Plain and simple. -- Lou
by Emelie on Sep 7, 2008 12:09 PM CDT 0 recs
Sue, I'll join ya!!!!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Sep 7, 2008 12:11 PM CDT 0 recs
OT: Baseball statistics --where to get them.
Does anyone know where I can get annual W-L data (date and win-or-loss) for each baseball team for the past few years, and hitting data for players in any format? I want to play with some transfer entropy and mutual information algorithms for time series as applied to baseball. Thanks in advance.
by zevkalman on Sep 7, 2008 12:13 PM CDT 0 recs
baseballreference
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:14 PM CDT
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Why not start with the link at the top that Al posted
Start with BR, baseball-reference.com. Good starting point for basic data, IMO.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:14 PM CDT
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Is it downloadable?
Either in comma-separated value, xml, or other format?
by zevkalman on
Sep 7, 2008 12:15 PM CDT
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I'd recommend...
…downloading the database from http://www.baseball-databank.org/. Versions for Access and MySQL.
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:15 PM CDT
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Sorry.
CSV and MySQL only. baseball1.com has the Access version.
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:16 PM CDT
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Codes using Python and C++ that I've used for some other work I've done
on predicting possible world-wide epidemics using CDC health data. Principles are the same: given a time series of health-data, what’s the probability that what you are seeing is an “anomaly” (epidemic) based on what the “expected value” of the time series should be at some future time. Also, how does the effect of time series affect the behavior of another time-series (transfer entropy), and how does the nonlinear correlation (mutual information) between one time series and another affect each other?
by zevkalman on
Sep 7, 2008 12:24 PM CDT
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What do you mean by "mutual information"?
Information to the general public about Disease X?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:27 PM CDT
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Why hasn't this game started?
It’s 1213…
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2008 12:13 PM CDT 0 recs
blame dusty
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:14 PM CDT
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Lou's lost
This is the time now where people that are getting the job done are the people that are going to play. Plain and simple. -- Lou
by Emelie on
Sep 7, 2008 12:14 PM CDT
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He's driving around looking for Riverfront Stadium
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. It rules over America like an army of steamrollers." Terrance Mann
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 7, 2008 12:15 PM CDT 0 recs
Useless stat of the day...
DeRo has hit 20 HRs this year…
… but last night’s was his first 3R – HR of the season.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Sep 7, 2008 12:16 PM CDT 0 recs
Huge double-header for the NL East today
Moyer v Pedro Game 1
Hamels v Johan Game 2
Could be a big swing in that division today.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2008 12:16 PM CDT 0 recs
That is huge
two good pitching matchups
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
by mondello58 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:18 PM CDT
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A little dramatic for Bruce
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 7, 2008 12:17 PM CDT 0 recs
I'm just gonna GameDay the game...
…too much football today, and I can’t BCB, GameDay, WGN Radio, AND watch football today.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2008 12:18 PM CDT 0 recs
you're not ambidextrous?
This is the time now where people that are getting the job done are the people that are going to play. Plain and simple. -- Lou
by Emelie on
Sep 7, 2008 12:19 PM CDT
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No,
I’m not productive at ADHD-ing.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:20 PM CDT
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here's what I don't get ...
if Lou will hit Hoff in the 2-hole, why not hit Kosuke there more often? Anybody?
by elgato on Sep 7, 2008 12:18 PM CDT 0 recs
the best reason
to hit Hoff second is to put a left-hander in between our glut of righties. Or to get him some good pitches to hit with Lee and Ramirez on deck.
And that logic SHOULD apply to Kosuke, shouldn’t it?
by elgato on
Sep 7, 2008 12:21 PM CDT
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Here's a fun question:
Would you rather have Micah or McGehee starting? I know who I’d choose.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:21 PM CDT
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Micah
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:22 PM CDT
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We all knew what YOU would say.
Micah Hoffpauir isn’t the worst backup first baseman in the league, although he’s probably the fourth best on this team. McGehee doesn’t belong in the majors at all.
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:23 PM CDT
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We all know what I would say?
you have more opinions than Dan Bernstien.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:24 PM CDT
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Dome seems to scuffle when he's higher in the order
1: 50AB, .260/.362/.722
2: 78AB, .154/.250/.481
5: 217AB, .300/.405/.870
by Clutch16 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:21 PM CDT
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that's pretty weird
It can’t be as simple as that, though, can it? No disrespect intended …
by elgato on
Sep 7, 2008 12:25 PM CDT
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I was a big proponent of Dome leading off
Until Sori got hurt, and I got to see it first-hand. He doesn’t seem to like it one bit.
by Clutch16 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:26 PM CDT
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There is very little evidence that hitters do significantly differently in different parts of the lineup.
I’m still convinced we could bat Soriano down in a traditional RBI spot, we just need to be patient with it.
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:27 PM CDT
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Not sure that applies
He was hot early in the season, and he was batting #5.
He’s gone cold, and has been cold no matter where Lou has put him.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on
Sep 7, 2008 12:27 PM CDT
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Because Lou wants someone there not named DeRo?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on
Sep 7, 2008 12:25 PM CDT
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in the two hole, or in right?
Please explain your point.
by elgato on
Sep 7, 2008 12:26 PM CDT
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Batting #2.
He’s had two great games there, one not so good, and that’s it.
Why not put an .870 OPS in a position to get more PAs?
DLee has played 4 more games than DeRo and has 78 more PAs.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on
Sep 7, 2008 12:29 PM CDT
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well ...
it would significantly weaken the lower part of the lineup. But I can’t really decide whether I disagree with you …
by elgato on
Sep 7, 2008 12:31 PM CDT
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Good inning, boys!
A guy that’s 4-15 with a 5.21 ERA – let’s take 7 pitches in the first! Good call dudes.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2008 12:20 PM CDT 0 recs
Soriano and Lee gave them a ride.
You take pitches to get ones you want to hit. Soriano was about two inches from a home run on that pitch – I don’t think he was going to see a better pitch to hit in that at-bat.
by cwyers on
Sep 7, 2008 12:21 PM CDT
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Eh...no tv for me, just GameDay. I stand corrected.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:23 PM CDT
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Gordo's Twitter
says A-Ram ahd quad tightness last night? I didn’t know that…
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2008 12:23 PM CDT 0 recs
i could tell on the double by Gio
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:23 PM CDT
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It was mentioned in the post-game
Not enough for him to sit, tho. (Obviously)
by Clutch16 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:24 PM CDT
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he did look slow running to third on that double
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on
Sep 7, 2008 12:24 PM CDT
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I used to think A-Ram was lazy
But now I know he just likes to take his time around the bases. Soriano can dog it around the bases, Aramis just enjoys taking his time.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Sep 7, 2008 12:28 PM CDT
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Ron asked Lou on the pre-game
Lou said he had “tightness” in his leg. Didn’t get more specific…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on
Sep 7, 2008 12:30 PM CDT
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Why does he always double clutch before throwing the ball?
It’s excruciating to watch.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. It rules over America like an army of steamrollers." Terrance Mann
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 7, 2008 12:24 PM CDT 0 recs
looks sharp
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
Sep 7, 2008 12:25 PM CDT
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