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  1. Frisbetarian

    Do You Want to Work in Baseball? Saberseminar Call for Abstract and Scholarship Submissions

    After a few years of Covid related postponements, the Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball seminar for the Angioma Alliance is coming back this year! The event, our 10th, will be held on August 12 and 13, this year in Chicago at Illinois Tech. For those who are not familiar with...
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    What's Different in the Playoffs

    I'm not sure how much interest there will be in this, but if any of you are inclined to respond I'd love to hear how specifically you think the game of professional hockey changes in the postseason. To be completely transparent, this was one thing I hated about the NHL when I was with the...
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    What’s Different About This Year

    I’m not sure if there will be any interest in this thread, but I’d love to get your collective thoughts on what changed this year for the Bruins. There is a wealth of hockey knowledge in this forum, and it would be interesting to hear what schematic changes you guys think the team made that led...
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    Which Batter is More Productive?

    After a few requests, I'm breaking this out into its own thread. Well, at least I hope I am. I've never done this before.:rolleyes: Somewhat related, and a potentially interesting diversion as we wait for baseball. Tangotiger asked the following question on Twitter a while back. What say you...
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    Ryan Westmoreland at Northeastern

    Cool article by Ian Thompson about what Ryan Westmoreland is up to these days. He is currently enrolled in a Northeastern University partnership with MLB that enables current and former players to earn degrees. I am definitely biased, as Ryan is a good friend (my brain bleed brother), but I...
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    First Female D1 Baseball Player

    Olivia Pichardo made history as the first woman named to a Division 1 baseball team at Brown University. Link From Baseball for All: “BREAKING: @_oliviapichardo just became the first woman in baseball history to make the roster for a D1 baseball program in the US • This Fall, Olivia Pichardo...
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    Value of a Coaching Staff

    What do you guys think is the value of a strong coaching staff in the NHL? How many more points would an average team with an exceptional coaching staff earn vs a club with an average staff? Or one with poor coaching?
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    Analytics Positions in the NBA

    I received an email yesterday from a member of the NBA's Basketball Operations Analytics staff, and he "will be in Boston this coming Thursday September 24th through Saturday, September 26th to attend NESSIS. While in Boston, we are looking to extend our presence and to do some recruiting for...
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    Thank You Cuz

    I want to thank you for once again giving us an easy place to get information on every one of our favorite team's minor league games. I am a minor league junkie, and your daily game threads are the first thing I click every day.   I know it takes a ton of work to update this daily, and want to...
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    Auction For An Autographed Pedro Martinez Biography

    Michael Silverman, a prince among men, donated this awesome autographed copy of Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez' autobiography to the Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball seminar for the Jimmy Fund. The current bid, via Twitter, is $150, and this auction will end on Sunday...
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    Fifth Annual Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball August 22 and 23, 2015

    Tickets are on sale now for the best baseball conference around. This year's seminar is being held at Boston University on August 22 and 23, and will feature Ben Cherington, an amazing scouting panel, Tom Tippett, a yet to be determined Kansas City Royals front office person, Wendy Thurm...
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    Thank You Cuzittt!

    Thanks, Cuz, for yet another fantastic job in the minor league forum this year! This is easily my favorite part of the site, and I really appreciate all the hard work you do keeping us updated on the kids in the system. 
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    Minitab

    Has anyone used Minitab? I'm looking to both teach some students how to perform fairly elementary simple and multiple regression analyses, and to run some myself with a fancy looking output that will be easy to explain to non-math types. If you have worked with Minitab, I'd love to hear about...
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    Bruins Name Ryan Nadeau Director of Hockey Operations and Analytics

    I'm surprised the naming of a Director of Analytics is not already being discussed in this most excellent forum. The Bruins have been ahead of the NHL curve on the use of advanced stats for a while, but now are planning to take things to another level, which won't be prohibitively expensive and...
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    NBA Players Hiring Personal Statisticians

    Interesting article about Jeff Zormelo, whose company, Best Ball Analytics, provides a personalized advanced stat service for a number NBA players, including Rajon Rondo.
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    AUCTION ITEM - 4/22 Dinner and a Sox/Yanks Game and Maybe Some Tequila (Ends 4/18) (Closed)

    This auction is for a wonderful dinner on April 22 at the Island Creek Oyster Bar - I have 5 PM reservations - followed by the Sox Yankee game at 7:10, where we will be sitting in the Left Field Pavilion. The downside, depending on your perspective, is that you will be having dinner and watching...