Baseball Toaster The Griddle
Log in | Register | Help
A place where a man can slow down to a walk and live his life full measure, but he has to keep his watch on Pacific Time
Hot from the Toaster
Search
Google Search
Web
Toaster
The Griddle
Archives

2008
08  07 
06  05  04  03  02  01 

2007
12  11  10  09  08  07 
06  05  04  03  02  01 

2006
12  11  10  09  08  07 
06  05  04  03  02  01 

2005
12  10  07 
06  05  04  03 
Suggestions, comments, ring the catcher's interference alarm?

Email me at btimmermann@gmail.com

NCAA Tournament Contest Champion

Andrew Shimmin

2008 contest

Links
The stuff I keep track of
If the playoffs started today...

American League:

#1 Los Angeles (West) vs. #4 Boston (Wild Card)
#3 Chicago (Central) vs #2 Tampa Bay (East)

National League:

#2 New York (East) vs. #4 Milwaukee (Wild Card)
#1 Chicago (Central) vs. #3 Arizona or Los Angeles (West)

2008 Conference Standings (8/18)
National League
Rank Team W L PCT Division
1 Chicago Cubs 76 48 .613 C1
2 New York Mets 68 57 .544 E1
3T Arizona 64 60 .516 W1
3T Los Angeles Dodgers 64 60 .516 W1
5 Milwaukee 72 54 .571 C2
6 St. Louis 70 57 .551 C3
7 Philadelphia 66 58 .532 E2
8 Florida 64 61 .512 E3
9 Houston 63 62 .504 C4
10 Colorado 57 69 .452 W3
11T Pittsburgh 56 69 .448 C5
11T Atlanta 56 69 .448 E4
13 Cincinnati 55 70 .44 C6
14 San Francisco 53 71 .427 W4
15 San Diego 48 76 .387 W5
16 Washington 44 81 .352 E5
American League
Rank Team W L PCT Division
1 Los Angeles Angels 76 47 .618 W1
2 Tampa Bay 76 48 .613 E1
3 Chicago White Sox 71 53 .573 C1
4 Boston 72 53 .576 E2
5 Minnesota 70 54 .565 C2
6 New York Yankees 66 58 .532 E3
7 Toronto 64 60 .516 E4
8 Texas 62 64 .492 W2
9 Detroit 61 64 .488 C3
10 Baltimore 60 64 .484 E5
11 Oakland 57 67 .46 W3
12 Cleveland 56 67 .455 C4
13 Kansas City 55 69 .444 C5
14 Seattle 46 78 .371 W4
Random Game Callbacks

Select a date:

So where is that book?

Personal favorites that I wrote
The last batter to reach on catcher's interference was ...

Lyle Overbay of Toronto by Gerald Laird of Texas on August 1, 2008

FAQs
Cycle alerts

Yellow alert - Player needs triple for cycle
Orange alert - Player needs double for cycle
Red alert - Player need single for cycle

If a player needs a home run for the cycle, the level of the alert varies depending upon the determination of the Cycle Detection Warning System, which is headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

Syndication

rss2.0

Add to My Yahoo!
They smile in your face, but all the time they worry about the pennant race
2008-03-31 19:23
by Bob Timmermann

Alan Schwartz of the New York Times introduces us to mathematician Steve C. Wang who has used a method of graphical representation of data called Chernoff faces to show what tendencies major league managers have.

While reams of categorical data can be imposing and hard to parse, translating the differences among them into facial characteristics can communicate distinctions with striking clarity. By turning rates of bunting, stealing and pinch-hitting into hair sizes, nose shapes and smile widths, Dr. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

“It’s easy for people to think that all managers are the same, that we all pull the levers the same way,” said Willie Randolph of the New York Mets, surveying his own Chernoff face alongside those of his 29 contemporaries. “Looking at this, I really never thought of it this way, but we all have our own characteristics.”

There is a popup with a graphic of all the managers. The Jim Tracy representation is very scary.

Advertisement
Comments
2008-03-31 20:37:52
1.   Mark Felt
Is it a coincidence that your blog mimics the title of an O'Jays's song on the same day that one of their kids died?
2008-03-31 21:10:25
2.   Bob Timmermann
1
Actually it is.

I can change it if anyone finds it objectionable.

2008-03-31 21:21:29
3.   Johnny Nucleo
I thought that article was pretty neat.

There's a lot of big opportunities out there for people who have imaginative ways of presenting data. Images are faster to process than numbers.

2008-03-31 21:34:18
4.   Ken Arneson
John McLaren is a pointy-haired boss.

Mike Scioscia looks terrified.

2008-03-31 23:24:59
5.   Greg Brock
Bobs Geren and Melvin look like something Whitley Streiber wrote about in Communion.
Advertisement
Post a comment   (Help)

To comment, please log in.

Not a member? Register!