Tag Archives: baseball

SSAC 14: What does it take to call a strike?

Posted on March 9, 2014 by roughlynormal

Have you ever thought that umpires are a bit too willing to call strikes when the count is 3-0?  Or, perhaps, you’ve noticed that umpires rarely call strikes when the count is 0-2?  In this very clear paper,  Etan Green … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

SSAc 2014: Baseball Analytics: The Next Frontier

Posted on March 2, 2014 by roughlynormal

I chose to attend this because it featured Nate Silver.  I am anxiously awaiting the new fivethiryeight.com, and hoped that some spoilers/ previews would leak out form the conversation: No dice. This was one of the only sports panels I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment