This piece investigates the controversial 2017 Houston Astros. We (to an extent) determine what effect cheating may have had on the team. This piece is freakin' awesome so you should definitely read and share it!
Still Adding Data
Up to 51 queries now. Reading in the rest of the pitching data for runs against. Fuck you Jack
The Best Regular Season CCBC Team
Back from the bar with the lads. Scraping more data from CCBC teams. The idea is to model out their winning percentage by the runs pythageorean formula. Had a few beers. Forgive any spelling mistakes. Stay tuned.
CCBC Database
A quick blog about something new I am up to. I am now in the process of building a master database of all ccbc stats. I'm using Power BI's built in web scrape function. It is stupid easy if we are being honest. Just a matter of declaring a URL. I'm not sure how I'll … Continue reading CCBC Database
Predicting The Presidency
This blog breaks down a detailed sentiment analysis of President Trump and President-elect Biden's acceptance speeches. The blog outlines potential takeaways and offers insights into the future.
How To Play Fantasy Basketball When you Know Nothing Part 1
This was my first year I started to enjoy fantasy sports. I always followed baseball but coaching or playing and school in the summers always occupied my time. Playing fantasy football with some buddies (Shoutout to Commish Dous) changed that. I'm not sure if it was the format or the glorious American hype surrounding NFL … Continue reading How To Play Fantasy Basketball When you Know Nothing Part 1
The 2020 Jays
This blog details and outlines the Steamer projections for the 2020 Jays. The post makes use of the data visualization software, Tableau and attempts to predict what is in the Blue Jay's future.
Data Driven Hitters, Chapter 2: The Grit Assessment Program
Those of you familiar with my work know that quantifying and collecting data is a technique I find to be especially valuable. This last summer, I began experimenting with swing trackers from Diamond Kinetics. I devised an assessment technique designed to expose hitters swing flaws; if you have not read my first iteration in this … Continue reading Data Driven Hitters, Chapter 2: The Grit Assessment Program
Data Driven Hitters: Chapter 1
Chapter 1 is the first of what will be an ongoing series called Data-Driven Hitters. I want to discuss the beginnings of implementing technology to a position player development program. Currently, I am using diamond kinetic swingtrackers (actually just one) to build an assess and re-assess hitting model. Blocks are produced in 4-6 week periods … Continue reading Data Driven Hitters: Chapter 1
Controlled Rage – Rhett Feser
Click to check out the mindset of our newest contributor, Rhett Feser!
Grit Performance 