UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Los Angeles A Player Based Approach to Baseball Simulation A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics by Adam Philip Sugano 2008 © Copyright by Adam Philip Sugano 2008 The dissertation of Adam Philip Sugano is approved. _______________________________________ Jan de Leeuw _______________________________________ Rick Paik Schoenberg _______________________________________
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pedal boats‚ jet skiing‚ wake boarding‚ and numerous other water sports that take place on the pacific. Deep inside the island‚ you will see locals playing baseball in their free time. The Saipan Major League Baseball Association has inspired many locals to try to prevail as a professional player‚ although many do not make it to his level. Baseball was introduced to the island by the Japanese dating back to 1911 and was played by US troops during World War II while invading the
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little bit and be heavier‚ thus not traveling as far. Some people argue that these things like stealing signs and doctoring the baseball and messing with the base paths are not cheating‚ but just part of the game. Randolph Feezell‚ author of “Sport‚ Play‚ and Ethical Reflection” says ‘All of these things are “part of the game‚” a part of the historical existence of baseball.’(Feezell 101) Some people say that these are things that have evolved with the game. If players are being taught how to do them
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Aerodynamics of a Baseball John Eggler Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Aerodynamics ASCI 309 Bryan E. Spears July 10‚ 2011 Abstract Aerodynamics is known as the study of the different forces acting on an object and the resulting motion of objects as they fly through the air. Today we know that aerodynamics plays a major role in many sports‚ such as tennis‚ soccer‚ hunting‚ and motor sports‚ we will investigate the effects
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mathematical analysis of baseball records and data. Sabermetrics uses its own unique statistical categories to measure player performance instead of the more orthodox categories including: runs batted in (RBI)‚ home runs (HR)‚ and wins (W) for a pitcher. The theory behind sabermetrics produces data using complex formulas to determine the value of a player for the team as a whole rather than what his own individual end-of-season statistical line indicates. By far‚ baseball has both the longest seasons
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McNamara English 100-007 14 April 2013 Soccer & Baseball Soccer and Baseball are two great sports I greatly admire and respect. Having been born in a country where Soccer is unavoidable‚ naturally I took a passion for it. When I arrived in the United States it took me a while to get accustomed to the environment‚ but one thing I was fascinated was with Baseball. Throughout my life I have had the opportunity to play Soccer and Baseball and have realized that they have significant contrasts
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home-run records have also been baseballs most glorified records and in early nineties players started using steroids helping them hit homers. "Chicks dig the longball‚" a baseball commercial with the Braves pitchers in the batting cage practicing hitting used to say. The chase for Maris’ home-run record captivated America and put the strike of 1994 in the past. In 2005 there now have been Congressional hearings on the issue of steroids in baseball and in the other major sports. The influence of commercialization
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ball‚ and use the pitcher to hit. The designated hitter‚ or DH‚ greatly changes our game of baseball today. This season marks the fortieth year the American League‚ or AL‚ has used the designated hitter in Major League Baseball. Nonetheless‚ the pitcher still hits in the National League‚ or NL. The enormous change has affected many aspects of the game we know today‚ so much so‚ that it has led to major controversy around the league. The unnecessary rule has distorted the game by significantly
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On December 13th‚ 2007‚ a file called The Mitchell Report was released to Major League Baseball(MLB) claiming that eighty nine players within the system had been using illegal performance enhancing drugs. This twenty one month‚ four hundred and nine page report was made by former Democratic United States Senator‚ George Mitchell. This report created major shockwaves not only within the playerst‚ but the fans of baseball and sports everywhere. Childhood heroes like Roger Clemens or Andy Pettitte
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12/13/12 Summary My letter to the Baseball Writers Association of America addresses the issue of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball and the induction of accused players into the hall of fame. I argue that no player should be left out of the hall just because of steroids for several reasons. Unfortunately‚ steroids were a part of the culture of the game during the steroid era and it is about time that we accept that. Baseball is a competitive game in which you need
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