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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I witnessed Mike Piazza hit a homerun in Shea Stadium. At that moment‚ I was hooked for life. The game of baseball is rich in history and full of legends‚ yet is still accessible to almost anyone on this planet. For me‚ baseball is more than a game; it’s a lifestyle. I began playing T-ball at the raw age of six years old and advanced to a new level of play every year. My passion for baseball flowed through my body more and more as I advanced to new levels of play. However‚ being on the field was
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price. When we hear the word steroid we tend to put a negative view. But what are Steroids? That is the question that we have to ask among ourselves. Anabolic Steroids are synthetic versions of testosterone‚ which are artificial to enhance performance and physical appearance. Steroids are used in the medical field to battle with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and in some cases help with the delayed puberty. The perception of a person that uses steroids is a big human with gigantic
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extremes is the usage of anabolic steroids. Anabolic steroids can cause long-term harm to a body. Although they may make you look like a physical specimen‚ anabolic steroids are worse for your health. Anabolic steroid use is increasing rapidly all around the world. Most consumers are unaware of the consequences from consuming them‚ and are more focused on the appearance it creates. In the book Steroid Use and Abuse‚ the author Paul Roberts states‚ “Anabolic steroid abuse has been associated with a
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Baseball is one of the most popular and complex sports ever to be played. This leads to the question of how it started. Many people do not know how it really happened and nobody really knows for sure. If a person knows how it began they can appreciate the game and how it is played even more. Digging deep into the origin of baseball will teach you many things and is very interesting. There are many different ways that baseball could have been invented. Some people say that it was invented by Abner
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revolutionary war was a key point in history. In this essay I will be discussing the following things‚ causes of the Revolutionary war‚ results of the Revolutionary war and how the british were involved during the Revolutionary war. To begin with I will be going over the causes of the war that include acts‚taxes and the economy’s effect on the start of the revolutionary war.One of the biggest causes of the start of the american revolution was the increasing taxes from the British parliament‚ without
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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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Baseball is a game that is played everywhere; in parks and schools‚ by small children‚ amateurs and millionaire professionals. It is a game that test speed‚ accuracy‚ and ability. Americans have played baseball for more than 200 years and since the beginning of time‚ it has evolved. In the history of American sports‚ there is the story of baseball’s invention by a man named Abner Doubleday. The theory or legend that baseball was created in the U.S. was supported by Chicago Cubs president‚ Albert
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2012 Baseball Baseball is a hobby and also a sport that many people love to play or just watch. Right after accepting Jesus into my life‚ I began playing this great sport. My relationship with Him and baseball are the only two things that have stayed constant in my life. Baseball is something that has changed my life in many different ways such as; relationships‚ character‚ and being physically fit. Relationships are something you can gain in many different ways‚ but for me it was baseball. From
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