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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The Effects of Steroids on the Human Body and Steroid Abuse by Athletes For many years‚ the use and abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids have been linked closely to athletes. Steroids come in different forms. They can be taken in pill form or injected straight into the user’s muscles by a needle. There are many sports that are associated with steroid abuse like weightlifting‚ basketball‚ and track and field. Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic forms of male sex hormones
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Baseball Magic ---> In the article "Baseball Magic" by George Gmelch‚ it talks about how players and their rituals they perform before a game. The whole idea is to show how two different cultures‚ American Baseball and the Trobriand Islanders both have the same idea. That idea being that if you change your way of doing something it ultimately ruin you. Keeping things the same will keep your luck the same. -----> The article talks about rituals‚ how Dennis Grossini‚ a
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Baseball is North America’s oldest and most storied professional team sport. Certainly‚ there have been numerous moments which are still remembered by baseball fans of all ages many years after they happened. We all remember moments like "The Catch" in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series and Bill Mazeroski’s World Series winning home run in 1960. There are also the players who transcend the ages like Babe Ruth‚ Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson. These players continue live on in the hearts and minds of
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Baseball Scoreboard Lee King‚ Henry Johnson‚ Demetrius Jackson‚ Bennie Chandler‚ Marcus Rice Parts List 3-Green LED’s Resistor 2-Red LED’s Resistor 5-330 Ohm Resistors 2-74175 OR Gate 3-1 k ohm Resistors 2-NO Push Buttons 2-555 Timers 1-0.01 uf Capacitor 1-0.1 uf Capacitor 1-10 k Ohm Resistor 1-22 k Ohm 1-1.0 M Ohm Information A counter uses flip-flops to “remember” the last count until the clock pulse occurs. A shift register can store several events
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Steroids By: Isaac Johnson Everybody wants to look and perform better. Many people want to be stronger to make themselves look and perform better. Some people achieve this through the use of anabolic steroids. Steroids are a great way to look and perform better‚ but they can also have many negative effects. There are two different types of steroids‚ Corticosteroids and Anabolic steroids. Corticosteroids are often prescribed to reduce swelling‚ stop itching and burning‚ and relieve pain. Corticosteroids
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Steroids have become a go to for athletes all around the world. From high school all the way to the professionals‚ but mostly in professional sports. Professional athletes are tested a few times each year‚ but it does not stop them from using steroids as candy (Balcavage). Knowing the history of the controversial issue of steroids and how they are used will help determine whether they should be used or not used. You have to go back as far as Ancient Greece to see where pure testosterone originated
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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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8‚851 baseball players have died from the use of performance enhancing drugs (PED) (Almanac 3). Not only are PEDs dangerous‚ using PEDS would make it unfair for players who choose to stay clean. Steroids are not allowed in any other sport and they are cheating. Cheating is not allowed in anything else so why would they be allowed now? Even though baseball would be more interesting because there would be more home runs‚ steroids should not be allowed to be used in the MLB nor any other sport because
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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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