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Here is a great online tutorial on building an SQL database with databank
http://statspeak.net/2008/11/building-a-sabermetricians-workbench-part-i.html
http://statspeak.net/2008/11/building-a-sabermetricians-workbench-part-ii.html
Here is a great one on Ball parks:
http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/07/02/the-seamheads-ballparks-database-is-here/
Jeff
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Talking about baseball, Giamatti wrote: "It will break your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, you rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then, just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops."
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To: baseball-databank@yahoogroups.com
From: tjruane@...
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:57:54 +0000
Subject: [baseball-databank] Guide to on-line statistical databases
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http://statspeak.net/2008/11/building-a-sabermetricians-workbench-part-i.html
http://statspeak.net/2008/11/building-a-sabermetricians-workbench-part-ii.html
Here is a great one on Ball parks:
http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/07/02/the-seamheads-ballparks-database-is-here/
Jeff
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Talking about baseball, Giamatti wrote: "It will break your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, you rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then, just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops."
maps.jeffdougdarrell.com
To: baseball-databank@yahoogroups.com
From: tjruane@...
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:57:54 +0000
Subject: [baseball-databank] Guide to on-line statistical databases
SABR is planning on revising their booklet on how to do baseball research and putting it on-line. One of the sections in the guide will be a discussion of statistical databases and websites. I was asked to work on this section, but my experience dealing with baseball databases (convert Pete Palmer's 1994 Total Baseball CD to my own format) is probably not going to be very helpful. So I was looking for some advice and this seemed like a good place to start.
I guess my first question is whether anyone on this list would like to write (or point me to a FAQ or existing guide) a tutorial on how to use Baseball Databank's data?
Also, are there other statistical resources on the internet we should be recommending (this should include both free and pay sites)? Ones that come to mind right away are baseball-reference's play index and Pat Doyle's professional baseball players DB, but I'm sure there are several others.
Any and all help/advice is appreciated.
Thanks for your patience.
Tom Ruane
I guess my first question is whether anyone on this list would like to write (or point me to a FAQ or existing guide) a tutorial on how to use Baseball Databank's data?
Also, are there other statistical resources on the internet we should be recommending (this should include both free and pay sites)? Ones that come to mind right away are baseball-reference'
Any and all help/advice is appreciated.
Thanks for your patience.
Tom Ruane
Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. Find out more.
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