Some miscellaneous problems I found while loading the 2001 update into a copy of the existing Access 97 database. Although largely trivial, such things tend...
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sbbk13
Nov 27, 2001 8:27 pm
Does anyone know where I can find fairly detailed pitch count data for this past season? Even a recent season would do..... Thanks...
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Sean Forman
sforman71
Nov 28, 2001 2:14 am
... I have a file of pitch count data (and a lot of other stuff) from 1994-2000 on my site here. http://www.baseball-reference.com/data/ Sincerely, Sean Forman...
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Holmes, Dan
songsgaydig
Nov 28, 2001 2:49 pm
does anyone know where pitcher/batter matchup information can be found? ... From: Sean Forman [mailto:sean-forman@...] Sent: Tuesday,...
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tmasc
Dec 19, 2001 2:45 pm
How about a quick status update on where we stand on the "database project", and how the rest of us can help?...
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Sean Forman
sforman71
Dec 19, 2001 10:26 pm
... I think a logical next step is for Sean Lahman, myself, and anyone else who has substantial corrections to the original Lahman DB to get together and hash...
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ddivers44
Dec 20, 2001 3:24 am
Hey guys. I have a huge favor to ask. I have created my own baseball message board, and I have no way of getting fans to visit and post messages. My site is...
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randycoxclemson
Dec 21, 2001 4:36 pm
I'm a newcomer to this group, but the last "digest" seems to indicate that there is a substantial effort going on to update the databases from baseball1.com to...
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Sean Lahman
anson2995
Dec 21, 2001 5:10 pm
I haven't seen any discussion about making the data "more accurate". We've talked about some design changes that would make the database more efficient, and...
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randycoxclemson
Dec 21, 2001 6:14 pm
That's good to hear. I guess I was confusing some of the postings about the preliminary 2001 data with discussions about the database (which is superb, by the...
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baseball2k2net
Dec 28, 2001 9:12 pm
Take a sneak peak at Baseball2K2.NET, the online baseball game supporting multiplayer internet gaming. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Online_Baseball_Game/...
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baseball-databank@yah...
Jan 2, 2002 11:53 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the baseball-databank group. File :...
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tmasc
Jan 3, 2002 4:17 pm
good job! I was trying to do this as well, but the files I had were replete with errors, and misspellings. Thanks for yet another toy for us!...
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baseball-databank@yah...
Jan 4, 2002 10:44 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the baseball-databank group. File :...
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baseball-databank@yah...
Jan 6, 2002 2:24 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the baseball-databank group. File :...
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kjokbaseball
Jan 6, 2002 3:57 am
... Reference". ... siblings?) ... least ... Some other pitcher data that isn't in most databases that I would add are: Batters Faced Pitching Games Finished ...
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tmasc
Jan 6, 2002 2:20 pm
I would also add "race" (black, white, latin)....
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Sean Lahman
anson2995
Jan 7, 2002 5:06 am
tmsac wrote... ... This is not so easy as you might imagine. Any classification would have to be based on definitions that will invariably leave some players...
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tmasc
Jan 7, 2002 3:06 pm
But I don't think ... information. ... I highly disagree. Bill James in the 87 (?) abstract found there was quite a difference in the aging pattern of speed...
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timmermant
Jan 7, 2002 8:58 pm
I'd like to hear more about others' opinions on this. I use baseball and basketball data to study organizational work teams. I thought sports would be a great...
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tmasc
Jan 7, 2002 9:36 pm
See? That's another great piece on race and hit batters. I don't get why anyone should be worried about presenting the data. It's data. The baseball database...
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Holmes, Dan
songsgaydig
Jan 7, 2002 9:46 pm
Mickey Mantle drank on every day that ended in "y" ... From: tmasc [mailto:tmasc@...] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 4:36 PM To:...
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Randy Cox
randycoxclemson
Jan 9, 2002 2:07 am
Usually, I fall firmly in the camp of "more data." However, I don't really see the need for race in the database. It's true that it's subjective and often...
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timmermant
Jan 9, 2002 3:39 am
... One thing I found interesting when I was trying to fill in the holes in my database....Many of the old team yearbooks actually do list players' heritage...
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tmasc
Jan 9, 2002 4:14 pm
... I see the need, because there are at least 3 research reports I'd like to run. ... as ... players ... other ... Again, that's a conclusion you are making,...
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Sean Lahman
anson2995
Jan 9, 2002 4:37 pm
... I don't care if people are offended by facts, that's not my point of objection. The problem is that someone's race isn't a simple fact. It is a...
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Holmes, Dan
songsgaydig
Jan 9, 2002 4:40 pm
I think your comments sum it up, Sean. It can't be accurately measured, so it doesn't belong, IMO. I think a study on race is merited, but it should be done...
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Sean Lahman
anson2995
Jan 9, 2002 4:55 pm
Dan Holmes wrote... ... measured, ... And just to follow up on Dan's comments, I'll mention a couple of good sources for people who do want to study the...
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tmasc
Jan 9, 2002 5:02 pm
... At least we agree that the problem is not one of "hot potato", but rather a problem of definition. Let's talk about race. From what I remember reading in...
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rockymtnsabr@...
rockymtnsabr
Jan 9, 2002 5:14 pm
Guys, Rod Nelson from Denver here. As an introduction to the list, allow me to say what my current project is about for those I've not corresponded with ...
