beyond the box score Stories - Federal Baseball
"It's like Christmas except it's warmer."
OK, I know it's not really opening day, but today does mark the first Spring Training game for many teams. In honor of this glorious occasion (and in an attempt to make a 32-degree day in mid-Missouri feel a bit warmer), I put together something "artsy" and fun. It's simple, but it makes me smile*....
Lance vs. Larry: Imitation is Flattery
Since crafting my previous graphic analyzing how Lance Berkman's performance at Minute Maid Park would translate to Busch Stadium, I've had a pesky thought stuck in my mind: is Lance Berkman the next Larry Walker? Check out the graphic below, and read the analysis after the jump. wWAR...
Fun With Ballparks: The Stadium Shape Up
Click to embiggen. Since the spring semester started up last Tuesday, I've been pretty swamped with work. So, I thought I would make something simple and fun (read: not as time-consuming as those pesky interactive graphics) for this week. It's inspired by some of the great work Craig Robinson...
How Will Busch Affect Berkman?
When a player moves from team to team, and thus from one home stadium to another, some funky things can happen. Sometimes he performs better than he ever has, and other times his numbers tank. What will happen to Lance Berkman in 2011? </center>Click to embiggen, if you please When the St....
How The West Was Won: Animating a Divisional Race
Updated to include team names. - ed In my last post I tried to dive into some more complex (read: confusing) methodology and, though the graphic turned out to be quite pretty to look at, there were some flaws in the data behind it. So, for my next project, I decided to stick with something more...
WAR on the Move: Gaining and Losing Via Trade
Please see a note on methodology and opportunities for improvement after the jump. - ed. For some reason, I decided to spend the last 10 days digging through MORE trade data. I think it's some sick, self-destructive disorder I have, because it was in no way fun. But, what I ended up with is a...
The Tangled Web We Weave: An Interactive Trade Map
First of all, I'd like to thank everyone at BtBS for the lovely welcome I received after coming on as part of the team last week. It's nice to see that there are other baseball nerds out there who appreciate kick-ass graphics as much as I do. However, after my graphic comparing Mark Teixeira to...
Dollars and Sense Part Five: Marginal Payroll and Marginal Wins
In this fashionably late session of Purple Row Academy, I expand on last week's column about payroll efficiency by focusing a little more heavily on the concept of marginal wins and their relationship to marginal payroll. Marginal Payroll and Marginal Wins Though my primary reference last week,...
Quick Quiz - Hat Tip to Beyond the Box Score
1. Four of the top eight players on Yahoo's Player Rater are 2nd Basemen. Name the four 2B. 2. This 13th ranked player has been benched 4 times in his team's first 15 games despite having no injury. He's third in the NL in HR and RBI. Name him. 3. This NL CF platoon has combined for a .369...
The 2009 Washington Nationals, The Federal Baseball.com W.A.R. Effort And Darren Aronofsky's "Pi"...
(ed. note - Join Today's Game Thread HERE.") My mathematical education ends with Algebra II some 15 years ago or more (I just can't add the years :(...but my education ends after Algebra II in high school, and after the 200 or so times I've watched Darren Aronofsky's film, "Pi"...(ed. note "Have...
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