Here’s a piece written by Andrew Thomas, one of our graduate student members, on the likelihood of different “streaky” accomplishments in baseball. It uses some probability and statistics to try to prove the difficulty of reaching certain milestones.
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Fans of Major League Baseball have seen three major achievements in recent
weeks, each in a different discipline […]
Entries Tagged as 'HOF'
With Streaks, It’s Better To Be Lucky, Good and Lucky
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Mike Greenwell’s all-time record: 9 necessary RBI in a 9-8 win. Enters Sox’ H.O.F.
February 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Mike Greenwell has just been voted into to the Red Sox’ HOF. On Sep. 2, 1996 he had one of the most amazing offensive games ever, batting in all 9 runs in a Red Sox 9-8 win over Seattle. Five other players have had more RBI in a game (the record is […]
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The ‘Logic’ Behind HOF Ballots
December 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Before examining some specific arguments offered by BBWAA members, I would like to make a general comment. Writers tend to rely on MVP Award balloting, Cy Young Award balloting, and Gold Glove balloting when weighing the merits of a particular candidate. I am not sure if this is due to laziness or arrogance.
BBWAA members, after […]