Comments on: Leaderboards vs. the projections: the hitters http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 09:06:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dihigosghost http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201337 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:42:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201337 Just goes to show that no one can predict the future, kinda like predicting stock market performance, although you came in very close with the home run and RBI totals, not as much so with batting average.

]]> By: Matthew Pouliot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201298 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:40:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201298 It’s all good. There’s definitely some truth to what you’re saying. I’ve certainly wondered at times whether I might be better off using a projection system for the raw data and then I could just worry about the playing time myself. I’d certainly have a lot more time for myself each December and January.

]]> By: ditto65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201293 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:31:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201293 Sorry – just feeling a little froggy.
You devote way more time to understanding and predicting the game than I do.
I am acting disrespectful, but do appreciate.

]]> By: Matthew Pouliot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201287 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:19:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201287 Science beats me most years when it comes to projecting raw performance. However, I beat science when it comes to projecting playing time. I tend to fare pretty darn well in contests against projection systems.

You can continue snarking away now.

]]> By: ditto65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201284 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:10:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201284 Sounds scientific. Most science ignore formulas and such.

]]> By: Matthew Pouliot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201280 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:58:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201280 No formulas, though I do weigh in a player’s lineup spot and the typical run and RBI percentages produced from said lineup spot.

]]> By: ditto65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201268 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:22:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201268 I just compared the projections to the results and made an observation. Thumbs down away, but job performace like that would have you looking for another job if you worked in, say, sales. Or manufacturing. Or anything other than meteorologist.

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201252 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:13:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201252 Matt, how do project rbi? Past performance, or some kind of formula?

]]> By: ditto65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/leaderboards-vs-the-projections-the-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-201236 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:29:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=89112#comment-201236 So what your saying is you don’t really know what you are doing.

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