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Why I Postponed Daily OOTP Sims
If you have been following this baseball analytics segment of my website, you know that I had purchased the Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) simulator for the 2019 season. The simulator allows users to manage a team (or teams) and play out full seasons. These teams can come from Major League Baseball or several […]
Continue readingSummary of OOTP Predictions to April 19
This post is a summary of the OOTP Prediction to April 19. I decided not to include the first few games in March as much of the stats for those predictions were based on the previous season. By April, this gave the teams enough time to find their grove (or not). But, it starts being […]
Continue readingOutlook for Data Science 2019
You have likely heard by now that being a data scientist is the sexiest job of the 21st century. If you haven’t, then you probably aren’t meant for this industry. The origin of this statement is becoming blurred as more pepole are taking credit for saying it. But, it still holds true today. There is a […]
Continue readingChanges in OOTP Strategy Starting April 14 2019
If you’ve been following this blog, you would know that I am running an experiment that started at the beginning of the baseball season. I picked up a copy of Out of the Park (OOTP) baseball, which is a fun game where you get to manage any team you desire. The software has many features, […]
Continue readingOOTP Predictions for April 13 2019
The OOTP Predictions for April 13 2019 are a bit late but I made it before the games finished. As I have stated in the past, the simulator has no connections to the current games as they are played. In theory, I could run the simulator even after all the games are played and the […]
Continue readingOOTP Predictions for April 12 2019
What are the OOTP Predictions for April 12 2019? You can find out what they are below. But, first, you can take a look at the results for yesterday.I am happy to see that my Mets won, even though it cause the simulator to experience loss for predicting Atlanta. I know it is still a […]
Continue readingOOTP Predictions for April 11 2019
Are you ready for the OOTP Predictions for April 11 2019? First, let’s recap the predictions for April 10 2019. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that Washington won by such a wide lead. Philadelphia was predicted to win but the strength indicator was close to 1. That means the teams were evenly match according to the […]
Continue readingOOTP Predictions for April 10 2019
The OOTP Predictions for April 10 2019 are ready and shown below. The results for the OOTP Predictions for April 9 2019 did better than the previous results. But, it wasn’t stellar. In true from, the Mets should have had an easy win but lost by a wide margin. Is the beginning of their usual descent […]
Continue readingOOTP Predictions for April 9 2019
The OOTP Predictions for April 9 2019 are published below. The results for the OOTP Predictions for April 8 2019 did not do well. It was a 50/50 split. I believe this may have something to do with the strength indicator being close to even (=1) for many of the games.Boston wasn’t even playing to […]
Continue readingOOTP Predictions for April 8 2019
Yesterday’s predictions were amazing, to say the least. When you open it, you’ll find there were 13 out of 15 games predicted correctly. I have written in the past how I expect the simulations to improve as the season matured. The teams start to take shape and the simulator adjusts accordingly. I can’t state definitively […]
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