tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post112777286690683038..comments2024-03-18T23:13:09.570-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Exciting Baseball AheadLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1127841455485827832005-09-27T12:17:00.000-05:002005-09-27T12:17:00.000-05:00Don't forget the Giants! If we can clean out the ...Don't forget the Giants! If we can clean out the Padres for the next 3 games, we'll be tied for first in the division.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1127838213674500912005-09-27T11:23:00.000-05:002005-09-27T11:23:00.000-05:00Bill James has done EXCELLENT work usingSIMPLE pro...Bill James has done EXCELLENT work using<BR/>SIMPLE prob stat, and some other SIMPLE<BR/>math to analyze what strategies in<BR/>Baseball work and don't. What is<BR/>surprising (or maybe not) is that<BR/>MANY conventional wisdoms are just<BR/>plain WRONG. The book MONEYBALL<BR/>is about when the Oakland A's used<BR/>his stuff and actually won. He works<BR/>for the REd Sox now- and they won.<BR/>IF you have a child or nephew or niece<BR/>who is a baseball fan, get them some<BR/>of Bill James stuff and they may get<BR/>to like math!GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1127800350939315612005-09-27T00:52:00.000-05:002005-09-27T00:52:00.000-05:00To determine whether a particular team has a theor...To determine whether a particular team has a theoritical chance of finishing first can be formulated as a flow problem. <BR/>How about the problem of determining whether one's favourite team will qualify for the playoffs(in which case you have to be within the top x)?<BR/> I have no idea what wildcard means, but, as Lance suggests it might add some complexity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com