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: Hi everybody!
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| 7:04 |
: Sorry we got this up late tonight. Jeff and I will be here at 9 pm ET. Fire away with questions now and we’ll see you soon!
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| 9:00 |
: Hi guys. Jeff will be along in two minutes. I’m going to put up one more poll in the meantime.
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Hi Dr. Nick! |
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: Hi everyone
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| 9:02 |
: Good to start the year with a Simpsons reference. Let’s get it.
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It’s the end of the year. At the end of the year, we like to look back before we look forward to the upcoming year. In that vein, I thought it would be instructive — and perhaps a little bit fun — to pull the most popular posts from our fair site for this calendar year. If you read the Best Of post each week (or even some weeks, or maybe you glanced at it while your significant other was in the dressing room that one time and you were suuuuper bored???), you know that I like to throw a little shine at all of the blogs in our family, so we’ll also have a spot for the most popular piece for each blog as well, if they didn’t reach the actual top 10. Onward!
Wait, before we move onward, a note — just because I’m using the “Best of” post here, doesn’t mean that these were necessarily the best posts. They’re simply the most popular. I am grouping them under the “Best of” banner because it’ll be easier to find them at a later date. You know, if you’re curious to find them again at a later date (I know I will be). OK, onward!!!
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Description:
Be our hands and eyes on the ground. By this we mean the D&O Intern will be out in the field on almost a daily basis focused primarily on operating the TrackMan system and ensuring data quality measures are effectively in place at the point of capture. As part of the unique partnership between Perfect Game and TrackMan, you will be an integral piece of ensuring the added TrackMan value to players, coaches, college teams, and Major League teams.
At TrackMan Baseball we measure stuff – the speed, spin and movement of pitched and hit baseballs.
We do this using proprietary 3D Doppler radar hardware and software. The majority of Major League teams use our products and services for player development and evaluation. We also work with collegiate, Japanese and Korean teams, premier amateur baseball organizations, broadcasters and equipment manufacturers.
Our business is growing fast. By the start of next season we will have a network of radars installed in more than 100 stadiums on three continents, and dozens of remote systems traveling the US.
Responsibilities:
Preferred/Required Skills:
Benefits:
Compensation:
This position is compensated.
To Apply:
Send a resume to kmy@trackman.dk and/or nba@trackman.dk. No phone calls please.
Location: Stamford, Conn.
Description:
Join TrackMan’s team as an Analytics/Operations Intern for TrackMan Baseball, a US based sports technology firm. You will take on a critical role in a small, fast moving entrepreneurial company that is breaking new ground in sports.
In this position, you will primarily be responsible for reviewing TrackMan data from a significant number of MLB, Minor League baseball and NCAA stadiums during the 2015 baseball season. You will also have the opportunity to perform statistical analysis as directed.
The internship starts in mid-February and wraps up at the conclusion of the Major League baseball season. Candidates with only summer availability will also be considered for a shorter term internship.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to break into the baseball community and get experience with data available exclusively to professional baseball teams. Full training is provided and you’ll have the opportunity to work closely with all members of the TrackMan staff and interface with our partner teams. Weekend and evening availability is important.
Requirements:
Desired Skills and Experience:
Compensation:
$12.50 an hour
To Apply:
Send a resume to nba@trackman.dk. No phone calls please.
If I had to sum up the offseason for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres, it would be thusly:
| 9:24 |
: Hi everyone, Paul is going to be a bit late and I will start this chat
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Do you think Scherzer is going to be disappointed and not get the offer he wanted? It seems like not too many teams are that interested in paying his large price. |
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: Just a few teams would be able to afford him to begin with. I think Lester’s deal set the low bar. I expect Scherzer to get a bit more.
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Which version of the 2014 Salazar are we more likely to see in 2015? |
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: I really don’t know, hopefully the second half version when he threw strikes. I watched one of his starts for this week’s Quick Looks and his defense really let him down a few times.
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whats the next big move the Os make? |
Each week, we publish north of 100 posts on our various blogs. With this post, we hope to highlight 10 to 15 of them. You can read more on it here. The links below are color coded — green for FanGraphs, brown for RotoGraphs, dark red for The Hardball Times, orange for TechGraphs and blue for Community Research.
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The Red Sox have tried to erase the painful feelings of their botched Jon Lester negotiations by completing a flurry of pitcher transactions. While that’s unlikely to fool people who still just want Lester back, the pitchers acquired (or reportedly acquired) — Wade Miley, Rick Porcello and Justin Masterson — all have one thing in common in that they generate a lot of ground balls. Before that, they acquired Joe Kelly, who also generates a great deal of ground balls. Are ground balls the hip new thing on Yawkey Way?
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: Hi everybody! WINTER MEETINGS!!!!
Jeff and I will be here at 9 pm ET to talk all the sexy rumors that you want to talk. Well, Jeff might be a little late, but we’ll allow it because he’s special. In any case, fill up the queue and I’ll pop off a few polls, and we’ll rendezvous here soon! Ciao! |
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: OK, enough trying to catch up on rumors, let’s get to this. Jeff will be along after he makes a bloody mary.
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Should the rockies try to trade for McCann? is that feasible? would the yankees give him up, considering his less than stellar year last year? |
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: It’s definitely feasible from the standpoint of “do the Rockies have enough talent to land McCann.” From a “should they try,” ….. I can see where you’re going, but I think there’s probably a better solution for the Rockies. They can’t afford to pay a lot in trade for McCann and then have him be bad again. Or rather, not as good as expected.
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| 9:05 |
: I think they could, but wouldn’t be able to make a reasonable trade to get the Yankees to move. McCann is in NY for a while longer IMO.
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Will we see the flood gates open on trades and signings this year like we did last year in the week before the winter meetings? |
Each week, we publish north of 100 posts on our various blogs. With this post, we hope to highlight 10 to 15 of them. You can read more on it here. The links below are color coded — green for FanGraphs, brown for RotoGraphs, dark red for The Hardball Times, orange for TechGraphs and blue for Community Research.
Read the rest of this entry »