UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Los Angeles A Player Based Approach to Baseball Simulation A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics by Adam Philip Sugano 2008 © Copyright by Adam Philip Sugano 2008 The dissertation of Adam Philip Sugano is approved. _______________________________________ Jan de Leeuw _______________________________________ Rick Paik Schoenberg _______________________________________
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If you believe in yourself‚ you can accomplish great things in your life. I had signed up to play baseball‚ just like any other year. It was a warm summer day‚ with a slight touch of a cool breeze. I gazed out the window of my dad’s car at the baseball fields at the sports complex‚ wondering which one I was going to play in. I walked out of my dad’s car‚ then carried my bat and glove to the field. “Oh boy‚ I really hope we win this game!” I thought to myself with a determination. I could smell the
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How the 1920s Forever Changed Baseball It should come as no surprise to a majority of Americans that baseball is considered America’s national past time. In fact‚ for many people baseball has always been an enormous part of every day life. People are exposed to baseball through multiple mediums such as television‚ newspapers‚ and even the radio. When did this obsession start for the citizens of America? The 1920s is known as the Golden Age of Sports. While many sports started to emerge during
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time consuming game of baseball. I stood there contemplating on what ideas‚ mainly about baseball‚ were being distorted and confused. Then it hit me There is much dissatisfaction in the fact that baseball‚ besides all other sports‚ is played at an exceptionally sluggish rate and in most cases might not ever end. Many spectators see baseball as a boring sport that wastes their time. I mean just imagine what else you could be accomplishing if you weren’t sitting at a baseball game relaxing with your
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highlight the recent successes of the Latino baseball players to show how minority groups can prosper in America. Latino atheletes have gain notoriety and riches through the sport of baseball. These are things that they couldn’t have dreamed about achieving without Major League baseball. Major League Baseball has given Latin Americans the opportunity to better their economic and social situation. Many Latin American children dream about playing baseball in the Major Leagues. One reason for this
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Burgandy English 2 June 2012 Baseball Culture Baseball is a game played everywhere: in parks‚ playgrounds‚ in back alleys and farmers’ fields‚ by small children and old men‚ raw amateurs and millionaire professionals‚ and also all over the world. It is a leisurely game that demands blinding speed. It is the only game in which the defense has the ball. Americans have played baseball for more than 200 years‚ and is still one the most popular sports in the whole world. Baseball hasn’t always been the loving
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Baseball versus Softball Even though baseball and softball each have many fans‚ many players prefer to play one or the other but not both. Even when baseball and softball are similar in many ways‚ they are different too. Differences like the amount of time each game takes place‚ the rules‚ and as well as the leagues they are each in. While some people prefer the slower action of softball‚ others prefer the faster action of baseball. The game of baseball is male dominated because many males
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strikes you are out at the old ball game.” Baseball has changed over the years there is more to baseball than what people know. The old methods of baseball are starting to vanish and new more effective ways of coaching and drafting are in use. Small less paid teams are able to compete against big rich paid teams. This is only possible if you strip down the old baseball game as the Americans knew it. Michael Lewis an author goes into what really makes up baseball starting from the team‚ players‚ managers
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Baseball Bats The baseball game is the national pastime of all time in The United States. When compared to other sports‚ baseball is a simple game with a basic set of equipment‚ and baseball bats are part of these equipments. Baseball bats were all manufactured out of some type of hard wood‚ but this is no longer the case. Today‚ there are different styles and materials to choose from. Baseball bats come in four basic types; wood‚ aluminum‚ composite‚ and hybrid. First‚ the classic baseball bat
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It takes approximately one week to manufacture a professional baseball following the League Standards set in 1872. It starts with the pill the pill is a small ball at the center of the base ball and is 10 ½ cm in circumference. In the pills center there is a sphere of cork. Covering the cork is a thick layer of rubber. First a latex adhesive is put in a drum and hundreds of pills are put in. Next they roll the drum so that each pill is coated evenly. They never dry completely and remain sticky
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