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@JayTC53 She’s probably bored, listening to the old man in the blue suit ramble on incoherently about himself.

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@BoCamaro Better idea: raise the rim in the men’s game to 11.5 feet and increase the court size. Players are much bigger now. This player height to rim height ratio would be a close match to original ratio when pro ball started, and would make the men’s game more interesting to watch

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@softboywin I hear the text and dialog in my head, as if it’s read to me in my own voice.

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@voiceofcohen2 Well, all right! There’s some anecdotal information from knowledgeable sources! It gives a little bit of background and some experiential validity to describe something as a streak, trend, or foundation when using those durations of data.

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@voiceofcohen2 I don’t know if collecting data from these durations of input would provide evidence of meaningful difference? Or if these durations are just typical variance throughout a year? Or what’s the best method to collect a durational sample? I’m not an expert. I just don’t know.

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@voiceofcohen2 And if I don’t know something that’s important for my job, I immerse myself in deep training

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@voiceofcohen2 I’m not trained in statistical analyses. I am not qualified to guess what’s best ways to use statistical data.

What’s best for me is to stick to what I know. Describe things I have experience & expertise. I try not to overreach & act like I know how to do things that I don’t

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@voiceofcohen2 I’m not trained in statistical analyses, so I don’t know.

It looks to my totally untrained and uneducated eye like maybe there’s short term 5-day positive variance compared to the 30-day sample. But I don’t know if it’s statistically significant or meaningful.

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@voiceofcohen2 These are great examples of questions that one can learn to answer with an education in statistical data analyses: What is the most valid duration for measuring data points such as these? What is the best, most accurate methodology for recognizing data variances or trends?

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@voiceofcohen2 If a lot of broadcasting will continue to be based primarily on presenting statistics, I wish broadcasters would study statistical data, so they can accurately and respectfully present information.

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@voiceofcohen2 April 14 is purposefully chosen to skew data toward your pre-determined opinion, which is misuse of statistical data. Broadcasters who use statistical data should be careful to understand & respect statistical analysis. Stats can mean anything if rules and norms aren’t followed

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@Kristinartz The food tastes good

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@GRitz93 In the 9th, after the first 2 got on, the next 3 players did not perform: no on-base, hit, or hit for slug. Batting order didn’t matter.

Before the 9th, the Cubs only got on base 5 times, with no extra base hits & 2 baserunning mistakes. The batting order also didn’t cause this

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@hthieblot Google search engine

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@GRitz93 I’m not in denial. I watched the Cubs get on base 7 times w/only 4 singles last night. I’ve watched Cubs out-slugged & put fewer runners on, dozens of times in the last 1.5 months. This is why they lose. Batting order doesn’t matter if the players don’t get on base & slug

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@MysterySolvents Because the people have homes, but they don’t have houses.

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@GRitz93 If the players had gotten on base more times, and hit with ANY slug last night (only 7 baserunners & no extra-base hits all night), and had not made two base running mistakes, there might have been a different outcome. The batting order had nothing to do with that loss.

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@GRitz93 If the players continue to get on base & slug at same rates they currently are, this lineup would score about the same, maybe insignificantly less or more, runs than current lineups. Kelly and Busch might get 1-2 more ABs every couple weeks, and Suzuki/Happ might get 1-2 fewer