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TENNIS BALLS AND LANGUAGE.
TENNIS BALLS AND LANGUAGE. Koren suggests a couple possible explanations for the yellow/green dispute. The first explanation is that the problem is one of language. She quotes a scientist: “language systems of people in cultures with little exposure to industrialization … Continue reading
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WHAT COLOR IS A TENNIS BALL?
WHAT COLOR IS A TENNIS BALL? In this article on the Atlantic website (February 15, 2018), Marina Koren describes a poll taken on Twitter which asked how participants describe the color of a tennis ball. Out of about 30,000 participants—a … Continue reading
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REPLICATION FAIL FOR A STUDY USING BASEBALL CARDS.
REPLICATION FAIL FOR A STUDY USING BASEBALL CARDS. During the baseball offseason the Economist reported on the replication of a psychological study of the hypothesis that people who smile more intensely tend to live longer. The original study was done … Continue reading
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A BUNT DERBY FOR ALL-STAR FESTIVITIES.
A BUNT DERBY FOR ALL-STAR FESTIVITIES. In connection with their All-Star Festivities, the Korean Baseball Organization has a bunting contest. Here is a video clip.
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PITCH TUNNELING.
PITCH TUNNELING. In his comment here about the new analytical tools that Moneyball is bringing to baseball, Nick referred to “pitch tunneling”, which is a way of measuring an aspect of a pitcher’s deception. I was unfamiliar with the term, … Continue reading
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JAMES JOYCE COMES TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
JAMES JOYCE COMES TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. Below is a comment, based on the last paragraph of “The Dead”, which Nick and Collin Whitchurch wrote about the pitcher Mike Pelfrey, who is coming to the end of his long and … Continue reading
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MONEYBALL AND BASEBALL PROSPECTUS.
MONEYBALL AND BASEBALL PROSPECTUS. The 2018 edition of BASEBALL PROSPECTUS has been published. The annual book is essential for fans who are interested in the statistical approach to baseball that I refer to as Moneyball. The heart of BASEBALL PROSPECTUS … Continue reading
“FLU” AND “FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS”.
“FLU” AND “FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS”. Nick commented on my post a couple days ago about how dangerous the flu can be: “Not to be melodramatic, but whenever I read about some exotic or rare disease which can be lethal, it seems … Continue reading
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BASEBALL AND GENDER POWER IN PALAU.
BASEBALL AND GENDER POWER IN PALAU. David Walter argues that baseball is the key to the government of Palau and that baseball has reversed the gender power relationships in Palau. Walter says: “Before the 20th century, Palau was a matriarchy. … Continue reading
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SOME WAYS THAT BASEBALL IN PALAU IS DIFFERENT.
SOME WAYS THAT BASEBALL IN PALAU IS DIFFERENT. David Walter gives a number of differences in the way baseball is played in Palau. Kids learn to play with bamboo bats and coconut-leaf balls. Pitchers chew betel nut…. Monsoons rain out…. … Continue reading
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