Comments for MetStats http://metstats.wordpress.com Using statistics to answer Mets related questions Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Multi-Tasking by The Long and Short Of It « MetStats http://metstats.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/multi-tasking/#comment-16 The Long and Short Of It « MetStats Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:30:03 +0000 http://metstats.wordpress.com/?p=342#comment-16 [...] method of measuring the combine achievements of players in two different categories: http://metstats.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/multi-tasking/.  There the harmonic mean formula ((2*A*B)/(A+B))  was applied in the form of the [...] [...] method of measuring the combine achievements of players in two different categories: http://metstats.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/multi-tasking/.  There the harmonic mean formula ((2*A*B)/(A+B))  was applied in the form of the [...]

]]> Comment on Most Games Played 2005-2008 by birtelcom http://metstats.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/most-games-played-2005-2008/#comment-6 birtelcom Wed, 27 May 2009 14:36:45 +0000 http://metstats.wordpress.com/?p=297#comment-6 "During that time the most any one player could play was 648 games..." I'll be really pedantic and annoying and point out that a player who played the last game of the 2007 season with the Rockies or Padres (that was the 163rd game of the season for those two teams) could in theory have played 649 games over the four seasons. That's just being hyper-technical though -- the point you are making with your post is a good one and my technical correction is completely irrelevant to your gist. “During that time the most any one player could play was 648 games…”

I’ll be really pedantic and annoying and point out that a player who played the last game of the 2007 season with the Rockies or Padres (that was the 163rd game of the season for those two teams) could in theory have played 649 games over the four seasons. That’s just being hyper-technical though — the point you are making with your post is a good one and my technical correction is completely irrelevant to your gist.

]]> Comment on HOFers who played as Mets by B P http://metstats.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/hofers-who-played-as-mets/#comment-4 B P Wed, 13 May 2009 02:17:18 +0000 http://metstats.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-4 Yup. I included him after realizing I missed him completely. Yup. I included him after realizing I missed him completely.

]]> Comment on HOFers who played as Mets by birtelcom http://metstats.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/hofers-who-played-as-mets/#comment-3 birtelcom Wed, 13 May 2009 02:14:56 +0000 http://metstats.wordpress.com/?p=127#comment-3 If you want to be hypertechnical, Rickey has been voted in but has not yet been inducted into the Hall -- that's coming this summer. If you want to be hypertechnical, Rickey has been voted in but has not yet been inducted into the Hall — that’s coming this summer.

]]> Comment on AAA Mets Update – 5/07/09 by birtelcom http://metstats.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/aaa-mets-update/#comment-2 birtelcom Thu, 07 May 2009 22:07:59 +0000 http://metstats.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-2 4 wins and 20 losses -- it's a good thing the team's games have been rained out repeatedly, that seems to be the best possible outcome! It's tough to go 4-20 even if you're trying to lose. 4 wins and 20 losses — it’s a good thing the team’s games have been rained out repeatedly, that seems to be the best possible outcome! It’s tough to go 4-20 even if you’re trying to lose.

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