(Part 2) Top products from r/Reds
We found 6 product mentions on r/Reds. We ranked the 24 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. Analyzing Baseball Data with R (Chapman & Hall/CRC The R Series)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
CRC Press
Show Reddit reviews22. Redleg Journal: Year by Year and Day by Day With the Cincinnati Reds Since 1866
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
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It does, but it isn't really significant. In Baseball Between the Numbers, James Click talks about running a series of simulations where "Changing a lineup from the industry standard to our ideal model [one where players are set in the lineup in descending order by their OBP] typically nets at most 10 runs over a whole season, or about 1 win. This small range of available improvement means that minor changes to the lineup for brief periods of time have virtually no discernible effect on run scoring." (from Chapter 1-3) He says earlier in the chapter that using a simulation where the pitcher bats leadoff and the best players are at the bottom of the order only yielded a 26-run difference over the course of a full season.
So while it's frustrating to see a replacement level hitter like Cesar Izturis hit second, in the end it isn't going to make a huge difference in producing runs. I just wish my favorite team's manager didn't do stuff like this that is flat-out nonsensical.
THE BEST book about the Cincinnati Reds is, without a doubt in my mind, The Redleg Journal.
It's like... The Encyclopedia Red-tannica. It takes you day by day, year by year, through the history of the Reds and all their important games, trades, seasons, uniforms, anything and everything you could think of.
I absolutely love it.
Also, you mentioned Game day audio on MLB, it's a great investment. Hearing Marty call the games is a quintessential part of being a Reds fan, and I think it's around $20 for the whole season, it's a great value.
(Although, as most of us on /r/reds will tell you, Marty's "talent" is starting to go downhill a little bit.. He's kind of turning into a cranky old guy who doesn't like a lot of modern changes to the game.)
Lastly, join us here on /r/reds for baseball discussion and live game day threads!!
Welcome to the team!
Sounds fun! A great resource for some of this might be this book
Analyzing Baseball with R is the best book, I believe:
https://www.amazon.com/Analyzing-Baseball-Data-Chapman-Hall/dp/1466570229
I also would download PitchRX and Baseball on a Stick to round out your toolkit!
-Kyle