--- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm curious as to peoples opinion on questec, the > system baseball is now > using to evaluate the umpire's strike calling. Info > at > http://espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0605/1563649.html > > Personally, I'm very happy to see them doing > something about the > inconsistency of the zone. I'm not completely sold > on questec itself, > but it's about time they're doing something. > > Doug
Hi Doug. I can't find the article (maybe someone who is a paid subscriber/can afford to become one can?) but Baseball Prospectus published one suggesting (IIRC) that the system actually isn't having much of an impact. They suggested (again, IIRC) that despite what pitchers are claiming, in actual fact the evidence suggests that umpires are very slightly more likely to call a strike in Questec-equipped parks, but that this difference might not even be statistically significant. I don't know enough about it to assess the technical merits of the system, but that suggests that it isn't doing much either way. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
