Yeah, that was a great quote. That's also what he calls his segment on EEI on Sunday mornigns with Bradford and that other guy.
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > Last night my son and I were discussing the resurgence of Big Papi, and > he mentioned the prophetic "laser show" quote that Dustin Pedroia made in > the midst of David's slump. I had not heard of said quote, so he > respectfully asked me if I had been living under a rock. If you haven't > heard seen it, check out this clip: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPvMOVFshyI > > You gotta love Pedroia's confidence. > > Steve G. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Beaudoin, John > *Sent:* Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:47 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Statistics says : "John and Steve are right. It's too early > to know." > > Re: Papi, I love the fact that I was completely wrong, or at least it > seems that way. I didn't think he'd ever get the bat around in time to hit a > fastball out again. Glad I was a wrong. > > ------------------------------ > *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Thu May 27 07:50:50 2010 > *Subject*: Re: Statistics says : "John and Steve are right. It's too early > to know." > > Lowrie has been a huge disappointment. I was hoping for big things. > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually, as previously reported, I was unimpressed with this team as >> early as January. I have a strange habit of using my mind, reaching >> conclusions, offering opinions and, if wrong, saying so. >> >> Guess that makes me a weirdo. >> >> Things I'm wrong about... >> >> Buchholz is a monster. Honestly, I can't believe he was lumped in as part >> of the V-mart discussions. He's a 1a guy today.* >> >> Martinez is still an effective catcher, but we'll need to see the entire >> season. >> >> Varitek is an effective back up. >> >> Beckett is a worry. >> >> Papi isn't Papi, but he's not done. That's a good thing. >> >> >> *As an aside, I'd like personally thank the Minnesota Twins for not >> accepting the Red Sox offer for Johan Santan, a deal that reportedly would >> have included Lester. (It's laughable that there was debate as to whether >> Ellsbury should have been tossed in as well.) The Twins got very little in >> the trade. Three of the four players they secured from the Mets aren't even >> with the organization. One of the departed includes Carlos Gomez who was >> traded for decent SS JJ Hardy. >> >> The Sox deal reportedly include Lester, Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie and >> Masterson. The last two aren't successful yet, but at least they can play in >> the majors. >> >> The Twins got shinola for their Ace. The Sox offer was much better. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Beaudoin, John < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hilarious stuff. >>> Glad I like to just watch the game. >>> If I spent my time embroiled in past numbers, I might be inclined to >>> think it was a rebuilding year as early as late April. >>> >>> Comebacks are great stories. Seasons without drama and without streaks >>> and lead changes are boring. I like the Sox' chances >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> >>> *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> *Sent*: Thu May 27 07:10:04 2010 >>> *Subject*: Re: Statistics says : "John and Steve are right. It's too >>> early to know." >>> >>> Dang! I screwed this up. I forgot to multiply by 1.96. >>> >>> Now the range is .140 which means >>> >>> .422-.703 real skill level for the team. >>> >>> Which is the same as saying we have no additional information. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think Larry has hit the nail on the head in this debate: "How good is >>>> this team?" I think that even John would admit that, even though it's May, >>>> and even though anything can happen, and even though you gotta play the >>>> games, that the season is over for Baltimore. >>>> >>>> How do we know that the season is over for Baltimore? Because Baltimore >>>> has a .319 winning percentage and we're sure that they are not really a >>>> .580 >>>> team on a bad streak. >>>> >>>> That brings us to the Sox. They are playing at a .563 pace (91 wins) . >>>> What are the odds that they are really a .586 team (95 wins) on a bad >>>> streak? Statistics can tell us this based on the season so far. It can >>>> give >>>> us the 95% confidence interval. So we can say with 95% confidence that the >>>> Sox are between two possible numbers of wins. >>>> >>>> Here's the equation: >>>> >>>> Confidence interval = 1.96 * sqrt(WP(1-WP)/#games played) >>>> >>>> So for the Sox we have: >>>> >>>> 1.96 * sqrt(.563 * .437 / 48) = .071 >>>> >>>> So that means that there is a 95% chance that the Sox real skill level >>>> is between two numbers >>>> >>>> .563 - .071 = .492 = 80 games >>>> .563 + .071 = .634 = 102 games >>>> >>>> And so the final result? >>>> >>>> It's still too early to say whether this team can make the playoffs. >>>> >>>> Ray >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sweep or not - walking into Tampa no one (outside of maybe a few of us >>>>> here) thought the Red Sox would take all 3 games. I think a statement >>>>> has been made that indeed the Sox are a championship caliber club this >>>>> season. Let's see where things fall by the All Star game however we >>>>> have a lot of numbers to go in the season before a final decision will >>>>> be made on the top 2 teams in the AL East. >>>>> >>>>> -Larry >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" >>>> www.fpgasimulation.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" >>> www.fpgasimulation.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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