"You learn in athletics to never give up... The perseverance and determination it takes to succeed as an athlete is the same skill set it takes to overcome other challenges in life." -Moranda Hern Last night, Clayton Kershaw received his first postseason win at Dodger Stadium against the Arizona Diamondbacks. His postseason career began in 2008 but it hasn't been as successful as he wanted it to be until 2015 where he has not lost since. Today's simulation will focus on if he has the same ability in the postseason as his regular season ability. We know what he is capable of there, so let's see if it translates here. Simulation Z-Score: 38/200, or 19% His ability in the playoffs is not different from his ability in the regular season, even though the numbers here are very close. He may not look his greatest in the postseason, but Kershaw cleaned up his act in his past few outings. That's all that the Dodgers can ask for as they take a good shot at the World Series this year.
Watch them as they take on Arizona tonight at 9 pm ET. "I was 78 when I got my first basketball shoes, so that was a thrill... Growing up, we didn't have sports like the girls do today. We didn't have the opportunity to play." -Grace Larson "Sometimes sport is teaching you lessons through osmosis-- you don't even realize that you're learning how to be disciplined, you're learning how to work as part of a team, you're learning how to overcome adversity." -Lauren Fritts "We had all those turnovers at the end and [the Sparks] almost came back. All I have to say is, 'Never underestimate the heart of a champion.'" -Lindsay Whalen "All women are forces of nature and I believe in their power. I believe that for my three daughters." -Stephanie McMahon "TOO many girls are told that they can't play baseball. For me that becomes a social justice issue. You just can't tell a girl she can't do something because she's a girl." -Justine Siegal "A title is the best, it's the best thing you can have in tennis. A big one or a small one, it doesn't matter." -Caroline Garcia "When the RV is in sight, it's like a finish line every day. I just work toward getting through to the end. Every day it's like this -- get up, start fresh and get to the end, so I can do it all over again the next day." -Sandra Villines This year has the most home runs we have ever seen in the Majors and as a closing thought for the regular season, it would be great to see how they compare to 2000, one of the best years to hit home runs (most in the National League that year at 3,005). We will do so by simulating the difference in both means and medians to see if their differences are that significant.
Difference in Means: The simulated difference between the mean number of home runs will be our guide in this simulation. We have to look for -3 or 3 and if less than 5% predicted a gap of 3, the 2017 hitters have a greater ability to hit home runs. With 50/200, we still do not have enough evidence to support that the 2017 hitters had a greater ability to hit more home runs. Difference in Medians: The difference this time is -5 or 5 and we have to see if there is a small percentage where it is possible that 2017 had better home run totals. The median method is good if you have any outliers and there are not any that stick out too much, but it still provides an accurate representation. At 97/200, there is not enough evidence to support that the 2017 hitters had better home run totals. This season may have the most home runs in both leagues combined, but the averages and medians cannot compare to 2000. We may have Stanton, but they have consistency in their totals and everyone is relatively close to each other. This year was amazing to watch home run-wise and I would not trade it for anything else.
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