"You just start believing it, Like, oh, we ain't going to never get nowhere in life because all people going to do is keep lying to us, keep buttering us up, thinking we gon' do something." -Nadirah McRae "I didn't understand why I couldn't do everything my brothers did. My mom used to tell me, 'Girls don't want to play sports.' Everybody used to say that." -Carol Hutchins "A big achievement isn't something you do alone. There's always support from the community, from friends, coaches; We build on what other people achieved in the past." -Margo Hayes "My relationship with my father has allowed me to get through rough moments because I know he is trying to help me excel. He's proven he will do anything to see me get better by doing things he isn't comfortable with. He keeps me disciplined so that one day I will be able to take home Olympic gold." -Alexis Lavarine Now that the Stanley Cup has wrapped up, it's time to start focusing more on baseball and doing investigations for that. Today's investigation will deal with z-scores, which measure how many standard deviations a performance is above or below the average (think the more, the merrier). Since the All Star Game is coming up, it would make sense to see who is the best for at least one of the positions. With that being said, let's explore the tight race for shortstops in both leagues. It was hard for me to choose the top shortstop in the AL and the voters might feel the same way as well. Also, the NL race is close for shortstop while other races see people taking huge leads. How this works: The top five in each league for shortstops will have their totals put in a list that will find their average and standard deviation. With the average, we can subtract their actual average with the one that is comprised of everyone's. After that, we divide it by the standard deviation to see how much they are different from the rest. The higher, the better! Average: American League Top Five- *actual average in parentheses Carlos Correa, Houston (.293): .125 Francisco Lindor, Cleveland (.254): -0.85 Didi Gregorius, New York (.339): 1.275 Xander Bogaerts, Boston (.324): 0.9 Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (.234): -1.35 Average= .288 Standard Deviation= .04 National League Top Five- Zack Cozart, Cincinnati (.324): 1.2 Corey Seager, Los Angeles (.281): .125 Addison Russell, Chicago (.215): -1.525 Trea Turner, Washington (.268): -0.2 Chris Owings, Arizona (.295): 0.475 Average= .276 Standard Deviation= .04 RBI: American League Top Five- Correa (41): 1.57 Lindor (27): .085 Gregorius (25): -0.127 Bogaerts (23): -0.34 Tulowitzki (15): -1.191 Average= 26.2 Standard Deviation= 9.4 National League Top Five- Cozart (33): 0.4 Seager (31): 0.036 Russell (23): -1.4 Turner (29): -0.327 Owings (38): 1.31 Average= 30.8 Standard Deviation= 5.5 Closing Thoughts:
Obviously, popularity is a huge factor that gets some people in the top five who are not doing their best right now, which brought down the average by a lot and helped others more than it should. Also, Gregorius looked great in the average part but since he's only had 165 at-bats, he should not be highly considered for the All Star Game just yet. It was good to add the RBI part because that shows how much catching up he needs to do. After doing this, I still stand by my decision on voting for Cozart in the National League but I need to keep my eye on Owings because he is putting up some good numbers that should not be overlooked. It's nice to see a loyal fanbase promote someone who deserves recognition. I hope this helped with your decision and have a great time voting! "The stories that my dad told me as a kid -- on car trips, on nights when I couldn't sleep, at baseball games -- transported me and gave me a sense of my past and future. His imaginative answers to my most trivial questions taught me how creativity can offer connection, just as his father's stories had done for him." -Carrie Ann Welsh "It's still hard for me to leave a race track. I could stay forever." - Louise Smith "I was blessed to have the opportunity to be around her so long. And she was really a great friend, outside of being a mentor and everything else she was to me. I had an opportunity to know Pat [Summitt] on a different level than a lot of people, as one of my closest friends. And that's what I miss the most: her friendship." -Holly Warlick Yesterday would have been Summitt's 65th birthday.
“We were able to turn it around because our coaches weren't gonna let us slack. They had the expectation of getting to the World Series. Just because you start at one place doesn't mean you're not able to work your way up and get to somewhere else.” -Kelsey Arnold Happy World Softball Day and a belated congratulations to the repeat NCAA Champions, Oklahoma!
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AuthorHi, I'm Jenna and I'm a sports fan! I've been avidly watching sports since 2011 because I found that by watching sports, I would be able to communicate with my dad and brother better. Ever since I got into sports, I've been able to enjoy myself more when I go to sporting events with my family. Archives
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