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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"MLB"”.
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MLB Franchises & Predictors of Valuation
<p>There have been many studies done, for MLB, regarding multiple economic factors, yet there is previous research done to investigate the predictors a team's valuation. This study aims to investigate what, if any, of certain predictor variables effect the valuation of an MLB franchise over a five …
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Quantifying Grit in MLB Batters
… quantification of grit in Major League Baseball (MLB) batters, a crucial yet underexplored area in sports analytics traditionally gauged through qualitative assessment. Utilizing 2023 game data from the top 160 most utilized MLB batters, this study develops a Grit Score for each player based on …
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MLB Rule IV Draft: Valuing Draft Pick Slots
<p>This study explored the Net Present Value (NPV) in dollar terms of draft pick slots in the Major League Rule IV Draft. In order to accomplish this, the cumulative performance of players selected in each slot within the draft was evaluated and brought to the Present Value of the time they were …
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Former Major League Baseball (MLB) players and athletic identity
… professional careers, Major League Baseball (MLB) players are considered the best in the world at their sport. For these men, athletic identity is the dominating force in their lives, yet all MLB players must eventually retire from the sport that has defined their lives for so long. Transition …
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Quantifying Consistency: Developing New Metrics for MLB Player Valuation
… pre-arbitration years in Major League Baseball (MLB) influences their first-year arbitration salary, offering novel insights for player valuation. Consistency is quantified based on three categories: short-term volatility, in-season adaptability, and environmental consistency (home/away …
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Investigating if MLB pitchers are self-selecting for high or low drag balls
The drag coefficient of 4928 batted balls in the MLB in 2019 were measured and matched with 121 pitchers who threw the ball to examine if they are statistically more or less likely to select a high or low drag ball to throw. It was hypothesized that (1) pitchers are routinely selecting for either …
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Understanding the relationship between weather conditions and home run rates in the MLB
This observational study explores the relationship between home run rates and weather conditions, both on game day and over the preceding weeks. Data were collected from ESPN and Weather Underground for over 36,000 games between the 2003 and 2017 seasons. These consisted of game statistics and 59 …
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Effectiveness of Spatial-temporal Data Using GIS in America’s Professional Sports Leagues (MLS, MLB, and NFL)
… League Soccer (MLS), and Major League Baseball (MLB) shows evidence of a significant relationship between spatial orientation, temporal, and stadium attributes and the game results. The LR model consider as an improvement over the base model, and the results vary from one sport to another. An IT …
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Gender differences & the effect of promotional techniques on fan attendance at MLB games during a losing season
… techniques engender ticket sales during a MLB team's losing season and (b) discover gender differences associated with promotions and game attendance. All losing teams of the 2006 season were analyzed, 16 total.</p> <p>Promotional schedules, interviews with MLB promotions practitioners and …
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Estimating the Impact of Automated Umpiring in Baseball via Monte Carlo Simulation
The MLB (Major League Baseball) has made multiple changes to the game of baseball recently to enhance the viewing experience for fans. One viable idea that has been tossed around for multiple years has been the implementation of an automated umpiring system. The MLB has the technology to utilize …
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Development of a scale to evaluate the branding effect of major league baseball in Taiwan
… of Taiwanese toward Major League Baseball (MLB). A mixed methods approach, including a qualitative pilot study (thought-listing and semistructured interview) and an Interne survey, was used to explore brand associations Taiwanese media consumers currently hold toward MLB. The entire research …
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Physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects of induced resistance in maize against Bipolaris maydis infection using a zinc-polyphenolic compound and silicon
Maize leaf blight (MLB), caused by the fungus Bipolaris maydis, has great potential to cause considerable losses in the growth and yield of maize. Higher foliar concentration of silicon (Si) or the use of resistance inducers may be promising alternatives for boosting maize resistance against MLB. …
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Novel fusion proteins based on recombinant lectins for delivery of a cytotoxic peptide specifically to cancer cells
… study, mistletoe lectin isoform I chain B (MLB) was targeted through conducting polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cDNA which was reverse transcribed from the extracted V. album RNA. The targeted sequence was successfully amplified, cloned and sequenced. The sequence data showed a clear …
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Sports and media relations: an assessment by sports journalists regarding public relations professionals of professional sports teams effectively controlling the flow of information
… professional sports leagues, namely the NHL, MLB, NBA and MLB. Results show that most beat reporters believe that the PR professionals of the teams they cover effectively control the flow of information.
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The Effects of Changes in Major League Baseball Playoff Format: End of Season Attendance
… effect on attendance of Major League Baseball (MLB) games as a result of the additional playoff round added by the MLB in 2012. Adding another round to the playoffs increases the number of teams qualifying for the playoffs from eight teams to ten teams. More teams towards the end of the season …
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Analysis of Statistical Impact of Steroids in Professional Major League Baseball Players
… steroid usage tainted Major League Baseball (MLB) in the late 1980s, and decades later, steroid usage is still a serious issue. Steroids, along with other illegal substances, have heavily impacted various statistics in professional baseball (Petersen, Jung, & Eugene Stanley, 2008). Many …
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Regulation of receptor signaling and membrane trafficking by beta1,6-branched n-glycans and caveolin-1/cholesterol membrane domain organization
… a lysosomal organelle, the multilamellar body (MLB), via autophagy. MLB expression is also a characteristic of various lysosomal storage diseases. I demonstrate that cholesterol accumulation can override the need for Mgat5 overexpression in MLB formation indicating that they may form via …
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Rebalancing the Major League Baseball Through Social Investment
… disparities within Major League Baseball (MLB) that threaten its competitive balance and the sustainability of its operations. Through an extensive data-driven analysis, this research identifies the foundational causes of the current imbalances that disproportionately favor financially …
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Amateur baseball players: what are the relative merits of attending college versus going directly to the minor leagues?
… the personnel in charge of player evaluation and MLB the general managers should fully explore a player's potential by multiple factors instead of using a generic strategy that is merely based on the generally accepted standard operating process rooted in the history of MLB.
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