Kyle Bland

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Earlier this year, I mentored physics undergrad Nava Wolfish (U of Toronto physics). Her goal was to develop a new approach to solving the ball-bat collision problem and to use that approach to do an initial study of Torpedo bats and how they compare to conventional bats.

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Game 1 predictions

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If you haven’t seen it, CJ’s site is *awesome*

This, but for me / @pitcherlist.com

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Working on some new tools

i think this needs to be broken up into divisions: - beefcake (the big bois) - boy band (tiger beat looking mfs) - romance novel protagonist (conventionally attractive) - hear me out

Nailed it

I was told the Brewers play small ball

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So does Binnington get an assist on that Avs goal?

Good pitch

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A lot of my baseball career has been in analytics but many probably didn’t know I also lead our mental performance group, the psychology and cognition department. This consists of me, several researchers, and coaches who apply our findings back to the players and coaches

Where's the Sentiment-Over-Time chart for Phillies fans and Bryce Harper in the last 15 minutes lol

Just walked through a “House Above Replacement” analysis to my wife for house hunting. If you ever wondered if I can ever “turn off the nerd”, no. No I can’t.

Alex knows ball

astros winning the AL West

Have a day, Eury

Not just where the release angles are, but how they fit within a pitch mix

If you aren’t on Twitter and haven’t seen Tom’s posts about OpenCommand, now’s your chance! Lots of really cool stuff can come from this project.

Fresh coat of paint on these, too (h/t @hockeyviz.com for the Tanaka contours inspiration)

I love the idea of a “Tinkering Score”

Come and work with me in the Cleveland Guardians R&D team! All backgrounds / experience levels are welcome: grnh.se/bj8qqxr42us

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I assume that when whoever is making it IPOs they will reveal the full lineup implied by the existence of Tilly Norwood.