UL vs Southeastern Louisiana

[GoneGolfin]

Boyd's detailed table has not been updated in a while. It has results for when most teams were around 28 games.

Yes, I was going to comment on this … it seems like it was late March when it was last updated.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

Each has a different formula. If you go to Boyd's World, he's done a lot of work on the site and you can now go to each team's page. On there you can see his SOS formula:

Strength of Schedule = OWP / 2 + OOWP / 4

http://www.boydsworld.com/sa/louisiana-lafayette.html

Warren Nolan's looks to be closer to the OWP but not exactly the same. I can't find their formula.

Warren Nolan exposes neither OWP nor OOWP. Just the calculated SOS …

SOS = ((2*WP) + OWP)/3

Boyd simply represents the RPI formula in a different manner … but the resultant RPI is the same.

Brian

[Just1More]

RPI = Ridiculously Perplexing Indicator
= Random Placement Instrument
= Reshufflable Postseason Indices
= Ragin Pagin Insanity

[GoneGolfin]

RPI = Ridiculously Perplexing Indicator
= Random Placement Instrument
= Reshufflable Postseason Indices
= Ragin Pagin Insanity

You are just grumpy because you could not work the word "thong" into the acronym.

Brian

[BirdofParadise]

Compton has been having some very good at-bats lately. Don't underestimate his importance to this team. He has been a catalyst and a hero on several occasions this year. He doesn't have the highest avg but he is #3 in rbi on our team and arguably the best bunter.

edit: he's also made our stellar infield look even better by saving them on some tough throws

....including the game winning double play last night when he dug one out of the dirt.

[Just1More]

You are just grumpy because you could not work the word "thong" into the acronym.

Brian

= Reveals Posterior Impressively

[Turbine]

= Reveals Posterior Impressively

Great, now that we got grumpy out of the way we get to see your brighter side.

[Just1More]

Great, now that we got grumpy out of the way we get to see your brighter side.

Both figuratively and literally!

[CajunRage]

....including the game winning double play last night when he dug one out of the dirt.

I remember playing back in the day and having a 1st baseman that dug everything out of the dirt. When the out wasn't there, he moved his feet and never let a ball past him. That gave me the confidence to make throws that I normally knew I shouldn't. Take more risks. I think Compton gives us that. Trahan has no business letting some loose, but he knows when he does, worse thing is it only results in a safe call at 1st. Best case, some of the amazing plays we've seen this year.

[Turbine]

Both figuratively and literally!

I can handle grumpy a little lomger.

[cajunfan337]

I think the easiest way to think about SOS in the context of the RPI is to think of it as a weighted percentage on the same scale as WP (unlike the way Boyd presents it). That is …

SOS = ((2*OWP) + OOWP)/3

The above constitutes three of the four parts of the RPI formula … with WP being the fourth.

As far as the way Boyd presents it, he simply chooses to sum the following …

RPI = WP/4 + OWP/2 + OOWP/4

instead of …

RPI = (WP + (2*OWP) + OOWP)/4

As stated above, I choose to represent WP, OWP, and OOWP on the same scale and then divide by 4 to obtain the RPI. It is easier to compare the contributions of the components relative to each other.

As far as Warren Nolan's site is concerned, he calculates it the same way I do. Except that he does not expose OWP and OOWP. He only presents the final SOS.

Also keep in mind …

- Boyd's World does not account for tie games … nor does he account for RPI penalties that are assessed
- Warren Nolan does not account for RPI penalties that are assessed (thus will not exactly match the official RPI) … and does have mistakes on a daily basis concerning score results (not every team … but it affects nearly every team to some degree).

Brian

[CajunRed]

I remember playing back in the day and having a 1st baseman that dug everything out of the dirt. When the out wasn't there, he moved his feet and never let a ball past him. That gave me the confidence to make throws that I normally knew I shouldn't. Take more risks. I think Compton gives us that. Trahan has no business letting some loose, but he knows when he does, worse thing is it only results in a safe call at 1st. Best case, some of the amazing plays we've seen this year.

yep