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Bases Loaded, 2 Outs, Full Count, What Should the Pitcher Do? (Exploring Baseball and Game Theory)
There's going to be a decent helping of math later in this article. You've been forewarned. Edit: MattS with an excellent comment on why most of what I did was wrong. That said I still believe the concept itself is interesting (others do too apparently) and the math is all correct, so I still...
FULL COUNT: Florida Series
South Carolina is behind Florida in the SEC standings right now -- the Gamecocks are 11-10, the Gators 12-9 -- so even if the SEC East crown ends up being a dream, this could be an important series in terms of seeding for the SEC tournatment. And impressing those who decide who hosts regionals and...
FULL COUNT: LSU Series
Both baseball features on time this week. That might be some kind of a personal record.The Gamecocks head to Baton Rouge to take on the Bayou Bengals at 8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. THREE FOR THE GAMECOCKS Justin Smoak. Perhaps affronted by doubters like RonMo, Smoak is...
FULL COUNT: Mississippi Series
Yeah, the Garnet and Black Game will block out the sun this weekend -- even though it won't actually be counted in the record books. The baseball games against Mississippi, though, will.The Rebels come to town for a series with -- gasp -- television coverage. Well, for a couple days, anyway. The...
FULL COUNT: Georgia Series
The Gamecocks head to Athens to take on the spelling-challenged Dawgs. Gametimes are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.THREE FOR THE GAMECOCKS Justin Smoak. His sixth home run of the year, which came Wednesday night, puts him third on the all-time list for the Gamecocks with 45...
FULL COUNT // Mississippi State Series
This week, the opponent is Mississippi State. Games are 7 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday.THREE FOR THE GAMECOCKS The rotation. South Carolina has a clear edge when it comes to starting pitching. On Friday, the Gamecocks send out Mike Cisco (3-0, 2.84) to face the Bulldogs' Jesse...
FULL COUNT: Duquesne Series
Again, please post any thoughts on the series in the comments thread.The games are at 7 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Radio for Columbia is 107.5 FM. USC game notes are here. THREE FOR THE GAMECOCKS Duquesne. The Dukes are not what you would call a good team this year. In fact,...
FULL COUNT: Clemson Series
Welcome to "Full Count," a look at the upcoming game/series for the Gamecocks baseball team which also serves as an open thread if you feel compelled.This weekend: The Tiggers of the Upstate. A home-and-home against Clemson, with the Saturday game in Columbia and the Sunday game in that place.THREE...
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