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    Databases for Sabermetricians

    http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/ar...ians-part-one/

    Stop me if this sounds familiar. You have a question about baseball, the sort of thing that should be answerable with stats, you think. So you go looking for the stat, but you can't find anyone who computes it the way you want. So you find a site that (maybe) has the raw data you need, copy and paste it into Excel, and bang out a few formulas until you get a result. And all along the way, you've thought: There has to be a better way.

    I'm here to tell you that in fact there is—the relational database.

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    Re: Databases for Sabermetricians

    Wow - baseball stats, combined with SQL. This is like my nerdiest dream come true!

    Maybe in a few years I could become a DBA for the Red Sox and work this stuff for them. Oh man that would rock.

    The guy's using some impressive SQL here - this is a good primer for anyone new to it, really.

    Quote Originally Posted by gleklufdshlaw View Post
    Unfortunately, I do not have all the answers...

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