Tag: WPA & The Media

Today I was planning on posting my monthly meta analysis, just as I have planned to do all week.  Things just keep coming up, though, and this is the latest.  As it turns out, this post is also the latest in a series of posts about the concept of Win Probability and its treatment in the mainstream media.  I’m […]

This is the fourth installment of a series where I’m tracking the latest developments with ESPN and various forms of baseball win probability (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). A few weeks ago, ESPN introduced a win probability graphic to their coverage of the College World Series.  They didn’t fully explain their methodology, beyond the […]

The College World Series began last week with the usual set of great games and inspiring teams, but with a little wrinkle to the ESPN broadcast that should probably interest MLB fans: the inclusion of win probability to the bevy of stats used over the course of the broadcast.  I’ve already blogged about it twice […]

I’m going to try and crank out two posts today: 1) First, a few more comments on ESPN’s introduction to win probability 2) Second, my weekly Braves update So, let’s get started. Win Probability and ESPN As I mentioned on Saturday night, I tuned in for the last inning of the Oregon State-Cal State Fullerton […]

Yes, you read that correctly. The Worldwide Leader has added a nifty little dropdown from the top bar in its College World Series broadcasts this year. I caught the last inning or so of tonight’s game between Oregon State and Cal State-Fullerton, and it would show below the score for a few seconds every couple […]