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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 05:23 PM)
Any stats geeks out there who can give a confidence number based on the 569 ballots cast last year?

 

It's really hard to apply any statistical significance to this type of thing. If you were talking about a random lot. Say how many bad parts a company manufactured out of 569, we would already have enough data at just 16% to make a fairly accurate call. The problem here is that you're dealing with humans. There are so many old crotchety guys that have hall of fame votes that a) will not publish them and b) are the guys that would have a vendetta against steroid guys/DH/whatever the hell is they have issues with. That gizmo has shown to be accurate within around 10% in past years, so I would say it's looking pretty good for Frank.

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QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 07:33 PM)
It's really hard to apply any statistical significance to this type of thing. If you were talking about a random lot. Say how many bad parts a company manufactured out of 569, we would already have enough data at just 16% to make a fairly accurate call. The problem here is that you're dealing with humans. There are so many old crotchety guys that have hall of fame votes that a) will not publish them and b) are the guys that would have a vendetta against steroid guys/DH/whatever the hell is they have issues with. That gizmo has shown to be accurate within around 10% in past years, so I would say it's looking pretty good for Frank.

 

As lastriptotulsa said, it's a question of representiveness, not sample size, so it complicates things.

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QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 05:33 PM)
It's really hard to apply any statistical significance to this type of thing. If you were talking about a random lot. Say how many bad parts a company manufactured out of 569, we would already have enough data at just 16% to make a fairly accurate call. The problem here is that you're dealing with humans. There are so many old crotchety guys that have hall of fame votes that a) will not publish them and b) are the guys that would have a vendetta against steroid guys/DH/whatever the hell is they have issues with. That gizmo has shown to be accurate within around 10% in past years, so I would say it's looking pretty good for Frank.

 

Throw out all of that. I am curious what the confidence level of hitting 75% for having 89% at this point is.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 07:08 PM)
Throw out all of that. I am curious what the confidence level of hitting 75% for having 89% at this point is.

That's his point. It's impossible to say unless you can say with certainty how representative the early voting group is of the whole group, and we have no idea how that stands up historically.

 

However, he only needs 72.3% of the remaining votes, if that helps.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 06:11 PM)
That's his point. It's impossible to say unless you can say with certainty how representative the early voting group is of the whole group, and we have no idea how that stands up historically.

 

However, he only needs 72.3% of the remaining votes, if that helps.

 

You guys are way overthinking what I am asking. I'm not making this complicated on purpose.

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I would imagine the Maddux/Glavine/Thomas types will get fewer votes than what ThinkFactory reflects while the Clemens/Bonds types will get more. Just have to think of what types of votes would make a writer more likely to conceal their choices so as to avoid a bunch of abuse.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 10:33 AM)
The interesting one is Piazza. He is right on the doorstep.

 

It will be an absolute joke if Piazza gets in and Bonds doesn't. Then again, it's a joke that Bonds isn't in at all, but that's another discussion for another day.

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I'm pleasantly surprised that Frank's chances are looking so good for this year. It seems all of the ballot-clogging and Jack Morris-ing and PED-use issues have sucked up all the vitriol that I expected would be used on the DH issue. It seems Frank is quietly floating in with almost no discussion.

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Frank---94/104

 

Not sure if this is a bold prediction, but I could see Biggio fall under 75%. I definitely think Piazza stays under 75%

 

100 - Maddux

97.1 - Glavine

90.4 - F. Thomas

80.8 - Biggio

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73.1 - Piazza

66.3 - Bagwell

60.1 - Morris

56.7 - Raines

45.2 - Bonds

44.2 - Clemens

39.4 - Schilling

35.6 - Mussina

23.1 - Trammell

19.2 - L. Smith

19.2 - E. Martinez

15.4 - McGriff

13.5 - Kent

11.5 - L. Walker

10.6 - McGwire

8.7 - S. Sosa

7.7 - R. Palmeiro

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99/109 for Thomas. He's getting in. Voters were more than happy to get three no-brainer candidates without ties to roids.

 

Interesting, next year is Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and John Smoltz (with Sheffield). So the same thing may happen next year.

 

100 - Maddux

97.2 - Glavine

90.8 - F. Thomas

80.7 - Biggio

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73.4 - Piazza

66.1 - Bagwell

60.6 - Morris

56.0 - Raines

46.8 - Bonds

45.9 - Clemens

39.4 - Schilling

33.9 - Mussina

22.9 - Trammell

20.2 - E. Martinez

18.3 - L. Smith

14.7 - McGriff

13.8 - Kent

11.0 - L. Walker

11.0 - McGwire

8.3 - S. Sosa

7.3 - R. Palmeiro

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 10:52 AM)
He needs about 426 out of 567 to get elected. At this juncture, he needs 329 out of the next 460. That's 71.5%.

 

Baby steps.

 

Considering that mostly old farts are the ones who haven't disclosed their ballots, that number doesn't make me extremely confident yet.

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QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 05:52 PM)
Thomas-less ballot:

 

https://twitter.com/RRepoz/status/419252914310217728

 

Turned in a ballot with 9 names. No room for Frank.

 

Old guy, by the way. Retired a few years ago.

 

As far as I can tell, Frank is at 101/112- 90.2%

If this is the Gary Brown referred to in the twitter link , what did he ever do to deserve a ballot in the first place? Lol

http://m.bbref.com/m?p=XXminorsXXplayer.cgiQQid=brown-001gar

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QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 06:08 PM)
If this is the Gary Brown referred to in the twitter link , what did he ever do to deserve a ballot in the first place? Lol

http://m.bbref.com/m?p=XXminorsXXplayer.cgiQQid=brown-001gar

 

It's Garry Brown.

 

http://connect.masslive.com/user/gbrown413/posts.html

 

Been in the BBWAA since 1977.

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