Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Just an FYI for those of you who want the chance to watch an AFL game, check out the MLB network on Saturday night at 8:00 for the annual Rising Stars game. The best prospects in the AFL will be showcasing their talents including Stephen Strasburg who will start the game, Starlin Castro, Yonder Alonso , and Dustin Ackley among many others. There were lots of runs scored in Thursday's action in the...
Seamheads (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
If anyone is thinking that with the World Series behind us and most free agency chatter not really in the news 24/7 yet there might be a break from baseball. Never fear, baseball-holics. In fact, there are a plethora of interesting developments for Independent Baseball fans emerging already in the fall and winter leagues. It is very impressive to see that at least five Indy pitchers, four of them...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
As previously, noted the Rays have 4 pitchers throwing for the Phoenix team in the Arizona Fall League, along with middle infielder Shawn O'Malley and catcher Nevin Ashley . Here is a stats update through Tuesday's game. Please keep in mind this is an extreme hitter's league and these are extremely small sample sizes. Hitters: AVG OBP SLG OPS AB League Average 0.284 0.363 0.444 0.807 Shawn O'Malley...
Six Sentences (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
by Paul Phillips I have made a mess of both my personal and professional lives; my wife and children have recently left me in disgrace, I am on the brink of being fired from my high-paying job and my financial situation is far from impressive. Due to these circumstances, I have the most important meeting of my life this morning. I slipped into my Bespoke shirt and most expensive Giorgio Fiorelli suit....
iCelebZ.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Rock group Puddle of Mudd are releasing their fourth studio album, "Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate," this December. The set follows the phenomenal success of their third LP, "Famous," in 2007. "Volume 4" was recorded in Vancouver and Los Angeles. The group - singer/guitarist Wes Scantlin, bassist Douglas Ardito, drummer Ryan Yerdon, and guitarist Paul Phillips...
The Mouse Trap (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
There is an interesting must watch Video of Paul Phillips discussing dopamine based learning and I have embedded the video below. Please do have a look. Original video with some other relevant information can be found here. Paul discusses the dopamine surge at the Unconditioned Stimulus/reward (US) before the training being replaced by a dopamine [...] Rating: 0.0/ 10 (0 votes cast) Related posts:...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Paul Phillips time in the sun. He topped out at 92, here's the movement graph: via www.brooksbaseball.net Looks like some four and two seam action, a slider, and some curves. Too small of a sample size to say much. --- Stephen Strasburg started today and gave up three home runs. This is a hitters' league, so whatever. --- Former Rays Joshua Butler ( Gabe Gross ) and Travis Schlichting ( Josh Paul )...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
We talked about Heath Rollins on Thursday night, and over the weekend he was the lone Rays arm to enter the game against Surprise. He only threw 14 pitches, but that's 14 data points of pitchfx data that we'd otherwise be without. Not a ton to learn or lean on, mind you, still better than nothing. Rollins Avg MPH H-Break V-Break Fastball 90.8 -5.6 7.5 Curve 78.8 5.9 -5.2 Rollins threw mostly fastballs...
RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Mitch Talbot made the start for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League yesterday, allowing two earned runs on four hits in 2.2 innings. He walked a batter and allowed both runs on a homerun. He threw 29 of his 45 pitches for strikes and got five outs on groundballs. Paul Phillips threw a scoreless inning in relief.On a non-Rays note, Stephen Strasburg makes his AFL debut tonight with
The Rays Party (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Not sure if there is an official announcement but the same pitch f/x technology found in all 30 MLB stadiums will now be at two ballparks in the Arizona Fall League: Surprise and Peoria. The Rays minor league pitchers play for the Phoenix team so they won't have a good deal of data but at least there will be some to look at later this month. For now, the pitch f/x nerds are just waiting for Stephen...
RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
This week we will continue our look back at the 2009 season by taking a look at the pitching leaders of each affiliate. Today we will focus on the pitching stats of the Montgomery Biscuits. ERA:1. Jeremy Hellickson (2.38 in 56.2 IP)*1. Matt Gorgen (2.38 in 22.2 IP)3. Paul Phillips (2.43 in 37.0 IP)4. Rayner Oliveros (3.25 in 69.1 IP)5. Calvin Medlock (3.52 in 30.2 IP)6. Heath Rollins (
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Star-Ledger staffIn July 2007, law enforcement personnel investigated behind an apartment complex in Newark. The body of Paul Phillips was found inside a dumpster behind this housing complex on Peshine Avenue in Newark.NEWARK -- A 19-year-old Newark man was convicted...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Causata , maker of software that allows companies to tightly customize their offerings for their individual customers, has raised $4.5 million in first-round venture funding from Accel Partners . It used the money, closed back in April, to launch its website and lead product: a platform that helps retail and financial companies collect millions of data points about their customers’ interests...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Causata Inc., a software company that enables companies to optimize customer experience and business results, today announced Series A funding from Accel Partners. The $4.5 million initial investment will support Causata’s mission to deliver breakthrough software that empowers companies to understand and engage their customers at any touch point more effectively...
MIT World » Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
In the process of learning, we “sometimes make more deliberative choices, and sometimes make more visceral ones,” says Paul Phillips. These are “semantic terms we intuitively know,” and scientists have become well-versed in creating tasks for animals and humans that demonstrate how these different kinds of learning (analytical- reflective vs. impulsive -reflexive) play out....
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