http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/ The official blog of Imagine Sports, where fantasy sports meet reality. en dean@imaginesports.com Copyright 2009 2009-04-06T18:14:02-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/imagine-sports-diamond-mind-featured-in-new-york-times/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/imagine-sports-diamond-mind-featured-in-new-york-times/#When:17:14:02Z With the 2009 baseball season underway, today's New York Times Science section covers baseball's "what ifs," exploring the science of simulation -- and how close to the real-life game it actually is.  Imagine Sports' Diamond Mind simulation plays a significant part inthis article.  Here are a few quotes and points… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, Managing, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tips 2009-04-06T17:14:02-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/battle-of-budgets-olney-thumps-yanks-wins-series-4-1/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/battle-of-budgets-olney-thumps-yanks-wins-series-4-1/#When:06:36:05Z By virtue of defeating three other ESPN.com baseball writers, Buster Olney faced the New York Yankees in a Battle of the Budgets best-of-seven series.  The simulation baseball tournament was created by Imagine Sports recently for the top baseball writers at ESPN. Despite a meager $40 million salary cap to work… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, Managing, Salary cap, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tournaments 2009-03-04T06:36:05-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/battle-of-the-budgets-on-espncom-neyer-vs-olney/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/battle-of-the-budgets-on-espncom-neyer-vs-olney/#When:06:19:40Z Rob Neyer and Buster Olney faced off in Round 3 of the Battle of the Budgets, the Imagine Sports simulation baseball matchup of four of ESPN.com's top baseball writers. Click on the ESPN logo to check out the video recap on ESPN.com.  CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, Managing, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tournaments 2009-03-04T06:19:40-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/battle-of-the-budgets-on-espn-day-1/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/battle-of-the-budgets-on-espn-day-1/#When:03:28:52Z Imagine Sports recently worked with ESPN.com to create Battle of the Budgets.  In this simulated draft and head-to-head competition, four top baseball writers -  Steve Phillips of "Baseball Tonight," Buster Olney of ESPN The Magazine, and ESPN.com's Jayson Stark and Rob Neyer -- drafted their own 25-man rosters with a… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Drafting, Industry News, Managing, Salary cap, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats 2009-03-04T03:28:52-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/world-series-game-5-a-toss-up-for-the-sim-upton-iwamura-hold-the-keys/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/world-series-game-5-a-toss-up-for-the-sim-upton-iwamura-hold-the-keys/#When:23:11:01Z The Sim correctly projected a high-scoring affair for game 1 and that one team would score its highest run total for the series.  The Sim projected that most likely to be the Rays, but it turned out to be the Phillies.  The Sim cited Joe Blanton's performance as the key… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, MLB Playoffs, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tips 2008-10-27T23:11:01-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/even-down-2-1-the-sim-favors-rays-in-world-series-game-4/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/even-down-2-1-the-sim-favors-rays-in-world-series-game-4/#When:19:30:59Z Neither Matt Garza nor the Tampa Bay bullpen pitched as well as projected by The Sim, though The Sim did project Garza not to do as well as he did in his previous start.  However, the Phillies got a slightly better performance from Jamie Moyer than projected.  But the key… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, MLB Playoffs, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tips 2008-10-26T19:30:59-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/sim-favors-rays-in-world-series-game-3-pens-make-the-difference/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/sim-favors-rays-in-world-series-game-3-pens-make-the-difference/#When:13:05:07Z So, game 2 went as projected by the Diamond Mind simulation - it projected the Rays to win, most likely by more than a run, and that the key would be Shields out-pitching Myers.  Shields pitched 5 and two-thirds of shutout ball, while Myers gave up 4 and took the… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, MLB Playoffs, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tips 2008-10-25T13:05:07-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/still-feeling-smug-the-sim-likes-rays-in-world-series-game-2/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/still-feeling-smug-the-sim-likes-rays-in-world-series-game-2/#When:21:43:04Z So, the Diamond Mind simulation is feeling good about its call for last night's game... the Phillies topped the Rays in a close 3-2 pitching battles.  The Sim's projections were that game one would be (a) a close game that was a toss-up as to the winner; (b) the Phillies'… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, MLB Playoffs, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tips 2008-10-23T21:43:04-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/the-sim-predicts-tight-low-scoring-world-series-game-1/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/the-sim-predicts-tight-low-scoring-world-series-game-1/#When:18:53:07Z In our Diamond Mind simulations of the 2008 World Series for ESPN, we projected the Rays as overwhelming favorites to defeat the Phillies and claim their first championship.  In fact, the Rays won a greater percentage of the simulated series than any that we've done over the past few years,… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, MLB Playoffs, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tips 2008-10-22T18:53:07-08:00 http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/the-sim-says-tampa-bay-will-go-all-the-way/ http://baseball.blog.imaginesports.com/post/the-sim-says-tampa-bay-will-go-all-the-way/#When:15:15:27Z The 2008 postseason has produced one of the more intriguing World Series match-ups of recent years: a pair of “Cinderella” stories.  The young upstarts from Tampa  Bay, who went from worst to first, beating the defending champion Red Sox and the big market, big-spending Yankees for the AL East title,… CEO Posts, Company News, Diamond Mind, Industry News, MLB Playoffs, SIM Analysis, SIM Stats, Tips 2008-10-22T15:15:27-08:00