Broken Bat - Announcements: New Standings

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#15375	02/26/2015 11:34:03 pm
lephio Joined: 10/25/2013 Posts: 88 Inactive	New standings are great. I just ask if it's possible to stretch a little bit the header, so i can see the second standing without rolling the mouse wheel. Maybe: "VI.4 League 2021 League Standings West" Could be: "VI.4 League - 2021 League Standings West" So we save three lines and probably we can see all the "East" standings with just one clic! ^_^

#15392	02/27/2015 5:54:11 am
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	As much as I welcome the new expanded standings, I very much prefer the previous presentation with the league tables side by side. It is what makes sense, west on the left side, east on the right, and it doesn’t make the league at the bottom appear inferior, which is not cool, but most importantly, because I don’t want to be scrolling down every time I want to look at the standings. I suggest we go back to the previous presentation with the league tables side by side, without the new expanded information. I don’t think we need to be looking at the expanded information every time, so I suggest a new button at the bottom of the page for us to click every time we want to look at the expanded standings. While I’m on a cosmetics subject, and on a different topic, I might as well add I’m not that fond of the new dagger for the lefties infield penalty. That symbol next to a name is often used to indicate deceased, which is not the case, and having that in the game makes me feel like I’m looking at the obituary, and I don’t think that’s the desired effect. On top of that, the dagger is too similar to the symbol for injuries, and of the same color, although it’s not related to injuries and it’s not that severe. So, I’d like to suggest the replacement of the dagger with a different symbol. For the reasons stated above, I suggest a small lowercase yellow “p” instead.

#15395	02/27/2015 6:11:13 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2812 Inactive	Maybe the "not equivalent to" symbol would be more appropriate ≭ ≭

#15408	02/27/2015 9:54:34 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	I gotta agree here too. The first time I saw the dagger, I thought somebody was dead. Instead of having any symbol for it, can't we just highlight the position or player's throwing hand in red?

#15410	02/27/2015 10:28:09 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5035 Administrator	Didn't you guys ever see Field of Dreams when the dead people come back to play baseball? Okay...I'll switch to a different symbol. At first I thought of using a British pound symbol (because it looks like an L), but I though that might be confusing too. I think we'll probably switch to a toggle between standard format and expanded format for the league standings. Steve

#15411	02/27/2015 10:36:43 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	It's been awhile since I've seen Field of Dreams, but I watched Pet Sematary again not too long ago. Not sure if I want my dead coming back to play ball...

#15420	02/27/2015 1:09:18 pm
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	We're really getting to the point of complaining about having to scroll down to see the East and developing inferiority complexes due to being beneath the West? Wow. I appreciate the effort of the new standings. Both the old and new are fine; I don't prefer either over the other.

#15433	02/27/2015 4:37:52 pm
mduban4 Joined: 10/08/2013 Posts: 75 Inactive	I think we'll probably switch to a toggle between standard format and expanded format for the league standings. As long as its going to be a toggle option, why not some extra ones like record: in one run games in extra innings vs division and if possible expected W/L would be really cool These are some of the more useful stats from various tabs here Updated Friday, February 27 2015 @ 4:38:38 pm PST

#15434	02/27/2015 4:38:46 pm
Mig2012 Joined: 09/26/2012 Posts: 547 Inactive	@Muki That coming from one of the most whining posters of the forums is very amusing.

#15435	02/27/2015 4:42:42 pm
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	Would be kind of tough to get expected W/L, but pythagorean W/L would be neat.

#15436	02/27/2015 4:47:06 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5035 Administrator	As long as its going to be a toggle option, why not some extra ones like record: in one run games in extra innings vs division Currently we're not compiling those stats. Maybe in the future. and if possible expected W/L would be really cool How exactly to you compute expected W/L. I've seen it on the ESPN site, but they must have a model that predicts the results of future games (based on what though?) and totals the results. I'm guessing this is more than just multiply winning percentage by total games in the season. Steve

#15461	02/28/2015 12:37:36 pm
JuanCarlos_BY Joined: 12/22/2014 Posts: 77 Inactive	There advantage in Broken Bat for the home club team?

#15471	02/28/2015 9:49:00 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5035 Administrator	Well, you can either tailor your team to the ballpark or adjust your ballpark to your players. Steve

#15648	03/05/2015 3:04:14 pm
jonny6 Joined: 10/12/2013 Posts: 48 Inactive	The expected W-L in the MLB is calculated based upon the win %. So in other words the expected win-loss % = RS / (RS + RA) and then you take that and multiply it by the games played which would give you your expected wins. Then you subtract the expected wins from games played to get your expected losses. I hope it is clear above but it is a bit confusing at first but it is really a simple formula once you get your head around it.