Reds Golf Score

[smith288]

Reds are at a +1 (9-9 thru 2 holes)

11-11 thus far on the 3rd hole.

Need to win 3 in the next 5 to keep par.

The first hole was a double bogey (3-6).

On pace for a 84-78. Kind of subjective, but I say 90 wins is about par. So on pace for a +6.

I can change "par" to anything though so feel free to recommend a different number.

MLB Golf Scoring (http://ejsmithweb.com/mlb-golf-scoring/)

[Hoosier Red]

Smith, I think Par being at about 90 makes the most sense. Not only is that what it takes to win the division, but it's a relatively stable goal for each 9 game stretch.

Good stuff. I always like this.

[smith288]

It technically should be the wild card record but I hate moving goalposts.

[TOBTTReds]

I like 90 for par too. It just makes sense. 5-4 is par for a hole. You aren't thrilled with par, but it doesn't hurt you.

[powersackers]

Par should be much lower. Par is a relational score, half the teams should be above it and half below it. 81 should be par. But I'd be ok with 84.

[smith288]

I would rather strive for 5-4 as a marker for how well your team is doing as it relates to playoff teams

[oneupper]

90 was par when this was done previously. It's clean and works perfectly with the 18 hole concept.

[Big Klu]

Smith, I think Par being at about 90 makes the most sense. Not only is that what it takes to win the division, but it's a relatively stable goal for each 9 game stretch.

Good stuff. I always like this.

I prefer to count losses, so that makes par 72, which makes much more sense to me.



I like 90 for par too. It just makes sense. 5-4 is par for a hole. You aren't thrilled with par, but it doesn't hurt you.

Sometimes par is good enough.

[smith288]

Im freaking elated with par on the course... Im a Pittsburgh Pirate type of golfer...anything CLOSE to par is like heaven.

[smith288]

Reds had a par last hole (#3) and maintained a +1.

Cards are at a -1
Reds +1
Astros +2
Brewers +3
Pirates +3
sCrubs +4

[smith288]

Reds -1
Pirates +2
Cards +3
Brewers +6
'Stros +7
sCrubs +11

Also, I have exciting news! I have submitted to the Apple AppStore an app that will give you a leaderboard of all the teams and their golf score as well as each team's performance. I have it slated as $1.99 (it's pretty niche) but here's some screenshots.

It's the Dodgers because they are currently leading the leaderboard and so it was easier to just show them in the screenies.

http://a1135.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/1a/b0/16/1ab01668-2690-32e8-a4c6-b5f6e3725443/mza_4183859810704401562.png

http://a170.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/31/a6/1c/31a61c72-5145-1b89-8ebd-5bb8ac7173f8/mza_372964508644647025.png

http://a223.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/1f/b2/3c/1fb23c87-ddb6-e832-8c17-92341e715157/mza_7156334983958179728.png

[Scrap Irony]

Love it.

As you move forward, the hole by hole par could be tweaked due to matchups, pitchers, injuries, etc, and the 9 and 18 hole par determinations could also be determined by weak teams, home/ away schedule/ west coast swings, et al.

For example, IMO, the Reds have actually done better than -1 because they've played an extremely tough schedule so far. Last 18, they play 7 games against teams with a plus run differential and 11 games away from the cozy confines of Great American. They also faced the top starter of opposing teams five times. I'd guess that looks like a par score of 73, maybe 74.

The next 18-- with six road games and every home series against teams with a negative run differential-- should be a par 70 or even 69.

[Redsfan320]

Just FTR Smith, your app says "Devil Rays". Other than that though, looks great! :thumbup:

320

[smith288]

Just FTR Smith, your app says "Devil Rays". Other than that though, looks great! :thumbup:

320
Yikes! Nice catch rf... Fixed!

Thanks!

[smith288]

Love it.

As you move forward, the hole by hole par could be tweaked due to matchups, pitchers, injuries, etc, and the 9 and 18 hole par determinations could also be determined by weak teams, home/ away schedule/ west coast swings, et al.

For example, IMO, the Reds have actually done better than -1 because they've played an extremely tough schedule so far. Last 18, they play 7 games against teams with a plus run differential and 11 games away from the cozy confines of Great American. They also faced the top starter of opposing teams five times. I'd guess that looks like a par score of 73, maybe 74.

The next 18-- with six road games and every home series against teams with a negative run differential-- should be a par 70 or even 69.
Holy moly Scrap... I wouldn't even know how to begin of such an algorithm. haha. It's a moving goalpost though and im not a huge fan of that. Some stuff could be subjective as the season progresses.

Thanks for the ideas though and I will think about how some of those things could be implemented.

[The Voice of IH]

Holy moly Scrap... I wouldn't even know how to begin of such an algorithm. haha. It's a moving goalpost though and im not a huge fan of that. Some stuff could be subjective as the season progresses.

Thanks for the ideas though and I will think about how some of those things could be implemented.

On a golf course, their are Par 3's, 4's and 5's. I wouldn't see it as moving the goalpost, it would just make it more of a golf course IMO :)

[RedsManRick]

Awesome stuff, Smith. It might be helpful to see a little more info to put the golf score in context. Such as:



Week: 1 2 3 4
Games: 6 7 6 5
Par (L): 3 3 3 2
Team (L): 2 4 4 0
Score: -1 E +1 -2
Total: -1 -1 0 -2

You might also use some of that real estate above/below the score table to explain how it works. It's not completely intuitive since the approach involves keeping score in terms of minimizing losses instead of maximizing wins. Pointing out that "Par" means the team is on pace for a 90 win season and that each point below par is a win above 90 games would help.

I really like the approach, but the whole low is good thing throws a wrench in it in terms of easy interpretation. The more you can do to mitigate/address that the better. Maybe even on "on pace" a translation in the standings table.

[smith288]

Awesome stuff, Smith. It might be helpful to see a little more info to put the golf score in context. Such as:



Week: 1 2 3 4
Games: 6 7 6 5
Par (L): 3 3 3 2
Team (L): 2 4 4 0
Score: -1 E +1 -2
Total: -1 -1 0 -2

You might also use some of that real estate above/below the score table to explain how it works. It's not completely intuitive since the approach involves keeping score in terms of minimizing losses instead of maximizing wins. Pointing out that "Par" means the team is on pace for a 90 win season and that each point below par is a win above 90 games would help.

I really like the approach, but the whole low is good thing throws a wrench in it in terms of easy interpretation. The more you can do to mitigate/address that the better. Maybe even on "on pace" a translation in the standings table.
I guess I looked at it in a "glass half empty" pov didnt i? haha. I mean, I could focus on "5 wins is par" but I compared losses as a swing, ya know? The less swings, the better.

[smith288]

On a golf course, their are Par 3's, 4's and 5's. I wouldn't see it as moving the goalpost, it would just make it more of a golf course IMO :)
Yes, but everyone gets the same hole.

It's a little like black magic to have to change every single teams par based on competition for the purposes of this app. I'll leave that to the sabremetric guys to determine that.

This is just a fun way to break a season down into chunks and use the idea of golf to add interest.

[The Voice of IH]

Yes, but everyone gets the same hole.

It's a little like black magic to have to change every single teams par based on competition for the purposes of this app. I'll leave that to the sabremetric guys to determine that.

This is just a fun way to break a season down into chunks and use the idea of golf to add interest.

Well, some people start on hole 1, while others start at 10 :)

[WrongVerb]

Well, some people start on hole 1, while others start at 10 :)

I like to start at 19 :beerme:

[Johnny Footstool]

One of the things I love best about baseball is that it isn't golf.

[Superdude]

One of the things I love best about baseball is that it isn't golf.

:laugh: Yes. No need to mix these sports.

[Hoosier Red]

Yes, but everyone gets the same hole.

It's a little like black magic to have to change every single teams par based on competition for the purposes of this app. I'll leave that to the sabremetric guys to determine that.

This is just a fun way to break a season down into chunks and use the idea of golf to add interest.

I agree with you Smith. The difficulty of each 9 game "hole" is more akin to the handicap of the hole on a particular course. In the end, everyone plays the

To change from a Par 4 to a Par 5 or a Par 3, it would likely require you to carve up the schedule into different sized nuggets which would require far more work than would likely be worthwhile.

[smith288]

I'm hoping in the next few days, this app will get approved by Apple. I should make an android one too but I have tinkered with android and it's a mess to work with in my opinion.

[smith288]

It's out in the store now!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=527615200&mt=8

[smith288]

Who wants a promo code? I'll put 5 here for a first come, first serve basis. Go to your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch AppStore, scroll to the bottom of the featured tab and click Redeem. Then enter one of the following codes...

H4YEAYYRTN4X
HYA7M7HKF73M
6LJPWH4WTMWE
PXH34NPWXJ4A
MKTLFKTR6N73

If you missed out, sorry. Just means you will be helping a starving developer.

[RedsManRick]

Who wants a promo code? I'll put 5 here for a first come, first serve basis. Go to your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch AppStore, scroll to the bottom of the featured tab and click Redeem. Then enter one of the following codes...

H4YEAYYRTN4X
HYA7M7HKF73M
6LJPWH4WTMWE
PXH34NPWXJ4A
MKTLFKTR6N73

If you missed out, sorry. Just means you will be helping a starving developer.

I used the last one. Checking it out now. Thanks!

[Plus Plus]

Who wants a promo code? I'll put 5 here for a first come, first serve basis. Go to your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch AppStore, scroll to the bottom of the featured tab and click Redeem. Then enter one of the following codes...

H4YEAYYRTN4X
HYA7M7HKF73M
6LJPWH4WTMWE
PXH34NPWXJ4A
MKTLFKTR6N73

If you missed out, sorry. Just means you will be helping a starving developer.

Just redeemed this one- thanks, smith288!

[smith288]

Just redeemed this one- thanks, smith288!

Yer welcome


I used the last one. Checking it out now. Thanks!

Yep!

[smith288]

Update! Baseball Golf Scores was updated to 1.1

This version offers push notification so when there is a new hole, it should send a push notification out to you for your favorite teams.

New icon too, which was designed by my wife.

http://ejsmithweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/200-x-200.png
http://ejsmithweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/App_Store_Badge.png
(http://bit.ly/KrvMNt)

[sonny]

At last look, the last couple of games haven't updated.

[smith288]

Fixed.

[smith288]

Update

http://content.screencast.com/users/erick.smith.pacejet/folders/Snagit/media/12054f3a-482d-4585-a72d-2ca03573e681/2012-07-29_12-01-06.png

[smith288]

Reds LEADING the leaderboard with a -7. Two albatrosses in a row will do that.

http://content.screencast.com/users/erick.smith.pacejet/folders/Snagit/media/4b897b3d-8ee5-475e-aca8-fc43444291d9/Leaderboard.png

[smith288]

Just so everyone knows, this app is free now. Tell yer friends.

[smith288]

This app has been updated for the 2013 season and is up for review in the app store.

[smith288]

In the store.

https://itun.es/us/GtSCF.i

[smith288]

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[smith288]

Reds sporting a -2 at the break.

Cardinals are leading with a -6

Cardinals -6
Red Sox -6
Pirates -4
A's -3
Braves -3
Rangers -3
Reds -2
Tigers -1
Rays E
Orioles E
Indians E
Yankees E

[smith288]

Ok folks. I updated the Baseball Golf Scores app for the 2014 season. Also available only for iOS7 because i'm lazy and dont want to bother with iOS6 and older. With 80+% iOS7 adoption rate, it made sense.

http://ejsmithweb.com/2014/03/baseball-golf-scores-updated-for-ios-7-and-2014-mlb-season/

Thanks!

[smith288]

Out the gates, the Reds are a Mickleson-esque +2

[smith288]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/21/u2umegys.jpg