According to this SAS release on the company website, the New York Mets and SAS, the leader in business analytics, today announced a partnership that will see the Club use SAS analytics to help analyze fan data at an individual level to engage with them in a meaningful way. This analytics initiative applies a data-driven approach to discover what fans want and how they behave so the team can...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Mets could learn a lot by watching how this season’s World Series combatants constructed their teams to excel and win within their spacious ballparks. Both the Giants and Royals play in parks that are not conducive to hitting home runs. The teams competing in the World Series play their home games in huge parks. AT&T Park in San Francisco...
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I wanted to update this thread with something Joel Sherman of the New York Post mentioned tonight regarding the changes to Citi Field. Sherman said that none of the Mets officials wanted to speak publicly about what the new dimensions will be when everything is completed. The reason for the secrecy is because the Mets are planning to have an event to unfurl the new look sometime in late...
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Major League Baseball announced that Angels center fielder Mike Trout and Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton are the winners of the 2014 Hank Aaron Award in their respective leagues. Since 1999, the Hank Aaron Award is presented annually to the best overall offensive performer in both the American League and National League. In a press conference and pregame ceremony held at AT&T Park...
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