Backed into a corner with no room for error, the Tampa Bay Rays thankfully had an ace up their sleeve in the form of an ace on the field: Blake Snell. The 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner was dealing against the best team in Major League Baseball. Snell was suffocating, having struck out nine Los Angeles Dodgers over five innings to the tune of zero runs allowed. But in the sixth inning, Rays manager Kevin Cash yanked Snell in favor of his bullpen.
If this feels like a bit of deja vu to you, you would not be alone. In the deciding game of last year's World Series, an extremely similar thing happened. Future Hall of Famer Zack Greinke was cruising with a slim lead, and had allowed two baserunners through 6.1 innings. Greinke gave up a solo home run to Anthony Rendon, and then walked Juan Soto. Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch yanked Greinke in favor for Will Harris who, wouldn't you know, promptly coughed up the lead.
In case you are keeping track:
Law Firms' Data Analytics Tools Are Growing, But Buy-In Isn't Automatic | Legaltech News
"In addition to engendering greater trust with their customers, a strong privacy law will provide companies with clear guardrails about how they can use data for responsible innovation with greater assurance," Julie Brill, deputy general counsel and chief privacy officer at Microsoft, wrote.
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You can't manage what you don't know you have. An accurate data map is important because it enables organizations to quickly drill down to exposed data sets allowing them to quickly address their most critical data problems.
Philadelphia 76ers: Daryl Morey and the return of analytics
Former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is expected to agree to a long-term deal with the Philadelphia 76ers to become their new President of Basketball Operations. Morey walked away from the Rockets after 13 years, and a mere 10 days later has now landed in Philly.
Morey becomes part of the collective face of the Sixers front office alongside current general manager Elton Brand and new head coach Glenn “Doc” Rivers. Morey joins a franchise that is no stranger to the new wave of “analytics” based basketball.
Getting ROI out of predictive analytics – Produce Blue Book
Predictive analytics can help produce companies make better decisions rather than relying on past results or gut instinct.
Diane Wetherington, CEO of iFoodDecisionSciences BB #:300785 said two specific ways they help companies is that they can manage their food safety risk better and they can help more effectively launch new products.
"Predictive analytics are the easiest way for companies to get into the world of data," she said during a Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 town hall webinar Oct. 28.
Quite a lot has been going on:
In Another Era It Wasn't Analytics | Metsmerized Online
Collins and the Mets were three outs away. Harvey was running out of gas with a high pitch count. The manager listened to Harvey who pleaded to stay in the game. We all know what transpired after that moment.
"Obviously I let my heart get in the way of my gut," Collins would explain after the Mets lost to the Royals and failed to win a third World Series championship.
Then, analytics was at the beginning of changing game situations and decisions of the manager. Collins, yeah, he went with his decision.
Worldwide Predictive Analytics Industry to 2025 - Featuring Fair Issac, Google & Happiest
The global predictive analytics market size to grow from USD 7.2 billion in 2020 to USD 21.5 billion by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 24.5% during the forecast period.
Various factors such as the growing focus on digital transformation, rise adoption of big data and AI and ML technologies, increasing focus on remote monitoring in support of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to forecast possible future financial scenarios to answer specific business questions are expected to drive the adoption of the predictive analytics market.
Meet Google Analytics 4: Google's vision for the future of analytics
The latest iteration of Google's web analytics platform, dubbed Google Analytics 4, is now available. The new property type includes expanded predictive insights, deeper integration with Google Ads, cross-device measurement capabilities and more granular data controls.
The release, announced Wednesday, is an expansion and rebranding of the App + Web property launched last year and marks the first major step in evolving beyond Universal Analytics.
Report: Majority of Marketers to Turn to Data and Analytics in the Next 12 Months | KoMarketing
Although marketers have not always been keen to use the data at their fingertips, new research suggests that more of them are looking to take advantage of analytics in the coming months.
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In general, the majority of marketers (43%) say that their current digital analytics technology has helped improve the customer experience. Forty-two percent claimed that it has improved marketing campaign outcomes, while 39% stated that it has improved the ability to understand the full customer journey.
Happening on Twitter
Big tech companies are set up to not be transparent. They own the analytics and no one can check them. It's like a… https://t.co/8QmD0zecQe MarshaBlackburn (from Brentwood, TN) Wed Oct 28 12:55:50 +0000 2020
.@stephenasmith lost it on the Rays' analytics and their "horrendous decision" to pull Blake Snell. "I'm not gonna… https://t.co/seFNLGy64S FirstTake (from New York, NY) Wed Oct 28 16:38:49 +0000 2020
The idea of "Analytics said pull Snell" is not true. There isn't one analytics answer vs. one non-analytics answer.… https://t.co/joY0bCHrpB _dadler (from New York, USA) Wed Oct 28 14:48:43 +0000 2020
Believe it or not Houston once built around big men. Analytics was just a word in the dictionary. Perception wasnt… https://t.co/wavPOviKNc WorldWideWob (from New York, NY) Thu Oct 29 20:42:50 +0000 2020
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