BASEBALL EVENT OUTCOME PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20130218312A1
• Filed: 03/22/2013
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dream Big Baseball, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dream Big Baseball, Inc.
• Inventors: Connelly, Thomas M. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/849,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20130218312A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/93
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0056 for statistical or strategic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/18 Baseball, rounders or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of predicting outcomes of hypothetical events which can occur during a game of baseball, includes: accumulating and storing in a computer memory a statistical database of the cumulative effects of latency and engrams specific to an individual batter having individual batter capabilities and an individual pitcher having individual pitcher capabilities; selecting a pitch, by a user, from amongst pitches compatible with the individual pitcher capabilities; selecting a swing, by a user, from amongst swings compatible with the individual batter capabilities; computing in a computer processor a statistical performance of the individual pitcher of the selected pitch; computing in a computer processor a statistical performance of the individual batter of the selected swing; and matching in a computer processor the statistical performance of the individual pitcher with the statistical performance of the individual batter so as to compute an outcome.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of providing a predicted outcome of hypothetical events which can occur during a game of baseball, comprising:

accumulating and storing in a computer memory a statistical database of the cumulative effects of latency and engrams specific to an individual batter having individual batter capabilities and an individual pitcher having individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a pitch, by a user, from amongst pitches compatible with the individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a swing, by a user, from amongst swings compatible with the individual batter capabilities;

computing in a computer processor a statistical performance of the individual pitcher of the selected pitch;

computing in the computer processor a statistical performance of the individual batter of the selected swing;

matching in the computer processor the statistical performance of the individual pitcher with the statistical performance of the individual batter so as to compute the predicted outcome.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying in the computer processor laws of physics to compute a further outcome from the computed outcome.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein matching further comprises:

determining to be a swing and miss those situations where a selected off-speed pitch is not anticipated by the user selecting the swing.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein matching further comprises:

determining to be a swing and miss those situations where a four-seam fastball above the belt is selected and the swing selected does not anticipate the four-seam fastball above the belt.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein matching further comprises:

determining to be a swing and miss those situations where a four-seam fastball above the belt having a change in velocity from an immediately preceding pitch is selected and the swing selected does not anticipate the four-seam fastball above the belt having a change in velocity.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein matching further comprises:

determining to be a swing and miss where the bat loops under the ball those situations where a selected pitch is targeted to an outside margin of the plate and the swing does not anticipate where the selected pitch is targeted.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein matching further comprises:

determining the swing and miss to produce incomplete contact resulting in any one of a foul ball, ground ball, pop-up or fly ball.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein matching further comprises:

determining to be a solid contact those situations where a selected pitch passes through a central portion of a strike zone.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein matching further comprises:

determining to be a swing and miss those situations where a selected pitch has unexpected movement in a final 0.100 seconds of flight, making determination of pitch location by the batter impossible due to latency.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the selected pitch is a knuckleball.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein matching further comprises determining to be a swing and miss any situation where a selected pitch is not anticipated by the user selecting the swing.

12. A computer-implemented method of preparing a baseball player to face an opposing baseball player, one player being an individual batter and another player being an individual pitcher, comprising:

accumulating and storing in a computer memory a statistical database of the cumulative effects of latency and engrams specific to the individual batter having individual batter capabilities and the individual pitcher having individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a pitch, by a user, from amongst pitches compatible with the individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a swing, by a user, from amongst swings compatible with the individual batter capabilities;

computing in a computer processor a statistical performance of the individual pitcher of the selected pitch;

computing in the computer processor a statistical performance of the individual batter of the selected swing;

matching in the computer processor the statistical performance of the individual pitcher with the statistical performance of the individual batter so as to compute a predicted outcome.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising applying in the computer processor laws of physics to compute a further outcome from the computed outcome.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein matching further comprises determining to be a swing and miss any situation where a selected pitch is not anticipated by the user selecting the swing.

15. A computer-implemented method of scouting a baseball player by evaluating performance against an opponent, one of the baseball player and the opponent being an individual pitcher and another of the baseball player and the opponent being an individual batter, comprising:

accumulating and storing in a computer memory a statistical database of the cumulative effects of latency and engrams specific to the individual batter having individual batter capabilities and the individual pitcher having individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a pitch, by a user, from amongst pitches compatible with the individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a swing, by a user, from amongst swings compatible with the individual batter capabilities;

computing in a computer processor a statistical performance of the individual pitcher of the selected pitch;

computing in the computer processor a statistical performance of the individual batter of the selected swing;

matching in the computer processor the statistical performance of the individual pitcher with the statistical performance of the individual batter so as to compute a predicted outcome.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising applying in the computer processor laws of physics to compute a further outcome from the computed outcome.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein matching further comprises determining to be a swing and miss any situation where a selected pitch is not anticipated by the user selecting the swing.

18. A computer-implemented method of instructing a baseball player to face an opposing baseball player, one player being an individual batter and another player being an individual pitcher, comprising:

accumulating and storing in a computer memory a statistical database of the cumulative effects of latency and engrams specific to the individual batter having individual batter capabilities and the individual pitcher having individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a pitch, by a user, from amongst pitches compatible with the individual pitcher capabilities;

selecting a swing, by a user, from amongst swings compatible with the individual batter capabilities;

computing in a computer processor a statistical performance of the individual pitcher of the selected pitch;

computing in the computer processor a statistical performance of the individual batter of the selected swing;

matching in the computer processor the statistical performance of the individual pitcher with the statistical performance of the individual batter so as to compute a predicted outcome; and

instructing the baseball player regarding improvements to their performance based on the predicted outcome.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising applying in the computer processor laws of physics to compute a further outcome from the computed outcome.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein matching further comprises determining to be a swing and miss any situation where a selected pitch is not anticipated by the user selecting the swing.