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I’m waiting for machine learning to predict play calls for baseball and football. It shouldn’t be too hard if it hasn’t already been done. Based on the offensiv
by remote_phone 7y ago
I’m waiting for machine learning to predict play calls for baseball and football. It shouldn’t be too hard if it hasn’t already been done. Based on the offensive coordinator and things like field position, etc it should be easy to make predictions as to what that human would make based on past choices.
I wonder if that would be considered cheating though If they only used past performance and not real time signal stealing.
- remarkEon 7y agoIt is possible today to do this. The question is ... should we? I'm old school about this game and my answer is emphatically "no".
- markhalonen 7y agoThey will start training on coach body language, things like steps, leaning over, covering his mouth, head movement... I'm sure coaches have some kind of tell when they get excited about calling a play-action deep ball after the run game got 3 straight first downs.
- wolco 7y agoNo they use that now. They have stats for matchups vs where the ball will be hit, etc. Based on this the defensive will move. It has been working.
- anigbrowl 7y agoWhy not just use a cannon to shoot the ball? Ideas like yours take all the fun out of play and ruin it for everyone else. We all know we can build machines to do things better than humans, but so what? It's the uncertainty and imperfection and second guessing that makes a game enjoyable to watch or play in the first place.
- akiselev 7y agoThere's a lot of money and ego at stake in sports world. Enjoyment is a very distant concern.
- anigbrowl 7y agoEnjoyment is why attention and money flows toward sports. Hence the swingeing penalties now that this misbehavior have come to light. If the game isn't relatable to enough fans it starts to die.
- bananocurrency 7y agocomparing swapping a player with an ref is a serious stretch.
- aaron695 7y ago> Why not just use a cannon to shoot the ball? Someone who knows the rules better might answer? I assume the pitcher has to be registered in the team and as such has to be human. If you have a pitcher set it off, one assumes it's not regulated equipment. If you have a disability it still has rules around what you can use. I'd be interested to know though. The Last Boy Scout does kinda ask this question, that's why it's such an amazing opening scene.