Fantasy Toolz Podcast

2.23 critiques novels employing MLB fan cheap shots (0:37), identifies the Twins firesale (1:26), reviews an astronomical analysis of baseball stadiums (3:31), introduces the week’s algorithm challenge topic: simple univariate outlier detection(4:36), identifies pitching outliers using fastball velocity data (6:49), discusses the application of Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) on BABIP (batting average on balls in play) for identifying outliers (16:32), ponders algorithms & bias (23:50), and reviews the Life of Brian (25:58).