1. Technology.
2...SPORTS!
That's right, this bad boy computer science nerd here is a huge sports fan! Representing the Oakland teams baby! Let's go Athletics, Raiders and Warriors!
You're probably asking yourself, "UGH SPORTS IN MY CS BLOG?"
Well before you alt-f4, let me tell you that computer science and sports are related!!!!!!!!!
No that was not a joke. The subject of computer science is actually applicable to the sporting world today. The usage of analytics in sports have been on the up and up. Pioneered by the Oakland Athletics and their "money ball" theory, the usage of statistical data and programs to calculate that data has spread throughout all the different sports. Almost every baseball team uses saber metrics. Even basketball teams, such as the Memphis Grizzlies, are known to adopt the science and strategies or statistics and data into their scouting decisions.
Computer science is the discipline that gives these scouts and general managers the tools to record and analyze this data. Software must be built to capture the motion of an athlete, points of contacts and position relative to other players. Software must also be used to gather all the current statistics occurring from everyday games and are compiled into one huge database that every team has access too. Without computer science, baseball today would still have been run by the highest paying teams, like the Yankees or Red Soxs. Teams with a small market, such as my Oakland Athletics or the Tampa Bay Rays, wouldn't know how to exploit market inefficiencies and would have to scout out every player by eye.
So thank you computer science, you've allowed my Oakland Athletics to be a competitive team in a game where the highest bidder usual wins. (Stupid Yankees and Giants.)
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