May 05
The Rays Confidence Graph is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team’s current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in Joe Maddon and the franchise for the next 3-4 years…
Notes on the graph…
- Confidence in the 2011 Rays went from 5.7 to 8.0. The most common response was “8″ at 45.9%.
- Confidence in the future went from 7.9 to 8.5. The most common response was “9″ at 32.6%.
- Confidence in Joe Maddon went from 7.7 to 8.7. The most common response was “10″ at 39.5%.
May 03
Below you will see three polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. We will present these same polls most Tuesdays. The results will be presented in graphical form on Thursday, and will be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time.
Apr 14
The Rays Confidence Graph is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team’s current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in Joe Maddon and the franchise for the next 3-4 years…
Notes on the graph…
- Confidence in the 2011 Rays went from 7.5 to 5.7. The most common response was “6″ at 25.0%.
- Confidence in the future went from 8.2 to 7.9. The most common response was “8″ at 30.3%.
- Confidence in Joe Maddon went from 8.1 to 7.7. The most common response was “8″ at 22.3%.
Apr 12
Below you will see three polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. We will present these same polls most Tuesdays. The results will be presented in graphical form on Thursday, and will be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time.
Mar 29
Below you will see three polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. We will present these same polls most Tuesdays. The results will be presented in graphical form on Thursday, and will be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time.
Mar 10
The Rays Confidence Graph is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team’s current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in Joe Maddon and the franchise for the next 3-4 years…
There seems to be some concern that fans don’t appreciate Joe Maddon. While this graph is not the most scientific study ever, it suggests just the opposite. In fact, Rays fans have more confidence in Maddon than they do in the team.
Of the respondents, 90.1% gave Maddon Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 08
Below you will see three polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. We will present these same polls most Tuesdays. The results will be presented in graphical form on Thursday, and will be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time.
Feb 11
The Rays Confidence Graph is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team’s current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in Joe Maddon and the franchise for the next 3-4 years…
Notes on the graph…
- Confidence in the 2011 Rays went from 6.8 to 7.8 after the signings of Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon. The most common response was “8″ at 42.3%.
- Confidence in the future went from 8.1 to 8.7. The most common response was “9″ at 33.3%.
- Confidence in Joe Maddon went from 7.9 to 8.2, proving that confidence in the manager is based in part on the talent of the team. The most common response was “9″ at 26.9%.
Feb 08
Below you will see three polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. We will present these same polls most Tuesdays. The results will be presented in graphical form on Thursday, and will be displayed permanently in the sidebar. The goal of the Confidence Graph is to get a feeling of how Rays fans feel about the team and the franchise and track how that level of confidence changes through time.
Jan 14
The Rays Confidence Graph is a look at how much confidence Rays fans have in the Tampa Bay Rays. The graph is designed to give us a look at how our emotional bias as Rays fans fluctuates through time. The “confidence” in the team is an inexact measure of how fans feel about the team’s current strength as well as how much confidence fans have in Joe Maddon and the franchise for the next 3-4 years…
Notes on the graph…
- Just prior to the playoffs, confidence in the 2010 Rays was 9.0. As we now look towards 2011, confidence has fallen all the way to 6.8. The most common response was “7″ at 32.0%.
- Confidence in the future went from 7.3 to 8.1. The most common response was “8″ at 33.8%.
- Confidence in Joe Maddon went from 7.5 to 7.9. The most common response was “8″ at 28.3%.
