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Hi guys. I am a first time poster who feels compelled to write because I've been a little frustrated by the bugs that have crept into the projection files.
I know that the new daily projection system is an ambitious undertaking and I really look forward to its successful implementation but in the meantime there are some problems that I hope will soon be fixed. First the little things:
Same Player with 2 Names: Manny/Manuel Declarmen and C.J./Christopher Wilson
Different Players with same Name: Alex & Luis Gonzalez. The old system of using Alex S and Luis A was much better.
Missing Players:
In the past, HQ has been good at keeping up with the players that have been promoted. This week they fell way behind. Here is a sampling of players who have hit the transaction wire in the past week and there are no projections for:
Adam Hyzdu - OutfielderAngel Guzman - Starting PitcherBen Hendrickson - Starting PitcherBrian P. Wilson - Relief PitcherBrian Slocum - Starting PitcherCasey Janssen - Starting PitcherChad Gaudin - Starting PitcherClay Condrey - Relief PitcherCody Ross - OutfielderDavid Borkowski - Relief PitcherGreg Norton - Third BasemanHowie Kendrick - Second BasemanJeremy Guthrie - Relief PitcherJoe Nelson - Relief PitcherMartin Prado - Second BasemanMichael Tucker - OutfielderMike O'Connor - Starting PitcherRafael Perez - Relief PitcherRyan Spilborghs - OutfielderShaun Marcum - Relief Pitcher
Another service is making HQ look bad in this area because they already have projections for 14 of these 20 players and by the time they update on Tuesday, they are likely to have all of them covered. HQ should set a goal to match this level of comprehensiveness.
Inconsistent Key Field Structure:
One of the main tasks that I perform with these projections is that I link tables within HQ and with other services. This has become a nightmare over the past couple of weeks because of the ever changing and variable nature of this key field. Here are some of the ways players names are expressed throughout HQ:
Last Name, First Initial
Last, First Full Formal Name
Last, First Full Nickname
Last,First (no comma)
Last and First Split into 2 separate fields
Last,First Initial. (period and no space)
First Last
HQ would be doing database users a tremendous favour if they would assign each player a consistent unique name and stick with it through the end of their careers.
I'm sorry that my first posting on this board is to complain about things. I do think HQ is a fantastic site. I just want it to reach its potential.
Rook
I know that the new daily projection system is an ambitious undertaking and I really look forward to its successful implementation but in the meantime there are some problems that I hope will soon be fixed. First the little things:
Same Player with 2 Names: Manny/Manuel Declarmen and C.J./Christopher Wilson
Different Players with same Name: Alex & Luis Gonzalez. The old system of using Alex S and Luis A was much better.
Missing Players:
In the past, HQ has been good at keeping up with the players that have been promoted. This week they fell way behind. Here is a sampling of players who have hit the transaction wire in the past week and there are no projections for:
Adam Hyzdu - OutfielderAngel Guzman - Starting PitcherBen Hendrickson - Starting PitcherBrian P. Wilson - Relief PitcherBrian Slocum - Starting PitcherCasey Janssen - Starting PitcherChad Gaudin - Starting PitcherClay Condrey - Relief PitcherCody Ross - OutfielderDavid Borkowski - Relief PitcherGreg Norton - Third BasemanHowie Kendrick - Second BasemanJeremy Guthrie - Relief PitcherJoe Nelson - Relief PitcherMartin Prado - Second BasemanMichael Tucker - OutfielderMike O'Connor - Starting PitcherRafael Perez - Relief PitcherRyan Spilborghs - OutfielderShaun Marcum - Relief Pitcher
Another service is making HQ look bad in this area because they already have projections for 14 of these 20 players and by the time they update on Tuesday, they are likely to have all of them covered. HQ should set a goal to match this level of comprehensiveness.
Inconsistent Key Field Structure:
One of the main tasks that I perform with these projections is that I link tables within HQ and with other services. This has become a nightmare over the past couple of weeks because of the ever changing and variable nature of this key field. Here are some of the ways players names are expressed throughout HQ:
Last Name, First Initial
Last, First Full Formal Name
Last, First Full Nickname
Last,First (no comma)
Last and First Split into 2 separate fields
Last,First Initial. (period and no space)
First Last
HQ would be doing database users a tremendous favour if they would assign each player a consistent unique name and stick with it through the end of their careers.
I'm sorry that my first posting on this board is to complain about things. I do think HQ is a fantastic site. I just want it to reach its potential.
Rook
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