Did you know that Data and Analytics Wednesdays were initially started (not in Columbus) as pure socializing/networking events? From the get-go, we’ve always included an educational component in ours because, well, you know, midwestern-purposefulness or something.

We break that format once a year in December with a content-free event. And, in 2025, we tried to break it a second time by having our July event be a group outing to a Columbus Clippers baseball game.

Alas! We failed to go entirely content-free because baseball, after all, is the OG analytics-oriented sport! Bill James! Sabermetrics! Moooonnnnneeeeyyyyybbbbbaaaaalllll!

So we had a little bit of content. Most of the attendees arrived early so that a few members of the Clippers scoring team could pop down to our seats for a little Q&A that was as fascinating as it was informal!

And then we watched the game!

The discussions in our seats (alas!) drastically outperformed the Clippers’ performance on the field. The Louisville Bats were up 7-3 halfway through the 4th inning, and the score remained there for the duration of the contest.

But, with each attendee armed with some Clippers Cash, a koozy, a pass to the Tansky Club behind home plate, and great weather, an excellent time was had by all!