Class: YahooSports::MLB

Inherits:
Base
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/yahoo_sports/mlb.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.get_homepage_games(state = "") ⇒ Array<OpenStruct>

Get the MLB scoreboard games. Includes recently completed, live and upcoming games.

Source: sports.yahoo.com/mlb

Game struct has the following keys: 

game.date   # date of game; includes time if preview
game.team1  # visiting team
game.team2  # home team
game.score1 # team1's score, if live or final
game.score2 # team2's score, if live or final
game.state  # live, final or preview
game.tv     # TV station showing the game, if preview and available

Parameters:

  • state (String) (defaults to: "") —

    Optionally filter for the given state (“live”, “final”, or “preview”)

Returns:

  • (Array<OpenStruct>) —

    list of games



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# File 'lib/yahoo_sports/mlb.rb', line 23

def self.get_homepage_games(state = "")
    super("mlb", state)
end

.get_team_stats(str) ⇒ OpenStruct

Retrieves team information for the team

Source: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/<team>

Team struct has the following keys:

team.name       # full team name
team.standing   # current standing
team.position   # position in the conference
team.last5      # previous games results
team.next5      # upcoming scheduled games
team.live       # struct describing in-progress game, if available

Games in the last5 and next5 lists have the following keys:

game.date       # date of game
game.team       # full team name
game.status     # score for completed games (e.g. "L 20 - 23")
game.away       # boolean value indicating an away game

Parameters:

  • str (String) —

    3-letter team code or partial team name

Returns:

  • (OpenStruct) —

    team info



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# File 'lib/yahoo_sports/mlb.rb', line 48

def self.get_team_stats(str)
    super("mlb", str)
end