Triple
T4240528
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theodore Samuel Williams |
E95399
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Science of Hitting
The Science of Hitting is a classic instructional baseball book by legendary hitter Ted Williams that breaks down his philosophy, mechanics, and strategies for successful batting.
|
E424581
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Science of Hitting | Statement: [Theodore Samuel Williams, notableWork, The Science of Hitting]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Science of Hitting Context triple: [Theodore Samuel Williams, notableWork, The Science of Hitting]
-
A.
The Hitter
"The Hitter" is a narrative song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*, that tells the dark, first-person story of a washed-up boxer confronting his violent past.
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B.
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy film about a baseball star and a nightclub singer whose relationship is tested by fame and personal ambition.
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C.
The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life
"The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life" is a memoir and leadership guide by longtime MLB manager Joe Maddon that blends baseball stories with lessons on strategy, culture, and personal growth.
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D.
Why I Love Baseball
"Why I Love Baseball" is a book by broadcaster Larry King in which he reflects on his lifelong passion for the sport through personal stories, memories, and commentary.
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E.
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a long-running ESPN television program that provides highlights, analysis, and commentary on Major League Baseball games and news.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Science of Hitting Triple: [Theodore Samuel Williams, notableWork, The Science of Hitting]
Generated description
The Science of Hitting is a classic instructional baseball book by legendary hitter Ted Williams that breaks down his philosophy, mechanics, and strategies for successful batting.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Science of Hitting Target entity description: The Science of Hitting is a classic instructional baseball book by legendary hitter Ted Williams that breaks down his philosophy, mechanics, and strategies for successful batting.
-
A.
The Hitter
"The Hitter" is a narrative song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*, that tells the dark, first-person story of a washed-up boxer confronting his violent past.
-
B.
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy film about a baseball star and a nightclub singer whose relationship is tested by fame and personal ambition.
-
C.
The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life
"The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life" is a memoir and leadership guide by longtime MLB manager Joe Maddon that blends baseball stories with lessons on strategy, culture, and personal growth.
-
D.
Why I Love Baseball
"Why I Love Baseball" is a book by broadcaster Larry King in which he reflects on his lifelong passion for the sport through personal stories, memories, and commentary.
-
E.
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a long-running ESPN television program that provides highlights, analysis, and commentary on Major League Baseball games and news.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69b3453d91548190b4d4ef8fe52aa2ac |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34e77fb5c8190b298818acb68ff63 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5a86fe7708190a64ba187fb302c9a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5a94e637881909a20bb1df0cd5768 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5a9d9b28081909d7dc97b02209318 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:05 p.m.