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February 13, 2003 - DCW3
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Charles--
I'm actually working on a project that creates an OPS forecast for hitters based on the next two seasons of each batter's ten most similar players through current age. The object was to test the predictive value (if any) of sim scores, but it seems quite applicable to this situation. I've got 16 teams done so far.
Mike's Baseball Rants - Sac Flies (August 28, 2003)
Discussion ThreadPosted 10:50 p.m.,
August 28, 2003
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DCW3
So why, exactly, was the sac fly rule introduced in the first place? My theory has been that, back in 1908 when the rule was introduced, sac flies might have often been as deliberate as bunts. With hitters in the deadball era trained to keep the ball more on the ground, managers might have signalled the batter to try an uppercut swing with a runner on third and less than two outs. Am I completely off base? Or is this common knowledge? Or somewhere in between?
ABB# (November 24, 2003)
Posted 2:32 a.m.,
November 25, 2003
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DCW3
"Aaron Gleeman's Offensive Number, Yo!" : AGONY
Otherwise, maybe "the Gleeman number." "The Aaron number" sounds too much like it would be 755.