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Aging Patterns
June 26, 2002 - jmac
As alluded in the (I believe) 1982 Abstract, in attempting the follow aging patterns using only hitting stats, you are dealing (after age 30 anyway) with a continually more & more skewed group of players, e.g. those players whose hitting stats DON'T decline with age as fast as the average player. Because if they did, they wouldn't be in the league.
Caution Is Costly, Scholars Say (July 30, 2003)
Discussion ThreadPosted 3:40 p.m.,
July 30, 2003
(#1) -
jmac
Many Yankees fans know how the story ends, however. Mike Ferraro, the third-base coach, waved Randolph home. Willie Wilson of the Royals played the carom in left field cleanly and threw to third baseman George Brett, who relayed the ball perfectly to catcher Darrell Porter.
Randolph was out. The Yankees lost. George Steinbrenner made sure that Ferraro was no longer coaching third base the next season.
except..except
it took a combination of luck & skill to get Randolph
Willie Wilson actually overthrew the cutoff man, Frank White
overthrew him so far that the ball went directly to Brett, playing "trailer"--who gunned down Randolph
if I'm Ferraro, I send Randolph on that play 100 out of 100