Good point. I wish that batting average would go the way of the buggy whip. It does nothing now but obscure information.
OPS is even better than batting average and should simply replace it. On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote: > Of course OBP is more important than average and we don't know how many > walks the Sox drew against this particular subset of pitchers. > > Steve O > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's an interesting number, and it seems to be a significant difference >> (.217 vs. .270). Assuming it's not a small sample size it could suggest >> something. Perhaps the Sox are becoming predictable. >> >> For example, perhaps the Sox don't swing at early pitches because they >> like a higher pitch per at bat number. So you throw early strikes and put >> them in the hole. .217 is eerily like the average we see on an 0-2 count. >> >> Ray >> > > > > > > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
