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From: [email protected] (Roger Lustig)
Subject: Re: Sandberg, Runs, RBIs (was: Re: Notes on Jays vs. Indians Series)
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In article [email protected] (John Bratt) writes:
>In article , [email protected] (Gord Niguma) writes:
>|>
>|> Alomar fans left RBI fans and Runs off this list because they are dependant
>|> on the team. (To a large extent). If Frank Thomas hit first, he'd lose a LOT
>|> of RBI's; and anyways how many 2nd place hitters have you known to drive
>|> in 100 runs? Doesn't happen that often.....very unlikely with Devon White's
>|> ~.300 OBP in front of you...
>I'm pretty sure that Sandberg has done this at least once. (I know someone
>will correct me if I'm wrong.)
>RBIs and Runs scored are the two most important offensive statistics. You
>can talk about OBP and SLG% all you want, but the fact remains:
> The team that scores more runs wins the game!
> ---------------------------------------------
Right. So who cares which PLAYER gets credited, as long as the TEAM
gets more runs? If a player helps the TEAM get more R and RBI, but
doesn't score them all himself, who cares?
Consider:
Player A: single.
Player B: grounder to short; reaches on the force at 2nd.
Player C: Double, B to 3rd.
Player D: Sac fly.
B gets a run, D gets an RBI. Are you *sure* they helped the team
more than A and C? Think hard, now.
>Flame Away
As you wish.
Roger