Posted by MikeT23 on 3/23/2011 4:08:00 PM (view original):
I'd propose that a single season is a small sample size for a player. That's why I don't get worked up when my Silver Slugger LF suddenly hits .258 with a .412 slugging in a season. I don't like it but I understand that 1 hit every 5 games is the difference between .250 and .300. I know, over the course of time, that he'll hit .300 on his career.
If you're willing to accept that, you should be willing to accept that 9-10 players on a team can have an "off" year at the same time. While that's unlikely, it's also possible.
If you're willing to accept that, you have to accept that 1400 AB is a small sample size.
If you don't like the answers you're being given, you should tell us the answer so we can repeat it and make you happy.
Exactly... why I try for the most part try NOT focus on one player (yet I have mentioned my 1B here but yep they can off years...just like it's possible for a coin flip to come up 28 heads in 30 trys...stuff happens).. So yep complaining about a particular player...my bad
But more to the team as whole, maybe some manager type stuff I"M DOING WRONG! Such as maybe I should more aggresive baserunning..if so is the team speed isn't good enough... Based on the stadium, should I look at ground ball pitchers... With a team doing SO BADLY at home, when they are doing not bad on the road... I'd say it's something I'm not doing OR am doing that is the cause. Trying figure WHAT I'm doing wrong...
3/23/2011 4:42 PM (edited)