Quote: Originally Posted By MikeT23 on 2/22/2008
Correct. Except something like that never happens. I was simply pointing out that all those strikeouts do nothing to help you score.
Look Mike, I agree that strikeouts aren't good. Of course they are detrimental to run scoring.
My argument is that they aren't any more detrimental than any other out.
Your counter argument is that sometimes those outs do help (albeit not as much as a hit). Which is true.
But sometimes those contact outs turn into double plays. No one is saying that you should strikeout to avoid the double play, but they can't be ignored. Even if they don't happen very frequently.
And since all we can really work with are large sample sizes (I know you refuse to admit this, but come on...you can't draw real conclusions or make good predictions without large sample sizes) those productive outs and double plays even out over time. And in the end, how you made the outs isn't important.