Posted by MikeT23 on 1/28/2011 10:54:00 AM (view original):
They've said it would eat up too much bandwidth.
I think it would require a massive overhaul of the entire SB engine. I also think it would produce the same results. The guys that go 127/3 would suddenly be reduced to 90/40 and owners would stop sending them as much. The guys that go 0/2 would be changed to never and go 0/0(which isn't realistic as even the slowest of the slow attempts a steal every now and then). At the end of the day, SB% is pretty close to MLB now. A re-program would attempt to replicate the same thing. Seems like a lot of work to go nowhere.
As far as your "realism" comment, I guess
Johnny Estrada is a figment of our collective imaginations, since he has never attempted a stolen base in his career. Beyond that, there are hundreds (likely thousands) of full player seasons that have not included a single SB attempt.
Beyond the hyperbole, you say this same thing every time SB are brought up, and it makes no more sense now than the first time you said it.
In no other aspect of the game would you (or anyone else who really thought about it) feel this logic holds water.
"HR are wacked, because the guys with over 80 power all hit 100 HR each, but the guys with under 80 power each hit 7, so the team averages come out the same. No need to change anything then, since, at the end of the day, the team averages are pretty close to MLB. Seems like a lot of work to go nowhere."
"Strikeouts for pitchers is wacked, because the highest velocity guys routinely strike out 400+ batters in 200 innings, but anyone without really high velocity rarely strikes anyone out. No need to change anything then, since, at the end of the day, the overall K/9 rate is pretty close to MLB. Seems like a lot of work to go nowhere."
"Fielding is wacked, because the guys with 90+ glove go seasons on end without any errors, but guys with sub-80 gloves average an error every 2 games, so the team averages come out the same. No need to change anything then, since, at the end of the day, the team averages are pretty close to MLB. Seems like a lot of work to go nowhere."