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  1. 07-05-2014, 10:39 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pioneer Dawg View Post
    You have to look at it without being ignorant.
    Not ignorant, just proving you wrong. Saying SB% is greater than number of stolen bases is absolutely ridiculous. Obviously Brian McCann isn't a better base stealer than BJ Upton, but under your thinking that it is, he could be just looking at the way one statistic is displayed.

    What if La Stella goes 0-15 over the course of 4 games in the lead off spot for the Braves. He would still have a higher OBP and BA than Upton. Is he still the better option in lead off?

    I would love for you to find me an example as grossly horrible as the one I gave you towards the argument that # SB > SB %. You won't be able to.

    The problem is this fight will never be resolved. Sabermetric people will always find some statistic or some historical post to say why something in the short term won't work in the long term, even though what's working in the short term is beneficial for the team. Eye test and gamers will look at the short term and adjust on a day to day or series by series basis. Probably lose extra games in the process due to their inability to step away from the situation and look at what guys have typically done over their career.
    Last edited by MetEdDawg; 07-05-2014 at 10:43 PM.
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