12-15-2008, 01:51 AM
<!--quoteo(post=4765:date=Dec 14 2008, 11:43 PM:name=leonardsipes)-->QUOTE (leonardsipes @ Dec 14 2008, 11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->OBP is the most important stat and there is no such as a productive out, when you look at total expected runs. In baseball, the don't give each team 4,374 outs, and whichever scores the most runs wins the pennant. When you play within the framework of baseball there is a lot more than OBP involved in scoring the specific runs teams need to win specific games.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Except for one thing: OBP correlates with wins more than any other baseball statistic.
In the dead-ball era, in the steroid era, in the run-crazy 30's, in the extreme pitcher's era of the 60's...historically, and yes, even in the present, OBP is the #1 stat tied to a high victory total.
<b>Hell NO is it the be-all and end-all</b>. Not even close.
It's merely the <i>most</i> important out of many.
Except for one thing: OBP correlates with wins more than any other baseball statistic.
In the dead-ball era, in the steroid era, in the run-crazy 30's, in the extreme pitcher's era of the 60's...historically, and yes, even in the present, OBP is the #1 stat tied to a high victory total.
<b>Hell NO is it the be-all and end-all</b>. Not even close.
It's merely the <i>most</i> important out of many.
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