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Old 07-04-2007, 05:48 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Suggestion
Ball Location Identifier on Webcast Diamond

Sometimes the PbP does not indicate specifically where a ball is hit to. Perhaps a little red dot could appear on the Webcast ball diamond graphic (corresponding to the Retrosheet Hit Location Diagram) to show the hit location (e.g., 9LS).

Reason
It would clarify the PbP where the PbP is not precise. For example, a base hit to right field could be right at the right fielder, toward right-center, or toward the right field line. On a base hit to right field, the runner on first might take third one time, but not the next. Displaying the hit location could explain the difference. The first time, the ball may have been hit toward the right field line, the second time it may have been hit directly at the right fielder.

Priority
Low (but maybe not too hard to implement as an option)
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