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Old 07-06-2007, 05:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Suggestion
Significantly tone down the "legs it out" at first and those similar phrases that put more weight on the batter's ability than simply referencing the more appropriate fielder's choice plays.

See "--and he's....SAFE at first base!" (specifically the reference to it being, perhaps, a pbp issue)

Reason
While DPs are accurately reflected statistically, the current wording and/or coding of these fielding decisions leads to the perception that the double play is not occuring when it should, i.e. the fielders possess the ability to pull it off and it ends up looking like a 20/35 speed/baserunning batter is unduly credited for his top notch speed or effort, both of which may not exist.

Priority
HIGH, for the "real feel" of good baseball.
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