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Old 04-18-2009, 03:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The detailed calculation of a play result (batter v pitcher) requires the use of league totals, but they don't determine the results themselves. The league totals serve to keep the proportionality of results valid within a fairly wide range. For leagues where player ratings have been edited, those ratings can cause league totals to be way off.

This is what I think happens; if you have a large batch of power hitters (high ratings or poor pitchers or park factor or all) via editing or player creation modification, those ratings will lead to more HR than the league totals. Adjusting the LT modifiers for HR in a subsequent season will serve to virtually reduce power ratings across the league in proportion.

Not sure this answers your question, but why not run a few test leagues with LT at 0? My concern would be that the game would generate something like a divide by zero error.
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