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Skipaway · 06-15-2004, 01:47 AM

One thing often ignored in DIPS discussions is the defense. DIPS ideas simply imply that pitchers got very little control over balls in play, but it doesn't mean pitchers can not have extraordinary BABIP.

The easiest way to have better BABIP than others:

1. Luck.
2. Defense.

If you are a groudball pitcher, go find a team with great infielders and home stadium with slow infield, then you'll get a great BABIP easy.

If the defense models and the G/F ratios are programed right, it shouldn't be hard to find pitchers that seemed to be "outliners of DIPS" in a DIPS-based game like OOTP6.

06-15-2004, 01:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 10,403 Thanked 42x in 33 posts	One thing often ignored in DIPS discussions is the defense. DIPS ideas simply imply that pitchers got very little control over balls in play, but it doesn't mean pitchers can not have extraordinary BABIP. The easiest way to have better BABIP than others: 1. Luck. 2. Defense. If you are a groudball pitcher, go find a team with great infielders and home stadium with slow infield, then you'll get a great BABIP easy. If the defense models and the G/F ratios are programed right, it shouldn't be hard to find pitchers that seemed to be "outliners of DIPS" in a DIPS-based game like OOTP6. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.