Comments on: TGIF Reading: Why ask why? http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/18/tgif-reading-why-ask-why/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/18/tgif-reading-why-ask-why/comment-page-1/#comment-55380 Sarah Green Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:49:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/tgif-reading-why-ask-why/#comment-55380 Andrew, I obviously completely agree with you. The more stats the merrier, I say! Andrew, I obviously completely agree with you. The more stats the merrier, I say!

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]]> By: Andrew Ryan http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/18/tgif-reading-why-ask-why/comment-page-1/#comment-55379 Andrew Ryan Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:25:38 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/tgif-reading-why-ask-why/#comment-55379 I disagree with BDD\'s assessment that batting average should go away...a walk isn\'t always as good as a hit...you want to know how often a guy is actually getting a hit. Besides, for historical purposes that\'s what we use to compare prior generations...does anyone know or care that Ted Williams\' OBP in 1941 was .553 (stunning actually)..nope - just .406 baby. I disagree with BDD\’s assessment that batting average should go away…a walk isn\’t always as good as a hit…you want to know how often a guy is actually getting a hit. Besides, for historical purposes that\’s what we use to compare prior generations…does anyone know or care that Ted Williams\’ OBP in 1941 was .553 (stunning actually)..nope – just .406 baby.

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