Some would say that the most potent offense is the team that hits the most Home runs. Some would say it's about how many runs you score in total. I would like to say it's about more then just those two things. Power is great to have but if you strikeout a ton and your OBP is lower then .335 it really doesn't matter how much power you have. An example would be the Cleveland Captains. They have 2 guys that will most like finish over 40+ home runs. Between the 2 of them they have struck out a total of 261 times with a combined batting average of .251...
An example of a potent offense is the Albuquerque Dukes. They have the fewest strikeouts out of any team in the ML. They flat out can get on base with the highest OBP in the ML and the highest batting average as a team. They also hold the 3rd highest walk total. Their pitching isn't the greatest but when your team can score an average of 6 runs per game keeping ahead of what your pitching gives up you will end up with a great record. The late addition of Albert Wall helped seal the deal on this team's power offense.
I am sure that a few other owners see it differently and say "My team hits more home runs" or "my team scores more" while their OBP is 10+ pts less and their team Batting average is about 20pts lower... I am talking purely about offense. I will be posting about the best pitching team in the ML later on.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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Hmmm, I wonder who wrote this. Allow me to make an amendment:
If you're going to say it's not all about power and that average plays a role, then look at OPS (On-Base + Slugging): Boston .905, Albuquerque .904. Utterly identical. So what one team lacks in average, it makes up in sheer power, and vice-versa.
So yes, I hit more home runs. My team scores more (but only 20 more runs on the entire season). And yes, my OBP is lower and my Average is too, but my OPS is the same.
So, my team leads baseball in Runs (+15), Doubles (+36), HR (+29), RBI (+25), SLG (+.019), and OPS (+ .001). Alb leads in Hits (+4), SO (-1), AVG (+.003), and OBP (+.005). What do these numbers mean? That both are top offenses. Albuquerque does it at Isotopes Park, with 1B 2B 3B HRLF HRRF effects of:(4 4 4 1 0), while Fenway is (2 4 0 1 0). So, it's understandable that Albuquerque, which is the best park for base hits (better than Coors), will have a high average.
So if you want to make a comparison, don't do it where the numbers will be slanted towards one side. Do it with, hey, I don't know, power numbers, since they're even for both parks. Or use doubles, which we out-hit the rest of the league by a substantial margin (since we're both "4" for doubles as ballparks). Or at the very least offer a disclaimer that your sole rationale for this offense being "the most potent"--their average and OBP--are aided very strongly by their ballpark, which is the best park for singles, doubles, and triples in the game.
I'm not trying to say that my offense is the most potent, but rather offering counter-evidence to this post. The numbers back me up.
Don't make ballpark an excuse to lower what his team has done or does. Alb is close enough to you in all those areas your leading and far enough ahead in those he's leading to make ALB have the more potent offense.
That's the luxury of having different ballparks.. And we all picked our parks..
"Don't make ballpark an excuse to lower what his team has done or does."
Yes. Unless you think Colorado's .333 home BA is a realistic indication of that team's offense.
All Ballparks have an effect for ANY team. One team may not give up many runs due to their ballpark one may hit more 2b's or 3b's.. so everyone has an advantage one way or another.You chose your park.
Ballpark is an extremely important factor that should be taken into consideration whenever you're talking about numbers. If you want to say how everyone gets that advantage at a park, then you should be basing this report solely on away games. If you think ballpark shouldn't be considered, maybe ice_rat and I should swap parks next year and I won't make any trades all season. I've got a $20 GC that says I'll finish in the top five in every major batting category.
Of course ballpark matters when trying to assess which team has the best offense. We go by statistics, and ballparks have a big effect on stats. A quick way to remove ballpark considerations from the equation is to look at teams stats on the road. In the A.L., Albuquerque has the best road OPS, followed by Boston and Philly. In the N.L., where numbers are slightly lower because of no DH, Louisville is on top of the road OPS list, followed by Honolulu and Omaha. That's not a perfect way to measure it, but I think it's a lot more accurate than using aggregate numbers, or than just guessing as to what home ballpark effects might be.
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