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Old 04-28-2006, 01:41 PM   #10
Newman4
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Re: Foul Balls - do they indicate anything?

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Originally Posted by gonelong
I was thinking more of the macro than then micro. In any single AB I don't think it would mean a whole lot.

However, if a batter fouls off 100 pitches in a season, how does that compare to the guy that fouls off 30 in a season? If my guy goes from 100 to 50 in a season, is he getting better, worse, or is it inconsequental? Same for pitchers.
How about comparing how batters who foul off a high number of pitches perform in subsequent ABs. I think I'm getting to like this SABR stuff.
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