Re: Stats Gone Wild! Plus Triple-Play Bonus

On 14 May 2008 13:41:28 GMT Opus the Penguin
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:> (huey.callison@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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:>> Bill Turlock <"Bill Turlock "@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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:>>> Could you please explain to the uninitiated exactly how one makes
:>>> an unassisted triple play?
 
:>> OTB;IF: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_173.html

:>He's wrong about the third thing. A "perfect game" gets credited to the 
:>pitcher, not the team. As such, 81 strikes is a more elegant perfect 
:>game than 27 pitches hit into 27 outs. The latter scenario shows a 
:>lousy pitcher backed up by good fielders and going against weak 
:>hitters.

Not at all.

A good pitcher can force batters to hit easy ground balls.

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