[外電] Paradigm shift

看板MLB作者dufflin (怨憎會愛別離求不得)時間13年前 (2012/05/24 19:29)推噓12(12推 0噓 4→)

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Defensive tactics in baseball Paradigm shift May 23rd 2012, 5:32 by D.R. | NEW YORK http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2012/05/defensive-tactics-baseball [節錄] ... Rather than simply alternating between one of two infield alignments—normal positioning and a “Williams Shift”—Tampa Bay has studied where each opposing batter tends to hit the ball and concentrated their infielders in those areas, even against right- handed hitters. ... ... From 2009-11 just 22.4% of the Rays’ opponents’ ground balls became hits, compared with 23.6% for an average American League team. That difference may sound small. But it amounts to an advantage of 21 hits per season—which translates into a 1.7-game improvement in the team’s won-lost record. Signing a player on the free-agent market who would help the club by a similar amount would cost over $8m. ... ==== 省錢新招？說不定過幾年又可以出書了呢。 -- Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live) http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=8Pa9x9fZBtY