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Full article: Comparing the quality of the 2008 National Baseball League against other seasons and other leagues

by Joe Gray

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In this article I present a method for comparing the quality of baseball across different leagues or different seasons, based on four factors that contribute to the quality of baseball from the perspective of a spectator. I then use the method to compare the National Baseball League season of 2008 against other country’s leagues and against other British seasons.

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Matt Smith April 13, 2009 - 12:09 pm

Another fascinating article Joe. It’s particularly fun for me thinking back to us throwing a few ideas around about this topic in a Cambridge park last September. Your research was certainly time well spent.

Like any good article of this nature, it poses as many questions as it does answers. I definitely think it’s a worthwhile exercise to explore this further.

While it would be unpopular with some, I think the suggestion of stopping players getting a lead at first and second might be worth pursuing in some leagues. Basestealing is a fundamental and exciting part of the sport; however if players can steal bases at will then it stops the game from being competitive.

Top stuff!

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Joe Gray April 13, 2009 - 6:18 pm

It certainly is more enjoyable to get to discuss these ideas before starting tapping away on the keyboard.

And that’s exactly the thing about base-stealing. It has to be finely balanced. In leagues where it is not, the question is what is more important to the heart of baseball?… Base-stealing balance or players being able to take a lead off first and second.

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BaseballGB » Blog Archive » 2009 update: batting dominance, pitching dominance, league health, and league quality August 22, 2009 - 11:13 am

[…] quality To see the methods, as well as a comparison between European leagues, read the full article. Since the seasons are compared on a relative scale, the addition of stats for 2009 requires a […]

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BaseballGB » 2010 update: batting dominance, pitching dominance, league health, and league quality October 23, 2010 - 9:45 pm

[…] quality To see the methods, as well as a comparison between European leagues, read the full article. It’s worth dipping into the article linked to immediately above to see how league quality is […]

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