Hi, Tiger Fan. Really enjoyed reading your blog entry. Just one question, though:
You mentioned that you upped the HR-hitting abilities for players in the Texas League because the leaguie's stadiums were smaller than average. But by increasing HR-hitting talent, wouldn't that create players who ACTUALLY are good home run hitters, rather than just players who seem better due to the parks they play in, but are no better than equivalent players in other leagues. Wouldn't it be better to create the effect you wanted by letting the Texas League create players who hit Home Runs at a level equal to similar leagues, but making the Texas ballparks smaller in order to push up the Home Run values? Perhaps I misunderstood.
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Lots of stuff about the minor leagues
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Great work,
LGO. That's really useful information.
Just out of interest, you said this:
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Note that prior to 1963, the classification attached to a minor league was based on the aggregate population of the individual cities comprising the league.
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So, how has it been calculated since 1963? I guess it's something to with the level of play, perhaps. If so, are there any hard and fast values or calculations used to grade leagues on the minor league scale. For example, you often hear of the Japanese Leagues being described as 'about AAA standard'. How is this sort of thing worked out these days?
Also, if by 1952 the standard for assessing leagues was still net population of cities, when and how did the PCL gain 'open' classification? Just wondering if that league actually surpassed a certain number in terms of the population of its teams' cities, or if 'open' classification was more a way of recognising the high quality of play in the PCL.
Thanks for any help you can provide on those topics.