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Originally Posted by t-bone shuffle

First, I would like to offer my sincerest thanks and offer my appreciation for this set. It's a ton of work to do these now (post 6.5) and those of us who have been around a while know that this is a high quality effort.

So, and I'm not trying to start problems, rather just pointing out, because this is about a half hour's worth of work for anyone wanting to make the changes.

But, for the most part the ballpark factors are inaccurate. Haven't looked at the Gambo file that these are base on, but I'll give you two quick examples which should make my point.

First is Houston. A huge deep CF area that is a triples machine. According to the newest Bill James Handbook, the triples factor for Minute Maid Park for seasons '05-07 is 1.13 yet the Gambo factor in this set is .934. A big difference and one that will have a noticeable effect.

Second is Philadelphia. In two seasons, Citizen's Bank Park has gained a deserved reputation as a band box and the Bill James Handbook backs that up with a HR factor of 1.33 (1.3 for LHB, 1.38 for RHB). Certainly this is only two seasons worth of data, but this is a far cry from the .986 (LHB) and .992 (RHB), and again the type of difference that will have a noticeable effect.

Again, my point here is to simply point out what is an easily correctable (by users) issue, for those who are either a) particular about these things, or b) would use this as a point of criticism or complaint.

Thanks again, CBL, this is a superior effort. Quite possibly the best roster set (no disrespect intended toward anyone) of the post 6.5 era in my opinion. I've been messing around with it since the small file was released and it's a blast and the results are fabulous.

t-bone thanks for the positive feedback.

We'd have to ping Gambo to ask about the stadium ratings and how they were derived - they are directly from his fabulous spreadsheet. Hope you guys are enjoying the set- I am now entering spring training using the roster set.