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Old 06-23-2009, 06:38 AM   #148
RonCo
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Originally Posted by knockahoma View Post
Same here. This is one of the weirder aspects of the entire internet-wide discussion. BABIP isn't a "traditionalist's" stat. It originated with fantasy baseball, I believe I was told. So... the stat guys developed a stat which was later attacked as largely unimportant by other stat guys.
You're thinking of WHIP, which was made popular by inclusion in the original Rotisserie League. And WHIP has not been "attacked" by anyone, it's just not a highly useful metric.
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