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Originally Posted by native son
Right! ... and this was kinda my assumption going in, that we're likely adding park factors on top of park factors, particularly if the play outcome works as Charlie describes above. Not such a biggie if the effects are negligible, but another story if the effects are moderate to significant. I actually love that it works this way, but it seems that it would take a lot to find out for sure that say, X amount of wind, blowing in Y direction, increases or decreases home runs by Z%.
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That applies to real life. Park factors can only be determined after the fact. That's why it's unlikely that it has any significant effect. Take a look at park factors on ESPN or BR over several years.
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