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Originally Posted by bazeall
"Lastly, I neutralized the strategy for both teams, running everything right down the middle for every split and every situation for both teams."
That could favor one team over the other. A team of slower sluggers is favored by let them hit, while a team of faster on base guys is favored by small ball. I think a neutral strategy favors let them hit.
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That might very well be, but I'm not sure how else to approach it to obtain as pure a result as possible. The idea was to see which type of hitter creates more wins offensively while holding every other variable in control. If I start futzing with things like strategies individualized for each team, it might lead me to inadvertently favor one team over the other based on how I change the strategies, whether consciously or not.
That having been said, even with neutralized strategies, you may notice that in-game results did favor their individual abilities. The Flying Ichiros stole more bases; the Slugging Miguels (and Melvins) took more walks. And I don't know this for a fact, but I also sense that the Ichiros were also sent by the third base coach more than the M's were, because of their relative speed.