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Old 11-03-2013, 02:32 PM   #95
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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru View Post
Why 13, 3, and 2? Can you explain that succinctly or do you just accept those numbers because an expert told you to? So, "constant" is not constant but is "generally" something that in itself relies upon previous calculations of the same statistic. And you wonder why you miss the "subjective" part?

Wolf, Josh, enjoy the game. Thank goodness it provides stats for all of us.
Those are all value constants that were mathematically determined by published research. There is no mystery in sabermetrics. Everyone not working for an MLB team publishes everything, and everyone else peer reviews it.
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Well, the average OOTP user...downloads the game, manages his favorite team and that's it.
According to OOTP itself, OOTP MLB play (modern and historical) outnumbers OOTP fictional play three to one.

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