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Originally Posted by Bears5122
Wouldn't it increase strikeouts as well?
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no, because the random seed they use for that AB is calculated once and that's it... otheriwse it wouldn't work well.
Take pitches until you cannot take them (i.e. 2 strike count).
so... Take pitch does 2 thigns for you... A) it tires out the other teams bullpen, because you burn through their SP's quickly due to high pitch counts. B) you get ~roughly the same statistical results regardless of a X-2 count, because they only calculate 1 seed.. 1-die roll re-used for the entire PA.
especially with 3+ game series... by game three they have nothing and you will absolutely wreck whomever they throw out there in relief (most likely, never a guarantee, but results prove the point in the long-term)
otherwise there's no way you can maintain a goood runs scored/game to make it viable. (1-die roll)
about 1-die roll:
it's not predetermined anymore than it has to be (limited choices, probability of each occuring, etc)... in the long-run it's equivalent in the resulting statistics (a 1-die roll vs a bit more sophistication, lol).. 1-die roll reduces volatility too.. maybe it's covering up an inherent flaw, maybe it's just for sake of simplicity with virtually the same results to the naked eye, at least. distribution is a bit different, i'd bet.