Program Determination of Results

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by OldFatGuy

that maybe the results aren't being generated based strictly on a batter versus pitcher matchup, independent of all variables.

Of course not, there are plenty of variables... ballpark, weather, rest status, and so on. This is a very complex simulation with tons of variables.

In the end, suspicions or complaints about some weird happenings or streaks or whatever simply come to one thing: A too small sample size.

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