MLB statistics service announced today that it will terminate the Triples counting stat beginning in the 2010 season. An unnamed source gave this rationale: "If the Royals lead the league in any offensive category, it is (by definition) an insignificant statistic."
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Scoring anyway.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 14, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
1st in triples by 12
2nd last in Runs Scored (6 more than Seattle). You almost wonder how that is possible.
That We've Outscored
Seattle?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 15, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess triples don't equate with winning. Clogging up the damn bases or something.
We need more singles. Station to station, that’s how we like it.
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On that right now. When we get back to the K, the entire field will be covered with folding chairs.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 16, 2009 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
We don't get productive outs
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To be fair
the Royals are halfway there
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 17, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
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