Hello all. This is my first post in this forum, but I have been reading for a long time. I've enjoyed many of your sliders, but there is one thing that I would like to address, if I may.
I've seen several comments that follow this vein of logic: "_____'s sliders are great. I haven't hit a home run in 5 games." While going without home runs for multiple games DOES happen in the MLB, that is a very low valley for the statistical norm. I'd like to post some 2008 stats that could be used as a benchmark for the results our sliders would achieve. Soooo.....
2008 HR/game, team
1. Chicago White Sox: 1.44 per game.
15. Cleveland Indians: 1.09 per game
30. San Fransisco Giants: 0.58 per game
---What does this tell us?
1. The best teams should average about 3 homers every two games for the optimum realistic results.
2. Teams with average power hitters should get about 1 per game.
3. The most anemic offensive teams should probably hit around 1 homer every other game (or slightly more often).
*Now, you'll get spurts of games with 3 or more home runs, and games with no long balls. The trick is to average them out. I'd recommend playing about 25 games before making a decision. If, after 25 games, you're best team is averaging 3.5 homers per game, your power sliders might be too high.
2008 innings to walk ratio
1. Blue Jays: 3.59 innings to each walk
15. Red Sox: 2.64 innings to each walk
30. Orioles: ~2 innings to each walk.
-What does this tell us?
1. Your best team should walk 2 to 3 batters in a 9 inning game.
2. Your average team should walk 3 to 4, on average.
3.Your worst teams should walk 4 to 5 batters, on average, in a 9 inning game.
I obviously will not go through every statistic from 2008. But if there are requests, I will go through them. I hope this helps everyone find the sliders that are the most realistic possible.
I've seen several comments that follow this vein of logic: "_____'s sliders are great. I haven't hit a home run in 5 games." While going without home runs for multiple games DOES happen in the MLB, that is a very low valley for the statistical norm. I'd like to post some 2008 stats that could be used as a benchmark for the results our sliders would achieve. Soooo.....
2008 HR/game, team
1. Chicago White Sox: 1.44 per game.
15. Cleveland Indians: 1.09 per game
30. San Fransisco Giants: 0.58 per game
---What does this tell us?
1. The best teams should average about 3 homers every two games for the optimum realistic results.
2. Teams with average power hitters should get about 1 per game.
3. The most anemic offensive teams should probably hit around 1 homer every other game (or slightly more often).
*Now, you'll get spurts of games with 3 or more home runs, and games with no long balls. The trick is to average them out. I'd recommend playing about 25 games before making a decision. If, after 25 games, you're best team is averaging 3.5 homers per game, your power sliders might be too high.
2008 innings to walk ratio
1. Blue Jays: 3.59 innings to each walk
15. Red Sox: 2.64 innings to each walk
30. Orioles: ~2 innings to each walk.
-What does this tell us?
1. Your best team should walk 2 to 3 batters in a 9 inning game.
2. Your average team should walk 3 to 4, on average.
3.Your worst teams should walk 4 to 5 batters, on average, in a 9 inning game.
I obviously will not go through every statistic from 2008. But if there are requests, I will go through them. I hope this helps everyone find the sliders that are the most realistic possible.
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