Pinto: A's, Marlins beat expectations in different ways

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TSN: Pinto: A’s, Marlins beat expectations in different ways
Published 5/15/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
TSN: Pinto: A’s, Marlins beat expectations in different ways All that...and why Burke Badenhop never starred in a 50’s jalopy flick and much, much more! These two organizations demonstrate two extreme ways to build a team. Oakland ranks fourth in the American League in OBP, tied for 12th in slugging percentage. Florida ranks first in the majors in slugging percentage, eighth in the National League in OBP. Bill James’s Runs Created formula boils down to (Times on Base) * (Total Bases) / (Plate Appearances), which explains why both of these offenses work. To maintain the same run ...