cybermetric.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
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You might think so. In both 2006 and 2007 he led the major leagues in "contact average." I define that as hits divided by (AB - K + SF). His contact average in 2006 was .448 and in 2007 it was .421 (although it fell to .372 in 2008). And he strikes out about 190 times a year. So more contact ...
philly.com - 11/18/2008
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philly.com —
There were 32 voters for the National League's
Most Valuable Player Award. Ryan Howard received votes from
31 of them. Let that sink in for a moment. Thirty-one of 32 voters put Howard somewhere on their ballot, which has room for 10 players. But one ...
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No Vote for Howard? Ridiculous | Philadelphia Inquirer | ...
thefightins.com - 11/19/2008
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thefightins.com —
Today, on November 19th, Phillies slugger and 2008
MVP runner-up Ryan Howard celebrates his 29th birthday. To
honor this occasion, an assortment of entertainers from the music industry decided to film their own unique happy birthday messages via ...
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A Happy Birthday Message to Ryan Howard, From Q-Tip
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Cybermetrics: Morong: Should Ryan Howard Try To Strikeout Less?
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Cybermetrics: Morong: Should Ryan Howard Try To Strikeout Less? Dave Nicholson, seen here charging Chumley Cummings (great-grandson of Candy Cummings), merely laughs. You might think so. In both 2006 and 2007 he led the major leagues in “contact average.” I define that as hits divided by (AB - K + SF). His contact average in 2006 was .448 and in 2007 it was .421 (although it fell to .372 in 2008). And he strikes out about 190 times a year. So more contact would mean more hits, right? Maybe, maybe not. ...This got me to thinking what happens to batter’s contact average ...
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Amazin' Avenue —
... At Cybermetrics, Cyril Morong wonders if Ryan Howard should strike out less, but he uses numbers and such so it's not really as sarcastic as it sounds. ...
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Sabernomics —
From economist Cy Morong.
The correlation between the change in strikeout rate and the change in contact rate was .142. So if a batter’s strikeout rate increased, his batting average while making contact also increased. Looking at the changes from 2005 to 2006 gave a .18 correlation.
Maybe this makes sense. If you swing harder, you strike out more. But a harder swing means the ball is hit harder, which should mean more hits. So combined with the earlier study, a player should be careful if he thinks he should make a big effort to strikeout ...
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