"Stated flatly.....you are indeed not understanding. If you did, you would no longer be arguing these unsupportable things. So, if me saying that to you is insulting to you, then sorry, but I'm insulting you.
"So...two points you have to wrap you mind around and recognize as valid:
1) The streak was a fluke.
2) Even if it wasn't a fluke, it added no value to the Yankee's season. If you had removed some hits from the 56 game streak and redistributed them to other games, it would have not changed a thing in terms of offensive value.
Really!
There are real skills involved in augmenting statistical performance above mere randomness; and Lou, I and others have tried to identify them, in an attempt to see what in DiMaggio's bag of tricks, made him a prime candidate for the most extended streak so far and we have NOT been rude in exploring it].
Last edited by Nimajneb; 08-15-2007 at 09:20 PM.
Reason: Personal comments
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