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Old November 22nd, 2006, 05:40 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Roxpert View Post
See any pattern there?
Sure, there's a pattern. Is it meaningful? Is there any evidence that the trend is more meaningful than the weighted average, regressed somewhat because it's insane to assume that the Pythag variance is completely due to the manager? I think not.

I think it's perfectly legitimate to knock the projection down by a couple games to account for Hurdle's poor use of the roster, though. No argument there. But the argument shouldn't come from the Pythag variance.
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