I have found the elusive stat, and it is incomprehensibly unaccountable, seemingly defying strategic logic.. Total triples in 2007, MLB, and ratio of doubles to triples:
None out: 335, 10.06
One out: 283, 10.87
Two out: 320, 8.58
Now, somebody please explain: Why would a hitter be LEAST likely to stretch an EBH into a triple with one out? There is clearly a huge strategic advantage to stretching it with one out, as opposed to none out or two out, when there almost nothing to gain by risking a try for third.
Anybody have any thoughts on this?
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Last edited by jtur88; 07-13-2008 at 03:08 PM.
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