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echo: ml_baseball
to: TERRY MAY
from: DAVE HASSLER
date: 1997-09-12 23:13:00
subject: Re: Awards

 > Errors are a TERRIBLE way to judge a defense anyway.  For
 > example, say a team has made 100 errors, whereas another
 > teams has made 75 errors.  Does that mean the second team
 > has better defense?  Well, what if the first team got to
 > 50 balls that the second teams would never get to, resulting
 > in 25 additional net outs.  Now which team has the better
 > defense?  You certainly would not be able to tell by looking
 > at ERs.
 
Amen to this, Terry.  Errors are blown chances; but the better team at least 
*has* chances to get an out.
 
DHH
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