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Monday, August 23, 2010

Good hitting v good pitching

By Tangotiger

Go to Amazon’s Look Inside of The Book, and do a search for
Profile #5
and that will bring you to page 94. The study is available in its entirety at pages 94-96, with the conclusion being:

The Book Says:

There is no platoon effect with respect to the quality of the pitcher or hitter. Good pitching beats good hitting as much as good hitting beats good pitching.

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