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Can someone help. I have lost my link to past years statistic which gave me splits etc... The whole nine yards. I believe it is related to espn somehow...not sure. I am trying to look up some people and my favorites tab was wiped out.

thanks in advance....Ice

I believe you are looking for www.retrosheet.org. If you were using another site, please share it (once you remember, of course).

Thats it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Thanks...Gator!

Best....Site....Ever

However, I have noticed that some of the stats on this site are inconsistant with some stats on cards.

For example, Oscar Gamble 83 is a 2R but on the site he was much better against lefties, but he only had 29 ABs against lefties. How often does this occur- I assume it only occurs when the player had very few at bats against one side. Does anyone know how cards are determined in this case?

I don't know the exact standards, but yeah, when a lefty hitter does exceptionally well against lefty pitching in very limited time, and that performance is atypical of his career (certainly true of Gamble), they will move some of his lefty performance to the right side, as otherwise the player would be used unrealistically.

[quote:814a0635a5]For example, Oscar Gamble 83 is a 2R[/quote:814a0635a5]What does a 2R mean. I have seen it 2R because all the slg is R, but the OB is L. The balance is one of those secret SOM formulas and should not be a major factor in picking a player