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MLB perfect fielding to start season

PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:53 am
by Valen
I noticed yesterday there were 4 teams that had not committed an error yet.
The Rays booted one against the Rangers last night.
Check of team stats on MLB shows there are still 3 perfect teams. 8-)

So by now you should have guessed what I am going to ask.

What is the MLB team record for consecutive games at start of season making no errors?
What is the MLB team record for consecutive errorless games at any time during season?

And of course we cannot forget online Strat. For those who pay close attention to their teams what is the longest streak you have seen where a strat team went errorless. Please if possible provide link.

Re: MLB perfect fielding to start season

PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:30 pm
by mrcush
My last two teams made it 2/3 of an inning and then incredibly 7 1/3 innings! :lol:

Re: MLB perfect fielding to start season

PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:55 pm
by agabriel
I do not have any answers, but I do know one of those errorless teams is the Royals. Yay!

I do, however, have a problem with errors in general. They are almost entirely subjective and probably racist--even if just a little--because they are determined by an opaque official scorer who is most likely a white, middle-aged man. It would be an interesting study to plot errors by ethnicity and race. I hypothesize that non-whites have been charged for errors at a higher rate than whites (at least since 1947). I would also hypothesize that non-WASPs--particulary Irish Catholics--were charged with errors at a higher rate before 1947.

I think ERA should be eliminated as a statistic and pitchers should simply be judged by the total average runs allowed. After all, the ball typically needs to be in play for an error to occur which typically happens after a pitched ball. So the pitcher can be given some credit/discredit for perpetuating the circumstances leading to an error in the first place.

I do not think errors should be eliminated as a statistic. I think they need to be more granular. As fans and observers of the game, it's beneficial to know whether a defender is prone to drop a ball on the fly; to over- or under-throw to a base or cut-off man; to boot a grounder; for a first baseman to flub a catch; for a catcher to allow a passed ball; et al. It would only serve to make a simulation game like Strat better. For example, guys who typically only have fielding issues might be getting charged for an error on bad throws when it's unlikely that would happen.

But a run's still a run. Sorry for the thread jacking.