2065 - BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE

[RonCo]

BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE: 4/12/2065

What is this? - Methodology Here!

- Cape Fear's defense has been stifling, but how long can that Line Drive number stand?
- Three double-digit bottomsiders.
- Sample size, sample size, sample size

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Cape Fear Swamp Foxes	4.51	-0.70	4.56	5.57	13.94
Sacramento Mad Popes	2.23	6.06	-1.19	1.77	8.87
Atlantic City Gamblers	3.38	0.23	1.08	2.10	6.79
Mexico City Aztecs	8.43	-3.84	-1.92	3.74	6.42
Hawaii Tropics	-0.39	2.47	1.41	1.44	4.93
New Orleans Crawdads	-0.62	5.50	1.59	-1.66	4.80
San Fernando Bears	4.42	1.29	-0.81	-0.28	4.61
Yellow Springs Nine	7.14	-1.70	-0.21	-0.62	4.61
Nashville Bluebirds	4.03	0.59	-1.19	0.53	3.97
Austin Shredders	2.58	-2.47	2.20	1.11	3.42
Charlotte Flyers	3.27	2.32	-2.49	-0.10	3.01
Vancouver Mounties	-0.59	4.53	-2.87	1.56	2.63
Phoenix Talons	-0.39	2.04	0.31	0.55	2.51
Cobble Hill Robins	5.10	-4.33	1.42	-0.12	2.08
Calgary Pioneers	1.47	-1.61	3.47	-2.79	0.55
Long Beach Surfers	0.20	2.61	-0.18	-2.23	0.40
Brook Park Brownies	0.10	1.28	1.88	-3.10	0.16
Boise Spuds	4.12	-5.09	4.43	-3.45	0.02
League	0	0	0	0	0
Las Vegas Hustlers	6.88	-4.08	-3.33	0.12	-0.41
San Antonio Outlaws	-2.33	2.56	-1.87	1.05	-0.58
Charm City Jimmies	-2.99	-3.12	0.53	4.84	-0.74
Louisville Sluggers	-3.78	0.05	0.94	2.02	-0.78
Chicago Black Sox	-4.26	1.72	-0.73	1.23	-2.05
Madison Wolves	-5.07	0.94	-1.26	1.98	-3.41
Montreal Blazers	-3.73	0.65	-2.23	1.15	-4.15
Twin Cities River Monsters	0.65	-1.19	-2.94	-1.56	-5.05
Jacksonville Zombies	-0.24	-2.58	-2.28	-0.75	-5.85
Bikini Krill	-4.60	-1.71	1.77	-3.24	-7.78
Valencia Stars	-8.28	-0.69	1.73	-0.56	-7.80
Rosenblatt Bombers	-9.70	2.85	0.29	-4.13	-10.68
Des Moines Kernels	-4.93	-2.28	-1.84	-2.99	-12.04
Portland Lumberjacks	-6.63	-2.31	-0.30	-3.18	-12.41

[Trebro]

Top ten. 4-7 anyway. Probably because outfield defense still isn't what i want it to be but it's early yet.

[Lane]

SSS indeed, LBC above average while the gods of defense in Montreal and Des Moines are below average.

[Bob Breum]

SSS indeed, LBC above average while the gods of defense in Montreal and Des Moines are below average.

I am flattered.

[woods]

I did make an effort to improve my defense this year, but this is slightly ridiculous.

[mragland]

Not quite where we want to be, but at least out of the ditch.

[Knucklehead254]

SSS indeed, LBC above average while the gods of defense in Montreal and Des Moines are below average.

"Gods of defense"

Doesn't mention Vancouver.

[Lane]

SSS indeed, LBC above average while the gods of defense in Montreal and Des Moines are below average.

"Gods of defense"

Doesn't mention Vancouver.

Well you weren't bitching about my center fielder and accusing me of tanking so i left you out of it lol

[CTBrewCrew]

Time to make the donuts…

[RonCo]

BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE: 4/26/2065

YS9 Rising...

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Cape Fear Swamp Foxes	12.61	1.88	4.05	7.01	25.55
Sacramento Mad Popes	-3.75	10.78	1.81	7.34	16.18
Yellow Springs Nine	9.53	0.58	1.00	3.81	14.92
Cobble Hill Robins	9.47	-2.48	4.01	1.00	11.99
San Fernando Bears	8.57	5.58	-3.22	0.75	11.69
Charm City Jimmies	5.35	-0.30	0.86	5.05	10.95
Phoenix Talons	1.46	4.10	1.30	1.83	8.69
Nashville Bluebirds	4.07	3.77	-2.63	3.21	8.43
Mexico City Aztecs	7.29	-1.22	-5.71	5.58	5.93
New Orleans Crawdads	-7.38	6.24	4.04	2.36	5.26
Atlantic City Gamblers	6.18	-6.53	2.07	1.72	3.43
Hawaii Tropics	-0.94	4.22	-0.41	0.22	3.09
Vancouver Mounties	-0.81	4.04	-2.86	2.05	2.41
Austin Shredders	2.87	-1.53	2.00	-1.25	2.09
Charlotte Flyers	1.58	5.67	-3.84	-2.09	1.32
Calgary Pioneers	6.70	-3.91	-0.21	-1.89	0.68
League	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Madison Wolves	-9.08	5.93	2.60	-0.86	-1.40
Twin Cities River Monsters	6.34	-5.47	-1.84	-1.00	-1.97
Las Vegas Hustlers	7.87	-2.38	-1.34	-6.23	-2.08
Long Beach Surfers	-0.96	2.00	-1.92	-2.16	-3.05
Montreal Blazers	-1.39	-5.08	-1.37	2.39	-5.46
Brook Park Brownies	-2.37	1.74	1.30	-6.36	-5.69
Jacksonville Zombies	-1.78	-3.42	-0.40	-0.77	-6.37
San Antonio Outlaws	-6.25	2.90	-2.78	-0.62	-6.75
Boise Spuds	-1.18	-4.30	5.52	-7.58	-7.54
Chicago Black Sox	-6.62	-0.72	-1.39	0.65	-8.08
Bikini Krill	-0.95	-5.22	0.35	-4.99	-10.81
Louisville Sluggers	-4.06	-6.92	-0.94	0.63	-11.29
Rosenblatt Bombers	-12.74	2.34	1.22	-2.68	-11.86
Des Moines Kernels	-5.56	-3.18	0.74	-4.80	-12.80
Valencia Stars	-11.82	-3.12	0.93	-0.73	-14.75
Portland Lumberjacks	-12.24	-5.96	-2.93	-1.59	-22.73

[ae37jr]

I just switched back to my last season's outfield alignment. Blair Peyton can't hang in CF, Cano Jr is totally washed up and Chao Yuan is still a DH even if he thinks he can play CF.

[Trebro]

Small sample size but 3rd place is making me so happy even if we're 2 wins lower than I wanted to be right now (10-11 instead of 12-9).

My plan to upgrade outfield defense is working.

[ae37jr]

Small sample size but 3rd place is making me so happy even if we're 2 wins lower than I wanted to be right now (10-11 instead of 12-9).

My plan to upgrade outfield defense is working.

Smart move keeping Hartman. Looks like he is about to enter his prime.

[Trebro]

Small sample size but 3rd place is making me so happy even if we're 2 wins lower than I wanted to be right now (10-11 instead of 12-9).

My plan to upgrade outfield defense is working.

Smart move keeping Hartman. Looks like he is about to enter his prime.

It was a very hard call because as I noted elsewhere, my minors need a good re-stocking. But he's the key to any success we're going to have in what I feel is a legitimate 3 year window before I don't have enough talent to keep it going.

[RonCo]

BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE: 5/10/2065


The gap between the top three and the rest is interesting. Same with the bottom two.

Also happy to see Bikini rising a bit as sample size comes in.

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Cape Fear Swamp Foxes	17.62	4.73	4.54	6.82	33.71
Sacramento Mad Popes	1.96	13.17	2.63	9.18	26.94
Yellow Springs Nine	12.19	3.60	2.51	5.59	23.89
San Fernando Bears	12.99	5.49	-4.55	1.93	15.86
Phoenix Talons	1.34	4.87	3.69	4.01	13.91
Cobble Hill Robins	12.44	-0.57	4.48	-4.06	12.28
Vancouver Mounties	4.12	8.88	-3.85	1.77	10.92
Hawaii Tropics	-1.80	5.73	5.26	0.23	9.42
Austin Shredders	6.68	1.97	2.17	-3.31	7.51
Calgary Pioneers	7.36	-5.45	3.22	0.58	5.70
Mexico City Aztecs	5.17	0.30	-6.83	6.60	5.24
Nashville Bluebirds	1.88	1.37	-2.37	4.35	5.24
Charm City Jimmies	4.61	-3.74	-0.58	4.78	5.07
Charlotte Flyers	4.05	5.35	-2.50	-3.68	3.23
League	0	0	0	0	0
Atlantic City Gamblers	10.71	-11.79	2.77	-1.80	-0.10
New Orleans Crawdads	-15.20	6.67	1.24	6.64	-0.65
Jacksonville Zombies	0.46	-4.63	1.51	-0.66	-3.32
Long Beach Surfers	1.59	3.53	-4.74	-3.89	-3.51
Bikini Krill	5.62	-6.15	4.15	-8.78	-5.15
Twin Cities River Monsters	2.24	-3.24	-2.66	-1.66	-5.32
Chicago Black Sox	-0.87	-0.47	-5.08	0.34	-6.08
Las Vegas Hustlers	6.17	-5.90	-1.93	-4.61	-6.26
Boise Spuds	-0.63	-4.42	4.99	-7.71	-7.77
Brook Park Brownies	-9.81	3.66	0.50	-2.65	-8.29
Montreal Blazers	-4.45	-6.48	-1.32	3.61	-8.63
Des Moines Kernels	-4.19	-2.32	0.90	-4.31	-9.93
Valencia Stars	-10.16	0.96	0.95	-2.01	-10.26
Madison Wolves	-14.34	0.99	2.76	-2.94	-13.54
San Antonio Outlaws	-10.09	0.59	-4.79	-0.41	-14.70
Louisville Sluggers	-7.29	-11.93	-1.05	3.56	-16.70
Portland Lumberjacks	-13.86	-5.97	-4.42	-2.94	-27.20
Rosenblatt Bombers	-26.53	1.20	-1.59	-4.58	-31.50

[Lane]

Ron, now that we have multiple seasons of this, have you done any looking at the LD numbers, to see if there's any correlation to the GB/FB?

[RonCo]

Ron, now that we have multiple seasons of this, have you done any looking at the LD numbers, to see if there's any correlation to the GB/FB?

I haven't but that's an interesting idea. I should be able to do something with the numbers.

[Krathan]

Line drives are still killing me but with GB improving and FB still looking decent, I’m ok overall

[BaseClogger]

If it weren’t for the bad luck on infield line drives we’d be right there with the top three.

[RonCo]

Looking at the top and bottom, well...It's at least a fun little process. For example:

Cape Fear (18-18), Yellow Springs (17-19) and Sacramento (16-20) are absolutely the elite defensive teams to date. If you add their records, you get 51-57 ... six games below .500.

Rosenblatt (18-18) and Portland (17-18) are by far the stinkiest defensive teams in the league. Add their records and you get 35-36 ... one game below .500.

So hmmm.