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From: pete@umcp-cs.UUCP (Pete Cottrell)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Gold Gloves - Here They Are
Message-ID: <3036@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 01:53:47 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  6 01:53:47 1985
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Reply-To: pete@maryland.UUCP (Pete Cottrell)
Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD
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Summary: 

In article <1046@ihuxw.UUCP> tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor) writes:
>Here are the `84 Gold Glove winners.  Players with * by
>their name led the league in fielding at their position.
>Note the lack of *s!  Only 2!!!!!
>
Yes, but there is certainly more to fielding than a high percentage.
I'd rather have a fielder who handles 200 chances with 3 errors than
one who has little range and only handles 100 chances with 1 error
(given the same playing time, of course). Besides range, there are
other considerations such as stopping errors by teammates (as in
a first baseman who can scoop out low throws; Eddie Murray comes to
mind), and the ability to start a double play (again, Eddie Murray
has a strong arm and starts a higher than average number 3-6-3 or
3-6-1 double plays).
Thanks for posting the list!
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