Talkin' Baseball

    One day, as I was losing my fantasy baseball matchup, I decided to put all my backup players into the game. This action brought a question into my head: does a good manager play every one of his players? The question took a little bit of thought, but I eventually arrived at my answer.     Certainly in Little League, a manager should play all of his players, no matter how talented they are. Of course, in most Little Leagues, you have to at least bat the whole team, and very often every player has to get into the field at some point during each game. Since Little League is not all about winning, but primarily about development, this is most definitely the way it should be.      Some higher Little League divisions (such as 14U and higher) could potentially have a different ruling for playing time. But seeing as how it's still Little League, the rules should probably remain as they are. I don't think many managers would have the prudence to manage the ...

       Errors suck. For one, they cost the fielding team an out and usually add a baserunner, and they suck for he who made the error. But on the offensive side, they lower your batting stats. It's a good trade-off to drop your batting average one at-bat to get on base, assuming you're a team player.  Herman Long has committed the most errors in MLB history (1,096)     Errors lower your OBP. But should this be so? I mean, you are technically getting on base, and OBP does stand for  On-Base Percentage.       This definition comes straight from  MLB's Website : OBP refers to how frequently a batter reaches base per plate appearance. Times on base include hits, walks and hit-by-pitches, but do not include errors, times reached on a fielder's choice or a dropped third strike. (Separately, sacrifice bunts are removed from the equation entirely, because it is rarely a hitter's decision to sacrifice himself, but rather a manager's cho...