We're trying to improve Conversations.
Please take a brief survey and help us out.

Playing with the numbers: XR Vision

By David Srinivasan
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

My dream is that one day, I'll get real. I'll be watching on TV when Chipper Jones misses a grounder near the third-base line. The data shows that third basemen field this ball 74 percent of the time, so Chipper gets docked 0.18 runs (John Smoltz is docked 0.27 runs for allowing a sharply hit ball to this zone). Chipper redeems himself in the next inning by belting a three-run homer. He gets credit for tallying 1.73 runs (Kelly Johnson's double and Edgar Renteria's walk account for the other 1. ...

Read full story | Create Your Profile

Activate your ESPN Profile!

Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted

Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our terms of use. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.


Conversations in Real-Time

CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

ESPN Fantasy Salary Cap
Create your own fantasy game day living room and win BIG!
Heisman Vote 2009
Vote for the next Heisman winner and enter for a chance to win a trip to the awards show. Mor
Engineered to Win Challenge
Test your football smarts by playing NFL trivia and enter each week for a chance to win a 2010 GMC Sierra.