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Re: MLB Batting Stats Google Gadget

by Hank Gillette <hankgillette@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 17, 2008 at 09:05 PM

In article <g0n5k3$ib5$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Matthias Wirtz <Matthias.Wirtz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> > A Google Gadget I wrote for anyone who's interested:
> >     
http://www.google.com/ig/adde?moduleurl=hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets
> >      /file/106411240016712071310/mlb-batting-stats.xml&source=imag
> 
> Thanks, nice idea.
> 
> Unfortunately it's hard to read cause almost every player has an AVG
> between 0.200 and 0.400. So the bars don't give you a good reading of
the
> smaller but im****tant differences. I would suggest to display numbers.

I think a graph is easier to grasp quickly. But you are correct about 
batting average, which needs a different scale to more easily see 
differences. OTOH, the difference between batting .270 and .280 over the 
course of a season is what, 4-5 hits? How im****tant is that?

-- 
Hank Gillette

"If you can't drink everyone under the table, well, you're just wasting
the 
whole experience of being an alcoholic."  -- "HusseinTenaX" at TPM
 




 4 Posts in Topic:
MLB Batting Stats Google Gadget
Paul Reiners <mr.saber  2008-05-16 08:46:20 
Re: MLB Batting Stats Google Gadget
Matthias Wirtz <Matthi  2008-05-17 17:45:39 
Re: MLB Batting Stats Google Gadget
Hank Gillette <hankgil  2008-05-17 21:05:52 
Re: MLB Batting Stats Google Gadget
Paul Reiners <paul.rei  2008-05-17 13:22:34 

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