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Originally Posted by packs
The flaw is assuming space has something to do with the probability a baseball will land where someone isn't. Having space does not dictate where a ball goes. Also the outfield is not so significantly larger than any other stadium, nor is it the largest. Winning a batting title requires you to do more than hit a ball into the outfield.
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I am still missing it. Suppose you had only two outfielders. Teams obviously would hit for a higher average than against three outfielders as more balls would fall in, no? So isn't having three outfielders who have to cover more real estate just an extension of the same concept albeit on a lesser scale? Maybe it isn't enough of a difference to matter, but that is a different question than the basic concept.
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