According to the 2005 Bill James Handbook, infielders were 30% more likely to make an error at PNC Park than at other baseball stadiums during the period 2002-2004. The Pirates made 84 errors at home and 62 on the road; their opponents made 65 in PNC and 54 elsewhere.
This error rate, on the Pirates' side, can be attributed solely to the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Last year, the Bucs made 16 at home and 19 on the road. Their opponents continued to struggle a bit, though, making 19 at PNC and 16 elsewhere.
So it is the infield or is this just some kind of small-sample size oddity? I remember a certain third baseman cracking under a lot of pressure at home, but that wouldn't account for the visitors having similar troubles through all three years.
...oops, E-5 in this post, it's 30% more likely and not 130% more likely, duh.
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