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Apparently they couldn't hire anyone who knew how to make a spreadsheet
2006-04-21 10:07
by Bob Timmermann

This link is from the Richmond Braves website:
"Batting leaders" Not only is the information formatted in an incomprehensible manner, I believe it's a year old!

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2006-04-21 10:25:03
1.   DXMachina
So, very precise, but totally inaccurate?

The column headers are totally wrong, too.

2006-04-21 10:38:42
2.   Bob Timmermann
I think this may speak to the amount of traffic that the Richmond Braves website must get.
2006-04-21 10:56:06
3.   DXMachina
There's a lot of major league names on that list. I'm surprised, actually. Pawtucket just piggybacks on minorleaguebaseball.com's stats service (http://tinyurl.com/nl72d). It's not like Richmond couldn't do the same thing (http://tinyurl.com/r2vqc).
2006-04-21 10:58:39
4.   Humma Kavula
It's neither inaccurate nor incomprehensible. Johnson really did hit 281 home runs in just 0.857 at-bats, scoring 0.85697025 runs (rounding up). It was a feat that will never be duplicated -- I can't even begin to describe the play.
2006-04-21 11:01:20
5.   Sandus
I bet all those guys with 144 triples are so proud...
2006-04-21 11:15:29
6.   DXMachina
4. "New league record!"
2006-04-21 11:21:02
7.   Bob Timmermann
I always thought the IL was a pitchers league too.
2006-04-21 11:51:57
8.   vito
Makes me proud to live in Richmond....

And if you think the site is cool, just visit the park. A couple of years ago, they had Skull Fracture Night at The Diamond. But when the concrete fell, the lucky ticketholder was not in his seat.

2006-04-21 11:54:00
9.   Bob Timmermann
I was looking at the site because a friend of mine was planning to head out to The Diamond tonight.

It looks like Richmond doesn't have a lot of good players as Atlanta has stripped the roster bare.

2006-04-21 12:15:43
10.   vito
Your friend will be very lonely. The R-Braves are in Buffalo.
2006-04-21 12:45:20
11.   Bob Timmermann
I won't tell her. I'll let her find out on her own.

I emailed the R-Braves PR staff about the page. They have a canned email reply so other people must have complained.

I was told to visit milb.com.

2006-04-21 12:50:14
12.   Bob Timmermann
I double checked my friend's message. She is planning to go tomorrow. And the R-Braves will be home then.
2006-04-21 13:56:15
13.   graciebarn
Stranded on third base
Is a tragic place to be.
Must bunt triplers home.
2006-04-21 20:38:07
14.   jason h
Our own former Dodger Trinidad Hubbard accomplished the remarkable feat of hitting 129 home runs yet having only 89 RBI's.

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