Re: An American View of Cricket (longish)

In rec.sport.baseball Blair P. Houghton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Randy Myers  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Being better athletically?  We're talking about being better at
> >playing baseball and there is only _one_ way to determine who is
> >the best at playing baseball and that is to look at the final
> >score.

> And?

> You forgot to add this:

> "...of a large number of games played between the same two teams."

> One game is a statistically insignificant sample.

But the quality of a team is not determined through statistical
significance.  It's determined by the score of the last game they
played.

The best team in baseball is found by looking at the winning score
of the last game of the year.  Whether that tean matches the stat
fan's choice as best team is wholly immaterial.

cordially, as always,

rm