The article reflects on the unpredictability of baseball, particularly in relation to team batting orders. It highlights how even teams with poor on-base percentages can experience surprising successes, pointing out past instances where managers have experimented with batting orders during losing streaks. These strategies hint at the idea that change, however random, may spark a turnaround for the team, illustrating the intricate dynamics of sports performance and the hope that lies in unpredictability.
The top two have OBP of .227 and .274. Oh well, sometimes, when I've thought we've had the worst possible batting order over the years, we've scored a bunch.
I remember managers, on long losing streaks, would pull the batting order out of a hat, figuring it might shake the team out of the doldrums.
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