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Expert Profile: Brian Flaspohler

Expertise: Questions about baseball rules (ex. What is a balk?), general information about the game (ex. How many pitches does a pitcher throw warming up before an inning?), statistical analysis (How do you calculate ERA? and What is sabermetrics?), questions about players (ex. How old was Babe Ruth when he died?), questions about Baseball records (ex. What is the record for most RBIs in a season?) I am a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and a lifelong baseball fanatic.
Lifelong fan, article about player movement from team to team throughout history.

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject Batting average isn't the best way to measure the effectiveness of a hitter.

What do you like about this subject? The St. Louis Cardinals, statistical analysis, Stan Musial, historical achievements, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I am writing a book about Missouri born major league baseball players.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 7076
Knowledge	9.88 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.93 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.88 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		15
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		1003

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/05/08
10	10	10	10	09/05/08
10	10	10	10	08/07/08
10	10	10	10	07/15/08
10	10	10	10	07/11/08

User Comments

Brian Flaspohler is articulate, definitely knowledgeable, and he has a gift for putting words on paper in a logical, easy-to-understand way. He doesn
(John on 09/05/08)

Brian Flaspohler knows his stuff about baseball. He writes lucidly, succinctly, and writes so everyone can understand his meaning, responses, etc. He
(John on 09/05/08)

Brian, Thanks for the quick answer. Daughter thinks she knows everything. Not this time!!!! Thanks for proving me right this time. Jim
(Jim on 08/07/08)

Thank you very much
(Tom on 07/15/08)

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Recent Answers from Brian Flaspohler

2008-09-05 Wild Card Teams, Selection, Playing Games in Post Season: John, Thanks for the kind words. In my response, it was a typo. Team 4 is the wildcard team and Team 5 wins their division. The infield fly rule: It is only possible when the bases are loaded...

2008-09-04 Wild Card Teams, Selection, Playing Games in Post Season: John, Here's an example and I'll try and explain how it works: East Division Team 1 50-40 Team 2 48-42 Central Division Team 3 60-30 Team 4 53-37 West Division Team 5 55-35 Team...

2008-09-03 Scoring in Baseball: Melody, The short answer is because that's what's written in the rules. I think that it was decided at some point that the people in charge of the baseball rules didn't want to reward a batter who...

2008-08-28 Baseball Pitching Accuracy: Ian, If this is a controlled experiment, I'd suggest marking the ball with a dye, powder, or paint and have the pitcher throw at a target of some kind. The ball will leave a mark where it strikes the...

2008-08-25 8.05 (d): Randy, In my judgement there is no way a pitcher can legally turn and make a throw to second without disengaging from the rubber. However, people have argued that point with me. So, I'll fall back...