tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post378387840095977254..comments2024-02-13T06:56:14.486-05:00Comments on Walk Like a Sabermetrician: Historical Park Factors, 1901-2008phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-72106203015744331842012-08-22T17:20:35.963-04:002012-08-22T17:20:35.963-04:00They are halved and regressed.They are halved and regressed.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-8277801921727876472012-08-22T09:02:29.282-04:002012-08-22T09:02:29.282-04:00Are these numbers the raw data or are they halved ...Are these numbers the raw data or are they halved to take into account full season stats?davesiglinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-34255659791800259682011-03-22T16:58:40.568-04:002011-03-22T16:58:40.568-04:00I don't have any particularly compelling reaso...I don't have any particularly compelling reason behind that decision. In the Senators case, they changed parks in 1962, moving into what would become known as RFK, so it only effects the 1961 factor, and it's the only such move post-1900.<br /><br />I suppose I could offer that it's a recognition that park factors don't truly isolate the effect of the park, although that would be a poor excuse and wouldn't speak well for the validity of park factors when teams stay put.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-81076098603179863412011-03-22T05:00:52.872-04:002011-03-22T05:00:52.872-04:00"Additionally, when a team moves, and a new t..."Additionally, when a team moves, and a new team immediately moves in (for example, the Senators of ’60 and ’61), this is treated as a new team."<br /><br />Why?JD Mathewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013387350010957440noreply@blogger.com