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In response to "To me, the baseball equivalent would be to have only the pitcher...hmmmm...and the catcher. So now that 'single' could mean something " by JD

It all breaks down at some point because of how different sports are

Posted by Reagen Jul 4 '18, 07:30

Like a penalty shot in hockey is the closest looking thing but since it's something that often happens in the regular course of a game it doesn't have the impact, and the success rate isn't close. Or there's a free throw, if it was moved to six feet from the basket, but then there's so many points on basketball that one doesn't make a big difference.

I agree that it's all about incentives, and maybe this is the way soccer wants it, but it's weird to compare it across sports.

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Not changing your point, but: You’re about as likely to make a free throw as a soccer penalty shot. They both average about 75%. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 07:44 2
- Fair enough. I bet there a 538ish article that could be written about the most impactful play in sports. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 07:48 1
  - The economist on how to win penalty shootouts: go first, shoot high. -- (link) - mafic Jul 4, 08:05

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It all breaks down at some point because of how different sports are

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