... years. It was also a year of dominance, as Miguel Cabrera became the first player to hit for the Triple Crown in 45 years. Yet, in this great year of play, baseball experienced something that caused many critics and followers to re-look the history books and ... opposite direction, thus meaning the right-tail [highest batting average] of the normal distribution curve decreases. The result of the evolutionary development of baseball players means that accomplishing extraordinary feats, such as batting .400, has become nearly statistically impossible. Applying Professor Gould's statistical...

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