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Measures of Performance: A Losing Record with a Winning Spirit

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How do you measure performance in a recreational league? Do you take into account bad umpires who don't seem to know the rules of the game? Does your assessment take into account teams from competitive leagues who stay sharp in the off-season by playing in a recreational league? Do the league mandated priorities of first fun, second learning, third winning play any role? Although we have one game remaining, we will end this season with a losing record (currently, we are 1-7-1). However, we started the season with 5 of 14 players who had significant problems hitting a pitched ball. At our last game, every player on our roster got a hit. We started the season with 7 of 14 players who did not understand the basic flow of the game or how to get the other team out. At our last game, we held a very good team to two points in the first inning (a significant accomplishment for our team). Everyone plays both infield and outfield. Everyone has improved. Our defensive play as a tea