10-02-2009, 02:19 PM
It is not politics. There is the religion of I Know More About Baseball Than Joe Morgan, and then the sceptics who have realized through life experience that not only Morgan, but Lou Piniella and Dusty Baker and even Jim Hendry probably know more about their profesion than I do.
The idea is that modern statistical analysis trumps experience and acutally being part of the game. If you debunk any one of the sacred stats, they say "we know there is not one stat that tells everything ..." in a condescending tone. And then throw out a bunch of "dinosaur"
stats that show how stupid we are.
Some day, a Newton or Darwin or Columbus will say fuck this and write a book that debunks it all. Then we can all go back to watching games, living in peace and harmony.
The idea is that modern statistical analysis trumps experience and acutally being part of the game. If you debunk any one of the sacred stats, they say "we know there is not one stat that tells everything ..." in a condescending tone. And then throw out a bunch of "dinosaur"
stats that show how stupid we are.
Some day, a Newton or Darwin or Columbus will say fuck this and write a book that debunks it all. Then we can all go back to watching games, living in peace and harmony.
I like you guys a lot.