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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name
That is a good point. However, can see the case being made that in reality, the most valuable player is not necessarily who people vote for. Basically, you're saying "MVPs are selected using old outdated tools and that's the way the game has to do it if it wants to be realistic", but others could very well say "In reality, the MVP is not who people vote for, it's who's actually the most valuable, and RBI offer little insight."
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I agree, LLN. Recall from my OP that what I said was only my opinion, that I did not mean to debate the finer points of sabermetrics with people, and above all,
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I don't mean to offend any Bill James fans
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Thankfully, this game can accommodate various styles of play, and if VORP, RC/27, and other various acronyms that I have not even looked at yet (and probably won't now) are your thing, then have at it, I say!
This thread (and particularly its title) came from frustration in trying to wrap my small head around sabermetrics and failing. Out of it, though, has come the realization that I was also using it to crystallize my own style of play. That I have shared this with the community is my right, of course, and in line with many another thread that I have seen here. Perhaps it will also give some support to people who feel the same way that I do.
So, until the time that I do hear about VORP and Willie Mays, or Alex Rodriguez's RC/27, as mainstream topics, I choose the traditional approach which, through 2007 at least, is the more realistic as well. I choose realism over the science which may be the wave of the future in baseball, but not today and not yesterday.