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Goody · 03-04-2010, 04:33 AM

What is it?

Is it some sabermetric thing?

Is it something that would benefit replay leagues?

Why is there such a huge calling for it from many people here?

Does it really take into account real life physics, mental states, and intangiables? (I think a random number generator does that just fine with the stats we already have available).

Sabermetrics and all these extra stats are, IMO, just a bunch of fluff that overanalyzes things in numbers...when real world baseball is not just a bunch of numbers and calculations.

You can't predict how Milton Bradley will perform this year by using a spreadsheet or a formula. Fans know this, scouts know this, writers know this....

No decision in baseball is made on purely numbers and formulas.

So how will WAR benefit OOTP? And what the heck is it? I had enough stats in the game back in 2003 or so.

It did the job and moreso. I could see where more robust calculations behind the scenes (in the code) would make OOTP better...but that happens every year. What's the obsession with this WAR?

03-04-2010, 04:33 AM	#1
Goody Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Korea Posts: 3,530	Somebody explain WAR already... What is it? Is it some sabermetric thing? Is it something that would benefit replay leagues? Why is there such a huge calling for it from many people here? Does it really take into account real life physics, mental states, and intangiables? (I think a random number generator does that just fine with the stats we already have available). Sabermetrics and all these extra stats are, IMO, just a bunch of fluff that overanalyzes things in numbers...when real world baseball is not just a bunch of numbers and calculations. You can't predict how Milton Bradley will perform this year by using a spreadsheet or a formula. Fans know this, scouts know this, writers know this.... No decision in baseball is made on purely numbers and formulas. So how will WAR benefit OOTP? And what the heck is it? I had enough stats in the game back in 2003 or so. It did the job and moreso. I could see where more robust calculations behind the scenes (in the code) would make OOTP better...but that happens every year. What's the obsession with this WAR? __________________ In the past: Laseron Baseball Association creator. Present: I am Rezulm on PT and OOTP Discord. Future: I wish it was the past.