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Originally Posted by StyxNCa
Sabermatricians have too much time on their hands. In the end, all that matters is did they win or not. I couldn't. Care less about the impact every single thing had an any given game. A solo HR, or any HR for that matter for a team that loses means nothing, even if that HR gave that team a temporary lead. The end result, they lost.
This trend of having to start analyzing every burp that happens in a dugout for it's impact on a game is silly.
My only question: did they win or lose. Even with all these new stats, the best teams still lose around 60-70 games and the worst teams generally lose around 90 games, just as it has been the entire history of the sport so I really don't see where all these sabermetric stats have made any difference. Just people with too much time on their hands looking for something to do.
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An analogy I always see are Americans taking a pill for every ailment and Sabermaticians.
Some ARE useful, but most are overkill that blind you to the real cause
And if Sabermetrics WERE the say all be all, wouldn't the teams that use them exclusively win ALL the time?
That's my rant, I will watch Trouble with the Curve again...love that movie