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Old 02-20-2020, 11:55 AM   #8
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That's the difference between you and me - your idea of fun is crunching numbers.

My idea of fun is cheering my team and players on, jumping for joy when they do well; getting upset at them when they don't do well.

Emotion - did they teach you anything about that in analytics? It's a huge part of being a fan. It's actually fun too because you get to laugh at yourself after. More emotion, see?


What's fun for a sabremetrician (is that even a word) - player x is worth 1/2 run per 9 innings.

What's fun for me - watching player x step up to the plate, take his hacks, and maybe hit a long single that he stretches into a double. Does a double constitute 1/2 a run?


Like I said, I'm all for the suggestion, as long as it's implemented properly so we can choose the stats we like, and not what sabremetrics "tells" us we should.

No disrespect, but I'll stick with my idea of fun tks.

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