"For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players' and teams' potential and success. But in the past fifteen years, a ... new standard of measurement--sabermetrics--has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts. But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accurate, traditionalists ... believe that the 'old' way ... is still the best way. Baseball, they argue, ...
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"For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players' and teams' potential and success. But in the past fifteen years, a ... new standard of measurement--sabermetrics--has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts. But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accurate, traditionalists ... believe that the 'old' way ... is still the best way. Baseball, they argue, should be run by people, not by numbers. In this ... book, [Keith Law examines] a century's worth of accepted wisdom, making the definitive case against the long-established view"--Amazon.com
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