2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[michaeltex]

Thanks man, I actually thought it was entirely something else

Moneyball also involves advanced analytics to find the undervalued performers in the first place. Oakland was doing it when nobody else was, now everybody has an analyst team on staff. 

Personally, I think it has a use, but still needs the "eyes and ears" test to validate results. I think of "Trouble with the Curve" as an example of you you can get in love with spreadsheet analysis for decision making that isn't validated by what's really going on.

There are 3 types of falsehoods: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics - Mark Twain (and a host of others)