MVP
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Re: Is Analytics killing Baseball
I dont think analytics itself, is hurting the game, its poor managing and/or the front office telling managers how to manage that is hurting the game to a degree.
Like for instance last night, after playing 18 innings the night before, and bullpens being gassed, IMO, last night with how well Rich Hill, was pitching, I dont think if I was the manager I would have pulled him when Roberts did.
Now thats not to say, that the Red Sox wouldnt have been able to come back. But pulling him after giving up the walk, I probably would have gave him atleast a chance to continue on, before pulling him. He may have ended up giving it up anyway, but I think I would have went a little longer with him.
Were seeing in both baseball and basketball these days, that teams are babying these players too much, and being too concerned about injuries. In a day where pitchers are throwing a lot less pitches per game, and yet, we have more arm and shoulder injuries than ever before. Granted you got more guys throwing harder on average than in yrs past, so its possible that is causing more injuries as well.
But with all this talk, about how much bigger and supposedly stronger athletes are now days, and yet they get hurt much more often. Heck the NBA is a lot less physical now days, and players are supposedly in much better condition, yet they get injured more often, all while playing less minutes than guys that played in 60's 70's and 80's. Just look at the minutes per game Bird, Magic, Wilt, Jabbar, Big O, ets average over their entire careers, and the minutes they were playing per game each season. Bird even did it, the last few yrs of his career with a severe back injury, where he was in traction, when he wasnt on the court,lol.
I get these guys are paid alot of money now days, and you wont to try and protect your investment, but my gosh, were sissifying this generation of athletes, by owners and management, trying to outsmart each other.
Im not really a fan of David Price, but I'll give him all the credit in the world, from always wanting to the ball, regardless of short rest, along with all the struggles he has had in his postseason career.
Kershaw is another guy, who isnt afraid to take the ball, on short rest, in any situation either. Yes he has had some stinkers in his postseason career, but he never backs down from the challenge. And Kershaw the last fews has battled back issues as well, and still will take the ball in any situation, even if it means he fails, and knows due to the failures, you have idiot analyst and talk show hosts that will question his legacy.
Im not against analytics, I think the more stats the better, but sometimes you just got to let the players play, and quite trying to out think the opposing manager or coach.
Players will never be able to be great if they never are given the chance to fail. Nor will you ever be great without having failure. This generation of SP's, are being coddled too much. And basically all the NBA players are being coddled too much.
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Favorite teams:
MLB- Reds/ and whoever is playing the Cubs
NBA- Pacers
NFL- Dolphins & Colts
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