'I don't think everything in baseball - or life - is quantifiable,'' he says. ''Sure, if you ignore the stats, if you ignore empiricism, if you ignore objective evidence, then you're a fool. But if you invest in stats so fully that you're blind to the fact the game is played by human beings, then you're just as much of a fool.''
I like this. Because the games are played by human beings who have the ability to think, learn, and adjust you cannot rely on the past to predict future results. It's why stats geeks drive me crazy with statements that their numbers absolutely prove something to be correct.
I like this. Because the games are played by human beings who have the ability to think, learn, and adjust you cannot rely on the past to predict future results. It's why stats geeks drive me crazy with statements that their numbers absolutely prove something to be correct.