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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