Not enough baseball fans.

Aramike · 10-14-12, 04:57 AM

I love me some baseball, specifically Milwaukee Brewers baseball. It's one of those sports that's incomparable - yes, football has more action, but it's a different kind of action.

Baseball is intriguing in how many statistics are compiled, and how often those stats are challenged in an instant. For example, I find it fascinating to watch a hitter in a 9th inning clutch situation going against a pitcher who's had his number in the prior 6 ABs, who is a lefty that the hitter struggles against, and who - statistically - should provide a sure-out for his team to win the game.

Still, every so often, the manager's gut that put that hitter into that situation turns out to be right, and the hitter smashes an 3-0 slider out of the park.

Baseball should be perfectly predictable statistically considering the sample size, but it's not. I guess I love it so much because it shows the inherent flaw of mathematics and the inherent perfection of the human construct of competition.

10-14-12, 04:57 AM	#1
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I love me some baseball, specifically Milwaukee Brewers baseball. It's one of those sports that's incomparable - yes, football has more action, but it's a different kind of action. Baseball is intriguing in how many statistics are compiled, and how often those stats are challenged in an instant. For example, I find it fascinating to watch a hitter in a 9th inning clutch situation going against a pitcher who's had his number in the prior 6 ABs, who is a lefty that the hitter struggles against, and who - statistically - should provide a sure-out for his team to win the game. Still, every so often, the manager's gut that put that hitter into that situation turns out to be right, and the hitter smashes an 3-0 slider out of the park. Baseball should be perfectly predictable statistically considering the sample size, but it's not. I guess I love it so much because it shows the inherent flaw of mathematics and the inherent perfection of the human construct of competition.