Re: jimmy rollins is a yambag
I don't shun statistical analysis, or correct stat analysis. I just think you guys tend to forget that at bottom, it's supposed to be enjoyable and fun, not a math contest. I also think that things like "MVP" (vaguely determined categories) are made to account for the things that statistics don't, like "guts" or "leadership" or any of the other things that make for good entertainment, so I find it sad when every argument degenerates into a comparison of the absolute minutia of statistical performance.
FWIW though I don't think most people care as much about being correct... they care about having fun with it. What does it matter, ultimately, if the MVP chosen were say, Jim Edmonds? Big deal. Sports doesn't matter in the way that politics and such matters, so occasionally statistical accuracy and correctness aren't of the highest value. Truth is not always equal to worth.
But continue...
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