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A problem comes in, however, when stats people use indexes and then misunderstand the leverage these exert on winning & losing
An example is WAR. The 3 biggest proponents of WAR don't even calculate it the same way. And, they are all guilty of weighting (better termed "fudging"
things by adjusting until guys like Ruth, Bonds, Mays, Aaron rose to the top.
And, in examining the calculations of WAR, lots of statistical experts & mathematical modeling people (like me), there are several *what the heck are they doing this for" moments.
Yes, the math geeks are running baseball. It doesn't mean they're doing ut right, despite the lovely story we saw in Moneyball.
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