Post by stickman38 on Oct 15, 2019 14:31:40 GMT
That's just it, managers don't want to manage "by the seat of their pants". They don't wan to go on a hunch or gut feeling.
It's the same principle as professional poker players/gamblers. They don't rely on "hunches" they play the odds and percentages.
It may not always work but over the course of a 162 game season, it can mean the difference between having a losing season and a winning one.
Don't bring in a certain pitcher just because the batter bats terrible against him wearing Reeboks instead of Nikes on Mondays while the current pitcher is doing great.
See what happens and if the batter hits a home run or a double then consider changing pitchers if he is still doing good and the next time he faces this batter.
Seems to me that they are taking what used to be such a simple game into something more complicated than it should be.
You know... bunting has become somewhat of a thing of the past too. Games change over time. I wouldn't say I agree with it 100% but it is what it is.
Look at the NFL now, it's almost like watching college games today.