Joe-mo's ignorance

Sporting Goods

A really good read out of San Francisco about Joe Morgan and his strange crusade against Moneyball and baseball statistics. The author is obviously "a Moneyball guy," which makes him "a joke" in Morgan's mind. But if you have some time, it's definitely worth a read, especially if you've read Moneyball.

As Joe points out:

Anytime you're trying to make statistics tell you who's gonna win the game, that's a bunch of geeks trying to play video games.

People have tried to explain to him that stats are not predicting who will win, just trying to help teams set themselves up with the best chance of winning, but he just refuses to listen. It's kind of sad.

Update: whoops, added the link!