Of note, there were 1796 games this year. 18 of them never had a runner in scoring position.
Also of note, the three-true-outcomes philosophy that drives this is a result of refined iterative analysis. It is valid and is the best way to win, under the current architecture of a baseball game. I bolded that because there are ways to change this--ironically, the people that are finding this unwatchable tend to be more traditionalists (I assume) and would be opposed to the changes necessary to adjust to this.
Also of note, the three-true-outcomes philosophy that drives this is a result of refined iterative analysis. It is valid and is the best way to win, under the current architecture of a baseball game. I bolded that because there are ways to change this--ironically, the people that are finding this unwatchable tend to be more traditionalists (I assume) and would be opposed to the changes necessary to adjust to this.
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