Argumentative Analysis Of Moneyball

After watching Moneyball and reading the articles, I think that statistical analysis hinders the fun of sports. I feel that sports are not always about the statistics; I feel it is about the players. Because you could be the worst batter but then be the best fielder on your team. I feel numbers are just numbers they change all the time so I personally don’t think you can see how good an athlete is by statistics. Just like one of the guys said at the end of the movie that hit home and took the words right out of my mouth. He said “It’s all about the heart and dedication you put into the game. Also the group of players you put together to play the sport. You can’t approach baseball from a statistical beam counter point of view it is won on the …show more content…
Not get down to Kobe had this many minutes played, and this many wins in his career and Jordan had this many minutes and wins. I don’t think it should matter at all. It’s just like when you go to a sports bar with your friends to watch a game there is never a time when someone doesn’t say well here is the statistic on what ESPN said. It is so annoying. With sports analysis I am kind of on the edge with them. I like them but then again I don’t, because some analyst like on ESPN sometimes they tell halfhearted truth about the athletes. They also exaggerate things and make them bigger of a deal then they really are. Like when someone gets in trouble for a DUI, they make it sound like he committed a crime. Also I don’t like when after a game how they run up to the quarterbacks and the coaches and if they didn’t have a good game you are the last person I want to talk to they are just annoying. The only way I like sports analyst is before games like early morning Sundays when they are talking about the games that are going on later today. Because it is always nice to hear what other people have to say about my team. And also to see how other teams are doing to see how tuff of game we have this week or the