Sabermetrics In The Film Trouble With The Curve

In the movie Trouble with the curve we learned about scouting baseball players using Sabermetrics. Gus didn't think that was a logical way of scouting baseball. In the movie the scouts that worked with Gus were planing on signing Bo Gentry based on what they know from online stats. So Gus went out to North Carolina just to see how good Bo really is. After watching several games evaluating his every move Gus decided Bo was not the right fit for the team. By watching Bo, Gus figured out his weaknesses; he could not hit a curve ball his hands would drift. When Gus figured this out he told his boss, who didn't listen and signed him anyway. When this happened Gus went back to Atlanta but his daughter Mickey who had come along with Gus had stayed. She had seen the two sons of the women who worked at the hotel outside. The oldest son was pitching to his younger brother. When Mickey had seen this she was amazed the boy could pitch past and accurate, he could even throw a good curve ball. When she had seen …show more content…
I do not think that is very logical because you don't actually know how the player handles the ball in the game. When using Sabermetrics you are relying on a computer to do all the work for you. It is unreliable because one, you've never seen them play and don't know how they do under pressure and two, someone might have made a mistake putting the player stats in the computer. I think Gus`s theory is better because he gets to know the players needs. He can tell how well they hit the ball even if he cant see well. Going out and watching the player play baseball can show you what they need to work to get better. watching their swing for different pitches and their reaction time towards the ball can show you just how good they are. 
 By watching the movie it shows you cannot trust everything on the internet, you need to follow up on your research just like what gus