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Originally Posted by Westheim
That's a discussion that can't be solved with stats anymore. Like the question "Would Mark Fidrych be in the Hall of Fame and still alive if he had enjoyed access to 2000s' diagnostics and repair capabilities?"
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I agree. But more importantly, Look at just your singular issue without any other issues involved.
It already muddies the water to such a point that trying to predict what a pitcher from today would do in 1950 and vice versa just doesn't work if you go beyond pure numbers and try to inject the reality of changing culture and science into the mix.