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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4802624, member: 405"] Yes, I think all the advanced stats in baseball (launch angle, launch velocity, bat barrel speed, etc.) have messed up hitting. The only hits that matter in baseball now are home runs, just like the only baskets that count in hoops are 3 pointers and layups. The midrange game is a statistical "no, you shouldn't do that", just like in baseball, it seems like advancing the runner, the hit & run, stealing bases, all of the real art and strategy of baseball has been lost between every pitcher throwing 100 mph fastballs until their elbow breaks, and hitters who either can't make contact, or hit it out of the park. Advanced metrics have ruined baseball, plain and simple. [/QUOTE]