by RJ Lesch
Inspired by the just-concluded #SABR49 in beautiful San Diego
Well, sure, we like our box scores and our stats.
The numbers shape the language of the game.
We count the pitches, hits and outs, at-bats,
why, everything that happens. Just the same,
the numbers, though important, are just part
of what we love in baseball. We write of
biography, or film, or scouts — the heart
wants what it wants, in baseball as in love.
Across the span of baseball history,
from old Egyptian bat and ball games through
the modern global enterprise, do we
enjoy its every aspect? Yes, we do!
There’s more to SABR than the numbers game,
although we love our numbers just the same.