I spent over a decade in press boxes hearing coaches dismiss "the numbers," but...

https://www.toro-bookmarks.win/we-used-to-cover-games-based-on-gut-feelings-and-the-eye-test-from-the-press

I spent over a decade in press boxes hearing coaches dismiss "the numbers," but that tune has changed. Look at how MLB teams shifted from gut feelings to data. In 2002, nobody cared about launch angles