As a Scout for inside-edge scouting services for 13 years I can say that this is 100% accurate. Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s were one of the first real buyers of our date...where we basically came up with the hot and cold hitting zones for hitters, followed by the massive game changer of defensive shifting which first took place with Joe Madden and the Tampa Bay Rays. These were complete game changers for baseball, and you’re right, baseball will NEVER go back to what it once was. I analyzed 25-40 full baseball games every single week and provided the most detailed data the individual teams who were under contract, individual high-payed players who payed for their own service, ESPN, and 2K sports to make the most accurate video games possible. There was a time when I was convinced that I watched more baseball in those 13 years than anyone on the globe. Eventually I had to stop and pour that time and effort into building my own business, Batter Up Baseball...camps for kids to learn baseball. There is no doubt that the time I put into this for Inside-Edge, the leader in the industry of live sports data, changed the game of baseball forever.
As a Scout for inside-edge scouting services for 13 years I can say that this is 100% accurate. Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s were one of the first real buyers of our date...where we basically came up with the hot and cold hitting zones for hitters, followed by the massive game changer of defensive shifting which first took place with Joe Madden and the Tampa Bay Rays. These were complete game changers for baseball, and you’re right, baseball will NEVER go back to what it once was. I analyzed 25-40 full baseball games every single week and provided the most detailed data the individual teams who were under contract, individual high-payed players who payed for their own service, ESPN, and 2K sports to make the most accurate video games possible. There was a time when I was convinced that I watched more baseball in those 13 years than anyone on the globe. Eventually I had to stop and pour that time and effort into building my own business, Batter Up Baseball...camps for kids to learn baseball. There is no doubt that the time I put into this for Inside-Edge, the leader in the industry of live sports data, changed the game of baseball forever.