Remember way back in 2008 when MLB players cared about batting average?

[edjr 7,155]

Baseball has been ruined by nerds.

[edjr 7,155]

Year    BA
2025    0.245
2024    0.243
2023    0.248
2022    0.243
2021    0.244
2020    0.245
2019    0.252
2018    0.248
2017    0.255
2016    0.255
2015    0.254
2014    0.251
2013    0.253
2012    0.255
2011    0.255
2010    0.257
2009    0.262
2008    0.264
2007    0.268
2006    0.269
2005    0.264
2004    0.266
2003    0.264
2002    0.261
2001    0.264

[weepaws 3,488]

And yet, stupid fans keep voting for poor play.  Build a loser, and they will come.