Old School – Analytics

I am old school. Never have claimed to be anything but. Baseball has been a part of my life, a big part, for over 60 years. LA was a minor league city until the Dodgers moved here in 1958. We played the game anywhere we could, usually on our school playground. Some played little league, others did not.

I never really had any coaching until I played little league. Then the coach showed me how to position myself to catch grounders and what to do with fly balls and pop ups since I was playing 1st base most of the time.

I knew how to bunt, but rarely got that sign since I was considered a power hitter by our coach. We did not steal much, but not many little league teams do since you cannot lead…