I spent a decade in the press box listening to coaches gut-feel their way...

https://wiki-velo.win/index.php/Beyond_the_Eye_Test:_Why_Statcast_Sprint_Speed_is_the_New_Currency

I spent a decade in the press box listening to coaches gut-feel their way through games. Today, the game has shifted. We moved from 23% of teams using advanced metrics in 2000 to 97% today