What if Barry Bonds had played without a baseball bat?

SB Nation

So this turned out a lot more interesting than I had anticipated. If your opponents fear you as the best baseball player of all time, do you even need a bat to be successful? Love the idea behind this thought experiment and the thoroughness of the simulation. Oh, and the results.


From Weekly Filet #258, in December 2017. More on: #, #, #

💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

Thousands of curious minds trust the Weekly Filet for food for thought. Every Friday, carefully curated recommendations on what to read, watch and listen to. Helping you make sense of the world and yourself.

Undecided? Learn more | Peek inside