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Have Analytics Made Sports Less Aesthetically Pleasing?

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Theo Epstein announced his departure as President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs and had an interesting quote on the way out the door. Epstein said, while taking some personal blame, that analytics may have hurt the aesthetic value of the game. Is he right? Sports Illustrated host Robin Lundberg discussed with SI fantasy and gambling analyst Ben Heisler.