It is one thing to say that RBI are situationally-influenced to an extent that makes the stat unreliable. It is a very, very different thing to say that RBI are not important.
Replying to @billjamesonline
RBIs are key post-hoc, especially in reporting on a single game: e.g., the top single at-bat in who wins is often a 2 or 3-run homer or double. So sportswriters tended to overgeneralize RBIs from how they reported on 1 game to voting for MVP for 1 season to guessing career value.
10:03 PM - 2 Jul 2018
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