@nDie_Zatoichi said in #25:
> I think it's the same as with any game/sport: Is knowledge of baseball history going to make a modern player better?
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> But you don't really need any comprehensive knowledge of baseball history, for that. And you definitely don't want to try to pitch or swing a bat like Babe Ruth used to. That's not gonna get you into pro baseball.
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Most of us are not going to go professional, and if you can play half as well as Capablanca, you will do very well.
> I think it's the same as with any game/sport: Is knowledge of baseball history going to make a modern player better?
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> But you don't really need any comprehensive knowledge of baseball history, for that. And you definitely don't want to try to pitch or swing a bat like Babe Ruth used to. That's not gonna get you into pro baseball.
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Most of us are not going to go professional, and if you can play half as well as Capablanca, you will do very well.