Stepping on cracks

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Stepping on cracks

Originally, this column was going to be completely different. I watched “Moneyball” this week and was fully prepared to write about what I consider to be fascinating microcosm.“Moneyball,” the story of the Oakland A’s groundbreaking underdog story, existed at a time when sabermetric analysis, reducing sports down to the numbers and stats, was a ridiculous and ostracized idea in the world of sports. Bankability of the best athletes would lead tea…