watch. >> does he resemble anyone else you have ever studied in a real decision making capacity? >> well, look, he is similar in some ways to what "moneyball" replaced in baseball, the kind of trust your gutt instinct. >> the old idea. >> even though it was possible to dig out data that told you exactly why a baseball player was valuable or if he was valuable, instead you deferred to some guy staring at a baseball player and saying i like that guy. we should get that guy. and it was quickly proven when people started to use data better that that was an inferior way to make decisions. and at the very least, you wanted information as a check on your judgment. so he does remind me a bit of the people that billy beane and the oakland a's general manager who is at the heart of "moneyball" ran circles around.