You know how some people cry when they lose at Monopoly? Definitely not cut out for being investors! :D
and that showed me two things, firstly that it is indeed a game and secondly that sports are highly technical
And, it is part of what makes it fun, right? Just think about the sports where there are no stats...
It is a lot of fun and I am a numbers guy and I think that any sport is a candidate to have its statistics.