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#mlb

Today In Hilarious Baseball Stat Acronym Humor

Ladies and germs, I give you Jerry Thornton of WEEI.

03/11/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#nba

Shaq, Dwight Howard Resolve Nerdiest Beef Ever

Howard: "[T]here's no battle of nicknames. I mean, if he wants to be Superman, he can be Superman. But I never tried to steal that title from him or take away anything that he's done for the game." [ESPN]

02/15/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#mlb

Today In Hilarious Baseball Stat Acronym Humor

Ron Borges, ladies and germs, on UZR: "I thought those were the initials of a former Russian state only to learn it means Ultimate Zone Rating." [Boston Herald]

01/29/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#lastnightswinner

Last Night's Winner: Nerds (STRIP CLUB UPDATE)

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the folks for whom the annual release of Baseball Prospectus's PECOTA projections is basically geek Christmas. More »

01/29/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#whimsy

You're An Enormous Nerd, Charlie Brown

Some brilliant soul has calculated Charlie Brown's pitching statistics based on comic strips from the 1950s (record: 1-25) and 1960s (7-85). Stats from the 1970s are not included due to Charlie Brown's heavy use of amphetamines. [Wezen-Ball.com, via GQ]

01/13/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#nerds

Breaking The Geek Color Barrier

It's been 62 years since Jackie Robinson integrated baseball. Now, finally, a little card with his attributes will integrate tabletop baseball simulations. More »

11/04/09

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By Barry Petchesky

#nba

Kevin Durant Not A Fan Of Mildly Abstruse Basketball Metrics

Durant responds, via Twitter, to criticism of his oddly atrocious plus-minus rating: "love all the REAL basketball fans who appreciate hardwork, passion and love for the game..and not jus 'plus and minuses'...wateva dat is!" Somewhere, Joe Morgan nods. [Twitter, TrueHoop]

10/12/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#moneyball

The Forgotten Man Of Moneyball, Part 2

Read Part 1 here. More »

10/07/09

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#moneyball

The Forgotten Man Of Moneyball, Part 1

He calls himself "the pebble that started the avalanche," the man who taught baseball analysis to Billy Beane. Gandhi, someone wrote, sparking MLK's revolution. Today, Moneyball remains a hotly debated phenomenon. Eric Walker is a footnote. Here's the footnote's story. More »

10/07/09

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By Eric Walker

#mlb

Baseball Statgeeks, iPhone Dorks Finally Join Forces

FanGraphs has an iPhone app now. "Live win probability and win probability graphs"! "Basic/Advanced/Value stats for any baseball player"! I do believe FanGraphs commenter Kevin S. speaks for all of us: "I just splooged in my pants." [FanGraphs]

09/24/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#nerds

Click here to read A <em>Star Wars</em> Geek, Randy Wolf Is

A Star Wars Geek, Randy Wolf Is

Asked, in the best Q&A ever, which Star Wars character would make the ideal baseball player, Wolf responds: "[T]he Emperor is unstoppable. He seems like he could pretty much get it done." It's true. His stuff is electric. [StarWars.com]

09/18/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#mlb

Moneyballhawking: Happy Youngster And Friends Go All Sabermetricky

This web site right here is where the dorkwads of ballhawking and the geekwads of baseball stats meet and do a Vulcan salute. There's enough nerdiness here to power 10 Strat-O-Matic leagues and a new season of Battlestar Galactica. More »

07/30/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#whimsy

Our Band Can Beat Up Your Jocks

Some science egghead says that marching band is just as difficult as football: "You get a level of competition and athleticism that is equal to a Division I athletic program." Someone should give that guy a wedgie. [Reuters]

06/03/09

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#nationalspellingbee

The Coolest Kids At The National Spelling Bee

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is going primetime tonight, but if you weren't in front of a TV this afternoon then you missed out on the drama, the haircuts, and the soul crushing tween angst that makes competitive spelling such a riveting spectator sport. More »

05/28/09

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#nfldraft

The Ravens' Scientific Approach To NFL Draft, Food

04/19/09

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#collegebasketball

The Internet Is Fed Up With Ed Hightower's Shenanigans

Veteran NCAA referee Ed Hightower is notorious for his foul-calling theatrics. One group of fans had enough and fought back the only way they knew how - via the awesome power of MS Paint. More »

02/08/09

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By Pete Gaines

#nerds