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more about #nerds more comments → 100percentinjuryrate: If you roll two sixes, Ty Cobb starts a race war. #negroleagues more » ToobularBoobularJoy: Kevin Durant is also not a fan of: Defense Muscle Putting on Weight more » MarkKelsosMigraine: 'plus and minuses'...wateva dat is! -Robert Dozier, Introduction to Advanced Mathematics, University of Memphis, 2006 more » sir_pantsalot: Are they talking about the number of positive vs negative pregnancy tests they leave in their wake? more » owlcroft: Thoughts on a couple of points not answered individually: As to "sunk costs": I am in reality a major advocate of ball clubs learning to understand w... more » kneemoe1: No Midgets? Has Dustin Pedroia shown you that that one wasn't quite right? more » Catenaccio: This guy also has a site about induction cooking, which he calls 'simply the best cooking technology there is...' No, it's not and therefore I discou... more » Chris Hanson's Axe: Also, you've got to be pretty fucking full of yourself to claim all "analysis" for your own term, which would be more accurately called "hyper-statist... more » Artie Fufkin: You should mention that a lot of the Oakland A's late 1980s-1990s success was due in part to steroids. Buckets and buckets of steroids. oh and a dash ... more » thetaxman: This is nothing - you should see the upcoming 2 parter on Gizmodo authored by Sony Betamax. more » MeanMachine: There is a definite relation between runs scored and runs allowed over a stretch of games and games won during that stretch. No fucking shit, Sherlock. more » Kid Canada: NOT ALL GIANTS - JUST NO MIDGETS -- I have the same sign taped to my headboard. more » Pedro Cuatrocinco: "Whining Baseball" /fixed more » crazyjoedavola: As Alan Schwarz put it in his New York Times article on it, "One of the most influential baseball minds of the last 40 years is angry. And he is comin... more » Gus Johnson's Cardiologist: Anyone else confused? I could see if Craggs had used his intrepid reporting skill to uncover the true founder of the Moneyball theory, but to just let... more » -
#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 » -
#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] -
#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 » -
#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] -
#nerds
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] -
#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 » -
#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] -
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#nfldraft
The Ravens' Scientific Approach To NFL Draft, Food
Baltimore director of player personnel Eric DeCosta: "We even grade our lunches. If I say it's a 6.2 lunch — all the guys know what that means, pretty good, but not great." [NYT] -
#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.
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#nerds
The official Tank Johnson fantasy football blogger dork league has begun. [Yahoo Sports]
