It’s the traditionalists who are using statistics in a way that misses the forest for the trees.
— Nate Silver could just as easily be talking about the punditocracy who talk about polls in all kinds of silly ways, but instead he’s talking about Baseball, an industry he’s also disrupted with his numeracy.
Phillies fans chant “U.S.A.” as they learn of bin Laden’s death
The view from Citizens Bank Ballpark: In the 9th inning of a tied game between the Mets and Phillies tonight, the crowd collectively got word of the death of Osama bin Laden. source
(Source: shortformblog)
Pop Loser: Major League Baseball would make a terrible reality show. MLB 2011...
Major League Baseball would make a terrible reality show.
MLB 2011 won’t be good television. Not unless some serious, deep-rooted issues are addressed. Like a season that last for six months, running from March to November, with live shows broadcast from 30 different cities, 162 times a…
