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I’m sure David Cameron will love this since he knows how thoughtless and unreasonable I am, despite having never met me. But once again I’m forced to express an unpopular opinion, because it happens to remain my unpopular opinion. But in an interview with JC Bradbury, Keith Law brings up an issue that gets me […]

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Seems my blog/desperate cry for help has garnered the attention of the good folks at the Sons of Sam Horn Red Sox Message Board. I particularly like the 98% accurate line “good bitter fun…from the mind of a homeless lunatic.” Almost right on the money, except I’m not bitter. Indeed, while I wish the Red […]

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Jesus, cool stuff like this (Spatial Aggregate Fielding Evaluation) makes me wish I did better in school. The recent spate of detailed play by play information has changed the way a lot of analysis is done. Used to be some mope like me would look at what Enos Slaughter did in 1939 and draw all […]

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Back before my tenure with the Red Sox, I used to do projections every year that folks seemed to like well enough. Now that I’ve resurfaced I suppose I should address whether I’m going to do them again. For the 2008 season the answer is a definite “no.” Doing them well takes time and I […]

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From Peter Gammons: “The sabermetrics guys in their garages never understand these things.” Garage? What kind of lap of luxury do you think I live in? Garages are for people with servants and stable ponies, Pete. Most of the rest of the article is behind ESPN’s pay service. While I normally might consider, I have […]

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My plan for global domination is coming together nicely. My new computer parts have arrived and soon I’ll be ready to speed down the information superhighway. Once I’m up and running, expect far more regular posting than recently.

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I’m sure this will solve all their problems. I always wondered why new sports teams often handed such an important part of their new product to marketing folks with dubious ideas. Nothing was worse than early MLS with ridiculous names like “The Wiz”, “Fusion”, “Burn” and “Clash”. Somewhere along the lines verbs became very in […]

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It’s funny because it’s true. I gain 30 pounds every time I go back home. mmmmm gyros Still waiting on my new components. Digital photos when they arrive. (H/T) My sister.

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The New York Times seems to think they’ve found a massive loophole in baseball’s testing policy. Reading the article, it appears the front office is given notice the night before so the testers won’t get roughed up at the gate (see how they like it for a change) trying to gain access to the clubhouse. […]

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