Fangraphs Live: The Numbers Puppets Take Manhattan
This past Saturday, August 7, I attended the first ever Fangraphs Live event. Or what might have been better referred to as “The Numbers Puppets take Manhattan!” What was this? A three hour mini-dorkapalooza featuring live (and sometimes even lively) discussions of all things baseball, from the state of the New York teams to media [...]
Read more »Evan Longoria “Porn”: Safe for Work Photos
Evan Longoria, stud third baseman for the best team in baseball (the Tampa Bay Rays, in case you’re wondering), is a hot topic right now. Not because he’s an MVP candidate and has put up impressive numbers through the first 6 weeks of the 2010 season. Not because Longoria is the namesake [...]
Read more »Meet My Fantasy Baseball Team: The Longorious Basterds
My first fantasy baseball draft of the season is now complete. I like my team. Very much. It has solid offense, good adorableness, solid pitching and decent speed. And it includes several players I’ve coveted for a few years. And now it has a name! Meet the Longorious Basterds. Yeah, I’m pretty pleased with myself [...]
Read more »It’s All About the Data: Bloomberg Sports Launch Event Recap
Ah, data. No, this hasn’t turned into a Star Trek The Next Generation blog post. Data is the lifeblood of sports. And as data and analytics have become increasingly important in sports fields and arenas, of course it’s becoming big business. Enter Bloomberg. Yes, that Bloomberg. The same Bloomberg that changed the financial analysis game [...]
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