Recent Posts by ibmcginty

April 06, 2005

Spreadin the boos. : Grateful and classy Yankees fans booed Rivera today, as they did Jeter last year. So, who gets the worst circle of hell-- Yankees fans, Cleveland fans, or Philadelphians?

posted by ibmcginty to general at 08:38 PM - 17 comments

January 17, 2005

Scouts and Statisticians, together at last : Since the publication of Moneyball, a baseball debate has raged between old-school scouts and Bill James-reading statheads. Here the two sides sit down and exchange ideas, information, and insults. People will be watching to see how this guy does in coming years, as the stat guys cite him as an example of someone the scouts let get away. More discussion here and here; a good Moneyball discussion here .

posted by ibmcginty to baseball at 03:42 PM - 5 comments