Comments on: This is not a persuasive rejoinder to rigorous sports analysis http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/this-is-not-a-persuasive-rejoinder-to-rigorous-sports-analysis/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:36:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kth http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/this-is-not-a-persuasive-rejoinder-to-rigorous-sports-analysis/#comment-31603 kth Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:37 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11167#comment-31603 Right, Peter King, because a computer would never have predicted that the margin of victory in a Pats-Colts game would be 1 point. Given that the trends outlined in Michael Lewis' <i>Moneyball</i> constitute the most important sports story of the past decade-plus, the innumeracy of the MSSM is as baffling as it is aggravating. Right, Peter King, because a computer would never have predicted that the margin of victory in a Pats-Colts game would be 1 point.

Given that the trends outlined in Michael Lewis’ Moneyball constitute the most important sports story of the past decade-plus, the innumeracy of the MSSM is as baffling as it is aggravating.

]]> By: Michael Drew http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/this-is-not-a-persuasive-rejoinder-to-rigorous-sports-analysis/#comment-31591 Michael Drew Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:53:45 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11167#comment-31591 Your link doesn't go to the article, so i con't really judge it too well. But the point that games aren't played on paper is sound. Your link doesn’t go to the article, so i con’t really judge it too well. But the point that games aren’t played on paper is sound.

]]> By: Will http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/this-is-not-a-persuasive-rejoinder-to-rigorous-sports-analysis/#comment-31584 Will Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:31:41 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11167#comment-31584 I eagerly await your contrarian defense of PK's predictive powers, Freddie. I eagerly await your contrarian defense of PK’s predictive powers, Freddie.

]]> By: Freddie http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/this-is-not-a-persuasive-rejoinder-to-rigorous-sports-analysis/#comment-31583 Freddie Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:24:44 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11167#comment-31583 Man, criticizing Peter King... how daring! Man, criticizing Peter King… how daring!

]]> By: Brett Favre's Ass http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/this-is-not-a-persuasive-rejoinder-to-rigorous-sports-analysis/#comment-31560 Brett Favre's Ass Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08:40 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11167#comment-31560 Leave Peter Alone! I need my kisses Leave Peter Alone! I need my kisses

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