Spreadsheet Baseball: PECOTAing, Part 1

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Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts found this 3/9/2008 on www.royalsreview.com [flag]
    I received my copy of Baseball Prospectus 2008 a couple days ago, and since I've been up to my usual shenanigans that are brought on by getting "The Book." In effect, it means that every other book I'm reading right now goes on the back burner until I've read all 30 team essays, scanned the player comments, and perused whatever back-of-the-book piece I find the most ... [link]

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Published 3/9/2008 by R.J. Anderson <info@beyondtheboxscore.com> at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
For a limited time BP Radio is opening the vaults with no charge in celebration of their 400th show. Royals Review looks at PECOTA and the Royals. Over at the master blog, Athletics Nation, the crew looks at small sample size. Pic of the day: Denard Span getting dirty

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