TD Recommends: Nate Silver, Father of PECOTA

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toweldrills toweldrills posted 7/18/2008 from www.toweldrills.com [flag]
Great article about Nate Silver, Baseball Prospectus's managing partner, founder of the PECOTA projection system, and an all around huge nerd. [link]

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Ask BA

River Ave. Blues found this 7/16/2008 on www.baseballamerica.com

Who is the No. 1 prospect for each team? Do the Dodgers see first-rounder Ethan Martin as a hitter or pitcher, and will a team ever try to develop a two-way star? What were the scouting reports on Nate McLouth as he rose through the Pirates system?
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That was Ugg-ly

baker23 posted 7/16/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

In case you missed it (and you might have because it lingered a bit, just a bit), Tuesday night's All-Star Game was an instant classic. It had everything. Great pitching, some ridiculous plays by the likes of Miguel Tejada and Nate McLouth and a walk-off sac fly play at the plate. Amidst all the awesomeness, was one Dan Uggla.
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This (Past) Week’s Hottest Hitters

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 7/17/2008 from baseballreflections.com

I love a good underdog story and the offensive performance of the Pirate’s OF Nate McLouth, and 2008 NL All Star, is one of those stories. Who would have thought that he’d have a year like the one he’s currently enjoying? His line this week was 9/4/9/2/.290/.333 (R/HR/RBI/SB/BA/OBP). Ryan Howard, 1B of the Phirst place Phillies
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The Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever

EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST found this 7/17/2008 on sportsyenta.blogspot.com

This year's All-Star Game only seemed to add to my thesis that 2008 may end up being the greatest year in sports history . The performance of Dan Uggla notwithstanding, everything about it was a fitting finale for the grand cathedral that is Yankee ...
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Just Your Typical Yankees Fan Being A Jerkoff

Blog of Hilarity found this 7/18/2008 on www.bustedcoverage.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kxioizXasA • Stupid shirt: Check • Stupid glasses: Check • No female companion: Check • Profanity: Surprisingly, no • Drunk: Not likely at 1:30 a.m. • Nate McLouth Mom Reference: Would you ...
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