Princeton Review names Illinois the top party school.
Tag: Sabermetrics
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Outsider Baseball is way more interesting than MLB
A new book tells the secret history of baseball’s minor leagues.
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A sympathetic word for contemptuous judges
How much respect for the legislative branch can we expect a judge to have?
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Hometown zero: With Adam Dunn batting cleanup, the White Sox have nothing to worry about
How low can Dunn’s average get?
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Fantasy hell
As another baseball season approaches so does another fantasy draft and another headache
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When our tools wear out their welcomes
Scientific innovation may enhance reliability, but it can also ignore conventional wisdom.
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A couple of judges on criminal justice
John Paul Stevens and Richard J. Posner review William Stuntz’s “The Collapse of American Criminal Justice.”
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Cubs: The wonks are running the asylum
Theo Epstein brings his Boston stats heads to Wrigley Field.
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Old Cub, New Appreciation
Ron Santo, who epitomized what made the Cubs the Cubs, was as great as his most ardent fans thought—and now we’re starting to accept the stats that prove it.
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We’re the future, your future
The Oakland Athletics are looking for math whizzes and computer junkies.