New statistic - "Value Over Replacement Justice"

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/05/value-over-replacement-justice.html

Take a background in statistics; dollop on a history of working for Baseball Prospectus and add in a heaping scoop of political junkie and, presto, you have the World's perfect political commentator.

Make what you will with this admission, but I love Nate Silver.

There. I've said it.

Oh, by the way

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/freak-quently-asked-questions-nate-silver/

Tell me you can read that and not love Nate Silver. I double dog dare you.

his photo looks suspiciously like your (long-term) avatar.

trying to drum up business for your column, Nate?

ok, i looked at both of them, i still think Thomas Sowell is the best.

Originally posted by zeeblebot
his photo looks suspiciously like your (long-term) avatar.

All of us Jewish geeks look pretty much alike.

Originally posted by sh76
All of us Jewish geeks look pretty much alike.

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