by Ben Blatt The last time we played around with sportswriter analytics, we wondered if we could algorithmically determine the author of a column based on his favorite words (we could). For a followup, I decided to look at the...
by Andrew Mooney You can also read this article on Boston.com here Ah, May 15. That day of universal celebration across Red Sox Nation: Josh Beckett’s birthday. On this merry occasion, Beckett’s mailbox will surely be...
by Sam Waters This post can also be seen on baseballanalytics.org here. Fernando Rodney has been one of this seasonâs most pleasant surprises in relief, as Mr. Golebiewski noted yesterday. An average to below-average pitcher...
by Anthony Zonfrelli A new phenomenon is just starting to become apparent in the High School basketball circuit – the number of NBA hopefuls that are named Shaquille. Perhaps the most notable of the bunch is Shaquille...
As the draft looms tomorrow night, NFL teams are (hopefully) finalizing their draft boards and trying to make plans for every conceivable contingency. Whether or not they want to trade, and in which direction, is surely one of...
by Harry Chiel & Owen Prunskis In their blog post âBelichick and Brady Address the Media: A Statistical Report,â Ben Blatt and Andrew Mooney accurately describe the mind-numbing, yet occult, phenomenon that is a Bill...
by Andrew Mooney This post also appeared on Boston.com here Predictably, the Red Soxâ uneven start to the season brought with it more than its fair share of hand wringing. Thatâs understandable, given the way the beginning...
This is the abstract from the paper âOptimizing Draft Strategies in Fantasy Footballâ by Papa Chakravarthy. Please find the full text here. Data was collected from ESPN.com and Pro Football Reference to determine a...
This is the abstract from the paper “Salary Allocation and Risk Preferences in the National Football League: The Implications of Salary Allocation in Understanding the Preferences of NFL Owners” by Papa...
Please follow this link to read HSAC contributor Sam Waters’s analysis of Brandon Morrow at www.baseballanalytics.org. Quick preview: Heading into this year, many still view Morrow as a breakout candidate, but the narrative...