An Interview with a Sabermetric Guru Turned Oxford Scientist

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Last week I wrote a post and called attention to a great article in Wired about the sabermetric research that Oxford scientists had been conducting to compare players of all eras. In fact, I began the posting with “Finally, Oxford scientists are pulling their weight.” Turns out, that one of those Oxford scientists, Dr. Mason Porter, stumbled across my posting and called attention to it on his blog, Quantum Chaotic Thoughts. I suggest you check it out – it’s likely the only page on the World Wide Web where you’ll find a posting titled “Dodgers acquire reliever George Sherrill” followed by another one titled “Electromagnetic integral equations requiring small numbers of Krylov-subspace iterations.”

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Mathematics, Baseball, Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura, and Other Fun Stuff

Oxford scientists dabble with sabermetrics; the 16-year anniversary of the famous Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura basebrawl; an awesome Funny or Die video featuring a couple major leaguers; and a dash of football. Enjoy.

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