tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85786212011-04-21T19:01:42.024-05:00<b>(Mis)adventures In Blog Ad-bitrage</b> billg_of_eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08950343479202760705noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578621.post-1097881508008793592004-10-15T18:03:00.000-05:002004-10-22T08:36:33.726-05:00Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein's story... <br /> <br />The<span style="font-style: italic;"> really </span>portentous story is Voros McCracken's... <br /> <br />"The Sox are now getting paid help not only from James but from <span class="bold"><a target="_blank" class="external" href="http://www.baseballprimer.com/articles/authors/mccracken.shtml">Voros McCracken</a></span>, a former paralegal who was a frequent contributor to [BaseballPrimer.com] in his spare time. (He and James are currently collaborating on a project involving the amateur draft.) McCracken is most famous for his creation of D.I.P.S. (Defense Independent Pitching Statistics), which are based upon the exhaustively researched theory that walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed are the only three elements of a traditional pitching record that have real value for projecting performance." <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/content/?030714on_onlineonly05">New Yorker</a> <br />July 14, 2003 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8578621-109788150800879359?l=longtail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>billg_of_eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08950343479202760705noreply@blogger.com6