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May 7, 2009

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: The Steroids Game

by Nate Silver

Figuring out who uses or used, when and why, and what we can take from the exercise.

March 26, 2009

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Stress Tests

by Nate Silver

Finding out what happens when you project people to be slightly different from the way they are.

February 23, 2009

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Chasing Bonds

by Nate Silver

It's A-Rod, not John Law, with a look at whether he will set the all-time mark for career home runs.

August 22, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: The Ultimate Fantasy Draft (Part 2)

by Nate Silver

Players number 1 through 25 in the third annual ranking of the game's best.

August 21, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: The Ultimate Fantasy Draft

by Nate Silver

The players ranked from number 26 through 50 in the third annual ranking of the game's best.

August 14, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the Tigers

by Nate Silver

Charting Detroit's future course now that at least one observer's running up the white flag.

August 7, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: Bonds Bingo

by Nate Silver

Time's running short, but so are the list of potential fits for the former Giants slugger.

July 24, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Shrinking the Ballpark

by Nate Silver

The venues are getting smaller, but is this really what's best, and what else can the industry add to the live experience?

July 11, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Running Up the White Flag

by Nate Silver

Do these flags fly forever too?

July 2, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: Flipping the Switch

by Nate Silver

The Rays power up surprised some, but they're just getting started.

June 29, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Home-Field Advantages

by Nate Silver

Which teams enjoy outsized advantages from playing at home?

June 19, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Trying to Get LOESS-t

by Nate Silver

Evaluating performance levels of populations of players by position over the last half-century.

June 11, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: Chipper's Chase of .400

by Nate Silver

Things are getting interesting, so let's talk about the odds.

June 5, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Projecting the Top of the Crop

by Nate Silver

The early returns on PECOTA's projecting last season's big-bonus draft choices.

May 29, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: Evaluating Pitcher Hitting

by Nate Silver

Projecting the value of the best-hitting pitchers, as well as the worst.

May 22, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Shortstop Prospects

by Nate Silver

Although it might seem as if the best shortstop prospects are already playing every day in the majors, there's an interesting crop on the way up.

May 15, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: The Lost Generation?

by Nate Silver

Ease up there, Hemingway, we're talking about pitchers, and whether we're missing a few from the last couple of decades.

May 8, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Third Base Prospects

by Nate Silver

PECOTA loves quite a few young third basemen, but how many of them will remain at the hot corner?

May 2, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Second Basemen

by Nate Silver

The list of top keystone prospects includes a mix of young players to watch and older players who fell out of favor.

April 25, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: The Age of Suspicion

by Nate Silver

Has the guessing game over who used what when gone too far?

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