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April 18, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Adding Birthdays

by Nate Silver

After a quick bit of aging, the Astros' shortstop might not lose much to Father Time now, but the clock's ticking.

April 4, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Picking the Under

by Nate Silver

Which players might struggle to match their PECOTA projections this year?

April 3, 2008

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Grab Bag and Final Projected Standings

by Nate Silver

Who might most outperform their PECOTAs? Plus projected standings and the top three storylines of the new season.

March 28, 2008

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

by Nate Silver

It's not a position where a lot of youngsters make it, but there are at least two excellent prospects at first.

March 20, 2008

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

by Nate Silver

With some new features, PECOTA's better-prepared than ever to tell you where Matt Wieters ranks among promising backstops.

February 29, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: The New-Look PECOTA Cards

by Nate Silver

Explaining the new charts and graphics you'll find spattered across the new generation of player cards.

February 14, 2008

Lies, Damned Lies: The Smoking Gun?

by Nate Silver

Delivering something more substantive than the contesting evaluations of Roger Clemens' statistical record.

October 31, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL West

by Nate Silver

To catch the young D'backs for the division, the other contending teams--including the defending NL champs--will have to shift team-building philosophies.

October 30, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL East

by Nate Silver

The top and the bottom of the powerhouse division can build from within, leaving the AL East's middle class in an precarious spot.

October 23, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL East

by Nate Silver

The Braves are a few key transactions away from returning to the top, while a new big-market team emerges on the banks of the Anacostia.

October 18, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL West

by Nate Silver

Turning to baseball's short-stack division, where there's an increasing divergence between the Angels and the other three teams.

October 12, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL Central

by Nate Silver

The weakest sister among the six divisions offers plenty of courses of action.

October 11, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL Central

by Nate Silver

The first in a six-part series on the challenges and possible courses of action in each division, leading off with the AL Central's five teams.

October 4, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: The Greatest Pennant Race Comebacks

by Nate Silver

A look at the greatest comebacks in pennant race history. Has there been a recent addition to the list?

September 27, 2007

Lies, Damned Lies: Blowing It

by Nate Silver

Which teams blew the best possible shots at making the postseason, and where do the ill-fated teams on this year's NL slate stand to land?

September 21, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: The Best Player in Baseball, Part Two

by Nate Silver

The conclusion to Nate's overview on the game's best player, season by season.

September 20, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: The Best Player in Baseball, Part One

by Nate Silver

Evaluating who was the best player in the game, starting with Ross Barnes in 1871.

September 13, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: New Life on Different Fields

by Nate Silver

Analysis is dead? Not in every sector of the baseball industry.

September 6, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: Ticket Pricing

by Nate Silver

Do inflation and an improved ballpark experience end up explaining a lot of the upward shift in what it costs to get your fanny in a seat?

September 3, 2007

Premium Article Lies, Damned Lies: The Contenders' Rotations

by Nate Silver

Quick ERA provides some answers for who boasts the best rotations coming down the stretch and looking towards October.

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