Lies, Damned Lies

Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the Red Sox

Nate applies Tuftian analysis to a Red Sox team fresh off being swept in five games over the weekend. What should Theo do to prepare for 2007?

Lies, Damned Lies: The Origins of the Closer

by Nate Silver 8/16

Nate looks at the myth of how closers are made.

Lies, Damned Lies: Is Bigger Better?

by Nate Silver 8/03

While trade-deadline acquisitions of big-name players make for big headlines, Nate wonders if those trades actually helped their teams the most this year.

Lies, Damned Lies: Playing Matchmaker

by Nate Silver 7/27

Three big bats, seven true contenders...Nate sorts out who'd be best served by making a big deal this weekend.

Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the Tribe

by Nate Silver 7/14

What happened to the Indians?

Lies, Damned Lies: More on Elo

by Nate Silver 7/05

Nate returns to Elo for a look at the 30 best teams since 1960.

Lies, Damned Lies: We are Elo?

by Nate Silver 6/28

Nate delves into another sport's method to rate teams in season, across time, and into the present, and looks at its applicability to baseball.

Lies, Damned Lies: The Other Molina

by Nate Silver 6/21

Nate digs a little deeper into the running game, wondering if we've been understating the value of Yadier Molina.

Lies, Damned Lies: Justin Verlander

by Nate Silver 6/15

Nate examines a young pitcher who statheads may be underappreciating.

Lies, Damned Lies: Tony LaRussa and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Long Game

by Nate Silver 6/07

Nate examines a decade's worth of data to see if there's anything to a "hangover effect" after playing a VLG. What's a VLG? Read on...

Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the A’s

by Nate Silver 5/31

Nate presents a visual analysis of the A's, who aren't performing nearly as well as their winter supporters had thought.

Lies, Damned Lies: Is it Still Good to Be the King?

by Nate Silver 5/25

Nate wonders about the struggles of the Mariners' young star.

Lies, Damned Lies: Trouble in Wrigleyville

by Nate Silver 5/17

Nate observes whether or not the Cubs need to strip down to the foundations or the baseboards to build for a better future.

Lies, Damned Lies: WBC, Again

by Nate Silver 5/10

Nate follows up Monday's column on the WBC pitchers after many readers were skeptical.

Lies, Damned Lies: WBC Pitchers

by Nate Silver 5/08

Nate has noticed something fishy about pitchers who participated in the WBC.

Lies, Damned Lies: Underrating Mark Buehrle

by Nate Silver 4/26

Nate takes a look at a player who PECOTA may be undervaluing.