So a couple months back, I linked to an article from before the 2007 that attacked "computers" and the PECOTA projection system for projecting the White Sox to go 72-90, claiming that computers don't know anything and there's no way thats possible. Alas, the computer was right and the White Sox went 72-90.
Now, that same exact article is back, this time, complaining about how PECOTA projects the White Sox to go 77-85 this upcoming season. That's right. A year after PECOTA 100% nailed the White Sox as being a 72-90 team, it projects the White Sox to improve, and the same newspaper that disparaged PECOTA prior to last season again prints an article attacking the projection system for not knowing how to take into account "heart" and for being done by a computer.
The author projects the White Sox to go 85-77 and compete for 2nd place with the Indians. Check back again after the season to see if the Chicago Tribune is 0 for 2 in their disparaging of PECOTA.
My guess? The White Sox play slightly under .500, PECOTA is more accurate than this guy, and the Chicago Tribune prints another article prior to next season attacking PECOTA when it projects the White Sox to go 74-88.
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