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Just finished reading God Save the Fan, and I have to recommend it to any sports fan. It's a hilarious read that sheds light on a lot of issues and really just tells it how it is, in a way perfectly designed for the average fan. Great read, and any diehard sports fan owes it to themselves to read it.
E=I*R
humm, looks interesting. I think I will pick it up.
Thanks!
You insist that there is something a machine cannot do. If you will tell me precisely what it is that a machine cannot do, then I can always make a machine which will do just that! -J. von Neumann
Master of Ale!
One of those books I keep meaning to grab, and keep forgetting while I'm in the store.
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Just wondering...why?Originally Posted by yankee hater
Patron Saint of Pitchers
Re: God Save the Fan
Thanks HGM...I'll look out for that in my local library.
"Whate'er should be our Zodiac's star
We all are born to make or mar.
To each is gi'en a bag of tools
Some mentors, and a set of rules:
And each must carve, ere life has flown,
A stumbling block, or a stepping-stone"
(Author unknown)
Generation 35.
"Spikes" The cleats on baseball boots
"Spikes" On which newspaper editors impale copy for future reference, or ultimate destruction.
Patron Saint of Pitchers
Re: God Save the Fan
AB, I know that if I had your money, I'd throw mine away, but with the price of books, today, I'm amazed that you don't try to borrow your reading...I imagine that you have a lending library up there? (That's probably wot makes it "Exciting
Leduc")
"Whate'er should be our Zodiac's star
We all are born to make or mar.
To each is gi'en a bag of tools
Some mentors, and a set of rules:
And each must carve, ere life has flown,
A stumbling block, or a stepping-stone"
(Author unknown)
Generation 35.
"Spikes" The cleats on baseball boots
"Spikes" On which newspaper editors impale copy for future reference, or ultimate destruction.
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This book contains exactly zero statistical analysis.
Master of Ale!
Seeing as Will Leitch is the guy who runs Deadspin, I really REALLY doubt there are any stats in the book whatsoever. He's more of a humor guy.
The local library is fairly small, so I'd be quite shocked to find that they have a copy of it (the book is still relatively new). I don't spend nearly as much on books as I used to, having discovered the wonders that are good used book stores.AB, I know that if I had your money, I'd throw mine away, but with the price of books, today, I'm amazed that you don't try to borrow your reading...I imagine that you have a lending library up there? (That's probably wot makes it "Exciting
Leduc")
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Yep, the book is chock-full of humor. It mentions stats rarely...like in the chapter regarding fantasy sports...but, it has no statistical analysis at all. It's not that type of book.
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