Football media reacts to Pablo Torre’s anti-jargon take
"Jargon for the sake of jargon is bad."
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John Smoltz unleashes on MLB analytics staffs over increased pitcher injuries
"Analytics came into the game almost guaranteeing that they would put players in the best place to be successful and keep them healthy. Well only half of that's been true."
Capitals’ purchase of CapFriendly earns notable hockey fan and media criticism
"This is truly horrendous news for NHL fans."
Ozzie Guillén unloads on analytics, Pedro Grifol
"Put the computer down, go downstairs and be a coach and manager."
Mark Schlereth blames analytics for 49ers Super Bowl loss
"You know what's not equal? Patrick Mahomes versus any other quarterback that you play against."
Chris Russo throws shade at ‘data freaks’ in analytics rager
Chris Russo was not pleased with Dan Campbell or the 'data freaks' that support his propensity of going for it on fourth down.
ESPN’s Booger McFarland blasts Lions’ fourth-down decisions: ‘I thought Dan Campbell got outcoached severely in the second half.’
"At some point, you have to understand how your team's playing and what's going on."
Fox’s Greg Olsen responds to Michael Wilbon’s anti-analytics rant: ‘Further proof how vital it is that announcers continue to educate the viewers’
"It's the way the game is being played and is here to stay."
ESPN’s Michael Wilbon once again rips analytics, hates when announcers “just buy into it”
ESPN Analytics, commentators offered harsh non-specific criticism of Mizzou fourth-down gamble
ESPN's broadcast insisted Mizzou wasn't playing the odds, but never told viewers the odds.
ESPN Analytics gives the Celtics high chances of an unprecedented comeback from an 0-3 deficit
One stated version of ESPN Analytics' BPI gives the Celtics a 31 percent chance to come back from a 0-3 series deficit.
ESPN Analytics doubles down on Celtics, claiming a 65 percent chance to beat Heat despite trailing series 0-2
Before the Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN Analytics' Basketball Power Index gave the Celtics a 97 percent chance to beat the Heat. And down 0-2, the model still gives them a 65 percent chance to win.
ESPN’s repeated use of their own analytics for Will Levis got roasted
ESPN's NFL Draft coverage Thursday leaned heavily into their own Draft Day Predictor model, which projected there was less than a 0.1 percent chance Will Levis would still be available at pick No. 25. Levis was not taken in the first round at all, and that had many questioning the analytics here.
Gus Johnson continues his war on analytics, whatever he thinks that is
"Analytics, throw'm in the garbage!"
NFL analytics expert Warren Sharp on his new book, irrational fans, and predictions gone right and wrong
The former civil engineer breaks down football for NBC Sports.
Gus Johnson: “Steph Curry is ruining the game of basketball”
"He’s a phenomenon and everyone thinks they can be Steph Curry and it just doesn’t make any sense.”
Bucks hire analytics writer Seth Partnow as director of basketball research
The trend of sports teams hiring statistical analysts continues, with the latest move along those lines being the...
NFL Media announces hire of analytics expert Cynthia Frelund from ESPN
We’re starting to see quite a push into original content from NFL Media, starting with Michael Mandt’s hire...
ESPN.com launching new analytics destination to complement FiveThirtyEight
Don’t tell Goose Gossage but ESPN is going analytical. ESPN announced Friday that it is launching ESPN.com/Analytics, a...
The war on NHL analytics is over, whether columnists like it or not
The fight over NHL analytics has already been decided, but like a certain goaltender tarnishing his legacy by...