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Post by gk on Jul 20, 2013 7:32:56 GMT -6
Can't deny that I'm bummed about this. I'm shocked that the Times let Silver go. I don't know the numbers or anything, but I imagine FiveThirtyEight drove a ton of traffic in the past few years.
ESPN seems like such a waste of his talent.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 20, 2013 8:01:11 GMT -6
Between him and Olbermann returning, going to be a liberal's dream.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 20, 2013 8:02:01 GMT -6
Oh wait, I was thinking of Michael Silver.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 20, 2013 17:08:38 GMT -6
All these moves are pretty clear indication ESPN is worried about FS1 launching here soon. Combine that with the recent article about how ratings for the WWL are spiraling down and it's easy to see why they're making splashes.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 20, 2013 17:56:12 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 21, 2013 23:01:29 GMT -6
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Post by gk on Jul 22, 2013 11:13:10 GMT -6
Really interesting TNR article. I'd totally agree that he's not terribly good on TV. He speaks in a jumpy, chattering way. I'm hoping they phase him more into writing columns for ESPN or ABC News. It'll also be interesting if they also allow him to play around with his other pet interests: education, climate, economics, etc.
I'm honestly not sure we need more sports sabermetricians.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 22, 2013 12:03:57 GMT -6
Seems like Grantland would be the perfect outlet for him.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 23, 2013 7:45:18 GMT -6
sounds like he gets his very own Grantland
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Post by gk on Jul 23, 2013 10:04:57 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Aug 16, 2013 5:36:22 GMT -6
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Post by gk on Aug 17, 2013 9:41:58 GMT -6
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