http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/10/statistical-blips-and-possible-steroid-use/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/10/statistical-blips-and-possible-steroid-use/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:14:44 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1317#comment-3012 Beling lazy and not really reading the whole thing here so you can correct me if I’m out of line, but…is the implication in these that steroid use is/should be associated with ‘blips’? Why would that necessarily be true? Players wouldn’t just use steroids for one season, especially if it appeared to have such a positive impact on their performance.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/10/statistical-blips-and-possible-steroid-use/comment-page-1/#comment-3011 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:22:37 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1317#comment-3011 “Players aren’t automatons…”
I believe you are familiar with Mr. Adam Dunn, the baseball-hating three-true-outcomes robot?

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/10/statistical-blips-and-possible-steroid-use/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:36 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1317#comment-3010 I’ll be damned, he did. I somehow had never seen that.
I’ll update the post with a link.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/10/statistical-blips-and-possible-steroid-use/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:17:53 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1317#comment-3009 Didn’t Nate Silver already do this 4 years ago?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4845

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