Comments on: “Jeopardy!” + “Moneyball” = $$$$ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 26 May 2013 08:39:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: firedude7160 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225671 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:35:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225671 I agree. He got annoying after about 5 minutes, and it got worse each night. Confidence is one thing, but this guy was leaps and bounds past arrogant

]]> By: transam7816 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225656 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:01:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225656 I’ll bet it all

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225230 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:40:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225230 I know, I was just using it to mention my latest nerdy plan to save the earth by using gravity to make power.

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225227 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:37:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225227 That was ment as a play on the saberist/non saberist enjoying baseball a different way.

But hell, I may as well go all in….you hate that guy so much!

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225213 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:20:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225213 Hate is a strong word my friend… A strong word indeed. I think you’ve misunderstood my intent. Now excuse me while I get back to revising my plans for my perpetual motion wheel.

]]> By: Kyle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225200 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:04:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225200 I call BS, because as we all know, Moneyball does not produce winners.

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225169 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:09:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225169 Don’t hate on him because he likes to enjoy Jeopordy a different way than you do.

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225163 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:51:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225163 I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that anyone spending the amount of time it takes to analyze trivia patterns on Jeopardy probably was always going to do really well on a show about trivia regardless of the analysis.

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225159 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:34:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225159 Using advanced metrics to study for Jeopardy? Could there be a bigger nerd? Probably not.

]]> By: Will Rodeffer http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225154 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:23:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225154 I heard the Moneyball guy kept losing in Double Jeopardy to a Yankees fan, but the Yankees fan never won Final Jeopardy so he didn’t consider it a successful game.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225151 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:14:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225151 This deadspin article, and the subsequent Esquire article, are way better:
http://deadspin.com/5686587/heres-a-breakdown-of-the-wheel-of-fortune-one+letter-solve

]]> By: bloodysock http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225150 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:13:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225150 I’ll take Hegemonyball for $200, Alex.

]]> By: dan1111 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225149 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:06:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225149 I didn’t see him, but, if true, that is quite an achievement.

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/21/jeopardy-moneyball/comment-page-1/#comment-225146 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:52:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98916#comment-225146 That guy was one of the most irritating contestants on Jeopardy- Ever!

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