I've got some strong thoughts about some things. I've also sat down and run some numbers. Here are a few articles in this vein:

Do Strikeouts Matter? - Are strikeouts as bad as some say they are?

The Winner's Curse - Why are free agents such busts? We look to the oil industry for an answer.

Leaky Stadiums and Other Thoughts - Do stadiums help to local economy?

Protection - Hit or Myth? - Protection is a hotly debated topic when nerds run into baseball. I looked at Barry Bond's 1996 season to see if there was a difference between what happened when Matt Williams was batting behind Barry and when he was absent.

NBA - Fantastic? - Which sport really has a large market problem?

Vega$, The NBA and Competitive Balance - What betting odds tell us about how the public views parity.

Favorite Toy Looks at Homers - 2003 - The odds on homer milestones.

The Joy of Six - Barry Bonds and the MVP.

Where We Really Need the Union - My feelings about the meat market that is Latin American baseball.

Magic Lacking in Armour Field - Phil Bess's City Baseball Magic is a classic in the field... but in my eyes it comes up short.

A few questions... - What problems will contaction solve?

Dream Team? - Let's send a team to the Olympics, just like we do in basketball! Wait, there are a few problems here.... This was written in 1996, but the arguments hold as to why we'll never see a true "Dream Team."

You Can't Walk to America - A study of walk rates of Latin Americans, and some possible reasons for the results.

Yet Another Bad Idea - Find out what I think about interleague play.

Sheboygan - In the early days of the NBA Sheboygan was a "small market" team. How do various plans dealing with the "small market" situation stack up?

Five Innings - I wrote this as a joke, and was amazed at how many people took it seriously.

Build It Yourself Fenway Park - Just in case you want to build a baseball stadium in your living room.