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    posted on December 31, 2011 at 08:16 PM by Mike Emeigh to announcements, baseball geeks, community, primate meetups, sabermetrics, site news, special topics  |  7 comment(s)

    Posted on behalf of Scott Fischthal and Neal Traven.

    SABR invites all members to present their research findings to their colleagues attending SABR42 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Oral presentations are expected to last 20 minutes, followed by a five minute question-and-answer period.  Posters will be presented, with the author on-hand to discuss the work, during a poster session of 90 or so minutes, and will probably remain on display throughout the convention. Abstracts covering all aspects of ...

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    1. Juan V posted on June 01, 2011 at 05:03 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wish I could make it. Alas, NYC is a few time zones away from my current residence.
    2. ursus arctos posted on June 01, 2011 at 11:59 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Cross-posted from old thread:

    Major betting scandal breaking in Italy this morning.

    Beppe Signori among 16 people arrested, players from, and games in, Serie B and Lega Pro (ex Serie C) implicated, no one particularly surprised.

    I expect to be there on the 11th. Have to work on my Antillais Creole trash talk.
    3. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 12:10 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I expect to be there on the 11th. Have to work on my Antillais Creole trash talk.

    You're probably not even kidding!

    I suppose Spurs are supposed to gift wrap Modric for United now that Scholes is gone. I sure hope Tottenham don't make things too difficult for Fergie. He's getting too old to wait for his goodies...

    edit: Michael Owen is back at Man U. That just seems lazy for all concerned!
    4. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 12:36 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    A Qatar investment company bought controlling shares of Paris St. Germain today from an American ownership group. I had no idea PSG was American owned. PSG, along with Ajax, are the two clubs I watched on ESPN as a kid, but I can't seem to drum up any fondness for them or for Ligue 1. I'm nor sure why I can't get into French soccer. I hate the big Italian teams (except Torino!) but I still watch a lot of Serie A.
    5. Juan V posted on June 01, 2011 at 12:39 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Could it be that, unless you're a scout looking for African players, Ligue 1 is kinda dull?

    Although it was the last of the big 5 leagues to settle a champion this year, give them some credit for that.
    6. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 12:48 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't know, I just don't get much of a feel for the atmosphere for French games. This is probably a tv thing. The PL does the best job of translating the atmosphere of a game to tv and Ligue One seems to do the worst.
    7. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 12:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The big transfer news so far:

    Owen stays with Utd and Modric, because he's the same size as Scholes, must also be going to United, of course.
    Rossi is negotiating with Barca.
    Lukaku is close to signing with Chelsea
    Juventus are making a play for Ribery
    Brad Friedel supposedly to Spurs, though I'm holding out hope this isn't true

    That's about it. Pretty quiet so far.
    8. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on June 01, 2011 at 01:10 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm a little disapointed that Panama doesn't have more players I've heard of (read: any players I've heard of) but I suppose that does increase the chances of seeing a US victory. But we will get to see Norwich City hero Simeon Jackson play for Canada--one assumes--so there's that.
    9. Randy Jones  posted on June 01, 2011 at 01:23 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't know, I just don't get much of a feel for the atmosphere for French games. This is probably a tv thing. The PL does the best job of translating the atmosphere of a game to tv and Ligue One seems to do the worst.


    Are Ligue 1 games even on TV in the US?
    10. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 01:32 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Are Ligue 1 games even on TV in the US?

    Fox Soccer occasionally shows them and, if you subscribe to foxsoccer.tv, they show quite a few. I actually think the quality of play is fine, I just can't seem to latch on to the league yet. Not that I feel pressed to--I want enough time on this as it is.
    11. cercle posted on June 01, 2011 at 01:50 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I just don't get much of a feel for the atmosphere for French games.

    Check out an OM home game sometime. I started rooting for Marseille strictly because games at Stade Velodrome look like so much fun. I mean, they have a pretty good squad, too.

    The quality of the league is down though and, based on what I've heard, it's gonna be worse next year. Looking forward to seeing Gervinho from Lille in the PL, though.
    12. zack posted on June 01, 2011 at 01:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Well you can't have Batman without the Joker. I don't know #### about soccer, but I still know that Man U and Bayern and Juventus are the Bilderberg group of football. The most dominant team in French football the last decade is...Lyon.
    13. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 02:36 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Check out an OM home game sometime. I started rooting for Marseille strictly because games at Stade Velodrome look like so much fun. I mean, they have a pretty good squad, too.

    I'll keep an open mind. I don't really have a rooting interest in Spain, either.
    14. ursus arctos posted on June 01, 2011 at 02:45 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    What 11 said about OM. The other "atmosphere" team in France is Lens, but they just got relegated. St. Etienne are also a shadow of their former selves.
    15. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 02:58 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Ruud van Nistelrooy heads back to England! Agrees to terms with Malaga.
    16. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 03:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    17. Eric in Madison posted on June 01, 2011 at 03:26 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Brad Friedel supposedly to Spurs

    Good gravy. Is it too much to ask for a competent goaltender not yet eligible for social security benefits?

    Losing Modric would suck.
    18. ursus arctos posted on June 01, 2011 at 04:10 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Sepp re-elected. 186 in favor, 17 abstentions.

    Apparently, there are no quorum requirements at all, so that 1 positive vote would have been enough if every other federation abstained.
    19. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 04:26 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Good gravy. Is it too much to ask for a competent goaltender not yet eligible for social security benefits?

    I haven't seen anything official, so I'm hoping it's BS.

    Sepp re-elected. 186 in favor, 17 abstentions.

    ############# know how to get paid!
    20. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on June 01, 2011 at 05:11 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Sepp re-elected. 186 in favor, 17 abstentions.
    Any word on who abstained? What a joke, that's all I can say.
    21. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 05:19 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Rummenigge issues warning to FIFA
    Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the European Club Association chairman, has called for a complete overhaul of how FIFA is governed.

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter was on Wednesday afternoon officially re-elected by the world governing body's 208 member associations.

    The 75-year-old was elected unopposed in the wake of a host of corruption allegations which have rocked the organisation.

    Rummenigge called for the immediate introduction of "democratic and transparent structures and procedures" and claimed clubs would demand involvement in FIFA decisions which affected them.

    Rummenigge, the Bayern Munich chief executive, said: "The recent happenings have once more proven that FIFA needs a change in its whole structure. As chairman of the European Club Association, I request FIFA to immediately introduce democratic and transparent structures and procedures.

    "European clubs will no longer accept that they do not participate in the decision-making when it comes to club related matters.

    "We will closely follow FIFA's development in this respect in the future and take appropriate measures, if there is no improvement."

    The big Euro clubs sound like they might take matters into their own hands. I think they will probably be a bigger influence on FIFA than corporate sponsors. I have a feeling the big clubs want FIFA to start using all the World Cup money to start paying compensation to clubs and not for the bills at strip clubs for ExCo members.
    22. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 05:20 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Any word on who abstained? What a joke, that's all I can say.

    England and Scotland for sure and probably Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Germany and Australia are good bets, as well.
    23. Textbook Editor posted on June 01, 2011 at 05:28 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    While I wouldn't be excited to get Brad Friedel, you could argue that having someone steady, solid, and unspectacular might be the way to go if the main goal is to simply accumulate points to get back in the top 4.

    Of course, where that leaves Cudicini is not clear; a job-share, perhaps, at first, until it gets sorted out? They potentially could have quite a few Europa League ties, so having one do those with the other doing the EPL games might not be a terrible idea.

    I really hope they don't sell Modric; I've really come to like him.
    24. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 05:32 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I really hope they don't sell Modric; I've really come to like him.

    I imagine there is not a Spurs fan in the world who wants to see him go. It would be bitter to see him go to Man U if he leaves but such is life as a club just outside the top tier. I'm sure the fans of Everton and Fulham etc won't feel sorry for us.

    Manuel Neuer is officially Bayern's new keeper.
    25. ursus arctos posted on June 01, 2011 at 05:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It's likely that the 17 abstentions were the same 17 that voted in favor of England's proposal to delay the vote yesterday. I haven't seen a list of who those federations were, but we know that Wales and Ireland were opposed. Shooty's guesses are pretty good, I think.
    26. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 06:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    A good article on the post-colonial history of FIFA

    Sepp Blatter explained that the money actually paid out was to be given to those who had developed young talent. “We are pleased that we can share the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with the clubs by providing them a share of the benefits of our flagship event, in particular to recognise their efforts in the development of young players.”

    Those payments did not go to the countries from which these players developed and that desperately need it, but to the rich European clubs who poached them at young ages. The largest payments from FIFA after the 2010 World Cup went to clubs from England ($5,952,133.30), Germany ($4,740,666.70), Italy ($3,880,666.70), Spain ($3,699,066.70), France ($2,202,666.70) and the Netherlands ($1,858,266.70). The first African nation in the list is South Africa, with its clubs receiving $662,666.70.

    This is one interesting quote from the article. FIFA paid out about 40 million dollars to the clubs from the 1.1 billion it made in South Africa. Since the clubs are taking on a LOT of risk having their players play internationally, you can begin to see why Ruemmenigge is beginning to rattle his sabre.
    27. ursus arctos posted on June 01, 2011 at 07:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Lukaku may have broken a metatarsal.
    28. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 01, 2011 at 07:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    29. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on June 01, 2011 at 09:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm a little disapointed that Panama doesn't have more players I've heard of (read

    I was kind of disappointed in myself that I only recognized three players. Then I became ashamed when it dawned on me that the reason I thought they had a competent team, was that I was thiking of Paraguay...

    On the positive side though, I learned that Bolivia has a team called "Club The Strongest", which is totally awesome. I'm pretty sure that isn't even a translation, since it has "The Strongest" in its crest...

    Also, it really, really, really pains me to agree with Rummenigge. I feel like I need a shower.
    30. ursus arctos posted on June 01, 2011 at 10:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It isn't a translation. They have always been "The Strongest".
    31. Babe Adams posted on June 01, 2011 at 11:07 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    "Club The Strongest", which is totally awesome


    It's also good advice for your first day in prison with baby seals.
    32. Mattbert posted on June 02, 2011 at 12:46 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I've just submitted a news item re: van Persie and Fabregas's trip to NY to watch the Red Bulls and take in a Mets game. Keep an eye out for the "off-topic" haters if it gets approved...

    There's a funny photo about halfway down of Cesc in a #4 Mets jersey with his name on the back.
    33. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 02, 2011 at 01:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Barca signs an American

    I don't know, but 10 years old sounds awfully young. Does this kid now lose his amateur standing? How much can you tell about a 10 year old athlete?

    All quiet on the transfer front. Mark Hughes is technically a free agent starting today so I'm guessing his future will be determined soon, especially with the UEFA Cup coming up shortly for Fulham.
    34. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP posted on June 02, 2011 at 01:45 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't know, but 10 years old sounds awfully young. Does this kid now lose his amateur standing? How much can you tell about a 10 year old athlete?


    He's simply joining their developmental school, which has a whole bunch of other little kids. He just happens to be American. It's not like they just inked him to a 5 year deal after a big transfer fee.
    35. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 02, 2011 at 01:51 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    He's simply joining their developmental school, which has a whole bunch of other little kids. He just happens to be American. It's not like they just inked him to a 5 year deal after a big transfer fee.

    I'm not sure how this works. Does he go for free? The article mentions his parents are moving to Barcelona with him. Is there any money exchanging hands or do you just assume these people can afford a 2 year vacation in Spain? This part of soccer is completely foreign to me.
    36. Juan V posted on June 02, 2011 at 02:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    At least for moves within countries, what would happen is that Barça would offer the kid's parents a job or some other reason to relocate to Catalonia, and then claim change of residence to get him. I don't know if that's what's going on here.
    37. Grunthos posted on June 02, 2011 at 05:04 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Mark Hughes quits Fulham.
    38. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 02, 2011 at 05:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Mark Hughes quits Fulham.

    I guess that was inevitable.
    39. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on June 02, 2011 at 05:18 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    On the positive side though, I learned that Bolivia has a team called "Club The Strongest", which is totally awesome. I'm pretty sure that isn't even a translation, since it has "The Strongest" in its crest...

    This matchup is always the highlight of the Bolivian calendar.
    40. Spivey posted on June 02, 2011 at 05:30 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm curious to see who Fulham bring in at this point. I assume Hodgson's stock has fallen too much?

    Hughes didn't do a bad job. There were calls for him to quit/resign in mid-season when the team was in the relegation picture, and I don't think he was great by any stretch.
    41. Grunthos posted on June 02, 2011 at 05:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Hodgson's stock rebounded quite nicely after the Liverpool disaster... his performance with West Brom was much better. It wouldn't be the strangest thing to see Hodgson go right back to Fulham.
    42. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 02, 2011 at 05:48 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Hodgson's stock rebounded quite nicely after the Liverpool disaster... his performance with West Brom was much better. It wouldn't be the strangest thing to see Hodgson go right back to Fulham.

    I can't see Hodgson dumping West Brom now. The early favorites for the Fulham job:

    Guy Poyet
    Chris Hughton
    Alan Curbishley
    Steve McClaren
    Martin Jol
    Martin O'Neill

    You'd have to appreciate the irony of O'Neill taking the job.
    43. ursus arctos posted on June 02, 2011 at 06:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Shooty, it's sort of like the kid getting a two-year scholarship to a boarding school that is really good at football. His family doesn't pay anything, and there is a fully-accredited academic program in addition to the football.
    44. Grunthos posted on June 02, 2011 at 06:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    You'd have to appreciate the irony of O'Neill taking the job.

    Richly. After petulantly quitting over fiscal disputes, he can go work for a much pricklier owner, with a smaller budget, and be forced to bend over while other clubs swoop for his best players. Although, given his behavior over the last year, Fulham is really a better fate than he deserves.
    45. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 02, 2011 at 06:14 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Shooty, it's sort of like the kid getting a two-year scholarship to a boarding school that is really good at football.

    For a second I thought you meant Fulham!
    46. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 02, 2011 at 06:37 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Anyone else kind of chuckle at the idea of Sepp Blatter and Henry Kissinger locked in a room, sleeves rolled up, a pot of coffee gurgling in the background as they brainstorm ways to make FIFA transparent, more democratic and less corrupt?
    47. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on June 02, 2011 at 07:51 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    In the America Has a Long Way to go With Soccer Department: Yesterday at the Mets' game, they were advertising the Greece-Ecuador match, and (after I stole Shooty's Queens' diner owners vs. busboys joke) someone asked me if it was a "FIFA game" pronouncing it like "Fife-A" (rhymes with "Knife-A"). It may not, as I previously thought, be my generation that sees a world-class American team.
    48. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on June 02, 2011 at 08:03 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    In the America Has a Long Way to go With Soccer Department: Yesterday at the Mets' game, they were advertising the Greece-Ecuador match, and (after I stole Shooty's Queens' diner owners vs. busboys joke) someone asked me if it was a "FIFA game" pronouncing it like "Fife-A" (rhymes with "Knife-A"). It may not, as I previously thought, be my generation that sees a world-class American team.

    Ignorance of FIFA can only help us!
    49. ursus arctos posted on June 02, 2011 at 08:48 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    When is Greece/Ecuador again? Are we going?
    50. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on June 02, 2011 at 10:29 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It's June 7th. I'm not going, as I have a softball game that day.

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