The Mariners have hired Tom Tango as a consultant to assist them in pushing forward their...

The Mariners have hired Tom Tango as a consultant to assist them in pushing forward their advancement into the 21st century of statistical analysis. If you’ve been reading [USSMariner] for a while, you know who Tango is - we’ve learned/borrowed heavily from his work over the years, and he’s stopped by to comment once in a while as well.

I think it’s fair to say that, right now, Tom is the leading analyst of the day in public advancement of statistical analysis. If you wanted to know what the best practice for current analysis is, you wouldn’t go to Bill James or Nate Silver, you’d go to Tom Tango. He’s the gold standard of analysts publishing their work, and he’s made significant strides in pushing forward the understanding of baseball through his writings.

Seriously, if you had given me a magic lamp before the new GM search began and said "you get three wishes", one of them would have been "Let the new GM hire Tango".

USSMariner - I haven't seen Tom mention this at his blog, but I'll keep my eye out

6 months ago Sky Kalkman Comment 6 comments 0 recs |

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read the BP interview with blengino.

i’m guessing he’d know who is employees are; that’s where everyone got this info.

Griffey suffered the injury early in the season with the Reds when he tripped over a misplaced foot locker in the Reds' clubhouse.

by larry on Jan 5, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

the link for those interested:

http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8400

Not much on Tom Tango, specifically.

Inside the “Cheers” thread at The Book Blog, Tom shared that he’s a part time consultant, will keep his day job, and the Book Blog won’t be affected. He can’t comment on M’s related stuff, though.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Jan 5, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, that’s still really cool. Congrats to Tom!

Bay City Ball | Beyond the Box Score

by xanthan on Jan 5, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

glad blengino let the cat out of the proverbial bag.

in the past, tom has refused to comment even on for which teams he’s worked.

That makes you a blight on the face of the American sports landscape. It makes Jeffrey Loria an abomination as an owner. It does not, I should emphasize, reflect upon Larry Beinfest or the baseball operations staff, who have done yeoman's work under awful circumstances. That doesn't mean that the franchise should continue to exist though, because it exists solely and entirely to steal taxpayer money.

by larry on Jan 5, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs