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...SNOW BUSINESS...
...bottom of the second, the Giants threaten a big inning. Singles by J.T. Snow and David Bell put men on first and second, and pitcher Russ Ortiz is safe at first after bunting the runners over. It’s bases loaded, none out, and impossible to tear one’s eyes away from the television—unless you’re Carl Morris, who is tracking the inning’s evolution on his expected-runs table. Only after announcing that the Giants should score 2.4 runs in this inning does Morris pick up his head...
Lofton grounds into a fielder’s choice, and Snow is thrown out at the plate. Any baseball fan knows this was bad for the Giants, but only Morris can say just how bad. “That guy cost them 0.8 runs,” he says. “And he lowered the probability of their scoring at least one run from .89 to two-thirds.” As Rich Aurilia comes up, Bonds lurks in the hole. Aurilia flies to center, driving in Bell, and second baseman Jeff Kent follows up the sacrifice with...
This year, Morris ensured that there would be no need for a comeback. On a frigid afternoon where snow frosted the field at kickoff, he iced the Dartmouth defense for 21 catches and 257 yards...
Unz’ opponent in the debate, Shattuck Professor of Education Catherine E. Snow, questioned the educational value of this approach...