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Inside A Red Sox Analytics Meeting

June 03, 2026 / 00:49

This episode features a discussion about the early career of a guest who interned at Man Group, working on draft strategy and quantitative analysis.

The guest shares their experience reaching out to Tom Tippett for a sabbatical from Numeric, leading to an internship where they worked on transforming draft reports into quantitative data.

A memorable moment occurred when Bill James was brought in to review the guest's work, resulting in a critique that highlighted areas of disagreement.

The guest reflects on the excitement of presenting their findings and the unexpected opportunity to engage with a well-known figure in the field.

TLDR

A guest recounts their internship at Man Group and a memorable critique from Bill James.

Episode

0:49

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I was working at Numeric at the time, Man Group, and uh reached out to Tom Tippett, who was in the alumni database,

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wondering if I could do some kind of sabbatical from my day job. And he said, "Sure, come on over." And I was an I was

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an intern punching my little card every day, working on their draft strategy. So, they had a bunch of these draft

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reports from the scouts, and could we turn them into something quantitative? And then, I didn't quite realize until

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the very end, at the last day, I showed up to present to everybody, and they brought in Bill James. Apparently, they

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gave it him the same data, but so unfortunately, he hadn't done the work yet. So, we couldn't go head-to-head,

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but then he wrote me a memo later telling me how wrong I was on a bunch of stuff, which is great. And we had a we

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had a really we had a good time, but it was good to just all of a sudden be in that room, and you know, kind of have a

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little bit of a head-to-head going on. So, it's good.

Episode Highlights

Internship at Man Group
The journey begins with an internship at Man Group, diving into draft strategy.
“"Sure, come on over."”
@ 00m 10s
June 03, 2026
Head-to-Head with Bill James
A surprising twist as Bill James enters the scene, leading to a memorable exchange.
“"He wrote me a memo later telling me how wrong I was."”
@ 00m 34s
June 03, 2026

Episode Quotes

"Sure, come on over.".
Inside A Red Sox Analytics Meeting
"I showed up to present to everybody.".
Inside A Red Sox Analytics Meeting
"He wrote me a memo later telling me how wrong I was.".
Inside A Red Sox Analytics Meeting

Key Moments

Internship Begins00:10
Presentation Day00:23
Bill James Feedback00:34