Neil’s Substack
Neil Paine, Brendan Farrell, TylerAnalytical but narrative -- blending the past and future of sportswriting
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| Issues | 1202 | Subscribers | Read | neilpaine.substack.com |
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Sports data guy, writer, editor, podcaster, former FiveThirtyEight sports editor, proud Georgia Tech alum.
I'm a sports writer who loves to blend stats and narratives together. You can find me on Substack at my hockey analytics newsletter, My Analytics Corner.
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