I sometimes make
cheap jokes at the expense of my alma mater, so it's only fair to call attention to the U. of C.'s more honorable alumni:
Baseball Prospectus's Christina Kahrl, whom the
Reader profiled in 2006,
discusses the upcoming baseball season at DePaul Center today. She's part of a long tradition of accomplished U. of C. baseball geeks, including
Nate Silver,
Doug Pappas, and
Kimberly Ng, the assistant GM of the Dodgers, whose name often gets floated when general-manager positions open up.
