About

I am an investment professional who likes sabermetrics (baseball science) because of its similarity to analyzing stocks: download numbers onto an Excel spreadsheet and try to "mine" the data.

In the investment field, I am the author of "A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing," (Wiley, 2004) and predicted the 2008 stock market crash.

http://www.thestreet.com/p/rmoney/investing/10386237.html

In August, 2008, as a commenter on another site, I predicted "a breakout Bautista" (last full paragraph).

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-pirates-plunder-toronto/

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Roberto Clemente, Ben Rothlisberger, Willie Stargell, Jason Bay, Jack Wilson, Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Pirates Steelers, 1980 Olympic Ice Hockey Team

  • Favorite Coaches

    Herb Brooks

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Any Steeler Super Bowl Victory

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Arizona Diamondbacks winning World Series in 4 years

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitus

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who?

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big 10

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  • Mets Gazette posted 979 days ago

    Mets Gazette

    Hello Mr Au. I am from a Mets blog called Mets Gazette. I wanted to ask you if you have any interest in helping us with a preview of the Mets/Pirates series. If so, please answer a few questions for us and we will promote your work here on our site in exchange for you writing up something on the interview with a link to the site for your readers to see your replies.

    The questions:
    1) What are your team's strengths?
    2)What are your team's weaknesses?
    3)What is your view of the Mets?
    4)What are your predictions for the series?

    Please send the answers to our email (metsgazette@gmail.com), since our message system is not working yet here. Thank you for your consideration.

    http://www.metsgazette.com

  • Kevin Bertha posted 1112 days ago

    Kevin Bertha

    Would you mind checking this out?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/387043-peg-leg-pirates-blog-milledge-to-leave-when-tabata-comes-up

  • Richard Bowler posted 1181 days ago

    Richard Bowler

    If you have time Check out my Mock Draft
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/350000-nfl-mock-draft-2010-version-30

  • Richard Bowler posted 1192 days ago

    Richard Bowler

    Check out my newest Mock Draft
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/343886-nfl-mock-draft-2010-version-20

  • Lewie Pollis posted 1229 days ago

    Lewie Pollis

    Hey Tom,

    I know you're not an Indians fan, but I think you'll be able to understand our pain:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/320972-roberto-alomars-hof-snub-is-another-heartbreak-for-cleveland

  • Ash Marshall posted 1280 days ago

    Ash Marshall

    Hi Tom,

    I'm writing articles on the MLB 9s and thought you'd like this piece on the Cleveland Indians

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/291536-mlb-9s-cleveland-indians-albert-belle-shoeless-joe-jackson-shine

    Let me know what you think. Any feedback would be appreciated.

    Cheers,

    Ash

  • Paul Swaney posted 1291 days ago

    Paul Swaney

    Hi Tom-
    Please take a look when you have a chance. The complete rankings of each MLB stadium...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284289-stadium-journeys-best-baseball-stadium-2009?just_published=1

  • Keith Schlosser posted 1312 days ago

    Keith Schlosser

    In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel

  • Samantha Bunten posted 1325 days ago

    Samantha Bunten

    Hi Tom,

    And here I thought the interest in Cleveland sports was based on some sort of steel town camaraderie, haha...

    Anyway, consider my curiosity piqued; Cleveland to Wall Street...do tell.

    Samantha

  • Samantha Bunten posted 1326 days ago

    Samantha Bunten

    Glad you sent that link, what an interesting article! Sadly, in the baseball world, I think Wedge is more Flying Monkey than Wicked Witch.

    Also, many thanks for the POTD vote...

    Samantha

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