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<blockquote data-quote="Puggins" data-source="post: 7651571" data-attributes="member: 12386"><p>I have to point out that you were most likely not getting away from sports geeks. Much like your definition of what constitutes a "geek" and what constitutes a "fan" of Star Trek, there is a wide- WIDE- gulf between what constitutes a sports fan and what constitutes a sports geek. </p><p></p><p>A sports fan follows his favorite team or a number of favorite teams. He may get deeply, emotionally involved with his teams. </p><p></p><p>A sports geek STUDIES sports, getting into deep minutiae that the average sports fan derides or passes off as useless or nerdy. I know many, many sports fans. I know very few sports geeks- I'd like to say I'm one of them, but that's placing myself in a place I probably don't belong.</p><p></p><p>You might've heard about one of the most famous sports geeks- Nate Silver was an analyst for Baseball Prospectus, which is an organization which scientifically studies the game of baseball and provides an excellent analysis of why teams do and don't win. He transitioned into political geekery and successfully predicted the result of all fifty states elections in 2012. He is the very definition of a geek in both the political and sports world.</p><p></p><p>I have a feeling a game geek might feel comfortable around sports geeks and political geeks. All geeks feel the need to study and analyze their passion, regardless of what that passion might be. You might have different loves, but you have a very similar mindset.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Puggins, post: 7651571, member: 12386"] I have to point out that you were most likely not getting away from sports geeks. Much like your definition of what constitutes a "geek" and what constitutes a "fan" of Star Trek, there is a wide- WIDE- gulf between what constitutes a sports fan and what constitutes a sports geek. A sports fan follows his favorite team or a number of favorite teams. He may get deeply, emotionally involved with his teams. A sports geek STUDIES sports, getting into deep minutiae that the average sports fan derides or passes off as useless or nerdy. I know many, many sports fans. I know very few sports geeks- I'd like to say I'm one of them, but that's placing myself in a place I probably don't belong. You might've heard about one of the most famous sports geeks- Nate Silver was an analyst for Baseball Prospectus, which is an organization which scientifically studies the game of baseball and provides an excellent analysis of why teams do and don't win. He transitioned into political geekery and successfully predicted the result of all fifty states elections in 2012. He is the very definition of a geek in both the political and sports world. I have a feeling a game geek might feel comfortable around sports geeks and political geeks. All geeks feel the need to study and analyze their passion, regardless of what that passion might be. You might have different loves, but you have a very similar mindset. [/QUOTE]
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