3) Nate Silver really, really likes sports. He got his start doing sabermetrics (statistics for baseball) and, after reading his book and his column, it honest

3) Nate Silver really, really likes sports. He got his start doing sabermetrics (statistics for baseball) and, after reading his book and his column, it honestly seems like he's a lot more passionate about sports than politics. (I don't think this conflicts with your point about sports' immediacy and uncertainty.)