On Forbes: Changing How We View the Game - ESPN's Stats & Information Group

The first post in a three-part series on the ESPN Stats and Information group is up on my Forbes blog.  The three posts are built upon my visit to the ESPN studios for the opening weekend of their Euro 2012 coverage where I got access to a wide range of statisticians, analysts, managers, and on-air talent.

In this first post I provide an overview of how the group integrates into the multiple ESPN outlets - television, web, and mobile - to provide numbers as one way of telling the story that we all see unfold before our eyes.  Understanding the organization and vision is critical to the subsequent posts that will go into even more detail as to how the Stats and Information group is part of ESPN's long-term plan for covering soccer and how they are integral to their preparation for, and presentation of, Euro 2012.