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Ted,
That's very interesting as I spoke to Jim Cramer not more than 6 months ago and he told me of Tom's demise. But I am happy if indeed your information is correct and I will find the email address and attempt communication if that is true. I have only related first hand knowledge concerning TPR from conversations with Tom in the mid-90s.
I have used many of the Sartin programs for many years and still have most of them stored away. I believe that the intellectual origin for most of these advanced deceleration concepts and even running style designations were Jim's. I don't feel they are mutually exclusive but on the one hand the energy numbers are mathematically derived and therefore subject to a great deal of manipulation while the other is strictly eye-balled. As in RDSS2 you must make assumptions about the application of final time variant, how much to apply and to which fractions. I am not comfortable with the current method you employ so I use the raw data on the Original Screen exclusively. However, the ability to stack pacelines and divide contenders into Early and OTE is terrific!
I am not suggesting to anyone that they abandon their approach to handicapping. I have merely expressed my opinion particularly when it comes to projecting the pace as a first step to picking pacelines. I have also pointed out what I feel are the serious flaws using a factor such as CSR as a guide to contender selection and given a rather lengthy discussion as to my justification. If you can't get the right contenders and pacelines into your analysis it is virtually impossible to make a profit.
Lastly, I will always be thankful to the Pace and Cap website for the Hat Check Blog. It is in finding this about this time last year that I was finally able to understand the tenets and concepts of Jim Bradshaw both in his posts and Richie P. This has been my most profitable handicapping year as a result.
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