He was formerly the managing editor and a senior writer for FanGraphs, an analyst for the San Diego Padres, and owner-operator of USS Mariner.
Cameron grew up in Seattle, attending Christian Faith High School in Des Moines, Washington from 1995 to 1999.
In high school he developed a strong interest in baseball, discovering the alt.sports.baseball.sea-mariners newsgroup, reading Rob Neyer[1] and playing the sport.
Cameron, a varsity catcher, made the state's all-star team his senior year when he led the league in walks.
[2] After high school he attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he received his degree in economics.
The world is full of interesting twists and turns, though, and I'm happy to be able to walk through this newest open door.
[11] On June 27, 2007 Cameron wrote a post "An Open Letter To Rafael Chaves,"[12] asking Mariners pitching coach Rafael Chaves to tell pitcher Felix Hernandez to throw fewer fastballs: "Take over control of the pitch selection to start the game.