- 02:47 AM
- 11/22/09
posted by tron7 at 01:39 PM on November 17
Statistics often are misleading due to the influence of data collected regarding similar, but not identical, circumstances/events
The gut is actually 63% misleading. In fact, it's got shit for brains.
posted by tron7 at 11:30 AM on November 17
That seemed really crazy to me because they were behind at that point. You would think you take the sure points if you can get them. It worked out because the field goal was good and all that, but it seems risky.
This goes hand in hand with the Belichick thread. If teams that need a touchdown, with two minutes left, get it 53% of the time, don't give them the ball. I have to believe that 19 yard field goals go through about 99% of the time.
posted by tron7 at 12:44 PM on November 16
I don't think the number crunching gives a clear answer that Belichick was right to go for it. Most coaches would never do that in the same situation. I think most coaches are right, and the outcome of this game lends support to that position.
Most coaches would never do that because convention states that you shouldn't and because if you fail your decisions are scutinzed mercilessly on Sportsfilter. The numbers don't bear out convention but it's hard to change. If it were conventionial to go for it on fourth down as much as the stats say you should, this decision would be the norm and it would just be a tough loss.
This game certainly lends support to conventional wisdom but how many late game drives for touchdowns are there on a weekly basis when the conventional strategy fails and we just don't notice because it's the norm?
posted by tron7 at 12:38 PM on November 16
As a Bucks fan, it's hard to believe that this really happened.
posted by tron7 at 10:35 PM on November 15
I'm too young to remember #6 being Russell or Dr J's, in my mind it'll probably be Lebron's.
posted by tron7 at 06:58 PM on November 13
I don't think this is a bad firing. The Hornets have been awful this year and disapointing last year and Scott was unwilling to change enough to fix it, according to Bower.
For instance, why are the Hornets 20th in the league in pace when they have the most dynamic point guard in the league? Get up and down the court and generate some easier shots. You have Chris Paul, this may work. Why aren't the rookies Collison and Marcus Thornton getting any burn if this team is doing so poorly? This roster is far from perfect but when you have Chris Paul and a good frontcourt why couldn't Scott find a way to win?
I don't think Paul will leave because of this. Yeah, they were friends, it sucks, I get it. Paul hasn't looked particularly happy thus far this year losing with Scott at the helm. If Bower and the Hornets find a way to win a bunch a games that's probably more important to Paul than having a buddy coach around.
posted by tron7 at 03:24 PM on November 13
Doehead, do you think Allen Iverson is an asshole?
posted by tron7 at 06:22 PM on November 10
I know that Iverson is 34 years old but in all honesty, I would rather have Iverson in the starting lineup over OJ Mayo anyday.
Right now, I'd take Mayo. He's not nearly the defensive liability that Iverson is, he's got upside, and he's not the black hole that Iverson is on offense.
Iverson has been such a unique and frustrating talent. He seems most effective when he's the only scoring threat on a team. When he's put on teams with other players that need shots it never goes smoothly. I've always rooted for him because of his incredible athletiscism and his passion and it's sad to see his ego consistently get in the way of his success.
Also, I also think the new hand checking rules have hurt Iverson's game in makeing his skill set less in demand.
posted by tron7 at 03:21 PM on November 10
XX is going to be difficult.
posted by tron7 at 11:24 AM on November 06
If he's not that good, why couldn't Adidas just let this slide? This seems like worse press than letting son-of-Jordan where his dad's shoes.
posted by tron7 at 11:21 AM on November 06
I just wish things had gone better for Pedro last night, but it wasn't meant to be; too cold, too old.
How cold was it last night? I saw the game, but there was no sound, and I never got the impression it was cold out.
posted by tron7 at 11:45 AM on November 05
The Yankees intake air sharply!
That's not air.
posted by tron7 at 11:35 AM on November 05
It should be pointed out that I was drunk, the bat was not.
posted by tron7 at 12:13 PM on November 02
The Sunday night game has been around for 20 years. How long has October baseball been around? posted by bperk at 10:43 AM on November 02
How long as November baseball been around? They should try to wrap it up by Halloween at least, IMO.
posted by tron7 at 11:12 AM on November 02
Yeah. That's why I could side with PETA if they made a stink about this.
For killing a bat by accident? Have you never set a mouse trap?
I had a house that bats constantly got into. Broom and towel were my disposal method of choice, never killed one either. Drunken bat wrangling was a surprisingly good time.
posted by tron7 at 11:03 AM on November 02
On edit, I just saw tron's second comment. I was not aware that Legion Baseball had a bat restriction. Is this true for all Legion leagues, or is it a local option? When was this rule put in? I umpired Legion up until about 5 years ago here in NH, and I do not remember this rule.
I played in '98. It seems likely I'm remembering wrong and we were still using the 5 drops then, from your post it looks like 2001 was the switch.
posted by tron7 at 05:33 PM on October 30
This incident happened in a Legion game, which is a significantly under-reported fact in this story. The governing body will likely adopt bat restrictions after this, if it has not already.
I used to play American Legion ball and we had to use 3 drops at the time so they already have some restriction. I think whatever restrictions you add the bat companys will continue to push the envelope because that's their job.
posted by tron7 at 04:19 PM on October 30
What are the solutions to that problem, and how would the anti-lawsuit people achieve that solution?
I think the goal should be to get back to wood bats where there's a limit to how powerful you can make them. I think the way to do that would be to file suit against the leagues. Maybe there's another way to get leagues to switch but I'm not sure what that would be.
Metal bats were created as a cheaper alternative to wood but I think we're well past that as metal bats have so much tech in them that they are no longer a cheap option. Not to mention metal bats are good for one season and then they are done due to losing pop or just losing the tech war with next year's new alloy. If price is still an issue, composite bats last about as long as today's metal at a slightly cheaper price tag.
posted by tron7 at 04:15 PM on October 30
The jury agreed with them, and now the entire bat industry has to assess whether it's doing enough to avoid similar litigation.
Competetion dictates that they will not stop making bats that hit balls faster because that is what the consumer wants. This is why I think it's a bad strategy to go after the bat company, they have little incentive to make things safer even with this lawsuit. All this means is that they'll put warnings on the product, which doesn't make anything safer. This lawsuit won't solve anything.
posted by tron7 at 01:08 PM on October 30
While I hope everyone goes back to wood bats, I really don't like this decision. The're punishing the bat company for making an effective product. Why didn't they file suit against the league for having a rule book that allows metal, that would bring about more change than suing the bat makers.
posted by tron7 at 11:35 AM on October 30
Fox will have a camera on Brett Favre the entire game this Sunday.
Well ESPN missed the Favre plays his old team angle a few weeks ago.
posted by tron7 at 06:12 PM on October 29
Then, after the damage is done, they make some perfectly phrased apology,
I think the majority of the population would tweet differently than they would write up a formal apology.
posted by tron7 at 11:08 AM on October 28
I applaud the decision to come back for his senior year.
I'm just curious but why do you applaud it? Maybe if I liked college football this would be more apparent but I don't see how this is laudable.
posted by tron7 at 01:02 PM on October 27
Man. I'm 30, single, and not a public figure and I'd feel lecherous sleeping with a 22 year old. Phillips obviously needs to grow the hell up.
Serious?! (I'm 29 dating a 23 year old)
so I'll just play the "it aint evil, just a personal preference" card and leave it at that.
Whew, still Ufez-approved.
I don't want to derail this further,
I'd say the derail is an improvement from the bulk of this thread.
posted by tron7 at 05:52 PM on October 21
Not quite meaty enough for a FPP but this article has Mark Cuban's take on steroids. I'm with Cubes.
posted by tron7 at 04:23 PM on October 21
I'm not sure if context is missing or not. The article indicates Ronan says it was a misunderstanding so it's possible there's more to it than what we see. The comment, regardless of context, is improper. I feel like I would need more context or more improper comments for me to be able to properly read the man's soul.
posted by tron7 at 01:19 PM on October 19
I don't usually view this stuff as a misstep. I think of it as people revealing themselves. You don't accidentally say stuff like this unless you think like that.
I'd say misstep. I don't know the circumstances enough to say he's revealing himself. I wonder what my worst comments would look like devoid of proper context. It certainly sounds antisemitic as presented, but I'm not ready to make a determination on his heart based solely on this.
Never heard of the guy before this, btw.
posted by tron7 at 01:17 AM on October 19
So much for the Limbaugh-owned Rams
posted by tron7 at 06:50 PM on October 14
That was a cold and hugely disappointing Rockies game last night. The crowd went from on top of the world to dead silence to grumbling in the course of a half inning.
posted by tron7 at 12:07 PM on October 13
Was he starting the Seahawks defense that week in fantasy football?
He's obviously not starting on his own fantasy team, though he is on mine.
How are the Titans this bad?
posted by tron7 at 10:07 AM on October 12
People run without ipods?
A marathon is supposed to test the physical and mental capabilities of a runner.
Says you. I say it's to test who can be the fastest runner over 26.2. I don't see how the ipod provides an unfair advantage if everyone is allowed to use one.
posted by tron7 at 03:26 PM on October 08
I know I'm over-analyzing it as that wasn't the intention of the post, just trying to add some balance to the argument :-)
You succesfully rained on the kid's parade.
posted by tron7 at 11:22 AM on October 07
Err, not this headline but probably some headline, somewhere.
posted by tron7 at 11:03 AM on October 07
Ummmmm...wha?!!?
Edwards to New York. Just like the headline says.
posted by tron7 at 11:03 AM on October 07
Reporting from Broncoland, everyone here in Denver is just as surprised as the rest of the country. Most of the local sports guys were predicting a 4-12 record and expecting the worst defense in the league.
posted by tron7 at 10:29 AM on October 05
I don't think the Celtics over the last couple of years are very likeable. Which seems strange to me because there's only one guy, Pierce, that I really dislike and quite a few that I do like. It's their aggressive style of play, they just feel like bullies to me.
posted by tron7 at 07:21 PM on October 02
(the NBA is barely a sport now- it's clearly become more entertainment than sport)
How so?
And the most popular of them, the NFL, has been expanded and socialized into awful, unwatchable mediocrity.
So unwatchable, in fact, that everyone is watching it.
posted by tron7 at 12:32 PM on October 02
They also draw a large section of Michigan's northern peninsula.
Dude, just give us the UP. You can keep the mitten.
posted by tron7 at 10:07 PM on September 22
My error, I meant to say, "So him hitting just 20 homers in his last year with the Twins", but to go from hitting 20 homers his last year with Minnesota to 31, 41, 47 and then 54 homeruns respectively, in his first 4 years with the Red Sox is ridiculous. Anyone who thinks that all of a sudden, Big Papi comes to Boston and becomes a monster there is kiddin' themselves.
That progression, to me, looks natural and corresponds with a rise in batting average and just becoming a better hitter, which most players do until age 30 or so. He obviousely failed a test and was taking something but I reject the notion that it's readily apparent in his numbers. It's only sketchy if you want it to be sketchy.
For his first 3 years he played a total of 111 games, not even close to 1 full season. His entire 6 years in a Twins uniform comes out to not even 3 full baseball season. Why? Because he had injury after injury (2 wrists and 1 knee at least).
I guess if there was anything in his stats that pointed to PED use it could be the number of games played per year. Or maybe he just got healthy, who knows.
posted by tron7 at 10:27 AM on August 11
Suddenly he became a power hitter because he changed uniforms?
He went from 20 homeruns to 31 at age 26-27. I don't find this shocking or even surprising. I watched him alot that last year in Minnesota and I never got the impression that he was short on power and I was sad to seem him go to the Sox.
posted by tron7 at 02:27 PM on August 10
Is there any evidence that he finds it a burden to be the poster boy for sobriety and Christianity?
posted by tron7 at 02:10 PM on August 10
You know what is sketchy? Sketchy.
I don't see what's so sketchy here. It's not like his power went away, just his contact.
posted by tron7 at 10:36 AM on August 10
Maximum style points on the Silva knockout. It doesn't seem fair to keep matching the guy up against mere mortals.
The toying with the opponent was rather reminiscent of Roy Jones Jr who just happened to be in the audience. I wouldn't mind seeing the boxing match that's reportedly in the works between the two but I'd be a sad panda to see Silva leave MMA.
In case you missed the fight, this is pretty much how it went.
posted by tron7 at 08:39 PM on August 09
In other twitter related sports news: JR Smith shuts down his twitter account over some controversy.
We're going to need a twitter category pretty soon.
posted by tron7 at 01:09 PM on August 05
5. The College All-Stars vs. defending Super Bowl champions game:
This seems like a very bad idea for today's game.
posted by tron7 at 12:43 PM on August 05
The San Diego Chargers have fined their star cornerback $2,500 for using Twitter to wonder whether the "nasty food" has contributed to the Bolts failing to make it to the Super Bowl in recent years.
I looked around a bit but couldn't find the actual tweet.
posted by tron7 at 10:57 AM on August 05
I understand that Jenna Jameson is pretty good in the sack too, but that doesn't mean I want to sleep with her.
But somebody would.
posted by tron7 at 05:47 PM on July 30
Technology marches on. As long as it is available to all (which it wasn't in this case, particularly a few years ago), I have no problem with athletes using current technology.
Agreed. I would also agree to this paragraph if it was in a Bonds thread.
posted by tron7 at 05:32 PM on July 24
I can't help but think of some Rocky IV quotes here for some reason???
Cut me, Mick?
posted by tron7 at 04:26 PM on July 20
That video must have taken many minutes to produce. Minutes that could be better spent throwing footballs or at least thinking very hard about throwing footballs.
posted by tron7 at 10:26 AM on July 17
Anyone who thinks Lesnar is damaging MMA with that stuff is nuts. The more fans he angers, the more people are going to pay to see him take a beating.
I don't think it's damaging the promotion and it's money making ability. I do think it's cheapening the sport and making it more difficult for sports fans(as opposed to casual or pro wrestling fans) to be interested in MMA. Ideally, I would like it marketed more like a sport than a pro wrestling promotion.
posted by tron7 at 11:53 PM on July 14
posted by jjzucal to football
It's newsworthy but posting to football is sketchy, unless you consider Jessica a free agent receiver.
posted by tron7 at 11:30 PM on July 14
Mir was looking solid at the start of round 2 before that scramble and takedown. Nice job by Lesnar working out of the half guard once he got Mir down, there aren't many submission opportunities from the bottom in half guard. Not sure if Lesnar meant to be in half guard but it worked out nicely. I'm continually amazed by Lesnar's athleticism, he moves like a guy that is 50 pounds(at least) lighter than him.
That Henderson punch was scary to watch. I hope he didn't realize that Bisping was out but that seems very unlikely. Great knockout though, set up punch to the body and then the overhand right as hard as he could swing it.
Edit- Ok, I just watched the post fight interview and Henderson admits he knew Bisping was out. This, to me, is worse than Lesner's buffoonery. Lesner was being childish but at least he wasn't putting someone's career or life in danger.
posted by tron7 at 08:22 PM on July 12
I really want to like Rampage but every once in awhile he'll pull something that's annoying or stupid or just plain indefensible. The problem for the UFC is that he's usually hilarious and a great showman so it's hard to take him away from the camera.
posted by tron7 at 01:17 AM on July 11
Who?
I saw the last inning and his slider was angry. Great play by Rowand at the wall, when the ball was hit I was sure it was gone.
posted by tron7 at 01:11 AM on July 11
I was just thinking that the boxing vs. MMA argument is getting really old. Lucky for me then that this article has nothing to do with boxing at all.
posted by tron7 at 09:30 PM on July 09
Supreme Court Refuses to Take Redskins Case
I don't think they're trying to protect a mascot from extinction so much as they are rebelling against what they see as being bullied because of some people's sensitivity. That's my opinion because that's where I came from on this argument. It took me deciding that I don't have a say in what people find offensive for me to see the other side on this issue.
It's all still frustrating. I grew up near the Menominee and Mohican reservations in Wisconsin and I don't recall ever hearing 'redskin' used a slur. I didn't know the word was problematic until it came up here. From seeing the threads here I definitely wouldn't use it again but I wouldn't have thought anything of it's usage a few years ago. I'm mostly frustrated with how something becomes a slur. What does it take? Is it just when people use a term with hatred behind it? There doesn't appear to be anything in the actual word that would suggest a negative connotation.