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dfleming has posted 14 links and 611 comments to SportsFilter and 3 links and 142 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
Nadal and Roddick speak out against the 11 month tennis season.: After injuries force Nadal, Roddick, Federer and Andy Murray out this season, some of the top players are outwardly expressing their distaste for a lack of offseason. "It's ridiculous to think that you have a professional sport that doesn't have a legitimate off-season to rest, get healthy, and then train," Roddick said. "I just feel sooner or later that common sense has to prevail."
posted by dfleming to tennis at 10:58 AM on October 12 - 10 comments
Report: Nike Reaches Endorsement Deal with Michael Vick: It took two incomplete passes and seven yards on the ground but apparently Nike has reached an endorsement deal with Michael Vick, his representative announced at a marketing conference Wednesday in New York. Nike denies the report of an endorsement deal.
posted by dfleming to football at 08:23 PM on September 30 - 54 comments
Phil Kessel is finally traded to the Maple Leafs: A high price to pay for the sniper they desperately needed; first and second round picks in 2010 and a first round pick in 2011.
posted by dfleming to hockey at 09:33 PM on September 18 - 16 comments
Patriots Trade Richard Seymour to Raiders: The New England Patriots have traded five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders for a first-round pick in 2011.
posted by dfleming to football at 12:06 PM on September 07 - 13 comments
Dany Heatley: wants out of Ottawa. With 5 years @ 7.5 Million a season left and complete control over his destination with a no-movement clause, it's hard to imagine Bryan Murray's feeling good about his job right now.
posted by dfleming to hockey at 02:38 PM on June 09 - 2 comments
Gut check 1 (admittedly, we'll never know if punting would have won the game) Math geeks and Bill Belichick 0
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But, since Belichick failed this time, the numbers are now surely in his favor the next time, I mean, that'd be logical wouldn't it?
No, it wouldn't be. Individual results cannot be predicted by probability. People who think this way end up playing slot machines until they lose their house.
Math geeks weren't proven wrong by what happened; probability has to do with aggregates, not individual results or guaranteed predictions. If the play was run 1000 times, it's likely work out around 700/1000. Which 700 times? We have no idea.
posted by dfleming at 01:54 PM on November 21
It's painful to see him reject logic so brazenly.
Football is a folksy game, and it's no wonder that so many within it have a tough time adjusting to the number of math geeks trumping traditional assumptions.
posted by dfleming at 09:54 AM on November 21
If what Henry did was cheating, then pretty much every player in team sports cheats.
Agreed. I mean, if people were completely honest, we'd need a referee only once in a blue moon.
posted by dfleming at 02:11 PM on November 20
I guarantee you if Doug Flutie was still playing, you'd see the same play this week.
posted by dfleming at 11:30 AM on November 20
Montreal by 9 Saskatchewan by 3 Anthony Calvillo Montreal
posted by dfleming at 09:05 AM on November 20
Wainright gets the largest number of first place votes but still loses; weird stuff, this 5-3-1 system. Congrats to Tim, he is a stud starter for years to come.
posted by dfleming at 01:11 AM on November 20
Fudge Platini with the rough end of a baguette.
New favorite phrase. Thanks!
posted by dfleming at 07:49 AM on November 19
By what method do you determine who's being more aggressive?
Check for froth around the mouth.
The method is a little flawed; they used only first half fouls to eliminate the end of game fouls which occur when a team is leading late. That notwithstanding, it's a little problematic to leave half a game's worth of data out.
posted by dfleming at 06:57 PM on November 18
The Jim Tracy award was a good one; who would've thought the Rockies would be such a stud team for half the season?
posted by dfleming at 04:14 PM on November 18
Interesting study on refereeing in basketball; if you're the team with fewer fouls, away from home and leading, watch the foul calls pile up.
posted by dfleming at 03:09 PM on November 18
Two votes to Felix Hernandez and one to Justin Verlander.
posted by dfleming at 03:05 PM on November 18
I would've been more than happy to do that but I would much rather just answer the question that was given to me honestly.
Here's a timeline:
Mkultra said that Greinke deserved the award, which is in line with the definition of the word deserve. He has had a season of merit.
You questioned whether or not he deserved it, based on the fact that other people may deserve it as well. That is when your personal definition comes into play and is wrong for the first time; multiple people may be deserving of the award, according to the definition.
Justgary, I'm assuming out of some state of bewilderment, inquires as to what it means to you. You respond with something that's contrary to the definition of the word again.
You were wrong before you formally declared it. There were multiple deserving people of the award and Greinke, statistically, is the most deserving, hence him being robbed if he didn't get it. Others are less deserving, but still deserving to some extent.
Fuck semantics tire me.
posted by dfleming at 02:23 PM on November 18
That no one but Grienke was in contention of winning the award.
I'm happy you have a personal definition of the word but for everyone's sake, consult a dictionary.
posted by dfleming at 01:55 PM on November 18
I'll tell them, and I'll expect a free pass.
If by free pass, you mean huge fine, then sure.
posted by dfleming at 12:08 PM on November 17
Iraqi Detainees Have Become Vikings Fans
(who's Brent?)
A great t-shirt.