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Lenny Dykstra, Financial Planner to the Stars? The fascinating post-baseball career of a man called Nails.
posted by holden at 11:41 AM on March 25
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:44 AM on November 14
Excellent! I've always wanted to see diagrams like these. You know, it's funny, but I find stuff like this (and Moneyball and the Fire Joe Morgan blog) absolutely fascinating, yet I have no desire whatsoever to actually watch a baseball game. I've watched zero televised games over the last two years and I attended one, but spent most of my time eating hot dogs and looking at cute girls.
posted at 02:49 PM on November 14
Tiger Woods could retire on billion-dollar PGA pension? Yes, that's a billion with a "B". I don't know about this guy's numbers, but maybe one of you stats and finance jocks can grok it. Holy crap. Maybe I should join the PGA.
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:31 AM on September 06
His numbers work, but they rely on two huge assumptions: 1. Tiger wins 7 more FedEx cups over the next 11 years. I suppose that's reasonable today, but who knows if some young hotshots come along to make it more competitive. And, like the article says, Tiger isn't even really focused on winning these pay-offs. I'm not sure how true that is but I bet that, as he gets older and younger talent flourishes, he won't be able to skip tournaments and still win it. 2. Assuming a rate-of-return is always tricky business. A 9% rate-of-return is reasonable for equity in the long-term, I guess. It's not conservative though. His advisors will probably allocate a significant portion of these assets into far less-risky assets--treasury or agency bonds, highly-rated corporate bonds, etc. That brings the overall rate-of-return down a couple notches. But, then again, maybe not--if he treats this like found money, he could just stick it all in the riskier asset class and roll the dice.
posted at 05:20 AM on September 06
BBCRMOL! The Bryant"Big Country"Reeves Memorial Overpaid List is out again. With a new twist, they include injured players this year.
posted by jojomfd1 at 05:29 AM on September 05
I'm gob-smacked to learn that Walker shot 43.8% from the free-throw line last year. Considering he's known as a shooter, it boggles my mind that he can be that bad when taking unmolested set shots.
posted at 09:34 PM on September 05
Ooh, NHL team salaries. So, you're a Leaf fan and you're looking for some new ammo to throw at your Sens-loving country cousin? Show 'em how screwed they're gonna be next summer when Heatley, Redden (UFAs) and Spezza (RFA) will all be free agents then. Or you just want to take a quick look at where every team is in regards to the cap? This is the site to use then.
posted by NoMich at 10:48 AM on July 25
This is excellent, thanks for the link. Anyone have a link to an NBA version done this nicely?
posted at 04:15 AM on July 25
Yashin Laughin' all the way to the bank The four years left on the deal are worth $26.45 million, according to Newsday. Under the NHL collective bargaining agreement, the Islanders can buy Yashin out by paying two-thirds of the remaining amount ($17.63 million) over the next eight years. The salary-cap hit will be some $2.2 million per season over that time.
posted by garfield at 08:34 AM on June 06
Yashin was the captain last season, wasn't he? Given his reputation, I was surprised to see him wearing the C.
posted at 12:53 PM on June 06
Mizzou's Hawkins becomes first openly gay coach in NCAA Does this take us one step closer to an openly gay pro athlete?
posted by olelefthander at 12:44 PM on April 09
longgreenline: Do you think it's inappropriate to publicly acknowledge the existence of one's opposite sex spouse? Most people wouldn't even blink, but if that spouse is the same sex it suddenly becomes inappropriate for public consumption.
posted at 01:03 AM on April 09
Rolling the Dice on the Rolling Ankle Peter Forsberg is traded from the Flyers to the Predators for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent and two draft picks. Response from Philadelphia.
posted by SummersEve at 04:36 AM on February 16
I wonder if this is one of those, "we'll let ya go have a chance at the cup if you promise to come back" type deals. My question to the hardcore hockey folks: Any chance of Toronto doing with this Sundin? I heard rumors that is was a possibility, but nothing specific.
posted at 08:29 PM on February 16
The ghost of the WHA... the Carolina Hurricanes polished off the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Final last night, setting up a Stanley Cup battle with Edmonton that features two former World Hockey Association teams battling for Lord Stanley's Cup.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 06:33 AM on June 02
I was ecstatic to see Briere have a good playoff run. He and Juha Ylonen were the only players I really fell in love with as a Coyotes fan.
posted at 04:31 PM on June 02
"I hate Kobe Bryant's rotten and derivative soul." Yet, in a way, writer Sam Anderson is sad to see him leave the playoffs. Well, there's always next year.
posted by gspm at 10:42 AM on May 09
I feel everybody hates greatness I hate Kobe for his freedom. But seriously, I lump Kobe in the same category as Duncan: players I hate for no defensible reason. Or rather, I lumped him in that category until this season. The game 7 disappearing act and sitting out the 4th quarter of that Mavs game are tough to swallow. When the situation around the rape charges is included, it becomes difficult to put up a good defense of the guy, no matter how great a player he is.
posted at 01:29 PM on May 09
Let's Go Crazy Prince moves Uptown and Controversy follows. 'U Got The Look all wrong', says landlord Carlos Boozer. Prince, (yeah, that Prince), paints the home, (yeah, that color), he is renting for $70,000 a month from Boozer. Boozer sues.
via newsvine and deadspin
posted by geekyguy at 07:20 PM on March 22
$70k/month implies a $14.6 million house (assuming 80% financing at 6% over 30 years). Having seen the overhead pictures of the property and knowing the location, I wouldn't be surprised that the property is worth that much. And it was probably furnished.
posted at 10:50 AM on March 22
"Five-on-five is like the dodo bird"
posted by garfield at 08:53 AM on October 26
Got it. The possession vs. non-possession thing is what was tripping me up. Thanks.
posted at 09:22 AM on October 26
"Five-on-five is like the dodo bird"
posted by garfield at 08:53 AM on October 25
I'm having trouble understanding the new offsides rule. I swear I've seen it called just like before. I thought the "tag-up" rule would effectively make it okay for a player w/o the puck to enter the zone before the puck. The whistle would only be blown if that player touched the puck before going back to touch the blue line. Am I misunderstanding the rule? I know I've seen offsides called as soon as a player crosses the line with the puck - if I were right about the rule, that would be impossible.
posted at 06:47 PM on October 25
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:26 PM on February 16
What are the chances of dissolving a significant number of teams? I've read that this is probably something that the league could finance, so I imagine the hurdle would be the NHLPA?
posted at 01:39 PM on February 16
Nails is pleasingly insane.