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Garner, Springer suspended for "beaning" Bonds Well...it WAS obvious that Springer was throwing at Bonds, but with their history, who can understand why not.
posted by chemwizBsquared at 02:57 PM on May 19
One minor setback The United States dropped into a fifth-place tie in the May FIFA rankings, the last before next month's World Cup.
posted by lex2000 at 12:14 PM on May 17
It takes into account every match played since 1872? It is kind of an historical ranking system, yes, but older matches don't have as much weight as they might appear to. Take Turkey's 2002 World Cup run, for example. They began the tournament ranked #32, and by the end they were at #13. With a strong performance in a major tournament, they jumped well above their previous best mark. The new coach idea wouldn't really work, of course, as players last much longer than national team managers. I was kind of thinking that FIFA going back eight years was a stretch. Eight years includes two World Cups, two Euro Championships, and a bunch of other major tournaments and qualifiers. Got to have a decent sample size to have a decent ranking. Only using the last couple of years severely limits not only the number of matches taken into consideration, but the importance of the matches involved.
posted at 04:07 PM on May 17
One minor setback The United States dropped into a fifth-place tie in the May FIFA rankings, the last before next month's World Cup.
posted by lex2000 at 12:14 PM on May 17
Have a look at EloRatings. FIFA's ratings are consistently garbage.
posted at 02:29 PM on May 17
Suns 1 - Clippers 1
Mavs 1 - Spurs 1
Cavs 0 - Pistons 2
Heat 1 - Nets 1
posted by lilnemo at 11:52 AM on May 11
Will I be the only person unsurprised when the Clippers take out Phoenix?
posted at 02:09 PM on May 11
Marlin owner may relocate team if they unable to get a stadium deal.. This could be the flip side of the potential "fire sale" of top players.
posted by daddisamm at 02:08 PM on November 22
I'm sure we can eliminate Northern Virginia from the mix. Angelos would have an aneurysm if MLB tried to stick a third team anywhere near Baltimore/DC. Everyone's talking Vegas, Portland, Puerto Rico. How about San Antonio? Any interest down there?
posted at 04:47 PM on November 22
Update to "He wanted to win." T-ball coach to be tried for paying player $25 to injure mentally disabled player to keep him out of game. Coach charged with two counts of criminal solicitation to commit aggravated assault and one count each of corruption of minors, criminal conspiracy and recklessly endangering another person. See prior discussion.
posted by graymatters at 05:03 PM on July 29
John Chaney's coaching T-Ball now?
posted at 03:05 AM on July 29
"perhaps because he expects pitchers to react that way if he crowds the plate, or, more likely, because he's aware that charging the mound would further deteriorate his image." Could it also be, perhaps, that he's just not as much of a jerk as a lot of people think? That maybe he's actually a calm and even-tempered (albeit prickly) guy? "The Giants pitcher, Jamey Wright, did NOT retaliate" Bonds specifically asked him not to. Good for him.