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Does speed kill? A thorough analysis of PitchFx data reveals some interesting things about fastball speed.
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Does Evan Longoria's new contract indicate a change in approach to cost certainty for baseball management?
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
A Short History of the Baseball Played in a (Small) Coliseum With the Red Sox and Dodgers set to play three in LA, a little back-story to the field.
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Red Sox and Oakland open the season in Japan with Dice-K returning home to start. Usually these trips result in a lot of grousing by the players (most famously, Mike Mussina), but there's not a lot of sympathy when you're getting $40,000 for your troubles. Except if you're not: the MLB has announced that while players and managers will receive the stipend, coaches will not. Red Sox players are threatening to walk off the field today if the MLB does not reverse its reversal of its original stance.
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
Every material on earth is, at the initial level, constructed from b-balls. Carbon is b-balls. The blood flowing through our b-ball veins is made of b-balls. Every star in our cosmos is b-ball in origin. Understand this, and you may begin to understand Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden.
Once you've digested that, download the game. [via]
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Pat Riley's scouting trip reminds Bob Ryan of a trip he took with Dave Cowens back in 1979.
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Bob Ryan on the Rebirth of the Regular Season
"Do not listen to people who say it's only about championships and only about the playoffs. It can't be if there is to be any meaning to this whole thing known as fandom. The fact is that the playoff dynamic is quirky. Luck and circumstance play a large role. If you invest in a sports team for the sole purpose of seeing it through to a championship, and for no other reason, the overwhelming odds are that you will be disappointed."
posted on Mar 6, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
How QPR Will Conquer the World and drape it in cashmere. A profile of new Rangers' co-owner Flavio Briatore. That jersey I picked up on clearance last year is looking like a brilliant investment.
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss? This NYT profile of the Brothers Steinbrenner by the author of The Bronx is Burning includes Hank's insistence that "Red Sox Nation" is a media creation. Login info for the NYT
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Cavs Acquire Ben Wallace and Wally Alphabet for Playoff Run. Eleven player, three team deal between Cleveland, Chicago and Seattle. TrueHoop's thoughts.
posted on Feb 21, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Why do African teams need European coaches? Paul Doyle reflects on the African Cup of Nations.
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Victory and Ruins - The Story of the 2000 Rose Bowl Champion Washington Huskies Pity Ty Willingham who inherited a program that protected and enabled:
UCLA fans, ask Rick Neuheisel what price you're paying for victories next year. Tampa Bay fans, stay off the roads.posted on Jan 30, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Premier League's Pound-for-Pound Champion
"Some may say that Everton have failed, but in essence they have been let down by the system. Pound for pound, Moyes could have the best team in the country and it is to football’s shame that a fat lot of good it may do him."
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
A Rolling Stone Gathers Much Dirt WDBO AM 580 posted a story today about Randy Moss being hit with a restraining order. If the timing seems strange to you, you're not alone.
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
1988, Year of the Card "We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the great classic baseball card sets, 1988 Topps. We're going through all 792 cards one by one, posting bits about what makes the card awesome and cool stats about the player or team featured on the card."
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Where Do NFL Teams Spend Their Picks? A look at where NFL teams have spent their draft picks over the last dozen years and whether concentrating on particular areas tends to improve them.
posted on Jan 10, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Doing Drive-Bys With Pete Carroll
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In response to the kerfuffle over Curt Schilling's new contract incentive that pays him $1 million for a single Cy Young vote, the BBWAA has resolved to ban all athletes with such incentives from consideration for related awards. Shockingly, Schilling responds.
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Thank God for Netflix: "Why the hell shouldn't college basketball be like this? Why don't more colleges field teams rich with walk-ons?" Henry Abbot on Quantum Hoops, the story of the Caltech basketball team. [via]
posted on Nov 30, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Curious Case of Willis' Baltimore-time
What made it strange was that the Ravens, of any team, should have seen how fungible running back performance was. After drafting Lewis in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft, the Ravens allowed him to start while benching their previous starter, Priest Holmes. Holmes served as Lewis’ backup before departing for Kansas City, where he put up several historic seasons as part of the offensive juggernaut there. Holmes’ replacement as Lewis’ backup was Chester Taylor, who then departed for Minnesota after his rookie contract expired and proceeded to put up a 1216-yard season.
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
How the Colts Fund Their Defense
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
But Will It Be a Good Use of a Timeout when ESPN has to sit Greg Easterbrook down again? Easterbrook was all over the Pats' camera scandal. Unlike the rest of mainstream sports media, he's still on about it, even accusing the NFL of covering up Superbowl cheating, all of which earned him a decent rebuke from ESPN's ombudsman. That didn't stop him from using this week's column to make an interesting comparison between the Pats and Colts before their Week 9 matchup. Even the less-than-serious quarters of Internet sports are taking notice.
posted on Oct 23, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
"I just wanted to give the fireworks guy a rest." Good Sporting News profile of Sox manager Terry Francona.
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Why Roger Federer Doesn't Care Who He's Playing and why Rafael Nadal does well on clay. [via kottke]
posted on Sep 27, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Last Play of (Almost) Every World Series Sure it's just a spreadsheet, but if baseball was made for radio, some of these rows of numbers will either bring back heartache or joy.
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
"I tucked and rolled, like any other cripple who was falling from 30-something feet would do . . . all I was thinking about was how I was going to get out from under the wing" Mark Zuppan from Murderball competed in this year's Flugtag. Like so much in life, it's not how far you get, it's where you end up.
posted on Sep 7, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Non-Prospect Diaries San Diego non-prospect Dirk Hayhurst writes a blog for Baseball America about day-to-day life in the minors.
posted on Sep 5, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Pencilneck, this is your last chance! Tired of having sand kicked in your virtual face? We all are. Why not do something about it? Stop sitting around waiting for your franchise to catch fire. Get off your butt and sit on the couch with the Virtual Madden Playbook. Based on the user testimonials, it's $27 well spent.
posted on Aug 28, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Little Engine That Could Frank Keaney and the birth of the Fast Break, an excerpt from Bill Reynolds' book on Rhode Island basketball, Our Game: The Story of New England Basketball.
bugmenot for the Journal
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
One Thing We Can All Agree On: whether you like stats or scouts, I think we can all come together to agree Scott Boras' coaching staff should be blown up before any other agent gets the same idea.
posted on Jul 21, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Effect of Radar Guns on Baseball Joe Posnanski of the Kansas City Star (previous Spofi post about Joe on Bo Jackson) looks at the obsession with radar gun readings and how it is changing the game of baseball.
"We’re evolving very rapidly in the major leagues," author and Boston Red Sox adviser Bill James says. "But we’re not evolving toward something better. We’re evolving toward something different. … Radar guns have caused teams to focus more attention on how hard a pitcher is throwing. And there’s no question that has worked to the detriment of finesse pitchers."Posnanski investigated the question in light of Royals' non-prospect Rowdy Hardy and touched on it again today after watching Kason Gabbard stifle the Royals.
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
What Ails Bronson Arroyo? An interesting look the effect of previous workload on starting pitchers. Contrasts Arroyo with Aaron Harang to show how pitcher workload isn't a simple rule ("No moire than 100 pitches per start") but a player-specific guideline.
posted on Jun 26, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Larry Whiteside Died Last Week and his co-workers at the Boston Globe have done a nice job eulogizing him. The CHB shares some stories and Bob Ryan uses his new blog to talk about how Whiteside didn't just pave the way for African-Americans in sports departments, he actively cultivated a "Black List".
posted on Jun 20, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Midnight Massacre 30 years ago this week, Tom Seaver and the Mets went through an Amazin' Divorce.
posted on Jun 18, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
MLB Demands Toothpaste Be Put Back in Tubes, Andy Griffith Re-runs* in the ongoing internal battle of "Do we get it or do we not", MLB declares using a Slingbox to watch out-of-market baseball games is a crime. Even if you like the team and y'know, pay for the channel and stuff.
But only at home, and only on the lower-tier channels. If God meant for us to watch TV on 3 digit channels, he'd have given us all a mythical device like, say, a CableCard that worked.
posted on May 31, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Are Chelsea and Liverpool bad for football? "The Philosopher of Football" seems to think so:
"Put a shit hanging from a stick in the middle of this passionate, crazy stadium and there are people who will tell you it's a work of art. It's not: it's a shit hanging from a stick."
posted on May 24, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Neal Pollock and Paul Shirley Discuss the NBA Playoffs and come to the conclusion (like you probably have as well), that David Stern is evil. Provided evidence includes, but is not limited to: "I want to see actual highlights at halftime, not a nausea-inducing music video set to a 'thanks for the memories' song that would be rejected by any self-respected quinceañera DJ."
posted on May 17, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
New Ways of Seeing the Same Game: Until recently, baseball games produced two perspectives on last night's event, the game story and the box score. Every 5 games, Red Sox fans get an inside perspective to go along with a daily dose of raw statistical goodness. No editorialist necessary, FanGraphs.com will show you the heroes and goats for a game. What other perspectives are now (or soon to be) available?
Previous Schilling blog discussion
posted on May 10, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Ryan Glasper Sacked by Tom O'Brien "I'm redshirting," Glasper said. "No, you've been cleared by the doctor to play," O'Brien said. "You're choosing not to play." Glasper was shocked into silence. But O'Brien continued. "I hold the keys to what you do," the coach said. "We don't have to grant you a fifth year. Besides, I can't count on you." [via BSMW who has some more links]
posted on May 3, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Hey, Clarett, This is How You Get Drafted Early "Okoye is poised to become the youngest player drafted in the first round since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. Not because he has the brightest lawyers, mind you, but, well, because he's just plain bright. Twice before high school, he skipped grades. Now this Nigeria-born defensive tackle is set to defy the notion that teenagers have no place in the grown man's NFL."
posted on Apr 12, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Dice-K's Armaments at the beginning of the season, the Boston Globe provides a nice look at all of Daisuke Matsuzaka's pitches. What are other teams' hometown papers offering today?
posted on Apr 1, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
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If you hit home runs, your career lasts longer. The paper expresses this in a slightly longer fashion. And made my face hurt. Via kottke.
posted on Feb 2, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Want to Watch the New York Football Giants Like a True Fan? Here's how!
posted on Dec 15, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
One Last College Football Poll An interactive Flash movie of who voted and how they ranked the teams. [via]
posted on Dec 13, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
ESPN Writer Re: ESPN Show "Ali Rap" Thankfully the writer is Chuck Klosterman, who doesn't take his relationship with ESPN too seriously (and manages to reference DFW on tennis). Does the amount of money available in sports today bleach athletes' opinions (especially political ones) away or are we all that shallow now?
posted on Dec 8, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Frank DeFord Wins It All! Learn how to make your won sports cinema masterpiece (link to NPR page with audio)
posted on Nov 22, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
New England v. Bill Polian, Take 10 "The New England Patriots have formally asked the NFL to ensure the safety of Patriots employees when the team hosts the Indianapolis Colts and their explosive president at Gillette Stadium on Sunday night, Nov. 5."
posted on Oct 20, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Who is Daisuke Matsuzaka? A pitcher, a member of the Seibu Lions and potentially this year's biggest free agent prize. The attraction, despite his protestations to the contrary, is his gyro pitchYouTube (Wikipedia citation). See previous Spofi discussion of the pitch and the pitcher.
posted on Oct 16, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Yardbarker == Digg for sports Do with that what you will.
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
"'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,'"— that is all/ Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." In today's column on Red Sox prospect David Murphy, the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo says Murphy's recent success is a reminder he has yet to deliver on the draft day hype, unlike 15 other 2003 draftees. One problem among other minor quibbles: 10 out of the 15 were not 2003 draftees. As sports fans get more information online, what is the role of the good ol' sports section?
posted on Sep 18, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
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Being Bill Parcells A guide brought to you by Jeff Johnson of FittedSweats and the late, lamented McSweeney's NFL Picks.
posted on Sep 1, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Hardball Times Asks, "Does Size Matter?" in terms of bat handling and scoring, not in terms of getting to 3rd base.
posted on Aug 14, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
An exploded view of a Honda F1 car [via]
posted on Aug 2, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Evolution of the Two-Tight End Set and a bit on why it works.
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Toronto finally cleaning up in the AL East. And a good thing too: looks like Brian Roberts has come down with something as well.
posted on Jul 15, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
The World Cup as it once was "[The World Cup] proved to be not only the "greatest sporting event ever staged in Britain," as the shrewder papers had always claimed it would be, and a conspicuous financial success for the Football Association (and, one must assume, for hostelries and merchants of every description ) but also, in the end, a kind of national fairy tale that will take some forgetting, for, as things turned out, it had about it that incredible sporting perfection that always might, but seldom does, happen—a perfection incarnate in events like Bobby Thomson’s famous home run in 1951, yet a perfection much more gradual and intricately devised, a perfection that a goodly part of those who saw it felt they would nod over happily in their old age, smiling a secret, faraway smile."
posted on Jun 30, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Where did it begin? One man's quest for justice South of the Border. [via]
posted on May 31, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
"It is 380 miles by road from Liverpool to Inverness, and by air from Liverpool to Paris, about as far as 15 marathons. What’s this got to do with football? Nothing, really, except it might help us get our heads round an athlete such as Steven Gerrard. Those 380 miles are roughly the distance Gerrard covered last season while playing for club and country, a 10th of it at sprinting speed or close." The Sunday Times article on ProZone, computer analysis of every 1/10 of a second of football matches that is changing how games are played. Will it also change how games are perceived? [via The Sports Economist]
posted on May 23, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Doug Flutie Retires After 22 years, Doug Flutie decided to join Gerald Phelan in the ranks of retired Patriots. The Boston Globe was clearly prepared, with a list of stories from his career, a couple of front pages from the Hail Mary upset of Miami and a photo gallery. When you're finished, you can start hitting F5 on Flutie's Wikipedia entry to see how soon it gets updated.
posted on May 15, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Irish Rugby Match "of the Century" might just cost Limerick its status as a city. Mayor Diarmuid Scully explained just what that would mean on NPR's Day to Day. In short, the loss of potential EU grants and Irish tax funds.
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Little Johnny Damon : an allegory for our times. Also sports-related by this author, Legends of My Fictional Baseball League On Playing Laser Tag with Joan Didion
posted on Apr 19, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Steelers Planning a Casual, Understated Title Defense Unlike those self-promoting New England Patriots:
But aren't the Steelers going to do a little commemorating or self-congratulation in the pregame? "No, we don't do things like that,'' he said. "We gave them all rings, and we have a trophy for winning that game.''As opposed to . . . a for-pay concert featuring Bill Belichick's favorite, Bon Jovi. [via]
posted on Apr 18, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Does the New York Times Favor the Boston Red Sox? Maybe the Grey Lady is playing favorites with the team they own or maybe they're just having trouble getting access. Either way, Yankee fans aren't starving for coverage just yet. [bugmenot for NYT]
posted on Apr 14, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Or Not We've discussed whether Adam Morrison is the best player in college basketball, but we have always danced around whether he's the hot or not.
posted on Apr 13, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
The meanest hunk o' woman that anybody ever seen Frank DeFord eulogizes the original Roller Derby Queen, Ann Calvello, who died of cancer last week. See her body of work in Demon of the Derby.
posted on Mar 22, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Looking for The Natural in an age of examiniation. Charlie Pierce on the Red Sox' Jonathon Papelbon and what it means to labor under the burden of expectation now.
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Remembering Kirby (Windows Media link) Dave Winfield stopped by WEEI's Dale & Holley show this week. Kirby himself couldn't hope to be remembered better.
posted on Mar 10, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Point Shaving Occurs in 5% of NCAA Basketball Games with Large Spreads So sayeth this paper from Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania. [via The Sports Economist]
posted on Mar 8, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Essence of Offense Assuming eBay doesn't kill it again, you could purchase the liquified remnants of Kobe Bryant's 81-point performance. Bid high. [via]
posted on Jan 30, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Breaking Down the Classics with Orson Welles, or something comparable: select Boston sports media members get to watch Bill Belichick break down film of all-time greats.
posted on Jan 3, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Taking a Header Not in the People's Republic of Massachusetts, you aren't. A recent bill attempted to ban heading in soccer. It was ammended to require helmets instead. Some are fer, some are against.
posted on Dec 23, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
52 Problems, But Jaws Ain't One A (clearly abbreviated) list of what the ESPN/ABC/Disney sports-utainment cabal is doing wrong. Unless maybe you like 5 hours of TO highlights. The good news is there are other people putting together better highlight reels (link audio NSFW).
posted on Nov 29, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Kids: Please make sure you get a parent or adult to help you with this activity
To put you in the holiday mood, pumpkin stencils of your favorite Detroit Pistons. [via]
posted on Oct 19, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
For Most of the League, the Offseason Starts Now, which means firings and changes throughout the league. While Motor City residents may be pleased with the firing of Alan Trammel, not everyone's happy about the old boy replacement system. Detroit Tiger pitching prospects, say goodbye to your arms.
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At Least One Injured in Baltimore Bus Pile-Up Feeling lonely in the spotlight, Rafael Palmeiro informed a congressional committee a teammate gave him whatever it was that caused a positive steroid test. [bugmenot]
posted on Sep 22, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Who Do You Want to Draft When You Grow Up? McSweeney's darling Neal Pollack takes on America's love of fantasy sports and voracious appetite for stats at a time when ESPN is working to merge fantasy and reality. [via whatevs.org]
posted on Aug 30, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Scott Podsednik is No Gary Sheffield Sure they may both play the outfield for good teams and come up in MVP discussions, but Scott has no idea how to take a punch.
posted on Aug 10, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Mr. Nash? I Have the Phoenix Suns on Line 1 and Your Agent on Line 2 Did Steve Nash play in a pickup game in Hudson River Park this week? More importantly, do the 600 assists count toward my fantasy team in anyway?
posted on Jul 13, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Minor League Baseball: Home of the No-Look Pass "Today we had our drug test, but was it supervised? No . . . " said Lowell manager Luis Alicea, whose club underwent the same test on two occasions last season. "It was no different than last year except last year we had a guy there looking. This year there was nobody looking."
posted on Jun 27, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Yankee Players Are Rent-Seeking Whores
posted on Jun 14, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Sean Casey, Conan O'Brien and a priest walk into a bar . . . how a meeting during his Cape League days led to Sean Casey working with LabelsAreForJars in the fight against hunger.
posted on Jun 13, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
"All these people that you mention, yes, I know them, they're quite lame. I had to rearrange their faces, and give them all another name." Why Retrosheet matters: the memory you save might be your own. Or some addled teenage drunk.
posted on May 26, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
NFL to Coach: "Look Like Belichick, Not Landry" The NFL has told Mike Nolan they want him pimping licensed gear on the field, not wearing suits.
posted on May 10, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Marz Attacks! Former Red Sox backup backstop and current Phillies analyst John Marzano has a blog. The inital posts seem a little weak, but he's actually getting on the entire organization in his most recent. Probably not conducting any post-game interviews soon. [via]
posted on May 3, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Like Steroid Talk? Michael Lewis gives you 9 pages of it in Sunday's NYT Magazine (registration required)
posted on Apr 25, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
As Nats Fans Get Jitters, their centerfielder comes up lame. A couple of WaPo stories (registration) before baseball in Washington starts anew.
posted on Mar 30, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Dan Snyder is Taking the WaPo's Season Tickets and Going Home Indignant over the current tone of the Washington Post's coverage (ytessier@gcomm.com:bozo), the Redskins have cut the paper's season ticket allotment from 279 to 12, citing scalping concerns. Dan Snyder has never seen a little guy too small to take his anger out on.
posted on Mar 7, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
With All Thy Dirt, Get Confirmation: this summer, Boston.com/ The Boston Globe (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Grey Lady) bought a Red Sox fan site, BostonDirtDogs. BDD was, and is, an electronic broadsheet with questionable ethics, but why would the NYT worry about poorly sourced stories when the rest of the media is only too happy to feed off the Internet crap they are so quick to warn us about? If Boston.com's editor thinks "It's a blog, for God's sake," who are we to judge, especially when our sites might not be free from mud-slinging. Guess you need a print version before you can ask for reasonable behavior in others. Don't mind me: I'm just pissed Dime Magazine was wrong about Gary Payton playing for the Celtics tonight.
posted on Mar 2, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Is Clemens The G.O.A.T.? A new baseball blog gets up to speed with a terrific piece measuring pitchers across eras. Don't take it as a counter-point to what's going on in the more traditional coverage or anything.
posted on Feb 22, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Superbowl Previews: By the Numbers (for fellow stat fans)
posted on Feb 4, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Hot Stove IM Find out what your favorite players think about Denny Neagle's travails, the current free agency market and other topics.
posted on Jan 27, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Manning Index : Revisiting the question of Clutch Performance, Doug Drinen at Sabernomics looks at who spits the bit and who thrives at playoff time in the NFL. You'll never guess who the top clutch QB is.
posted on Jan 27, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Back to Work Randy: You Didn't Even Make the Top Five. SI's Don Banks lists his top 5 renegades in NFL history.
posted on Jan 18, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
NCAA Schools to Actively Recruit Skolar-Atheletes! Starting this year, the NCAA will penalize schools for poor academic performance by scholarship athletes (but not dropouts). Plus the rules actually have teeth. HoyaSaxa provides another summary and links to multiple articles on the subject.
posted on Jan 12, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Great Debate Baseball America gets two scouts and two stat guys into a room for a Texas Tornado match. Dip spit flies.
posted on Jan 8, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Sports Economist: a blog that deserves some love. I was only going to steal this Slate story about Free Throw Defense when I realized how much good stuff I find at this site. Maybe the econ and sports together only works for me, but there's something decent every week.
posted on Jan 6, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
