Category: Sports

Mariners win % with Milton Bradley: 41% Mariners win % since Milton Bradley was released (May 16th): 64%

The East Coast bias in sports is pervasive. But on the first Monday in April, West Coasters get a little bit of revenge when the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tips off at 9:23 pm Eastern Time. The fact that it tips off so late is ridiculous. Yes, it’s nice that

Spring Training baseball is fantastic. Past and future All-Stars on the field together. Players signing autographs and actually having fun. I remember vividly attending Tigers spring training in Lakeland, Florida, in 1987 and I stuck around the stadium long enough to get Chet Lemon’s autograph. It was (and is) more

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith took a lot of heat for picking UAB and VCU to make the NCAA tournament over major conference teams like Colorado and Virginia Tech. But it was Smith who got the last laugh when VCU made the Final Four. We shouldn’t be surprised either,

The buzzer beaters this weekend were amazing. I was in heaven listening to Gus Johnson lose it as George Mason came back to beat Villanova, who were up by 6 points with less than 2 minutes to play. I asked myself, when is a lead safe in college basketball? It’s

One of the key issues in the NFL labor negotiations is the expansion of the season from 16 games to 18 games. Owners want to increase revenues, but players are concerned about more injuries. Of course the more games that are played, the more injuries occur. But I wanted see

The Baseball Hall Of Fame is one of the most debated subjects in sports. To gain entry, you must get 75% of the vote from baseball writers within 20 years of retiring (within 15 years of becoming eligible for the Hall). And, in each year of voting, you must garner

The NFL coaching carousel is an interesting ride every year. “What have you done for me lately” is the only common theme. I was interested in seeing how 1st year and 2nd year coaches performed versus their team’s record the previous year… Rookie coaches (with their current team) With as

Reading Nate Silver’s post was painful. He proved the Seahawks are a woefully bad playoff team (although they’re improved from last year). But should we be surprised that a 7-9 team made the playoffs? Yes, a 7-9 playoff team should only make the playoffs every 32 years. I looked at all

My grandpa got me hooked on watching bowl games. He was a sports addict, and had 2 TVs set up in his living room so he could watch sports while grandma could watch whatever she wanted. But on New Years day, he commandeered both sets, and we’d watch 2 bowl