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This will not help him get another gig…

2 September 2008 by Christopher Confessore

Tatum Bell made off with Rudi Johnson’s bags Monday while Rudi was in Matt Millen’s office working his deal.  Upon finding the items missing, the Lions checked video surveillance and found Bell doing his best cookie crook impression. Bell took the bags to a female acquaintance and asked her to keep them for awhile.
No, really […]

Favre to Jets

7 August 2008 by Robert Schlesinger

17 years after the Jets traded up to draft QB Brett Favre (and watched him go one pick earlier) … Broadway Brett.

Football sabermetrics: New York, New York — catching (and not) passes from Manning and Pennington

3 August 2008 by Robert Schlesinger

I picked up the Pro Football Prospectus 2008 a couple of weeks ago and have been nibbling from it since. It’s great fun, especially if you enjoy the notion of bringing baseball-style statistical weed-diving to the pro football game. If stats like Defense-Adjusted Yards Above Replacement (DYAR) appeal, this book is for you.
But even if […]

Posada, Shockey — big moves for NY teams

21 July 2008 by Robert Schlesinger

Jorge Posada is going back on the DL — possibly for the season. Who on the Yankees hasn’t been on the DL this season?
And:
Fantasy football disappointment Jeremy Shockey takes his weird act to a place where they dig weird acts: New Orleans. (Oh and the Jets’ disgruntled Chris Baker is on the physically unable to […]

Fascinating stat of the day

10 June 2008 by Robert Schlesinger

This from LoHud’s Yankees blog. The stats are for Mariano Rivera, this year:
Save situations (16 games): 17 innings, 6 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 17 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA
Getting some work in (6 lopsided games): 6 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA
With the score tied (5 games): 6 innings, 5 hits, […]

What does a guy have to do around here to find a fall guy?

6 June 2008 by Christopher Confessore

Somebody in the entourage better take a fall quick, or my FANDO team will suck even more than usual…
Run, Marshawn, Run!

The 200

19 March 2008 by Robert Schlesinger

Interesting item on NJ.com’s Yankees blog about using spring training stats to predict a regular season break-out. Apparently the rule of thumb is that if a player slugs 200 points above their career average, they’re due for a big season.
Here’s the part that made me chuckle: “you can’t count A-Rod, who is slugging an even […]

A little offseason chatter…

5 March 2008 by Christopher Confessore

So the Falcons signed Michael Turner (Romary), finally getting him out from behind LT, and making him more valuable (possibly a keeper back as a 10th rounder)… except for the fact that he’s in ANOTHER platoon now, with Jerious Norwood (Schlesinger) who watched Warrick Dunn on the way out and was looking for more carries, […]

Calling all amateur baseball GM’s/managers

6 November 2007 by Scott Smith

Many of you who know me know that I am in a simulation baseball league known as the Hall of Fame League.  It has 28 major league owners who manage both a major league and minor league team, plus 16 other owners in the Independent League, which is sort of a training ground for future […]

How good are your MLB free agency prediction skills?

1 November 2007 by Scott Smith

MLB.com just sent a promotional email into my mailbox with a game that allows you to predict where the top 15 free agents (including Joe Torre) will sign in the offseason.  You pick the team you think they will land with and then give a confidence rating from 1-15.  Doesn’t take too long to make […]


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