MLB’s Best and Worst Managers and GMs
Over the past 40 years, who are the best MLB managers and general managers? I recently explored this question in an academic piece published …
Brian Goff
Football Scores: Where Do We Go From Here?
Orange Bowl: 70-33; Rose Bowl: 45-38; Fiesta Bowl 41-38. All of these scores and, of course, the insane 67-56 scoring orgy in the Alamo Bowl …
Olympic Stew
A few random thoughts related to the Olympics: 400 Implosion for U.S. For the first time since WWII (excepting 1980), the U.S. will not medal …
NBA Discrimination?
The NY Times piece on racial discrimination by NBA referees has generated quite a buzz from sports websites ranging from SI.com to the Dallas Morning …
Media Matters
Many players fly under the media radar, or, at least, only make fleeting appearances despite tremendous achievements. Roy Oswalt is a prime example. A pre-season …
Best of the Rest: NCAA Performance Outside "Big Six" Conferences
Four years after George Mason Wins the Lottery, Butler has reached the thin air normally reserved for teams from the “major conferences.” Their success prompted …
Moneyball: Normal v. Abnormal
What are the limits of a “Moneyball” — expected value of a particular position — approach to personell decisions? A Sports Illustrated piece on Albert …
Coaches, GMs, and Reporters
The (Nashville) Tennessean’s Paul Kuharsky wrote a short piece about the Coach-GM relationship, specifically with regard to the Titans. He observes Sure, Coach Jeff Fisher …
The Vanishing Complete Game — Better "Technology" or Just Agency Problems
During Sunday night’s game where Tom Glavine reached his 300th victory, ESPN displayed a graphic showing number of complete games by a few prior 300 …
Examining the Production Function in Mexico City
The U.S.’ showing in Mexico on Sunday disappointed me as a soccer fan. As an “analyst,” I’m willing to place some of the blame on …