Canadian Hockey, Sex, and My Golf Game
Related to Skip’s post, how much happiness was generated in Canada by Sunday’s hockey victory? “Thousands on street” in Vancouver (maybe 150,000), Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal …
Brian Goff
Pricing Strategies: Apple & WKU
On the Freakonomics blog, Steve Levitt writes about Apple’s i-Phone pricing strategy — start high ($599) and come down ($399 two months later). As he …
Faking = Cheating? The Curious Case of Derek Jeter
As anyone other than the home plate umpire watching Wednesday night could easily determine, both from the loud “doink” of the ball hitting the bat …
“42” and the Intangible Impact of Sports
Baseball is life, or so the saying goes. The release of “42” brings back to light a story that, among its many angles and nuances, …
Player Development Questions
On ESPN Soccernet, Fred Guzman takes U.S. soccer to task for not providing enough opportunity for the development of kids from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds. The …
A $2 Billion Bargain for New Dodger Owners?
The $2 billion winning bid the group headed by Guggenheim Financial CEO Mark Walter and Magic Johnson as PR owner raised many eyebrows. It blows …
In Defense of NFL Passer Ratings
Browsing around some of my favorite sites, I came across a torrid rant on NFL QB Passer Ratings (QBPR) by Brian Billick posted by Advanced …
Johnny Miller — Economist
During yesterday’s Doral tournament (or whatever it’s called now), the NBC crew pondered why so few players anywhere near the top of the leaderboard on …
How Much v. How Well — Michael Jordan as “6th Man”?
In 1968, Gates Brown hit .450 as a pinch hitter and .370 in total with an OPS of 1.12. Yet, Brown did not register in …
Tebow & Elway — Cousins?
After Peyton Manning’s visit with the Broncos, several articles have appeared regarding its meaning for Tim Tebow. The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay writes This …