“Yankee Premium” Updates
In 2005 I explored the “Yankee Premium, how much of the Yankee payroll reflected a revenue advantage relative to the rest of baseball and how …
Brian Goff
Playing Injured Players
Before the St. Louis-Houston series, Dick Cantrell, a colleague and long-time baseball follower predicted that St. Louis was in trouble. He gave 3 or 4 …
"Spreading" the Wealth
A number of articles have appeared about the “spread” offense over the past couple of years. One of the best I’ve seen showed up on …
NCAA World Evolving but Toward What?
As Skip reminded readers in his recent pieces on realignment, the current drama fits into a larger historical framework. I thought it useful to review …
NFL Predictions: Writers v. Vegas
NFL prediction time is here again with writers from various outlets providing their views. Here are SI’s Preview predictions. Betting markets such as Vegas Insider …
Arizona Meltdown
SI.com’s Peter King wrote a blistering column this morning about Arizona’s “historic choke job.” In typical King style, he treads pretty lightly on poor head …
The $70 Billion Fantasy Football Market
I’m a traditionalist when it comes to my football tastes. I still watch NFL games because of an interest in the teams and the outcome …
Organizational Architecture of College Sports Behind the Scandals
Another college coach engages in reprehensible activities and the supervising athletic directors and university presidents do nothing until external investigations and public awareness force their …
Olympic Distance Running — Dominated Strategies?
In Thursday’s 800m final, David Rudisha set the track on fire with a new world record — the first ever under 1:41. He led from …
Too Many Chiefs
The English National Team bears out a longstanding maxim –team production does not equate to the sum of individual production. The U.S. Olympic basketball squad …