Pitch Til You Lose
Game 1 of the ALCS between the Tigers and Yankees once again spotlighted the flaws in the use of MLB “closers.” I’ve written about the …
Brian Goff
Home Plate Collisions — Baseball or Rugby?
Warning: Readers who think about sports rules and practices solely as “that’s the way it has been so that’s the way it should be” probably …
Farewell to Bad Calls or Just Less Complaining?
Maybe I just enjoy defending the dead horse that keeps getting kicked or the indefensible (like Monday’s Night’s call against the Packers), but here goes …
Cycles in Conference Dominance
A recent USA Today column tackled the question, why is AFC dominating the NFC? This year, the AFC won an unprecedented 70% of the inter-conference …
Vick, Peer Effects & Self-Destruction
Yahoo! Sports Michael Silver lets former NFL running back and ex-con Bam Morris offer some strong advice to Michael Vick: “I hope Mike sees that …
What if Nobody Scores?
In the 1982 ACC Championship Game between UNC and UVA, Dean Smith shifts to his “four corners” attack with 13 minutes to go and leading …
NFL Should Reimburse Colleges — Say What?
In Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, Allen Barra explores “Pro Football’s College Tuition Bill.” Here’s a slice: In other words, based on the approximately 361 athletes …
Implicit Bounties?
Dennis Coates’ post considered the serious nature of the Saints’ bounty system and foreshadowed the stunning response by the league that is now the buzz …
The NBA: Where Hardly Any Game Matters
The NBA rolled out its 2007-08 product this week with its typical promotion. Although continuing to do well in many markets from a live gate …
Sports Econ Musings
A Real-Time Economic Indicator from Sports World: One of my colleagues returned from Talladega, reporting that crowds for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races …