Football in Dixie
After my futile attempt to secure tickets to the USC-Ohio State game (Ticketless Trojan), a friend passed along a copy of Dixieland Delight: A Football …
Matt Jones & The NFL Draft
Arkansas QB Matt Jones has astonished NFL scouts and reporters by running sub 4.4 40s, vertical jumping 40 inches, standing broad jumpng over 10 feet, …
Closer Madness
Too little, too much. That’s what happens when a manager narrowly and artificially constrains his decision options. A couple of weeks ago, I discussed how …
Collegiate Football Divisions
From the New York Times (registration required): For more than 30 years, major college football teams have been labeled Division I-A by the National Collegiate …
Sophisticated Simple — The Secret of Jim Harbaugh’s Success?
Back in October, Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver explored the factors behind the turnaround of the San Francisco 49ers in “Harbaugh’s Formula of Success Hard to …
Prospects of Stealing Second
Surfing the net the other day, I ran across a working paper concerning the decision to steal second base by Ashgar Zardkoohi, an economist in …
Counterfeit Tickets a Problem at Missouri
As someone who supports legal ticket scalping, I find this disappointing but not surprising. Following the football game against Georgia last weekend, University of Missouri …
World Cup Bid 2018/2022
Stephen J. Dubner blogged about a report I wrote about the 2018/2022 World Cup bid a group of Americans has put together. I read comments …
Book Review: 200 MPH Billboard
The last time I paid attention to stock car racing, Cale Yarborough and Richard Petty were names and I’d never heard of the acronym NASCAR. …
Estimates of MLB’s “Stadium Effect”
A quick follow-up to Take Me Out to the (New) Ballpark. I appreciate the comments and I find the shared experiences and emotions from teams/stadiums …