Sports 4 Dorks

I apologize for not posting anything yesterday; with the huge trade news coming for the Rays my previous obligation was at DRaysBay.  Speaking of that deal let’s analyze it.
The Rays traded former top pick and outfielder Delmon Young, infielder Brendan Harris, and minor league outfielder Jason Pridie to the Twins for starting pitcher […]

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I’ve looked at pitcher’s counts vs. hitter’s count before, and prompted by this comment on The Book’s blog, I decided to revisit the topic. When doing research of any kind, the hardest thing to do is to find an interesting question to topic to examine, and Tango’s comment had a whole lot of […]

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The speed of the deportation process at work - the name may not ring a bell for some of my younger readers:
CINCINNATI - A lawyer for a former autoworker accused of being a Nazi death camp guard on Thursday challenged the right of the nation’s chief immigration judge to order his deportation.
The 6th U.S. […]

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He s the graceful soft-spoken forward leading the basketball renaissance in snowy Toronto. But unlike the Raptors past stars Bosh puts his team first and sets a positive example with his work ethic. Don t get it confused. The smooth left-hander isn t all work and no play …

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After much inner-contemplation the Zen-master will stay. Phil Jackson has reportedly inked a two-year twenty-five million dollar contract extension to continue coaching the Los Angeles Lakers. But nothing with the purple-and-gold is ever simple. Jackson s extension solidifies L.A. s bench but creates two interesting situations …

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Former Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer, on XX Sports (1090 AM) this morning, said a school has contacted him about coaching in college.
Schottenheimer, who spent 21 seasons as a head coach in the NFL and has never coached at the college level, said he wasn’t looking for a coaching job but if he were it […]

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A recent edition of ESPN The Magazine had a Q and A with tight ends Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez, and the tone of it would suggest that the two were not-so-friendly rivals.
Not true, said the Chargers’ Gates when asked about it today. The players were interviewed separately, Gates said, although the piece made it […]

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The last time the Texans played the Titans, I picked the Texans. And I thought Vince Young was playing. So there! After the Texans blew the game 38-36 by letting Kerry Collins beat them, I vowed to not pick them…

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America’s Line McClain’s pick Texans (5-6) plus-4 at Titans (6-5) Titans 20-17 Atlanta (3-8) plus-3½ at St. Louis (2-9) Rams 27-17 Buffalo (5-6) plus-5½ at Washington (5-6) Redskins 23-19 Detroit (6-5) plus-4 at Minnesota (5-6) Vikings 24-21 Jacksonville (8-3)…

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In modern baseball the general manager is ultimately responsible for the talent level in an organization, most importantly at the major league level. Given the relationship between winning teams and better players, general managers have historically been evaluated based on team success. While a pragmatic measure, it has two notable drawbacks. First, […]

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