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'The Blind Side' Opens Today
Long before he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens, first round draft pick Michael Oher already had lived a well known life. Raised in the projects, Oher was shuffled around by his family with his bro...
Productive Base Stealing And The Mets
In the recent Athletics Nation interview with A's GM Billy Beane, interviewer Tyler Bleszinski asked about an often divisive topic in the realm of baseball discussion, the stolen base: Blez: ...
Gina Carano and Oscar winning director team up for "Knockout"
It looks like Gina Carano has come through the crucible of being exposed losing and has decided to become a Hollywood actress. According to Variety.com Carano is set to team up with Steven Soderbergh ...
Seven Ways To Amuse Yourself On A Cubs Off-Day
Because of the June 4 rainout in Atlanta that was made up on June 22, today is the Cubs' first off-day since June 15, twenty-five days ago. I'm sure they appreciate it, and so do I -- it's been pretty...
Is Adam Dunn the New Jeter? Or, is Leadership Inversely Proportional to Defense?
Well, the torch has been passed. After years of being lamented by the evil ol' mainstream media (and predictably celebrated by the self-styled Noam Chomskys of baseball, the bloggers) for his strikeou...
Lots of front office shuffling as NHL teams are sold
To get your Tuesday started off right, here's your news & notes from around the league, including several franchises being sold (or at risk of being sold in the case of Montreal), and the impact o...
Mystery WAR Graph I
Today I'm introducing an occasional feature I hope to do from time-to-time. I imagine someone somewhere is doing this, too, but if so, I haven't seen it. All WAR data is taken from Rally's f...
The Player that was, the Manager that is, and the Executive that isn't
Here's a little graph and some thoughts (non Yankees, Red Sox, Dodger, or Jake Peavy-related) before the (for some, long) weekend. Take a moment to revel in the greatness revealed at Sean Smith's ...
How good is Oakland's 2009 Rotation, With a Cameo By Pythagoras and More Thoughts on Pitcher Value
The As look like they are going for it this year. Previous offseason and 2008 mid-season trades of Nick Swisher, Rich Harden, and Joe Blanton (among others) helped restock the farm system. After...
Old and New Money(Ball): Walks versus Defense
Did you hear about that book Moneyball Billy Beane wrote about how all he does is draft college players and acquire guys who walk alot, and how he doesn't care about defense, makeup, scouts, and how h...
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