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OTE Chats With Dave Revsine Of The Big Ten Network, Part 1
[Editors Note: This is the first of a two part interview conducted on Friday, before we found out about the tragic news on the passing of Joe Paterno. Part II discusses JoePa's legacy, and will be posted soon...Ted] Back in August, right before the beginning of the season, we were fortunate to...
Let's Go to the Videotape: Mobile Monday Night at the Meadowlands
Back when I was your age, we didn't have these newfangled smartphones and pagers and whatnot. If we weren't at a game or in front of a TV and we wanted to know what was going on in the world of sports, we had to get creative! Bring a transistor radio and a discreet set of headphones! Find a pay...
WWE Smackdown ratings from Nov. 4 rebound to 3.27 million viewers
The ratings are in for this past Friday night's (Nov. 4, 2011) episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown and after taking a hit for a week due to the World Series, the show has rebounded with another strong showing. PWTorch has the word: WWE Smackdown on Friday, November 4 scored a 2.19 rating, up...
The Phinsider World Series Game 4 Live Thread
After an offensive explosion in Game 3, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers hit the field again tonight, with the Cardinals leading the series 2-1. Game 3 had 28 combined hits and 23 runs scored. And, there's the obvious question of "Why do you EVER pitch to Albert Pujols?" Pujols hit...
Why TV Rights Matter: A Counter-Proposal
Arron Duckling at our SBNation colleague Barca Blaugranes posted a thought-provoking piece on TV rights in La Liga. Take a gander at it and my response on behalf of Liga Justa. In part three, I will move from deconstructivism to action painting. La Liga is spinning out of control, but we can take...
TV Ratings and Horse Racing: The Big-Event Phenonmenon
Over the past decade much has been written about the decline of horse racing in the landscape of American sports. Certainly, when compared to the glory days of the 30s and 40s, horse racing's impact has lessened significantly, but how far has the sport really fallen? More specifically, how do the...
How The West Was Won: Animating a Divisional Race
Updated to include team names. - ed In my last post I tried to dive into some more complex (read: confusing) methodology and, though the graphic turned out to be quite pretty to look at, there were some flaws in the data behind it. So, for my next project, I decided to stick with something more...
World Series Predictions
We've got your rooting interests, now who do you think is gonna win?
Declare Your World Series Rooting Interest
We all know this will be the lowest rated World Series in history. San Francisco vs. Texas doesn't exactly figure to draw in the casual fan. But I find myself oddly excited. San Francisco has a cast of characters worth rooting for, and Texas has never been. I know I'll be rooting for the fightin'...
World Series Preview: Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants - The Culmination
50 years is a long time. It's a half-century. There's only been 40.2 instances of 50 consecutive years in our recorded calendar. In the lifespan of a person, 50 is squarely middle-aged. If the Rangers were a person, you would consider what we're about to see a mid-life crisis. The Rangers just...
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