Opening Weekend of the Playoffs – Studying the Stat Sheet

This past weekend, there were 8 NBA playoff games completed in 36 hours. And I wasn’t able to watch any of them. But just by breaking down the box-scores, even I can learn something about what went on. Numbers may not tell the whole story, but what they do...

Daily Dose: Team Red Ass

On Friday, their manager nearly disrobed on the field during and argument with the umpire selected as baseball’s worst in a Sports Illustrated poll last summer. On Saturday, their ace pitcher nearly pounded an umpire into the turf in front of home plate and was...

Daily Dose: Prime time baseball in April?

Tonight, Fox is going to have Joe Buck and Tim McCarver smarming their way through a very early season matchup at Fenway between the Red Sox and the Yankees. It’s April 16 and already Fox is ready to overhype a playoff series that might not happen this year. But...