Triathlon Swimming Deaths: An Easy Fix
Economist Shane Sanders offers an interesting discussion of triathlons.
An Argument for a Mid-Season Title Game in Major League Baseball
Julien Rodger discusses a proposal to add more excitement to the Major League Baseball season.
Wins Above Replacement (WAR): What is it good for? (not “absolutely nothing”)
An attempt to explain the question WAR answers and the questions WAR is not going to answer
Apparently Bill Simmons hasn’t heard of Jason Kidd
Jonathan Weiler discusses a recent column by Bill Simmons on Carmelo Anthony. DJ provides an assist!
Explaining the Rise of the Phoenix Mercury in 2014
Jill Harris uses the numbers to explain why the Phoenix Mercury are the top team in the WNBA in 2014
Taking the LeBron Test
On Friday I took a test on LeBron’s move back to Cleveland. Let’s say I didn’t score a 100%.
College Numbers for Players Selected in the 2014 NBA Draft
Here are the college Wins Produced numbers for the players selected out of college in the 2014 NBA draft. Make sure you read all qualifiers before adopting any emotional response!
Building a Brand by Blogging: Wages of Wins Edition
Rich Campbell is a marketing professor I used to work with at Cal-State Bakersfield. We have both moved on from CSUB (I am at Southern Utah University and Rich is at Sonoma State). But we still keep in touch. Recently Rich decided to include me in his work on sports …
Sparks’ Sputtering Season
Jill Harris explains how the performance of just three players explains the decline of the LA Sparks this season.
Breaking my Radio Silence (with thoughts on tennis, the World Cup, and the NBA)
Here are some links to radio interviews (and/or podcasts). The topic covered include tennis, the World Cup, the NBA Draft, the Clippers, and LeBron James.