The Mitchell Report (which you can read HERE) on steroids in baseball is THE story in sports today. Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution linked today to the following column written by Steve Walters (posted at the WoW Journal in June). Rocket Science: Clemens and ‘Roids And today, JC Bradbury posted a …
Last week I reviewed all five teams in the Atlantic Division. This week we turn our attention to the teams of the Central Division. Wins and Efficiency Differential Following the format of last week’s review, I will start by noting each team’s won-loss record and efficiency differential (offensive efficiency – …
In recent weeks the number of comments has increased dramatically at the WoW Journal. This is a good thing since it tells us that people are interested in the conversations we are having in this forum. But I have noticed one downside. It appears that we frequently have the same …
Editors Note: Today’s guest column is authored by Jason Eshleman. For regular readers of the WoW Journal, this is the “Jason” who offers so many wonderful comments. In addition to posting frequently at the WoW Journal, Jason is a research associate in Anthropology at UC Davis. Jason co-founded Trace Genetics, …
When I write about sports I typically like to pretend that I’m an objective academic. In essence, I look at the data and tell the story I see. Of course, sometimes I have trouble believing what I see. Consider the team I follow, the Detroit Pistons. As I noted last …
On Saturday night the Minnesota Timberwolves – the team with the worst record in the Association – defeated the Phoenix Suns (one of the best teams). Judging by the AP story of the game, this victory stunned the winners and losers alike. The Suns are legitimate contenders for the NBA …
This week’s football column is going to focus entirely on LaDainian Tomlinson (but also talk about Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, and a host of all-time backs). After Week Four Tomlinson was only ranked 22nd in the NFL in RB Score per game. And his mark of 23.8 was below average …
The last few days I have spent either grading or doing something to avoid grading (I hate grading). While I have been busy (or not busy with this work), a column I wrote on Andrew Bynum and Kobe Bryant has been getting quite a bit of attention. Henry Abbott at …
One of the complaints readers of the WoW Journal voice from time to time is that Wins Produced and WP48 is only revealed during the season one team at a time. And the process by which these are revealed is entirely subject to my whims. If I don’t feel like …
A milestone in Shaquille O’Neal’s career is rapidly approaching. On Friday night the Heat will take on the Golden State Warriors. And assuming Shaq plays (and that he plays Thursday night against Portland), this will be O’Neal’s 1,000 regular season NBA game. Given this milestone, I thought it would be …