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Is it luck or are the Utes just good?
I've heard lately Utah has been winning because of luck. What exactly is luck and how much does it influence the outcome of a game? That's a difficult question to answer because I don't think an...
Ten Starting Pitchers Who Deserve Better ERAs
Continuing with my recent theme of separating the real performances from the flukey ones, I'm going to take a look at starting pitchers whose skills indicate their ERAs are currently too high. Y...
Bad Assumptions and Lazy Journalism
I think Allan Muir is an excellent sportswriter. I've even said so. But in his latest column, he makes a lazy mistake that has been made by plenty of his colleagues and continues to be made often:And ...
Luck! Huh! Good God Y'all. What Is It Good For?
(via xkcd, h/t mgo) I had a history professor in college, I don't remember her name or even the class she taught, but she would routinely stop her lecture in order to make sure we und...
(blank) Heads
For those of you who were around for last night's game, it was probably most notable for the number of Blazers' fans who took the time to stop by and opine about their favorite team. It was, t...
Alcides Escobar and the Case of the Mysterious BABIP
Last season, Alcides Escobar put up an impressive line of .322/.367/.440 at AA Huntsville-- a .373 wOBA compared to an average of .343 in the league. The primary source of his high ranking in many pro...
White Sox Bullpen Remains Excellent, Unsupported
Since 4/25, the bullpen has allowed 7 homeruns in 118 innings pitched. During that span, they've posted an ERA of 2.59, and that includes the Wasserman, Masset, and Loaiza back end. Two of those 7 HR ...
Unlucky or Just Plain Bad, You Decide
I would say that Mark Buehrle and the White Sox just got unlucky on Monday night, but the truth is they had nearly as many cheap hits and extra outs as the Angels but couldn't avoid the rally-killing ...
Them's The Breaks
Sometimes things just go your way and it doesn't make any sense and when that happens... well, you just smile and take it, and be happy. The Cubs had absolutely no business winning today's game. Bu...
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