The 35th annual Atlantic 10 tournament continues with a Big 5 matchup between Rhode Island and Richmond. Pickin’ Splinters is court side bringing you scores, stats, analysis, insights – we might even get a quote or two from players or coaches. Grab a seat on the Pine for the day. Come early. Stay late. Check back often. Make sure to hit your refresh button. #6 Rhode … [Read more...] about A10 Quarter-final ticker – Rhode Island vs. Richmond
A10 Quarter-final ticker – Temple vs. LaSalle
The 35th annual Atlantic 10 tournament continues with a Big 5 matchup between Temple and La Salle. Pickin’ Splinters is court side bringing you scores, stats, analysis, insights – we might even get a quote or two from players or coaches. Grab a seat on the Pine for the day. Come early. Stay late. Check back often. Make sure to hit your refresh button. #2 Temple … [Read more...] about A10 Quarter-final ticker – Temple vs. LaSalle
Buckner’s Bolero
By Dan "Chas" McCloskey Not to try and create any competition for the Chinchillas as the musical darlings of this site, but a couple of obscure musicians--one of whom has toured as a sideman with R.E.M.--recently released their second set of tunes celebrating our national pastime. Less than three years ago, Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey teamed up for Frozen Ropes and … [Read more...] about Buckner’s Bolero
Last Night’s Numbers – 3/7/11
by Ian Levy This is a re-post of Last Night’s Numbers, a daily feature at Hickory-High where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting one or two numbers I found particularly interesting from each game. All the stats are from Hoopdata’s box scores, which contain some additional advanced stats not available in traditional box scores. If you like what … [Read more...] about Last Night’s Numbers – 3/7/11
Most Productive Offensive Players in Baseball History
By Dan "Chas" McCloskey Last week on the Pine, Wally showed an interest in an advanced statistical analysis of the most productive offensive players in baseball history. Of course, I took the idea and maybe got a little carried away with it. But, I'll try to be brief. I decided to base this analysis on the metric that I'm most familiar with, Wins Above Replacement … [Read more...] about Most Productive Offensive Players in Baseball History