By Chas I'm a stats nerd. I admit it. Despite this, I've tried to control my desire to bring SABRmetric analysis into our discussions on The Pine. Smitty and I were throwing Win Shares around when advocating for candidates in our Mt. Otsego series a while back, but I don't think anyone else here really embraced the statistic. I did feel as though my introduction of … [Read more...] about WAR: What is it Good for?
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Conference Championships
By TLarner Win and you're in, to the Super Bowl that is. Fierce NFC North rivals face off in Chicago, while hopefuls in New York travel to the Steel City. NFC Championship: Green Bay at Chicago For the third time this season, NFC North rivals face off, but this time for all the glory. With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, the Packers (12-6) and Bears (12-5) … [Read more...] about Conference Championships
Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
By Chas The recent coverage of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez signing with the AL East team that was otherwise raided by their two chief rivals this off-season got me to thinking. Damon, once considered the equivalent of Jesus in Boston, but later nicknamed Judas, has an interesting distinction in common with six other players in baseball history. Of course, I'm not … [Read more...] about Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
Casual Friday 1/21
by Wally Okay ... who among you is not pondering the conference title games this very moment? Raise your hands. Okay, please go stand in the corner ... you're officially on football fan probation. Meanwhile, the rest of us will offer opinions, insights, predictions on what might happen Sunday. NFC Championship -- Packers vs Bears: As a Bears fan, it's still … [Read more...] about Casual Friday 1/21
Divisional Round Predictions
By TLarner Wild Card Scores New York Jets 17, Indianapolis 16 Baltimore 30, Kansas City 7 Green Bay 21, Philadelphia 16 New Orleans 36, Seattle 41 Divisional Round Matchups: In the second round of NFL playoff action, disliked divisional rivals face off in the AFC games, while the fifth and sixth seeds hope to steal the show in the … [Read more...] about Divisional Round Predictions