Things That Caught My Eye 28 bad calls and non-calls Congratulations to the Brooklyn Nets, who now have the inevitable beef that fans have with refs legitimized with math. Looking at close games in the final two minutes in the 2017-18 season through this February, the Brooklyn Nets have suffered 28 incorrect calls and incorrect […]
Things That Caught My Eye We put some baseballs in an X-Ray Are the balls juiced? Are material changes to the ball an influence on the spike in home runs analysts have found? Commissioner Manfred says that the balls have not changed, but a number of studies from journalistic outfits, this one included, seem to […]
Things That Caught My Eye We put some baseballs in an X-Ray Are the balls juiced? Are material changes to the ball an influence on the spike in home runs analysts have found? Commissioner Manfred says that the balls have not changed, but a number of studies from journalistic outfits, this one included, seem to […]
Things That Caught My Eye Hockey took a major ratings hit The numbers are in, and the NHL’s bar on participating in Olympic hockey in Pyeongchang certainly made the sport more skippable for viewers this year. The U.S. men’s victory over Russia in Sochi pulled in 4.1 million viewers, but a game this year against […]
Things That Caught My Eye Hockey took a major ratings hit The numbers are in, and the NHL’s bar on participating in Olympic hockey in Pyeongchang certainly made the sport more skippable for viewers this year. The U.S. men’s victory over Russia in Sochi pulled in 4.1 million viewers, but a game this year against […]