In the 1970s and ’80s, the NHL looked a lot different than it does today. Fighting was more commonplace. Goalies were shorter, wore smaller pads and rarely dropped down to stop low shots; perhaps relatedly, goals were easier to come by. But one of the biggest differences had to do with who played. In the […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Oct. 18, 2016), we take a look the MLB playoffs and wonder if managerial strategy should sometimes have more to do with emotions than with statistics. Then we chat about the upcoming decisive game in the WNBA Finals between the […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Oct. 18, 2016), we take a look the MLB playoffs and wonder if managerial strategy should sometimes have more to do with emotions than with statistics. Then we chat about the upcoming decisive game in the WNBA Finals between the […]
Around the middle of the 20th century, there was no more fearsome hitter in baseball than Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox. Williams could do it all at the plate: hitting for contact — his .406 average in 1941 was the last time anybody hit .400 in season; smashing extra-base hits — he’s second […]
Around the middle of the 20th century, there was no more fearsome hitter in baseball than Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox. Williams could do it all at the plate: hitting for contact — his .406 average in 1941 was the last time anybody hit .400 in season; smashing extra-base hits — he’s second […]
