Say Ned Colletti was having a birthday party, and he invited Scott Boras. And Boras brought the biggest, shiniest, most-nicely-wrapped present out of everybody. This present was so sweet looking, ALL of the other party guests couldn’t wait to see what was inside. The evening drags on, and everyone keeps eye-ing the present, wondering when they’re finally going to get to see what it is. Now its 9 o’clock, and it’s time for the birthday cake and presents…
Archive for February, 2009
Tom Hume
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
(26 votes, average: 4.31 out of 5)
Loading ...
Walking the Walk Part II: Pitching and Defense
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 by Prof. Nerdtron 3000A baseball team has two jobs. One is to score runs, and the other is prevent runs. If we look at how teams score and prevent runs, then we can measure player’s values directly in the runs they contribute. Nerdbaseball has a model for run scoring, now we need a model for run prevention.
Closing Time…part 2
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityAfter it was revealed that Lil’ Wayne’s ideal closer entrance music would be a three second loop from “Closing Time” by Semisonic, I began researching what some of the strangest actual entrance music selections have been. Check it out…
It’s not TV, and it’s not nerdy either
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 by Nerdzah Ball SoupGranted, it’s not fair to use a fictional character as a poster boy for anti-nerdism, but I’ver never seen a better (or funnier) example than Kenny Powers on the new HBO show “Eastbound and Down.” If you haven’t yet seen the show, I highly recommend it for the baseball content, extreme profanity, and general ridiculousness.
Mike Griffin
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
(28 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5)
Closing Time
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityI just discovered Lil’ Wayne’s blog for ESPN.com. It has immediately become a “must read.”
Most amazing thing I learned from quickly scanning the archives: Lil’ Wayne has considered what his entrance music would be if he were a closer or a batter for a major league baseball team. What are his selections? If given one-thousand guesses, I doubt I would’ve guessed either of them…
Best available reflection on the steroids era…
Friday, February 20th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityThe other day, a friend of mine reminded me of an extremely well-written and thought-provoking article by Chuck Klosterman from when he wrote for ESPN Page 2. It turns out that he wrote two articles addressing the issue of steroids in sports. Reading them in their entireties is well worth your time. Instead of trying to recap them, I’ve linked them below. With all of the hysteria in regards to this A-Rod mess, it’s nice to remember that there can be thoughtful discussions of complex sports issues…
This Just In: Rick Reilly Officially Off Deep End
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 by Nerdicus FinchRick Reilly of ESPN has hit a new low, which is actually saying something when you consider how he embarrassed himself on national television during Josh Hamilton’s home run barrage in last year’s Home Run Derby (remember: “This is a bad day to be an atheist!”). In his latest “Life of Reilly” column for ESPN (the) Magazine, Reilly jumps on the moralizing bandwagon to redistribute the MVP awards that were handed out to suspected or admitted steroid users over the years. I apologize for giving Reilly’s column the full FJM treatment, but it’s a particularly bad piece of baseball writing. Reilly’s column text is in bold.
