Notes & Quotes: 04.07.08
April 7, 2008 – 2:57 pm | by bryanIf you're new here, and you're into sports and/or the Christian faith, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
+ Rob Bradford has a good interview with Curt Schilling over at the Boston Herald. When asked about his ability to pitch inside without hitting many batters (52 batters in 3261 innings) Curt had this to say:
“…I would like to think I’ve conducted myself the right way on the mound. Of the 52 guys I have hit I would say roughly half were guys that deserved it and know it, and I never aimed high. When I hit someone on purpose the intent was to make sure they knew it, their teammates knew it, and the offending pitcher knew it as well. That and I wanted it to hurt after the game so I would always aim for the hip to the arm pit.”
+ Billy Packer is catching a lot of grief today for saying that the UNC-KU game was “Over!” when Kansas led by 26 with 7 minutes and change left in the first half. As you all know, North Carolina got as close as 4 points towards the end of the game, but could never completely erase the Jayhawk lead. Maybe Billy should have consulted Bill James, who recently submitted a formula for determining exactly when a basketball game is completely out of reach. Or maybe not, after all, Billy was right in the end. The lead was too big, and the Jayhawks did win.
+ Geof Morris over at IJSM.org has some thoughts on the reasons behind the one-and-done rule for young ballers wanting to make their millions in the NBA as soon as possible. I heard a rumor on Steve Czaban’s FOX morning radio show that David Stern might be looking into extending the rule an additional year, but I’ll believe it when I see it.
+ My brackets are amazing this year, I’m not gonna lie. I had 6 of 8 Elite Eight teams, 4 of 4 Final Four teams, and I have Kansas beating Memphis in the Finals. I’d feel better if I had Memphis winning it all, but still, my entry is tops in our Facebook Bracket challenge.
+ Finally, imagine if ESPN would have ran this poll a few months ago: “Which is the most likely opening for the respective seasons of Tiger Woods and the Detroit Tigers?” and the answers were:
- A) Both start 6-0
- B) The Detroit Tigers start 6-0 and Tiger Woods starts 0-6
- C) Tiger Woods starts 6-0 and the Detroit Tigers start 0-6
- D) Both start 0-6
I’m guessing the results would have been B-47%, A-27%, D-24%, and C-2%.
Correct Answer - C.
2 Responses to “Notes & Quotes: 04.07.08”
By Aaron on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
This Bill James thing is simply awesome. I love that guy. To boot, you can tell he has a sense of humor and isn’t 100% nerd.
By Geof F. Morris on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hey, wow, I didn’t expect a link from you out of that.
So, I take it that you think I’m right? If Stern is looking at extending it, I’m not sure if that validates my idea or not—but I bet he’s getting NCAA pressure to do it. Look for the union to consider it—they’re not bargaining away their rights, just future players’ rights.