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Let's Go to the Videotape: Mobile Monday Night at the Meadowlands
Back when I was your age, we didn't have these newfangled smartphones and pagers and whatnot. If we weren't at a game or in front of a TV and we wanted to know what was going on in the world of sports, we had to get creative! Bring a transistor radio and a discreet set of headphones! Find a pay...
How The West Was Won: Animating a Divisional Race
Updated to include team names. - ed In my last post I tried to dive into some more complex (read: confusing) methodology and, though the graphic turned out to be quite pretty to look at, there were some flaws in the data behind it. So, for my next project, I decided to stick with something more...
World Series Predictions
We've got your rooting interests, now who do you think is gonna win?
Declare Your World Series Rooting Interest
We all know this will be the lowest rated World Series in history. San Francisco vs. Texas doesn't exactly figure to draw in the casual fan. But I find myself oddly excited. San Francisco has a cast of characters worth rooting for, and Texas has never been. I know I'll be rooting for the fightin'...
World Series Preview: Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants - The Culmination
50 years is a long time. It's a half-century. There's only been 40.2 instances of 50 consecutive years in our recorded calendar. In the lifespan of a person, 50 is squarely middle-aged. If the Rangers were a person, you would consider what we're about to see a mid-life crisis. The Rangers just...
Purple Row interviews Marc Gustafson, Part 3
In our final installment of our interview with Rockies Director of Player Development, Marc Gustafson, we round out our questions about the draft and the talent acquired, and ask Marc to give some reflections on the Major League club and how his involvement has shaped the product on the field...
The Sunday Funnies
This is part 4 -- the grand finale! Note, again, this is a large image which will open in a new browser window. Depending on the size of your display and browser, it may require some scrolling. If you find it to be too large, click here for a smaller version.
The Holiday Funnies
Part 3. Note, again, this is a large image which will open in a new browser window. Depending on the size of your display and browser, it may require some scrolling. If you find it to be too large, click here for a smaller version.
The Red Sox: Low Risk/High Reward Strategy
The impact of a down economy has been felt throughout the MLB, there's no denying that. The Red Sox however, are attempting to use that to their advantage. With signings like Brad Penny, Takashi Saito and John Smoltz, Boston is looking to potentially add "All-Star" type depth to their roster...
Fix The World Series? It Ain't Broke!
Today, various mass media types weighed in on the "World Series problem", suddenly the flavor of the month because of the bad weather in Philadelphia this week. First, Rick Telander says that the teams are the problem: Who outside of Philadelphia and west-central Florida really cared who won...
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