MLB Opening Day… almost here…
A version of this post was published at The Score: http://thescore.thejournal.ie/take-me-out-ot-the-ballpark-how-to-follow-baseball-in-ireland-2011-03/
Summertime is here again, at least in terms of the clocks having gone forward last weekend here in Ireland. For millions of Americans summer begins on Thursday when the first pitches of the 2011 Major League Baseball season will be thrown.
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We’ve had some bad refereeing in recent weeks but…
…the end to tonight’s St. John’s vs. Rutgers NCAA basketball game in the US of A takes the biscuit. Watch on…
Quick Book Review: Scorecasting
Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played And Games Are Won
by Moskowitz & Wertheim
The blurb said it was Freakonomics for sports, and that’s not too far from the mark.
Essentially a collection of essays long and short, Scorecasting offers a non-intuitive, economics-based explanation for many sports curiosities.… Read more...
