google-document-embedder domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, has just released a new book titled: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. This time, he looks at the unsung heroes in football, most notably, the importance of a left-tackle to a team’s success. Lewis tells the personal story of Michael Oher much in the same way that he […]
I am in my senior year of undergraduate college and I have recently started research on my senior thesis topic. I am not exactly sure what the paper will be titled, but I know that I want to focus on the stem cell debate in Congress and how it has affected the Republican party/how the […]
The SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) group is dedicated to the advance of study in baseball’s past and present. SABR runs The Baseball Index, which is a free catalogue with a variety of baseball information for baseball fans and researchers. It is holding its annual convention this month from Tuesday, June 27th through Saturday, […]
Pool D of the World Baseball Classic began today with the Domincan Republic vs. Venezuela. I had the chance to watch the game on ESPN and was amazed by how much talent they could put on one field. I feel lucky to be able to attend the Domincan Republic v. Italy game this Thursday. With […]
February 27, 2006 marks the date of John Dewan’s new book: The Fielding Bible. It is supposed to revolutionize the way we view fielding with their new plus/minus system. Perhaps it will have a major impact on baseball scouting like the OPS and Sabrmetric statistics. I also heard that Bill James made contributions to this […]
As an agent, you need to sell your player at the price he/she deserves. In-depth statistical performance analysis has been the latest fad in Major League Baseball. Billy Beane of the Oakland Athletics has been using it for years, and Paul Depodesta was using it…until he got fired from the Los Angeles Dodgers. I predict […]