Archive for March, 2010

History Prematurely Crowns Duke as National Champions

Posted on March 31, 2010 | 2 Comments
If we take a look at historic trends, it would appear that Duke has already won the National Championship. Here are the trends that back up that claim: Trend 1: Prior to this year, 20 of the previous 23 NCAA Basketball titles had been won...
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Bold Prediction: Return of the Wags (Billy Wagner)

Posted on March 30, 2010 | No Comments
Unlike Mariano Rivera, I believe Billy Wagner is an old dog with at least one more trick up his sleeve. Prediction: Billy Wagner notches at least 35 saves in 2010. During the off-season, the Braves let the dominating duo of Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez...
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Bold Prediction: Yovani Gallardo vs. Johan Santana

Posted on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
Continuing with bold predictions before the season starts, let’s take a look at one pitcher on the rise and one on the decline. If you read the title then you can probably guess that Yovani Gallardo is the former, and Johan Santana is the latter....
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Bold Prediction: Jay Bruce vs. Shin-Soo Choo

Posted on March 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
Batting average can be a tough category to predict. There are predictors you can use like Walk/Strikeout ratio, or expected BABIP. In the end, a lot of Batting Average ends up being decided by luck. Jay Bruce did not have the luck of the Irish...
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Bold Prediction: The Collapse of Mariano Rivera

Posted on March 26, 2010 | No Comments
It’s that time of year to make bold predictions. I can’t pinpoint why, but Pre-Season predictions are a lot of fun. I guess it’s fun to be the guy saying “I told you so” at the end of the season. Our first prediction victim is...
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