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Baseball is a game of extreme statistics, especially in the MLB. Sabermetrics is becoming a very popular cultural term for average Americans. After the release of Moneyball a film that showed the importance of statistical analysis in baseball, the culture was hooked on Sabermetrics. This project will analyze earned run average (ERA) and some of the variables that play a pertinent role in determining a great ERA. ERA is the most popular metric used to decide whether a pitcher is deemed great,…

Often, we sports fans love to talk about the big plays, trades and all that makes our love of the game complete. Unfortunately, we can’t always discuss these aspects. Sometimes we forget that these players are people beyond their jerseys and uniforms. Recently, the sporting world took notice of two superstars that fell on hard times and the recovery they embarked on. For the Yankee faithful, we learned of the struggles CC Sabathia has been dealing with. Certainly, we all would loved to have CC…

No one can figure out why, but the New York Giants seem to do best after a few years of mediocrity. Well, three seasons after their Super Bowl XLVI victory over the New England Patriots, the Giants find themselves under pressure to win once again. The G-Men haven’t made the playoffs since hoisting their second Lombardi Trophy of the Eli Manning era, and now both Eli and head coach Tom Coughlin are under fire again in New York. With Manning’s contract expiring after this season, both Eli and…

The Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos are two celebrated teams in the NFL. The Cowboys have won 5 Super Bowl championship, 10 conference championship, 22 division titles in 31 playoff appearances. Currently, they are the 2nd spot in NFC Division holding a 5-1 record. On the other hand, the Broncos have won 3 Super Bowl championship, 8 conference championship, 15 division titles in 22 playoff appearances. Currently, they are tied for the 2nd spot with the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers,…

Jack Benny was an American comedian that performed in vaudeville, radio, television, and motion picture. He was known as the leading American entertainer of the 20th Century. His main character portrayal was a miser that played his violin badly. Ironically, he was actually very good at playing the violin. Jack was known for his perfect comedic timing. His career spanned over 50 years. Jack Benny’s birth name was Benjamin Kubelsky. He was born on February 14, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois. Both of…

With the Detroit Lions' playoff hopes in the rear-view mirror, there is little motivation to continue watching their free fall into NFL irrelevancy. We may not often win, but it's the small victories from solid individual performances that keep our attention. Ameer Abdullah was one of the few players inspiring hope for the future after the first four weeks of the season, but with the good comes the bad. One of the most disheartening aspect of the blowout loss to the Arizona Cardinals was our…

Hank Greenburg was definitely a major influence on not only baseball but also society. He stood for so much and was very prideful of being a Jew. Back in the late 1990’s it was very rare to see different ethnicities and races participate in the game of baseball. This was not by choice but because they were prohibited from playing the game of baseball. Segregation as huge back then and Hank Greenberg stayed true to who he was and never gave into societies views of him being a Jew playing baseball…

Michael Lewis's article, The No-Stats All-Star discusses how a defensive basketball player has terrible stats but whatever team he's on does significantly better and the opponent notably worse. To begin with basketball player Shane Battier is considered a "marginal" basketball player by some but always seems to be the reason whatever team he's on is winning, yet he's often discredited for it. To continue, Daryl Morey was hired by the rockets head coach (Shane Battier's team) to rethink the…

The 20th century in the United States of America was an era of massive evolution. Through the decades, history was made; new discoveries, new society, and racial breakthroughs have shaped America. Baseball was originally believed to have been invented by Abner Doubleday of New York in 1839. Later it was discovered that the game was not invented by Doubleday but by Alexander Cartwright. Abner Doubleday had nothing to do with the creation of the sport. Abner Graves, who shared the information…

this year, Steve Lombardozzi. Lombardozzi is a former major leaguer who has played for the Nationals, the Orioles and the Pirates. Another addition to the roster this season is Gary Brown. Brown was originally a first round draft pick in 2010 for the San Francisco Giants amateur…