The Walk Off: Matt Harvey finally wins, but still looks shaky Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Matt Harvey still didn't look like the ace New York Mets fans expect him to be on Friday night, but … [Read more...]
Baseball-style analytics becoming a part of NFL decision-making – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Baseball-style analytics becoming a part of NFL decision-making - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel 11:05 p.m. 0 Imagine someone walking into the offices of Bill Belichick or Ted Thompson or Kevin Colbert and telling them that all things being equal, their chances of outperforming the other 31 teams in the 2016 NFL draft were slim to none. "The way you're … [Read more...]
Aleksander Barkov misses historic OT penalty shot vs. Isles (Video)
Aleksander Barkov misses historic OT penalty shot vs. Isles (Video) Aleksander Barkov had the game on his stick in the overtime, but Thomas Greiss denied him and the Florida Panthers a victory in Game 4. With the score tied 1-1 in the first overtime, New York Islanders defenseman Calvin de Haan closed his glove on the puck and threw it away from Greiss’ crease, which is frowned upon by NHL … [Read more...]
Alan Quine’s double OT goal gives Islanders Game 5 victory (Video)
Alan Quine's double OT goal gives Islanders Game 5 victory (Video) Alan Quine’s goal in double overtime helped the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers and a 3-2 series lead. There was a bit of mystery prior to Game 5 involving Quine as either he or Ryan Strome were going to be healthy scratched. Quine ended up playing and Islanders head coach Jack Capuano started him … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Boston's Little Big Man
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Boston's Little Big Man Isaiah Thomas, once believed to be an afterthought as the 60th and final pick in the 2011 draft, has blossomed into a leader, an All-Star in both performance and popularity and has found his NBA home with the only franchise that was willing to give him the real chance he so desperately deserved. The little man—who no longer lives in … [Read more...]
The White Sox turned the craziest triple play you’ll ever see
The White Sox turned the craziest triple play you'll ever see Your browser does not support iframes.Ladies and gentlemen, take out your pencils and scorecards and please throw them in the nearest trashcan. You won't be needing them, because what you're going to witness here won't make any more sense written down in baseball coding than it did to the naked eye. In no uncertain terms, the … [Read more...]
Kyrie Irving’s dagger puts Cavs up 3-0 and Pistons on the brink
Kyrie Irving's dagger puts Cavs up 3-0 and Pistons on the brink Once again, the Detroit Pistons stood toe-to-toe with the Cleveland Cavaliers, refusing to be pushed around and bullied by the defending Eastern Conference champions. Once again, though, the Cavaliers' superior stars wound up overpowering Detroit's muscle, with Kyrie Irving coming up big to turn off the lights in Motown in the … [Read more...]
Logical landing spots for inevitable expansion
Logical landing spots for inevitable expansion Here's a fun question for your Friday night: Which cities are the best candidates for expansion? Commissioner Rob Manfred might be asking others that same question in the coming months. On Friday, Manfred revealed that he believes an expansion to 32 teams is inevitable: "Multiples of fours just work better (for scheduling) than multiples of fives," … [Read more...]