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I still haven't seen the movie yet, but the show is pretty hilarious also. I would definitely recommend watching the series.

Mike Carp OPSing 1.458 and trying to continue the Mike (Fish) tradition of excellence begun last year by a certain Angels outfielder.

You can get percentages for free from kenpom.com/blog also.

Although the grading system seems a little bit wacky, I don't find it strange that two people with different scores could end up with the same GPA. This would be true in a more conventional system as well. For example, if two students ended with final grades of 86 and 84, both would receive a B even though they had different scores. They would likewise end up with the same GPA even though one student had a slightly better grade.

Although the grading system seems a little bit wacky, I don't find it strange that two people with different scores could end up with the same GPA. This would be true in a more conventional system as well. For example, if two students ended with final grades of 86 and 84, both would receive a B even though they had different scores. They would likewise end up with the same GPA even though one student had a slightly better grade.

That storm in the Fox Cities was pretty hilarious. I was in Neenah to visit family last weekend, and they probably got 7-8 inches of snow despite a forecast of 1-2. I think it snowed a whole lot longer than expected, too.

As recently as 2006, the Badgers were in the dead middle of the pack for tempo, so Bo obviously doesn't *have* to run a super slow offense. I'm guessing he chooses how fast or slow to play based on his personnel. I can't find them right now, but I recall some quotes from Bo when recruiting Dekker and Koenig about wanting to run more. I'm guessing in the next few years the Badgers will play faster and perhaps get to an average tempo again. They are already playing faster than a few solid programs this year (Michigan, Pitt, Notre Dame, UVA).

Ok. Then go by one of the myriad other stats HiandTight just mentioned. I can play this game too: I really hope they don't use a triple crown consisting of two archaic stats that give me very little information about a hitter to decide the MVP...

Everything I have seen so far (fangraphs and BA) points to Segura not being able to stick at SS long term. However, many here have been saying we got a SS of the future. Anyone have a source that thinks Segura can play solid defense at short?

Arlo Guthrie in Madison 2004.

For what it's worth, after watching that video, I'm not so convinced "(expletive) kid" is what the umpire was yelling. It looks like he is saying more words than just that, and from trying to read his lips, I can't find a way that "(expletive) kid" makes sense with whatever else he is saying. I guess what I'm saying is that these attitudes toward the ump are completely based on conjecture--related to what we believe he was thinking when calling the strikes and related to what we believe he is saying (there's no way to tell for certain).

I'm 99% sure what you are referencing occurs after he gets hit by the helmet. The ump doesn't really have time to say anything because he tosses him, is looking away for an instant, then gets hit, looks startled, and says *that*, after being hit by the helmet. This makes a huge difference, IMO, and it casts serious doubt on the storyline you are suggesting "definitely" happened. I don't understand how people can claim that it's not fair to judge Lawrie's intent based on the results while it is fair game to judge the umpire's intent with less evidence to support that case.

I agree NFL and NBA playoffs are different, but I'd argue that it's more based on the fact that the NFL playoffs are one game events versus seven game series(es?). That alone introduces all kinds of random luck effects into it. Make the NBA playoffs a single elimination tournament and you'd end up seeing some deep runs by 8 seeds as well.

Or a small child...

The Bucks have owned the Heat this year. Just saying...