Let me offer up that while Will and I don't always completely agree on what the other person posts, I have never had any quarrel with what he has offered up. Until now...
I have no idea what this photo is supposed to mean. (It's like a bad New Yorker cartoon in that respect.) Between the coffee and cigar posts and now soccer, I'm wondering if my good friend is getting to be a little bit of a fancy lad.
The laminated list can't happen soon enough.
Of course, considering the new direction his offerings are going, I expect it will include these 5.
Cate Blanchett
Helen Mirren
Meryl Streep
Diane Krall
Diane Rehm
Much as I dislike Mourinho (hey, I support Arsenal), this is a great move. Mancini was OK overall, but couldn't win a tic-tac-toe battle with his xs and os in the Champions League. And given that the owner has billions (Moratti is an oil tycoon), Jose can pick and choose the guy(s) he wants.
3 You forgot Dianne Wiest and Dame Judi Dench.
Hey, just realized that this cat did the cigar post, and I believe I acknowledged you (Scott) in my post. Mea culpa, Scott.
7 I pulled for Juventus when Zidane was there, but have since moved on due to the overwhelming lack of pace in Italian football.
11 There's no real way to do it. Baseball is a game of information, because you can have enclosed situations (batter vs. pitcher, runner vs. catcher, etc.) that are quantifiable.
Hockey and soccer are flow games, where you can (in theory) play an entire game without a stoppage in play. No two situations are alike, even if the players are involved.
Not only that, unlike baseball or basketball, quantifiable statistics can't always measure a good player. In baseball, if you play a good game and make an impact, you'll see it in the box score. In hockey or soccer, you can play a great game and never show up on the score sheet.
It would be way too complicated to break down all the different things that happen in a game and then somehow find a correlation. You'd have a hundred different statistics for each position.
11 & 12 - yes, there is. The amount of data is astounding, especially the distance and placement statistics. Pace, speed, and accuracy are also huge. Most of the work is being done inside teams rather than outside though, so in that way, soccer is like football.
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How come every soccer ball is different?
And what's the deal with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's hair? With that blue glow around it, it looks like he's trying to channel Marge Simpson.
- Yes.
- Because Soccer is lame.
- See above.
I have no idea what this photo is supposed to mean. (It's like a bad New Yorker cartoon in that respect.) Between the coffee and cigar posts and now soccer, I'm wondering if my good friend is getting to be a little bit of a fancy lad.
The laminated list can't happen soon enough.
Of course, considering the new direction his offerings are going, I expect it will include these 5.
Cate Blanchett
Helen Mirren
Meryl Streep
Diane Krall
Diane Rehm
Who fires their manager a week before a must-win game against the league leader?
http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=713904
Much as I dislike Mourinho (hey, I support Arsenal), this is a great move. Mancini was OK overall, but couldn't win a tic-tac-toe battle with his xs and os in the Champions League. And given that the owner has billions (Moratti is an oil tycoon), Jose can pick and choose the guy(s) he wants.
Uhh, BrentIDF...its referred to as football every where else but your small corner of the world.
If you are going to insult it, at least get it right.
Hey, just realized that this cat did the cigar post, and I believe I acknowledged you (Scott) in my post. Mea culpa, Scott.
And just for the heck of it - Go Pirates.
11 There's no real way to do it. Baseball is a game of information, because you can have enclosed situations (batter vs. pitcher, runner vs. catcher, etc.) that are quantifiable.
Hockey and soccer are flow games, where you can (in theory) play an entire game without a stoppage in play. No two situations are alike, even if the players are involved.
Not only that, unlike baseball or basketball, quantifiable statistics can't always measure a good player. In baseball, if you play a good game and make an impact, you'll see it in the box score. In hockey or soccer, you can play a great game and never show up on the score sheet.
It would be way too complicated to break down all the different things that happen in a game and then somehow find a correlation. You'd have a hundred different statistics for each position.
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