Clik here to view.
Derek Jeter Probably Didn’t Need To Jump To Throw That Guy Out
Derek Jeter vs. Objective Reality is an entertaining article from Slate regarding a study by Shane T. Jensen at the Wharton School. Nate DiMeo writes: The take-away from the study, which was presented...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brains on the Line
I was reminded this morning that Mario Manningham, a wide receiver who played for Michigan was rumored to have scored a 6 (out of 50) on the Wonderlic, an intelligence test administered in some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bird Tracks in the Snow
The field in snowy Foxborough, Massachusetts after a running play in Sunday’s football game: (Click the image for the original version, taken from the broadcast.) Look at all the footprints in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gaming the GM
Via News.com, the peculiar story of MLB Front Office Manager, a sports simulation game in which you play the general manager of a major league baseball team. Daniel Terdiman writes: The new game —...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GMing the Inbox
An email regarding the last post, answering some of the questions about success and popularity of management games. Andrew Walkingshaw writes: The short answer to this is “yes” – football (soccer)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Evolution of the Super Bowl Logo
From The New York Times, a collection of all 43 logos used to advertise the Super Bowl: The original article cites how the logos reflect the evolution and growth of the league. Which makes sense, you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Piet Mondrian Goes to the Super Bowl
Beneath a pile of 1099s, I found myself distracted still thinking about the logo colors and proportions seen in the previous post. This led to a diversion to extract the colors from the Super Bowl...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Lost City of Atlantisnt
Some combination of internet-fed conspiracy theorists and Google Earthlings (lings that use Google Earth) were abuzz last week with an odd image find, possibly representing the lost city of Atlantis:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our gattaca future begins with our sports heroes
The New York Times this morning documents Major League Baseball’s use of DNA tests to verify the age of baseball prospects: Dozens of Latin American prospects in recent years have been caught...
View ArticleClik here to view.
