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Obviously, the work of Tim McCarver has long been discussed in the most reverential manner. But his whopper from last night has everyone abuzz today.
Yes, Tim McCarver actually said this last night:
“You would think that a leadoff walk would lead to more big innings than a leadoff home run. But we’ve done the research and it turns out that more big innings have come from leadoff home runs than leadoff walks.”
Now that’s analysis and research! It turns out, too, that McCarver has espoused this wisdom before. He just said it a couple weeks ago, actually. He actually went to STATS, Inc. for this. That must have been an amazing phone call.
Tim McCarver Does Research [Boiled Sports]
Zero > One [Fire Joe Morgan]
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You know, it’s just not a Wednesday afternoon if someone isn’t trying to get more money out of Michael Vick. Next up? His restaurant!
You remember Vick’s wine restaurant, don’t you? The one that was supposed to help Vick “become an entrepreneur and make [his] money grow?” Well, it hasn’t turned out so well: The bank wants its million bucks back.
The bank is seeking $940,000 of the $1.3 million loaned to Vick in 2006. In a federal lawsuit, the bank says Vick, partner Gerald Frank Jenkins and their Atlantic Wine & Package LLC have failed to make monthly payments of principal and interest, and that Vick’s obligations “are impaired due to recent events involving Defendant Vick.”
Wait … banks won’t accept cigarettes and Playboy cutouts? Well, then we’re afraid Mr. Mexico has no currency for you.
Michael Vick’s Restaurant Will Soon Be No More [Lion In Oil]
We’ll Take The Scrambling Eggs [Deadspin]
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Yesterday’s Derek Jeter post got me a little nostalgic for the greatest teenage karate movie ever made, and I wasn’t really sure why. Until just now.
Should we have been mocking Jeter like that, considering all the grief he took from Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai karate dojo?
Derek Jeter Takes Care Of His Ladies [Deadspin]
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Who says mo-cap is the technical capturing of data to create realistic, fluid motion in gaming that’s devoid of soul? Sports writer Bill “The Sports Guy” Simmons did a piece for ESPN’s new show, E:60, wherein he heads to EA Sports studios to undergo the motion capture process for NBA Live 08. He even schools Boston Celtics all-star Paul “The Truth” Pierce in the process — sorta.
While you might have seen mo-cap videos before, Simmons speaks candidly about the technology, observing that sweat makes the suit moist. TMI there, Bill. T-M-I.
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Filed under: Sports, Video
Who says mo-cap is the technical capturing of data to create realistic, fluid motion in gaming that’s devoid of soul? Sports writer Bill “The Sports Guy” Simmons did a piece for ESPN’s new show, E:60, wherein he heads to EA Sports studios to undergo the motion capture process for NBA Live 08. He even schools Boston Celtics all-star Paul “The Truth” Pierce in the process — sorta.
While you might have seen mo-cap videos before, Simmons speaks candidly about the technology, observing that sweat makes the suit moist. TMI there, Bill. T-M-I.
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We’re as stunned as you, folks, but somehow, even though he’s clearly getting the worst ratings from the “judges,” Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is corralling some sort of fanbase to keep him on the show.
“All I can do is say thank you, thank you, thank you to everybody who got behind us,” Cuban told co-host Samantha Harris after he and Johnson found out they were safe on Tuesday’s results show. “It’s motivating. We’re the little engine that can. We will work harder, harder, harder for everybody who got behind us.”
We loved, by the way, that “SportsCenter” interviewed Cuban on the set of the show about Kobe Bryant. He was still dressed up in his dancing garb, and his partner stood there, patiently, as if she had the slightest idea what he was talking about. Boxer Floyd Mayweather was eliminated, which means maybe now he gets to fight Evander Holyfield.
Fans Let Cuban Live To Dance Another Week [Ft. Worth Star Telegram]
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Poor David Boston. A Pro Bowl receiver with the Cardinals in 2001, he’s dogged by injuries and bounces around to three other teams, tests positive for steroids, then is nabbed for DUI. And now the worst of all misdeeds: Domestic cushion assault.
According to the report, the dispute began when Renee Boston took her 2-year-old daughter for a short walk. When she was nearing her house, she saw David Boston in his vehicle pulling out of the driveway, leaving their 1-month-old son alone in the house. Police said Renee Boston was locked out, and she could hear their baby crying inside. She called David Boston, who said he was just driving around the block.
When he returned, the couple began to argue. According to police, David Boston became angry and threw a sofa cushion at his wife, hitting her in the face and nearly hitting the baby. When she called 911, he ripped the phone cord from the wall, according to the report. She took herself and her children upstairs, fearing for their safety, the report said.
Boston was arrested for felony false imprisonment for preventing his wife from calling 911, misdemeanor domestic battery, culpable negligence and resisting an officer without violence. He was released from jail Monday after a bail hearing.
I’m just wondering about the misdemeanor domestic battery. Is that what you get for throwing a cushion? Because if this is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Ex-Dolphin Boston Is Arrested In Domestic Dispute [Sun-Sentinel]
David Boston Is A Great Dad, Arrested [With Leather]
David Boston Celebrates Making The Bucs By Performing Stupid Human Tricks [The Buried Lead]
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How absurd has the the Kobe Bryant story become? There was a rather large media kerfuffle at Lakers practice yesterday revolving around whether or not Kobe had cleaned out his locker. It turned out that he hadn’t cleaned out his locker; he had merely cleaned it. Say what you will about the status of beat reporting and print/broadcast journalism over the next decade or so, but you can’t deny the power of instant reports as to the hygienic quality of a basketball player’s locker.
Yesterday was a good day for Journalists As Keystone Cops. The Yankees had their big Organizational Meetings yesterday, but beat reporters didn’t know where the meeting was. So, as it turns out, they just drove around Tampa trying to find it. They eventually discovered it, though the process was amusingly live-blogged over at NJ.com.
And what did they get for all this running around like idiots? A press release, of course. “The meetings are adjourned for tonight. There have been no decisions made, nor will there be any comment today. The meetings will resume tomorrow.”
That was certainly worth it, now wasn’t it?
Oh, and don’t worry: The Star-Ledger is absolutely on this story today too.
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