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Examining the Deliberate Pace of the Yanks and Red Sox
In my last post, I presented to you a model that attempts to explain the variance in game duration and pace. Before that, I presented the data showing that, as expected, the Yankees and Red Sox top the list of the league's slowest teams. In a way, it makes sense that those two teams would...
Are Crucial Games Slower Than Trivial Ones?
Do teams slow down when there is more at stake? A couple of trends indicate that they do. While there is no basic indicator of game "importance" (that I am aware of), we can infer importance by looking at a few other variables, such as attendance, the absolute quality (win percentage) of the two...
San Diego State Aztecs @ #23 Utah Utes Game Day Thread
We're trying something new this week. No more Lucky. After nearly three seasons, I think it's the right time to finally retire him. Let's just say, after the TCU game, the luck ran out. It's fitting the first game without him comes against the Aztecs, because back in 2007, Lucky made his first...
An Abbreviated History of GT
By Sean Gallagher Here's the short version of how we came to be part of this great big, happy SB Nation family: Step 1: Stupidly decide to start a fan-based unofficial program to sell at the home games of a last-place team. Step 2: Set up a really sad little website about your hairbrained...
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