Over his career, Cook's road ERA is 4.33, his road FIP is 4.36, and his road xFIP is 4.39. So when you take Coors out, I think the model actually fits unusually well. The real deviation from his career in 2012 isn't his K/9 but his BABIP, which is .248. There is no earthly reason other than random variation that… Read more
At this point McFarlane is satisfied with how shitty he is. It makes the continued existence of Family Guy funny — it's not only terrible but also openly jokes about how terrible it is, yet it's still good enough for primetime network television. That's pretty fucking hilarious, but doesn't make the show itself worth… Read more
That'd be more relevant if the price had been even or close to even, as in the data presented by FanSnap. I think a more interesting flaw is that both of these companies go by listed prices, which means that a ticket sold below the average (and thus removing the listing) will actually increase the average listed price. Read more
The "final game" logic is flawed there. The best way to think about a seven-game series to imagine that all seven games are played, and to say that whoever wins more games wins the series. It is factual that game 3 in a 1-1 series will determine the final location, but it's just irrelevant. If we're assuming there's… Read more
@Tyreeeeeli: No, they're like the Alomar brothers, period. Read more