Archive for the ‘ Just Sports ’ Category

Mickey Mantle: The Man, the Myth, and the Writers

Through the first half of the twentieth century, America’s sportswriters played the roles of Thucydides and Homer by inking the history of baseball under bold headlines on the morning papers and celebrating athletes’ warrior-like exploits for all to enjoy early in the day.  Since antiquity, Greece has followed Odysseus, one of Western civilization’s greatest heroes.  [ READ MORE ]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback vs. Non-Hall of Fame Quarterback Challenge (Part 5: Conclusions)

And now it’s all over.  Who wins?  Is there a true statistical difference (in terms of statistical science, not just “football stats”) between Hall of Fame quarterbacks and non-Hall of Fame quarterbacks?  Click the link below and read the final segment of this five-week investigation of the differences (and even similarities) between quarterbacks enshrined in [ READ MORE ]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback vs. Non-Hall of Fame Quarterback Challenge (Part 4)

Week four.  The heavy stats are here.  Now we are in deep and things begin to look a bit hazy at this point; admittedly, as I worked on this project, I was often confused by what I saw!  Just click on the link below and see how statistical models help determine what factors contribute to [ READ MORE ]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback vs. Non-Hall of Fame Quarterback Challenge (Part 3)

The 2010 pre-season is becoming all the more dramatic with Brett Favre’s decision to stay one more year (very good) and the New York Giants and Jets counting down the days to their home openers at the new Giants Stadium.  Still, we all know that this is the year that Dallas takes the title (fingers [ READ MORE ]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback vs. Non-Hall of Fame Quarterback Challenge (Part 2)

We have arrived at part two of our statistical analysis comparing Hall of Fame quarterbacks with 33 of the best who played the game and have yet to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio.  Here, we will look at a few graphs that reveal trends in both categories addressed in this investigation. Please click on the [ READ MORE ]

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