Insider The statistical secret to MLB playoffs
Today's winner in Stats & Analytics:Chase Blackburn, Phil Hughes, Phillies Today's losers:Ty Cobb, Giants, situational stats Pick a player, any pl…
Insider The secret of Troy Polamalu's success
Today's winner in Stats & Analytics:Ron Gardenhire, Troy Polamalu, Chase Utley Today's losers:AFC North quarterbacks, Luis Castillo, selective endpoi…
Insider Throwing strikes matters -- a lot
Today's winner in Stats & Analytics:Doug Fister, Hiroki Kuroda, Jimmie Johnson Today's losers:Yovani Gallardo, Cole Hamels, Jonathan Sanchez On the…
Insider Icing the kicker works (kind of)
Today's winners in Statistics & Analytics: Rob Bironas, Austin Collie, Twitter users everywhere Today's losers: Larry Fitzgerald, Sean Payton, Jeff …
Insider And the NL MVP goes to ... WPA!
Today's winners in Statistics & Analytics: Omar Infante, David Ortiz, Joey Votto Today's losers: Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Rodriguez, Troy Tulowitzki …
Insider Jimmie Johnson's ace in the hole
Today's winner in Stats & Analytics:Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon Today's loser:Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin After one leg of NASCAR's 10-race Chase for…
Insider The Orioles' rebound is a mirage
Today's winner in Stats & Analytics:Teri Hatcher, Brian Roberts, Koji Uehara Today's loser:Brad Bergesen, Brian Matusz, Kevin Millwood After rea…
Insider Is there a Coach of the Year curse?
Peter Keating is on hiatus this week, so fellow stathead Tom Haberstroh, takes a turn at bat. Imagine tomorrow you're sitting at work and your boss c…
Insider Why the Twins don't miss Joe Nathan
Peter Keating is on hiatus this week, and Matt Meyers, an associate editor at ESPN The Magazine, is here to pinch-hit. It's hard to remember now beca…
Insider A lesson in fourth-down playcalling
Today's winner in Stats & Analytics:John Nash Today's loser:Bill Belichick You wouldn't skydive without packing a parachute, would you? You wouldn'…