Athens Olympic Stadium
After completing my second talk at Devoxx Greece, I had over two days to explore Athens before flying home: museums, sights, food, and everything else I could squeeze in. On…
Immaculate Inning and Spies
Sunday, Miami Marlin's pitcher Cal Quantrill pitched an immaculate inning, striking out three batters on nine pitches. Though exceeding rare at one time - none between 1928 and 1953 -…
Charley Finley and NIL
Charley Finley was the owner of the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics for twenty years, 1960 to 1980. During that time he successfully alienated his players, fellow owners, and even…
Random Learnings #48
During Game 2 of the NLCS, the announcers remarked how the New York Mets' team colors were chosen to represent the Brooklyn Dodgers (blue) and New York Giants (orange), teams…
Random Learnings #41
From Leyhah Fernandez' Wiki page: She us studying at Indiana University East, which has a partnership with the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Tennis Benefits Association that enables players…
Meandering Thoughts #31
During major football tournaments, the referees assigned are, for obvious reasons, are neutral. For Switzerland v. Germany, the referees are Italian. I'm currently watching Belgium v Romania in Euro 2024…
Weighted Goal Average
Most football (a.k.a soccer) leagues award the player who scored the most goals during a season the Golden Boot award: Erling Haarland in England's Premier League, Harry Kane in Germany's…
Meandering Thoughts #30
Defeating Pakistan and advancing to the Super Eight in the T20 World Cup does nothing for cricket's visibility among United States sporting fans. It's been over four decades for football/soccer…
NCAA Tournament Upsets
Using the The Sosna Upset-Biased NCAA Bracket Pointing System (© 2024, Scott C Sosna, all rights reserved) in your friendly tournament wagering is only meaningful if, in fact, a decent…
Meandering Thoughts #29
The talk before the WNBA draft was that Caitlin would not have to carry the scoring load that she did at Iowa, that she would be surrounded by superior talent…