Category Archives: Sports

A KIPLING LIMERICK.

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Philip

A KIPLING LIMERICK. I have posted on limericks and how I think that light verse is an important branch of poetry. Today is the middle of January, and there is playoff game scheduled on the Frozen Tundra in Green Bay. … Continue reading →

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WHEN ARE SUNK COSTS SUNK?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Philip

WHEN ARE SUNK COSTS SUNK? Although the article by Baliga and Ely presents its arguments as an exception to the long-established rule that it is rational to treat sunk costs as by-gones, I think it is easier to view the … Continue reading →

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WHY SUNK COSTS SHOULD BE IGNORED.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Philip

WHY SUNK COSTS SHOULD BE IGNORED. Kids, you have probably encountered the the economic argument that it is a fallacy to take sunk costs into consideration in making a decision (“sunk costs” are defined in this wikipedia article as “retrospective … Continue reading →

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MY FAVORITE HOAX.

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Philip

MY FAVORITE HOAX. This hoax was sent me by a friend who is a very astute authority on baseball. I wish I had been taken in by it.

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TYLER DURDEN IS NOT A HOAX (COMMENT).

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Philip

TYLER DURDEN IS NOT A HOAX (COMMENT). Dick Weisfelder and Nick picked up on the link in my post on rehypothecation to a post by Tyler Durden, whose picture on the blog looks like Brad Pitt. I completely missed that … Continue reading →

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BASKETBALL ALL STARS—DOES DEFENSE MATTER?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Philip

BASKETBALL ALL STARS—DOES DEFENSE MATTER? I posted here five years ago asking how important defense is in basketball; one would think that it is equally as important as offense. Kevin Clark has an article in the Wall Street Journal (December … Continue reading →

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TWINS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Philip

TWINS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER. I posted here on twins in sports and speculated that twins seem to have done better in basketball because it is a sport that you can practice one on one. Dick Weisfelder sent me this … Continue reading →

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WERE LEATHER HELMETS BETTER?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Philip

WERE LEATHER HELMETS BETTER? I have posted a number of times on the use of head by football players in making tackles. I began with this post which said that: “With better football helmets, the use of the head to … Continue reading →

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WHY YOU CAN’T SEE THE WHOLE FOOTBALL GAME.

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Philip

WHY YOU CAN’T SEE THE WHOLE FOOTBALL GAME. Reed Albergotti explains why the National Football League will not let fans see the All 22 version of the game, even after the game is over: they do not want to open … Continue reading →

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NOT SEEING WHAT HAPPENS IN A FOOTBALL GAME.