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HOW I READ THE NEWS.
HOW I READ THE NEWS. The front page of Yahoo news has been my home page for a long time in internet years. I really don’t like the latest revision, and that dislike highlights for me how different the way … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Football, Journalism, Sports
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SUNK COSTS—THE CASE OF MARK SANCHEZ.
SUNK COSTS—THE CASE OF MARK SANCHEZ. A friend called my attention to an article by James Surowiecki in the New Yorker (January 21). Mark Sanchez, the New York Jet quarterback, had a poor year, but has a guaranteed salary for … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Football, Sports
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BRONKO NAGURSKI REVISITED.
BRONKO NAGURSKI REVISITED. I am alerted when another website links to one of my posts. The Medium Happy blog recently linked to this post about the great football player Bronko Nagurski. I was pleased to see that this blog is … Continue reading
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CABRERA OR TROUT?—IT’S STILL BASEBALL SEASON (COMMENT).
CABRERA OR TROUT?—IT’S STILL BASEBALL SEASON (COMMENT). Dick Weisfelder asked in a comment on my post on football referees: “Cabrera or Trout?” Talking about baseball is more fun than talking about football, much less football referees. The question is which … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Football, Sports
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ARE THE REGULAR REFEREES AS BAD AS THE REPLACEMENT REFEREES?
ARE THE REGULAR REFEREES AS BAD AS THE REPLACEMENT REFEREES? I have long maintained that a selection of the referees from the thousands who referee high school games across the country could do as well as the National Football League … Continue reading
BOUNTY HUNTING IN FOOTBALL.
BOUNTY HUNTING IN FOOTBALL. I posted recently about the claim that in a conference championship game the New York Giants “strategically concussed” a player for the 49ers—targeted him because he had previously had four concussions. Now the NFL has announced … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Sports
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FOOTBALL PLAYERS DELIBERATELY CAUSING CONCUSSIONS?
FOOTBALL PLAYERS DELIBERATELY CAUSING CONCUSSIONS? I have posted several times about the dangers of concussions in football (see this post asking whether the NFL is serious about reducing concussions). Benjamin Wallace-Wells has a post on the New York magazine web … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Sports
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A KIPLING LIMERICK.
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
Posted in Football, Literature, Sports
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TWINS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER.
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
Posted in Basketball, Football, Sports, Uncategorized
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WERE LEATHER HELMETS BETTER?
WERE LEATHER HELMETS BETTER? I have posted a number of times on the use of the head by football players in making tackles. I began with this post which said that: “With better football helmets, the use of the head … Continue reading
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