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Will Hawkes: Non-stop rain and a deluge of stats adds up to one dull daySunday, June 19, 2011 @ 6:26PMIt's not often that the term "reversion to the mean" gets used in sports broadcasting. Can you imagine Mark Lawrenson slipping it into a Match of the Day conversation about, say, Blackpool's precipitous descent down the Premier League last season? Lawro may be well-acquainted with the concept but the chances are he'd not want to use it in front of Hansen and Lineker in case they thought he was a ...

Where have you gone, Ryan Vogelsong? A few thoughts (OK, more than a few)Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 2:16PMLast year, Ryan Vogelsong helped teach me an important lesson. It was the first week of spring training. The position players who were sure bets for the Phillies roster had only begun to trickle in to Clearwater. The weather was chilly, and the hot water in my apartment was not working.

Goold: A tale of two closersWednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:08PMNinth innings have been in peril across the Show-Me State; Cards, Royals have differing solutions

News, brieflyFriday, May 27, 2011 @ 1:18PMSee what's happening in and around Kingston

News’ revenge: editorial pages rain down on Brown’s crusadeThursday, May 19, 2011 @ 2:50AMNews Limited has struck back against claims by Bob Brown it is misrepresenting the climate change debate, accusing the Greens leader on its editorial pages of cracking under the pressure of increased media scrutiny. Read more on the blog...

Terry Pluto's Talkin' ... about the Browns' West Coast fit, the Cavaliers' draft options and Tribe's emerging young ...Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:46PMThere's plenty to discuss during a busy week of sports around Northeast Ohio.

Unraveling the Mystery: An Inside Look at an MLB Front OfficeTuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 8:36AMThere generally tends to be a lot of mystery surrounding an MLB front office. Fans know that they are responsible for signing free agents, making trades and gathering information, but they do not know how it is done. I was recently able to sit down with Cardinals Assistant General Manager Michael Girsch, Baseball Development Analyst Chris Correa and team Arbitration Lawyer Hal Welford after they ...

Challenger Baseball Season Kicks off with the Mesa State Softball TeamThursday, April 21, 2011 @ 1:18AMThe Challenger Baseball league, for physically challenged youths in the Grand Junction Area kicked off their season at Bergman Field Wednesday with some very special guests, the Mesa State Softball team.

Answer Man: How do they figure stats in baseball?Saturday, April 16, 2011 @ 2:21AMQ. I'm just an average baseball fan, so the way announcers and writers throw numbers around boggles my mind. Could you please explain the difference between batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage -- and how they are figured?