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  1. bukie
    True, but if there are going to be judged competitions, have an analyst in there that understands the nuances of the sport and can explain the judging results better than "X had a fall and a step on the dismount, but Y had just the step on the dismount, but somehow X's score was higher and I don't like it."
  2. bukie
    It's hard to determine, since the commentators only ever pointed out obvious problems, like dismount steps, going out of bounds, and falling (the kind of thing anyone can see). I imagine there are more subtle things that go wrong, especially artistically, that never got touched on by the commentators.
  3. bukie
    I'm not sure how they calculate Georgia's SoS, but it looks as if the non-D1 opponent isn't even factored in, which should lower theirs. The Pac-10 teams are playing some ridiculous schedules this year, though.
  4. bukie
    Sure, unless you're striking out on a pitch headed for the backstop, not much good comes from a K, since the pitcher isn't depending on anyone else to get you out. But it is still just one out.
  5. bukie
    This is kind of a weird story. I don't think she's a traitor to her country, and I have no problem with someone playing for a country in which they've lived or even have heritage, but she's not Russian, had never been there, and was basically hired on as a free agent. If the Olympics is going to be about nationalistic pride, there has to be some kind of nationalism involved in the team.
  6. bukie
    Lost in the coolness that was the 400m relay gold, Christine Magnuson of Tinley Park went from basically nowhere to Olympic silver in a year plus, ending 2006 ranked 73rd in the world and 17th in the US in the 100 butterfly, and then finishing about 3 tenths of a second from gold last night.
  7. bukie
    Kapler walks on 7 pitches. Fielder up now.
  8. bukie
    Hardy flies out.
  9. bukie
    Weeks strikes out swinging. That's 9 K's through 4 1/3 for Mock. Well, that and 2 HRs.
  10. bukie
    Ronnie Belliard is the team leader in OPS at .809 on the year, the only player above .720.
  11. bukie
    Zimmerman grounds out to end the inning.
  12. bukie
    Pete "Five Dollar" Orr strikes out. Two down.
  13. bukie
    Swinging bunt, runner forced at the plate. One out.
  14. bukie
    I'll go with strikeout, double play, but let's see how it plays out. :)
  15. bukie
    It seems to be a "When you think Cubs, who are the first three players that come to mind?" kind of list. So yeah, Banks, Sosa, Williams, Sandberg make sense. Santo if it were a Cub fan only poll.
  16. bukie
    There's never a good time for injury, but Braun's injury couldn't have been better timed for the Brewers, playing the punchless Nats and Pads coming up. If there are any games that an offense can absorb the loss of a player like that, it's those kind of games.
  17. bukie
    Here's a clip of the last leg of the race. The announcers go from already having conceded first to the French to practically Gus Johnson in a 20 second clip.
  18. bukie
    I'd almost prefer a completely separate wing of "Players good enough statistically to be in the hall, but who did something really stupid to compromise the integrity of the game." Then put guys like Jackson, Rose, and the HGH squad in there so they can be remembered for both the good and the bad.
  19. bukie
    And now I can see that. I'm not sure why I thought the Cards were in first. Right now they're actually 8th in the NL.
  20. bukie
    Is defensive efficiency calculated by fielding percentages? Just trying to figure out if maybe that has something to do with it... Fielding percentage is only a part of it. Another part of it is the percentage of balls that fielders get to that are hit towards them, or in their area, as well as balls they get to that are technically out of their zone (referred to as OOZ in metrics). Using fielding percentage as a comparative tool is a restrictive statistic because it assumes everyone has the same range.
  21. bukie
    Without checking (right now, I can only seem to access this site from work), I think the Cubs were #1 in defensive efficiency last year. This year, I believe the Cardinals are #1, and the Cubs are either #2 or #3.
  22. bukie
    Even better than the French losing the relay was that Benard lost his world record, too, broken by that Australian on the first leg of the relay.
  23. bukie
    Better than Pujols-Ludwick-Glaus.
  24. bukie
    Actually, it might not be inconsistent, it might just be 3 inches high and 4 feet wide.
  25. bukie
    It's completely inconsistent, which is the worst kind of bad.
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